Each November, the university and Oxford community celebrate our troops with a month dedicated to Military Appreciation. Here are four ways you can support our veterans and soldiers in and around the community this month: 1. Come to the Game. On Saturday (Nov. 8), Ole Miss will take on Presbyterian College at home during the 2014 MilitaryRead the story …
Military Appreciation Month Set For November
Campus events include football game, military review ceremony and Egg Bowl Run
November 5, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will celebrate those who have served our country with a monthlong celebration throughout November. Cadets from four military branches will participate flag football games Nov. 8 before the Ole Miss football game against Presbyterian College. Cadets and veterans will be honored at halftime during the game, and aRead the story …
Open the Envelope Today and Live United Way
November 5, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – All University of Mississippi employees should begin receiving a mailing from the campus United Way campaign committee today (Nov. 5). Everyone is encouraged to open the envelope and accept the challenge to donate a portion of your salary to help the worthy cause. The sooner each of us makes a pledge, the quicker weRead the story …
Summers Picks Up Preseason Honors
Preseason SEC Player of the Year by CBSSports.com
October 28, 2014 by
CHARLOTTE – Ole Miss senior guard Jarvis Summers picked up a preseason honor Wednesday, as he was named first team All-SEC by the league’s media. A Jackson, Mississippi native, Summers is the SEC active career leader in points, assists and minutes played, and earned second team all-conference honors both the Associated Press and the coachesRead the story …
SEC Players and Coaches Go Through Carwash at SEC Network Studios
October 25, 2014 by
CHARLOTTE – Head coach Matt Insell along with Ole Miss women’s basketball players Tia Faleru (Ozark, Ala.) and Danielle McCray (West Palm Beach, Fla.) represented the Rebels at the 2015 SEC Tipoff on Tuesday at the SEC Network Studios. Coach Insell and the Rebels went through a carwash type day doing interviews with traditional pressRead the story …
7 Ways to Observe #GivingTuesday in the Oxford-Ole Miss Community
October 24, 2014 by
One holiday that sometimes goes overlooked is one that speaks to every person who has ever stepped foot inside the “Hospitality State.” It’s a relatively new holiday, but it falls squarely in line with the mission of the University of Mississippi. Started in 2012, #GivingTuesday is a global day for giving back. This year, itRead the story …
Ole Miss Returns Home to Host Missouri Friday Night
Rebels Face Tigers Friday Night, Return To Road Sunday At Vanderbilt
October 24, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After a stretch of more than three weeks without a home contest, the Ole Miss soccer team returns home to defend the home field and seek to start a new winning streak when the Rebels host Missouri at 7 p.m. on Friday night at the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium. The first 300Read the story …
LSU Hands Ole Miss First Home Loss
Rebels Travel to Tennessee Sunday
October 24, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A great crowd of 874, a nationally-televised audience, an undefeated record at home and riding a three-match win streak, everything was set up for the Ole Miss Volleyball team against LSU. The Tigers had other plans, handing the Rebels their first home loss, 3-0, here at the Gillom Sports Center Wednesday night.Read the story …
UMMC Among Top 10 Medical Schools to See Increase in Research Funding
October 15, 2014 by
JACKSON, Miss. – During one of the most competitive times to access funding from one of the nation’s largest research sponsors, the University of Mississippi Medical Center has received more awards and more money than the previous year. The National Institutes of Health, the primary federal agency for biomedical and health-related research, has been forcedRead the story …
Diabetic No More: UMMC Patient Gets State’s First Isolated Pancreas Transplant
October 14, 2014 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Ask brittle diabetic Nancy Smith why she opted for a pancreas transplant, a rare procedure not without risk or potentially devastating complications, and she’ll tell you about her heart. There’s her son Carruth, an 18-year-old high school senior. There’s daughter Braeden, 23, a college graduate and preschool teacher. “They’re amazing,” the JacksonRead the story …