OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones has made service to others an integral part of everything he does, starting as a medical missionary in South Korea and continuing through his tenure at the UM Medical Center. And since becoming chancellor in 2009, he has worked to make service part of the “OleRead the story …
Chancellor Dan Jones Honored for Lifetime of Service Leadership
Ole Miss seniors create scholarship fund to honor UM leader's emphasis on 'service before self'
February 21, 2013 by
Author to Discuss Her Investigation into the Nation’s Food Industry
Tracie McMillian slated for public lecture Monday at Ford Center
February 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Center for Writing and Rhetoric and the Southern Foodways Alliance have teamed up to co-host a lecture next week by award-winning journalist Tracie McMillan on the realities of our country’s food industry. The lecture, at 7 p.m. Monday (Feb. 25) in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for theRead the story …
Former Army Ranger’s Book Selected for 2013 Common Reading Experience
Ole Miss, Oxford community will read 'The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education'
February 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education” by Craig Mullaney has been chosen as the 2013 Common Reading Experience novel at the University of Mississippi. A 2009 New York Times bestseller and named one of the Best Military Books of the Decade by the Military Times, “The Unforgiving Minute” was selected for aRead the story …
Oxford Film Festival Celebrates Decade of Movies
Selections to be shown Feb. 21-24 at Malco Theater
February 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lights, camera, action. Take your seats, audience members, the 2013 Oxford Film Festival is about to begin. Beginning Thursday (Feb. 21), the Malco’s Oxford Studio Theatre on West Jackson Avenue is the setting for the 10th annual festival, which will showcase films in the categories of animated short, documentary feature and short,Read the story …
Lee Tyner Named Chancellor’s Chief of Staff
University's 'utility player' looks forward to new opportunities to help reach institutional goals
February 18, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lee Tyner, who has served as university attorney at the University of Mississippi since 2003, has been named the new chief of staff for Chancellor Dan Jones. When he assumes the position July 1, Tyner will replace Andy Mullins, who retires June 30 after 19 years on the Ole Miss administrative staff.Read the story …
Kidney Transplants Hit UMMC Record in 2012, Liver Service to Restart This Year
February 14, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Teams at the University of Mississippi Medical Center transplanted a record 103 kidneys last year, a figure they could surpass in 2013 even while preparing to restart liver transplantations following a 22-year hiatus. “This record stands as a benchmark as we work toward becoming a complete abdominal-organ transplant center,” said Dr. JamesRead the story …
Entrepreneurs sought for Gillespie Business Plan Competition
Executive summaries due Feb. 17
February 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On ABC’s reality series “Shark Tank,” competitors pitch their ideas, hoping to become the next big innovator. The University of Mississippi will identify its next heavyweight entrepreneur this spring by having students put their big ideas on paper in the Gillespie Business Plan Competition. The annual competition, organized by the UM SchoolRead the story …
February Science Cafe Examines UM/NASA Space Seeds Program
February 8, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The importance of botany to interplanetary explorations is the focus of this month’s installment of a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s second meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at Lusa Pastry Cafe,Read the story …
UM Community Pharmacy Residency Program Receives $50,000 Grant
Money funds new position at Funderburk's Pharmacy in DeSoto County
February 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has received a $50,000 Community Pharmacy Residency Expansion Project, or Community PREP, grant from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. “The number of students seeking residency opportunities in their first post-graduate year increased 13 percent last year, and this number is expected toRead the story …
Free Tax Service Again Available for Oxford-Area Residents
VITA program allows IRS-certified students and professors to help prepare basic tax returns, e-filing
February 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Law is again offering a free tax assistance service for Oxford-area residents this tax season. Directed by UM law professor Deborah Bell, the service is available to taxpayers with household earnings of $51,000 or less for the 2012 tax year. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance ProgramRead the story …