OXFORD, Miss. – Greg Tschumper, professor of chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts, has been named winner of the 2021 SEC Faculty Achievement Award for the University of Mississippi, the Southeastern Conference announced this week. Tschumper joined the Ole Miss faculty in 2001, and his research interests are in weak chemical interactions that playRead the story …
Greg Tschumper Wins 2021 SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Professor internationally recognized for research in physical and computational quantum chemistry
April 1, 2021 by
UM Vaccination Site Serves Community Through Care
Two-week span brought thousands of students, faculty, staff to Tad Smith Coliseum for COVID-19 shots
March 30, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 2,300 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to members of the University of Mississippi community in just under two weeks, marking a significant milestone in the university’s effort to administer vaccines on campus and get as many students, faculty and staff vaccinated as possible. Over a 13-day period, the university’s vaccinationRead the story …
Journalism Students Learn with the Best, Thanks to Donation
Memphis news station WREG-TV donates anchor desk to 'Ole Miss NewsWatch' team
March 25, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – To help prepare University of Mississippi journalism students for life after graduation, Memphis news station WREG-TV donated its station’s anchor desk to “NewsWatch Ole Miss,” providing a true real-world broadcast journalism experience on campus. The university’s student-run broadcast news operation, NewsWatch also serves Oxford and Lafayette County as its only complete local newscast.Read the story …
IMC Student ‘Bridges the Gap’ Between Nonprofits, Need
Senior Natalie Pruitt develops website for students to complete assignments listed by nonprofit groups
March 23, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi student has created a website to help “bridge the gap” between Mississippi nonprofit organizations and Ole Miss students interested in expanding their resume through community involvement. Natalie Pruitt, a senior integrated marketing communications major and member of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, developed the project as partRead the story …
Fox 13: UM Vaccination Site Featured in Memphis News Segment
March 15, 2021 by
Ole Miss opens COVID-19 vaccination clinic By Tom Dees/Fox 13 Memphis In big coronavirus news in North Mississippi, Ole Miss has opened a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on campus. This vaccination clinic is a special opportunity for pharmacy students. Inside the Tad Smith Coliseum, pharmacy students were busy readying to open the clinic for the firstRead the story …
Professor Co-Hosting Turner Classic Movies Film Showing
School of Journalism and New Media's Joe Atkins set to appear on national program March 21
March 15, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When movie buff Joe Atkins, a University of Mississippi journalism professor, recently entered a Turner Classic Movies contest, he didn’t expect to be selected as a winner. But Atkins will co-host TCM’s showing of the 1959 rock ‘n’ roll film “Go, Johnny, Go!” at 11 a.m. Sunday (March 21) on TCM-TV, theRead the story …
WTVA: Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence Featured in Skilled to Work Segment
March 10, 2021 by
Skilled to Work: Center for Manufacturing Excellence at Ole Miss By Alexis Jones/WTVA OXFORD. Miss (WTVA) – The University of Mississippi’s Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence is preparing business and engineering students for their future careers. Ryan Miller, Associate Director of External Operations, said the CME’s goal is to teach students the technical and businessRead the story …
MSPA Honors Nancy Dupont with Award
Journalism professor recognized for dedication to broadcast field
February 28, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Scholastic Press Association board of advisers has unanimously approved a request by the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media to rename its Broadcast Adviser of the Year award in honor of Nancy Dupont. Dupont, who joined the Ole Miss journalism faculty in 2006, recently announced that sheRead the story …
UM Announces Plans for Full In-Person Fall 2021 Semester
Face-to-face classes, campus experience will resume at Ole Miss
February 26, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi announced today (Feb. 26) that the fall 2021 semester will be offered fully in person and on campus, a return to pre-COVID-19 operations. UM Chancellor Glenn Boyce shared the announcement with students, faculty and staff, stating that adjustments will be made if necessary based on government orders andRead the story …
A ‘Gentle Insistence on Excellence’
Nancy Dupont to retire from UM School of Journalism and New Media after spring semester
February 24, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – At the end of the spring semester, Nancy Dupont retires from the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media. She has been a vital part of the school since 2006, teaching across a wide swath of the curriculum and playing a critical role in the growth and achievements of theRead the story …