OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will conduct its annual memorial ceremony this week to commemorate the lives of students, faculty, staff and emeriti who passed away during this academic year. The ceremony is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Thursday (May 1) in Paris-Yates Chapel. The community is invited and encouraged to attend. As withRead the story …
University Announces Annual Memorial Ceremony
Observance to honor the lives of 22 Ole Miss family members who passed away during academic year
April 28, 2014 by
Biology Lecturer, Legal Studies Secretary Selected for Frist Awards
Recipients honored for exceptional student service
April 27, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Each day, University of Mississippi students are affected by the words and actions of faculty and staff members who extend their work beyond classrooms, labs and office space. Two of them – Denis C. Goulet, lecturer and coordinator of laboratory programs in the Department of Biology; and Carol Forsythe, senior secretary inRead the story …
METP Fellows Gather for First Cross-Campus Visit at Ole Miss
Scholarship recipients meet former and current UM chancellor, National Teacher of the Year
April 24, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 30 high-caliber college freshmen with aspirations of becoming influential educators gathered at the University of Mississippi April 14-15 for a cross-campus visit between the UM and Mississippi State chapters of the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, or METP. Established in January 2013, METP is a joint effort led by OleRead the story …
UM Announces Commitment to ‘Climate Neutrality’
Chancellor signs American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, renewing campus focus on environmental issues
April 22, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones announced a major campuswide commitment Tuesday (April 22) to the goal of making Ole Miss “climate neutral,” saying the university community is focused on making sure its operations will benefit the environment as much as they take away from it. At the ceremony, Jones signed theRead the story …
UM Technology Management Division and Research Partners Land National Award
Technology transfer prize honors work to develop, study and bring pterostilbene to market
April 21, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. and IRVINE, Calif. – A collaboration formed by the University of Mississippi’s Division of Technology Management, the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s Natural Products Utilization Research Unit and natural products company ChromaDex Corp. has won a national award for excellence in technology transfer. The three organizations have won a Federal Laboratory Consortium 2014 Excellence inRead the story …
Consciousness Conference Bringing ‘World-Class’ Experts to Campus
Philosophers and cognitive scientists to discuss human and animal consciousness April 27-30 in free events
April 20, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi hosts the “Conscious Thought and Thought About Consciousness” conference April 27-30, bringing “world-class” philosophers and cognitive scientists to campus. The event is scheduled for the E.F. Yerby Conference Center, and all events are free and open to the public. Leaders in several fields, including philosophy and neuroscience, will convergeRead the story …
Gov. Phil Bryant to Deliver UM Commencement Address
State's chief executive to address 2014 graduates and families May 10 in the Grove
April 18, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant is set to visit the University of Mississippi on May 10 to deliver the main address at the university’s 161st Commencement. Mississippi’s 64th governor, Bryant was sworn in on Jan. 10, 2012. Before becoming the state’s chief executive, he was lieutenant governor from 2008 to 2011. He also servedRead the story …
UM Hosts Annual Green Week Celebration April 22-25
Author Rob Nixon to deliver Earth Day keynote lecture
April 17, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s sixth annual Green Week celebration kicks off on Earth Day (April 22) with the goal of opening a campuswide dialogue about sustainability. Rob Nixon, author of “Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor” (Harvard University Press, 2011), will deliver the Earth Day keynote lecture at 7 p.m.Read the story …
UM Offers Millions in Scholarships for Scouting’s Highest Honors
University recognizes leadership, success of Eagle Scouts, Gold Award recipients with $6,000 grants
April 16, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi distributed scholarship offers recently to dozens of elite student recruits at a banquet with community leaders in Tupelo. But these are not cornerbacks with blazing speed, power forwards who pull in a dozen rebounds a game or pitchers with ridiculously low ERAs. Instead, these sought-after students are allRead the story …
National Teacher of the Year Jeff Charbonneau to Visit UM
Expert science teacher from Washington to discuss effective teaching
April 14, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jeffrey Charbonneau, the 2013 National Teacher of the Year, will visit the University of Mississippi Wednesday (April 15) to address Ole Miss teacher candidates and faculty members on the importance of effective teaching. A science teacher at Zilliah High School in Zilliah, Wash., Charbonneau was appointed to his position by President BarackRead the story …