OXFORD, Miss. – The origins of paints used on ancient Roman walls is the subject of this month’s installment of a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy.
April Science Cafe Focuses on Roman Wall Paintings
Last event of spring in Lusa Pastry Café’s new location on West Jackson Avenue
April 15, 2013 by
NEMS Daily Journal: State of Our Schools: Universities collaborate on honors-style teacher training
April 15, 2013 by
When University of Mississippi senior Doug Odom graduates next month, he will travel around North America with his father before beginning a master’s program in higher education administration. Read the story
UMMC’s Woodward Appointed to National Medical School Accrediting Body
April 12, 2013 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. LouAnn Woodward, associate vice chancellor for health affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been appointed to the nationally recognized accrediting body for U.S. and Canadian medical schools. Woodward, who is also UMMC’s vice dean of the School of Medicine, will serve a three-year term starting July 1 asRead the story …
Authors Hannah and Ford Honored with Room in UM English Department
Second-floor Bondurant Hall lounge to be used for creative writing workshops, receptions and more
April 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two renowned Mississippi writers already associated with the University of Mississippi Department of English had a room there dedicated in their honor Thursday (April 11). The late Barry Hannah and Richard Ford were celebrated during the afternoon ceremony in what is now the Hannah-Ford Room for Writers (formerly Bondurant Hall lounge).Read the story …
National Teacher of the Year to Visit UM
Students, faculty to meet National Teacher of the Year during April 17 public forums
April 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Rebecca Mieliwocki, the 2012 National Teacher of the Year, will visit the University of Mississippi on Wednesday (April 17) to discuss her career in teaching and educational issues with UM students, faculty and staff during two public forums at the Jackson Avenue Center. This is the third consecutive year the UM SchoolRead the story …
Law Professor William W. Berry III Named UM 2013 Teacher of the Year
Students praise his innovative teaching style and dedication to helping each person succeed
April 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When students file into Will Berry’s classroom in the University of Mississippi’s Khayat Law Center, they never know what the day’s discussion will involve. What they do know is that it will be always challenging, often entertaining and almost never a standard lecture format. Students praise Berry’s innovative teaching methods, along withRead the story …
Ole Miss Invitational Features World-Class Track & Field Talent
April 12, 2013 by
Olympic Gold Medalist Brittney Reese Among Competitors OXFORD, Miss. – Olympic gold medalist Brittney Reese, Olympian Isiah Young and current pole vault world leader Sam Kendricks highlight an exciting field for this weekend’s Ole Miss Invitational, the Rebels’ first of two straight home track & field meets. Competition gets underway Saturday at 9 a.m. atRead the story …
Men’s Basketball Wins Big At Rebels’ Choice Awards
April 11, 2013 by
Rebel Student-Athletes, Coaches Celebrate Successful Year OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss men’s basketball team was a big winner as Ole Miss athletics celebrated a successful year Wednesday night, rolling out the red carpet for the 2013 Rebels’ Choice Awards. The semi-formal event took place in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts andRead the story …
Ole Miss to Dedicate New Medicinal Plant Garden Facilities
Eco-friendly features are a model for environmental stewardship and botanical research.
April 11, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – By design and its very nature and purpose, the new Maynard W. Quimby Medicinal Plant Garden complex at the University of Mississippi is the “greenest” facility on its Oxford campus. Energy-efficient features of the complex’s new structures include natural lighting, a 20,000-gallon tank to collect rainwater running off the roofs and greenRead the story …
ABMS President and CEO to Deliver Annual Hartman Lecture
Lois Margaret Nora’s lecture to focus on leadership and role of pharmacy
April 10, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lois Margaret Nora, president and CEO of the American Board of Medical Specialties, is to deliver the 2013 Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture on Friday (April 12) at the University of Mississippi. Sponsored by the UM School of Pharmacy, the 2013 Hartman Memorial Lecture begins at noon in the Gertrude C. FordRead the story …