{"id":73129,"date":"2017-12-19T16:26:53","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T22:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=73129"},"modified":"2017-12-20T15:10:35","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T21:10:35","slug":"top-stories-ole-miss-news-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/top-stories-ole-miss-news-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Stories on Ole Miss News in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_73145\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/top-stories-ole-miss-news-2017\/sec-softball-championship\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-73145\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73145\" class=\"wp-image-73145 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SEC-SOFTBALL-Championship-2048x1150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SEC-SOFTBALL-Championship.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SEC-SOFTBALL-Championship-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SEC-SOFTBALL-Championship-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SEC-SOFTBALL-Championship-580x326.jpeg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-73145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ole Miss softball team celebrates a huge win over LSU on May 13th, 2017 in the championship game of the 2017 SEC Tournament in Knoxville, Tennessee.&nbsp;Photo by Joshua McCoy\/Ole Miss Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As 2017 draws to a close, we are pleased to share highlights of stories from Ole Miss News.&nbsp; While we would quickly run out of room if we tried to share the more than 600 stories we produced in 2017, here is a nice sampling of great things that happened across our campuses:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/national-worldwide-rankings-provide-um-benchmarks-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UM Tops International, National Rankings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-enrolls-23780-students-fall-semester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UM Fall Enrollment Features Increased Mississippi Residents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/noel-wilkin-named-um-provost-executive-vice-chancellor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Noel Wilkin Named New Provost<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-town-hall-features-strategic-plan-unveiling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strategic Plan Unveiled at Second Town Hall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-physicists-celebrate-nobel-prize-winning-discovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UM Physicists Celebrate Nobel Prize-Winning Discovery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-chemistry-department-achieves-national-recognition-diversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UM Chemistry Department Achieves National Recognition for Diversity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-accountancy-programs-maintain-top-10-standing-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Accountancy Continues Top Rankings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/ncnpr-signs-collaboration-agreement-australian-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School of Pharmacy Research Center Has Partnerships on all Inhabited Continents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/jon-meacham-challenges-um-graduates-to-change-nation-and-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jon Meacham Challenges UM Graduates to Change Nation and World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemisssports.com\/sports\/w-softbl\/recaps\/051417aaa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ole Miss Softball Caps Cinderella Run with SEC Tourney Title<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-technology-summit-sheds-light-opportunities-economic-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UM Tech Summit Features Renowned Industry Leaders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-launches-flagship-constellations-tackle-grand-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flagship Constellation Launched<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-named-among-nations-best-universities-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UM Again Named Among Nation\u2019s Best Universities to Work For<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/dedication-new-medical-school-building-bodes-well-heath-cares-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dedication of New Medical School Bodes Well for Health Care\u2019s Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/alumni-friends-provide-153-6-million-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alumni and Friends Provide $153.6 Million in Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemisssports.com\/sports\/acad-support\/spec-rel\/110817aaa.html\">UM Student-Athletes Post Highest Graduation Success Rate in School History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-honors-college-dedicates-expanded-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UM Honors College Dedicates Expanded Facility, Celebrates <\/a>20th Anniversary<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/ole-miss-student-union-food-service-locations-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Union Reopens as Expansion Continues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umc.edu\/news\/News_Articles\/2017\/December\/ground-broken-for-new-180m-pediatrics-tower.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Groundbreaking Kicks Off Construction of $180M Pediatrics Tower at UMMC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cS6NAeaRzq8\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cS6NAeaRzq8\">Be sure to check out our year in review in photos<\/a> to see all these stories, plus so much more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well, that\u2019s it for 2017! 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