OXFORD, Miss. – Fantasy sports can help improve mathematics test scores in schools nationwide based on information gathered by a University of Mississippi researcher surveying elementary and secondary teachers and students.
New Branding Campaign ‘Experience Amazing’ Exposed to the World via ESPN, Internet
September 6, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Millions of viewers who tuned in to the ESPN broadcast of the Ole Miss-Memphis football game Sunday (Sept. 6) saw the University of Mississippi in a different light. One of UM’s three national television commercials for this year’s football season aired during the broadcast. It not only highlighted a few of theRead the story …
Inaugural Woolsey Scholarship Recipient Introduced at MMRI Meeting
September 4, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Melanie Graupner of Germany, a junior geology major at the University of Mississippi, is the first recipient of a memorial scholarship paying tribute to J. Robert “Bob” Woolsey, late director of the Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute at UM.
Student Health Services to be Open Saturday, Monday for Students with Flu
September 3, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Health Services will be open to see Ole Miss students who exhibit flu-like symptoms over the Labor Day weekend. The clinic will be staffed Saturday (Sept. 5) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Monday (Sept. 7) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UM is closed Monday forRead the story …
Lecture Scheduled to Mark Anniversary of Terrorist Attacks
September 3, 2009 by
Program held in memory of Durant native James Joe Ferguson OXFORD, Miss. – The importance of geography education in an increasingly interconnected world is the topic of a public lecture Sept. 11 at the University of Mississippi to mark the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on America. Harm de Blij talks with Ole MissRead the story …
Mortar Board Chapter Receives Silver Torch Award at National Conference
September 3, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Tassels chapter of Mortar Board at the University of Mississippi recently received the Silver Torch Award at the 2009 Mortar Board National Conference. Mortar Board is a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. The Tassels chapter was chartered at the University ofRead the story …
New University Museum Director ‘Motivated by the Power of the Arts’
September 2, 2009 by
Vision includes traveling exhibitions, increase in acquisitions OXFORD, Miss. – William Pittman Andrews is a frequent traveler into the world of art but to him it’s a two-way street. The new director of the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses makes an annual pilgrimage to New York City to view the works of theRead the story …
Award-Winning Composer Marvin Hamlisch Kicks Off Ford Center 2009-10 Season
August 31, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Musical composer Marvin Hamlisch, winner of virtually every award in his field, is expected to deliver a thrilling performance at 8 p.m. Friday (Sept. 4) to open the season at the University of Mississippi’s Ford Center for the Performing Arts. “An Evening with Marvin Hamlisch, Sounds of Stage and Screen,” a programRead the story …
Research Company Donates $4.6 Million in Software for Teaching, Research, Outreach
August 28, 2009 by
Cutting-edge technology enhances real-world experiences OXFORD, Miss. – Professor Waheed Uddin’s civil engineering students at the University of Mississippi have participated in national and international research projects with hands-on work such as placing sensors on emergency vehicles to study traffic flow and walking major airport runways to examine construction materials. And thanks to a $4.6Read the story …
UM and Coke Go Green, One Bottle at a Time, for Green Grove Initiative
August 28, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Coca-Cola Co. gave away T-shirts made of recycled plastic bottles Friday during the University of Mississippi’s Red Blue & Green environmental awareness campaign. Five plastic bottles are required to produce each T-shirt, said Chris George, assistant tour manager of the company’s recycling efforts, wearing one of the red shirts with “NotRead the story …