OXFORD, Miss. – Chemistry professors could lecture about displacement reactions in their sleep, but one displacement problem had them stumped as they planned for fall semester. How could some 1,000 University of Mississippi students, many suddenly uprooted last spring, attend lab sessions during a global pandemic? When classes started in August, Mississippi’s Department of HealthRead the story …
Chemistry Professors Innovate to Run Labs Safely Amid Pandemic
From individual Plexiglas cubicles to carefully coordinated schedules, faculty put forth 'herculean effort' to continue in-person instruction
November 27, 2020 by
Mississippi Magazine Honors Rowan Oak as ‘Best Historic Site 2020’
UM Museum property tops statewide ranking of notable sites
November 24, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss – Rowan Oak, the home of legendary author and Mississippi native William Faulkner, recently was named as the “Best Historic Site 2020” in Mississippi Magazine’s annual Best of Mississippi awards. The home and property, which are managed by the University of Mississippi as part of the University Museums and Historic Houses, offer aRead the story …
Parameters and Protocols Work When We Work!
November 24, 2020 by
As the semester comes to an end, I can’t help but look back on all that has been learned, experienced and practiced this past year in the work world of COVID-19. Many departments embraced the established university’s parameters and protocols and navigated the virus safely. The Office of Admissions, with a staff of nearly 50,Read the story …
A Life of Service
Ole Miss graduate dedicated to serving in both military and government
November 19, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kaleb Digby, a 2017 University of Mississippi graduate, has been dedicated to serving his country since he was a freshman in college. The alumnus, who works for the U.S. Army and on Capitol Hill, was a member of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at two institutions. Digby grew up as anRead the story …
Expanded COVID-19 Testing Available Before Thanksgiving
November 17, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has increased the number of available asymptomatic testing days ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. All students, faculty and staff can get tested, including those who have been tested previously. Email invitations will continue to go out each week remaining in the fall semester; however, all appointment times are open and peopleRead the story …
Mississippi Today: UMMC Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Discusses Impact of COVID-19 with Marshall Ramsey
November 13, 2020 by
Marshall’s Mississippi Zoom Tour: An Interview with Dr. LouAnn Woodward By Mississippi Today Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with Dr. LouAnn Woodward, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Dean of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and discusses the challenges Mississippi’s largest healthcare provider andRead the story …
Dewey Knight Leaves Legacy of Putting Students First
Ole Miss community mourns the loss of longtime student advocate
November 13, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi lost a valued community member and student advocate this week with the passing of Dewey Knight, retired associate director of the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience. One of the center’s foundational staff members, Knight, 72, was an Oxford native who enrolled as an Ole Miss freshmanRead the story …
Rendering Remotely
UM theatre and film professor brings drawing course to life via Zoom
November 10, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The ongoing pandemic has brought many challenges for college professors and students, including a remote, online format for many courses. But some, including Jared Spears, instructional associate professor of scenic technology at the University of Mississippi, have discovered that the remote format has produced many positive outcomes. “There have been so manyRead the story …
A Spirited Creation
Innovative bottle label earns industry award for UM graphic design professor
October 29, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Tyler Barnes, an assistant professor of art at the University of Mississippi, has won a gold-medal American Advertising Award for his achievements in sales and marketing packaging. The ADDY, the Oscar of the advertising industry, is given annually by the American Advertising Federation to celebrate creative achievements in that industry – fromRead the story …
A Philosophical Approach to Politics
Visiting UM professor brings new insights to public policy leadership classes
October 23, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For Zachary Vereb, visiting assistant professor of public policy leadership at the University of Mississippi, the teaching of philosophy is rooted in the here and now. “I think all students benefit from studying philosophy,” he said. “I went into philosophy because I wanted to bring positive change to the world. No matterRead the story …