OXFORD, Miss. – There is still time to learn more about the issues and motivations that influenced the country’s response to Nazi Germany and led to the Holocaust in a special exhibit at the University of Mississippi. “Americans and the Holocaust,” a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, is on display at theRead the story …
Touring Exhibit Examines ‘Americans and the Holocaust’
Exhibition open to the public through Jan. 14 at J.D. Williams Library
January 4, 2022 by
Raven Leilani Named Grisham Writer-in-Residence
Prize-winning author to teach course, lecture during spring 2022 semester
December 20, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Author Raven Leilani, winner of several prestigious awards, will be the John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence next spring at the University of Mississippi. Leilani’s work has been published in Granta and The Yale Review literary journals and The Cut, a blog hosted by New York magazine, among other publications. She is aRead the story …
One Story, Two Authors and Seven Layers
Gregg Davidson's 'The Manifold Beauty of Genesis One' melds scholarship with faith
December 9, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – What happens when a geologist at a state university and a theologian from a private Christian college jointly examine the biblical creation story? The answer is a new book that is appealing to people in both the academic and religious communities. Gregg Davidson, chair and professor of geology and geological engineering atRead the story …
Holiday Village Returns to Ford Center
Seasonal events include gingerbread houses, Santa's mailbox, Beach Boys concert
December 6, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi is helping everybody get into a holiday mood with its annual Holiday Village, a Beach Boys concert and story time for children. The Holiday Village display runs through Dec. 17. This year’s display features 16 gingerbread houses, aRead the story …
Graduate Minor in Applied Statistics Continuing Growth
Interdisciplinary collaboration among several schools increases enrollment, curriculum
December 3, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An academic minor with an emphasis on applied statistics at the University of Mississippi is experiencing phenomenal growth. Since its inception, the Graduate School’s interdisciplinary minor in applied statistics program has admitted 123 students, and 39 have been awarded the certificate or graduated with the minor. Sixty-four students are enrolled this fall.Read the story …
Donations Sought for 24th Annual Books and Bears Program
UM community asked to donate items for children of Facilities Management Department employees
November 29, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Toys, dolls, bicycles and other children’s play items are being sought for the 24th annual Books and Bears program at the University of Mississippi. Donations are being accepted through Dec. 14. All donations will be collected and sorted in time for the main event, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 11:30Read the story …
Twelve Named UM Stamps Scholars for 2021
New arrivals are among incoming freshmen; Ole Miss host the second-largest program in the nation
November 16, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With the arrival of 12 incoming freshmen, the Stamps Scholars Program at the University of Mississippi is maintaining its growth. UM is the only Mississippi university and among only six Southeastern Conference schools that awards Stamps Scholarships to selected students. The Class of 2025 Ole Miss cohort is among 229 incoming freshmenRead the story …
Engineering Dean Inducted into National Academy of Inventors
Organization recognizes academic innovation, technology
November 15, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – David A. Puleo, dean of the School of Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Mississippi, has been inducted as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Puleo is among 115 inventors elected as 2020 fellows by the NAI, which recognizes and encourages inventors with patents issued fromRead the story …
Oxford Science Cafe Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Founder Marco Cavaglia, former speakers to highlight Nov. 16 hybrid event
November 12, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 10th anniversary of the Oxford Science Cafe will be observed Tuesday (Nov. 18) in a hybrid event available both in-person and virtually. Michelle Hanlon, co-director of the University of Mississippi‘s Center for Air and Space Law, is the presenter for the program at Uptown Coffee, 265 North Lamar Ave., and onRead the story …
Annual Adopt-a-Basket Program Helps UM Feed Area Families
Donations being accepted through mid-November
November 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the winter holidays draw near, the University of Mississippi community is working together to provide meals for area families in need. Just in time for Thanksgiving, the 17th Adopt-a-Basket program is accepting food donations on the first floor of the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union in the leadership andRead the story …