OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management is seeking recipe submissions for its latest cookbook project, “Rebel Recipes Lite.” The book, which focuses on healthy cooking, is a follow-up to the popular “Rebel Recipes,” a collection of nearly 2,000 of the Ole Miss community’s favorite dishes.
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker to Deliver Commencement Address
April 11, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Heralded for his statesmanship and diplomacy at the state and federal level, U.S. Sen. Roger F. Wicker (R-Miss.) is set to visit the University of Mississippi May 12 to deliver the keynote address at the university’s 159th commencement. Wicker, who was elected to the Senate in 2008, speaks to graduating students, theirRead the story …
UM Leads Effort to Train Ecuadorian English Teachers
April 10, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has signed on as the lead institution in a three-year, multi-university effort to help improve English language education in the South American nation of Ecuador. The agreement with the Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología é Inovación, or SENESCYT, the Ecuadorian national Secretary for Higher Education, Science,Read the story …
Green Week Activities Include Potluck, Yoga, Sustainability Fair
April 9, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The third annual Green Week, a sustainability awareness celebration hosted by the University of Mississippi and the city of Oxford, kicks off April 15 and culminates with an Earth Day in the Park event April 22. Coordinated through the UM Office of Campus Sustainability and various community organizations, the weeklong event offersRead the story …
Third-graders Explore Science at Field Station
April 4, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 360 third-graders spent a day last week playing with dirt, touching turkeys and tasting stevia leaves at the University of Mississippi Field Station, all in the name of learning about science. The Oxford Elementary School students participated in a fast-paced science clinic March 30 at the field station, staffed byRead the story …
Environmental Passion Earns UM Student a Udall Scholarship
April 2, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Taylor Cook walked into the chancellor’s office at the University of Mississippi, she was not expecting to see a roomful of smiling faces. But that is what she got at a surprise reception to congratulate her on winning the 2012 Morris K. Udall Scholarship, which provides $5,000 for one year ofRead the story …
UM Makes National Honor Roll for Community Service
March 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the second consecutive year in recognition of its service-learning and volunteer efforts in the Oxford-Lafayette County community and beyond. The commendation recognizes that the university continues to display an institutional commitment to service, ledRead the story …
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Expert to Deliver Annual Borne Lecture
March 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Michael Owens, director of the Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is set to deliver the annual Ronald F. Borne Distinguished Lecture in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Mississippi. The lecture, at 11 a.m. April 10 in the Thad Cochran Research CenterRead the story …
Ole Miss Insight Park Opens April 5
March 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi officials are set to celebrate the grand opening of Insight Park, a world-class research park, at 3 p.m. April 5 on Insight Park Avenue (formerly Hathorn Road), just past the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium. “The purpose of Insight Park is to enhance the commercialization of the university’s research, toRead the story …
More than 3,000 Students Volunteer for the Big Event
March 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Big Event, a campuswide day of service for the Oxford-Lafayette County community, has a record number of participants this year at the University of Mississippi. “We have 3,006 students registered,” said Kristin Volker, director of marketing and public relations for the Big Event. “Last year, the first UM Big Event, weRead the story …