OXFORD, Miss. – This week, more than 1,200 volunteers from the University of Mississippi, Oxford and Lafayette County are helping more than 5,400 students move into student housing at Ole Miss. The number of students moving in is larger than the populations of about 80 percent of cities across the state. Volunteers are essential forRead the story …
Hundreds of Volunteers Help Students Move In at Ole Miss
Number of students arriving outnumbers populations of most Mississippi cities
August 21, 2013 by
Ole Miss Students Win Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Group wins for multimedia project documenting student efforts to build roads in Belizean community
August 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A multimedia project from the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media has been selected as the 2013 college journalism winner of the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights awards the RFK Journalism Award to recognize outstanding reporting onRead the story …
White Coat Ceremony Inspires Record Number of New UM Pharmacy Students
Speakers encourage them to uphold the trust and respect of their chosen profession
August 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A record 120 students are enrolled this fall in the first professional year, known as PY1, of the University of Mississippi’s professional pharmacy program; 115 of them received white coats during a recent ceremony at the university’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts. The School of Pharmacy ceremony, a decade-old tradition,Read the story …
University Museum Unveils Faulkner Traveling Trunk
Trunk offers resources to aid classrooms, community groups studying Faulkner's life and works
August 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University Museum is offering a new Traveling Trunk based on the life and work of William Faulkner. The William Faulkner/Rowan Oak trunk, eighth in a series of educational trunks available to the schools and other groups, will be unveiled during a presentation Aug. 29 at the museum. The event, which runsRead the story …
Physicist’s Studies of Black Hole Cannibalism Make Prestigious Journal
Global research team's findings get international attention
August 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A global team of scientists, including a University of Mississippi physicist, has uncovered a curious case of cannibalism among super-massive black holes in space. The research findings appear in the July issue of Physical Review Letters, one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed academic journals in the field. “Universality, Maximum Radiation and AbsorptionRead the story …
Alumni Association Names Top Alumni of 2013
Alumni Association to Honor Seven at Homecoming for Achievement, Service
August 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven alumni will receive the Ole Miss Alumni Association’s highest annual honors as part of Homecoming 2013. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame are: Haley Barbour (JD 73) of Yazoo City; David W. Houston III (BBA 66, JD 69) of Aberdeen; Dick Molpus (BBA 71) of Jackson; Carol Ross (BAEd 82)Read the story …
Rutherford Appointed to Mississippi Reading Panel
UM literacy education expert among designees for statewide reading assessment panel
August 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi literacy education scholar Angela Rutherford is among six people appointed to an expert panel to work with the Mississippi Department of Education to recommend new standardized assessment tools for public K-3 reading programs. The Mississippi Reading Panel was established by MDE as part of the Literacy-Based Promotion Act signedRead the story …
UM Luckyday Scholar Selected for Prestigious Medical Scholarship
Clinton High School graduate accepted into Medical Center's Rural Physicians Scholarship Program
August 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi Luckyday Scholar from Clinton has earned a spot in the selective University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. Esosa Adah, a junior biochemistry major, was accepted into the prestigious program, which places medical professionals in small Mississippi towns to help combat rural physician shortage and improveRead the story …
Speakers, Workshops Highlight Summit for At-Risk Students
UM professor and author Ken Sufka offers tips on helping students beat the odds to excel
August 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Motivated to help at-risk college students succeed in attaining their educational goals, more than 100 faculty and staff from Mississippi’s higher education institutions gathered Wednesday (Aug. 14) at the University of Mississippi for a day of inspiration and empowerment. The At-Risk Summit: Student Success and Persistence was held at UM’s Jackson AvenueRead the story …
College of Liberal Arts Moves Back to Ventress Hall
After water damage in 2011, UM historic building reopens
August 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – College of Liberal Arts administrators have returned home to one of the most recognized buildings on campus — Ventress Hall. The college’s offices were relocated to Lester Hall in November 2011 due to water damage caused by broken steam pipes. The offices were moved back to Ventress at the end of the summer. “The third floor of Lester HallRead the story …