At a major particle physics planning meeting this summer, a couple of dozen physicists volunteered to speak on camera about why they do what they do. We at symmetry chose our top five explanations and asked you to vote for your favorite. The results are in: University of Mississippi physicist Breese Quinn is the winnerRead the story …
Senior Ends Summer Internship in New York, Heads to Italy for Fall, Plans May Graduation
September 3, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An internship this summer with Humanity in Action in New York City and a study in Italy during the fall semester are unique experiences that University of Mississippi senior Susanna Rychlak of Oxford expects will add value to her education. Majoring in international studies with a minor in Italian, Rychlak said sheRead the story …
USA Today: New university programs will train space lawyers
August 28, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As the space tourism market continues to grow, two universities have developed programs to prepare law students to expand their jurisdictions beyond the ozone. The law schools at University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) and the University of Mississippi will begin new programs in space law this fall, which will train students to dealRead the story …
Jackson, Miss. Senior Visits Spain, Learns Language, Culture
August 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Summer vacation proved productive for University of Mississippi senior Mary Ball Markow of Jackson, who spent a month studying and traveling in Spain. She returns to campus this fall conversational in Spanish and with a broadened understanding of the country’s culture. Markow was enrolled at the University of Cadiz, earning credit towardRead the story …
Southern Living: New Heroes of Civil Rights: Susan Glisson
August 13, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Through the tumult of the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi acquired a reputation as the nation’s least progressive state—violent, brutal, racist. Dr. Susan Glisson doesn’t shy away from that painful past. Instead, she looks that history squarely in the eye and insists that others do the same. “I believe the truth is theRead the story …
Mississippi Business Journal: Ole Miss launches new law/engineering program
August 13, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. — Following a national trend to make higher education more “user-friendly,” the University of Mississippi schools of Engineering and Law have joined forces to create a new program that provides early admission to the latter. Through the accelerated law program, students in the general engineering pre-law program can be admitted into a fast-trackedRead the story …
Summer Study in France Proves Productive, Fun for Belden Resident
August 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mellie McGehee of Belden, a junior at the University of Mississippi, returned to campus this fall after spending the month of July in Angers, France, where she was enrolled at the Université Catholique de l’Ouest or Catholic University of the West. On the way to Angers, she spent a few days inRead the story …
N.Y. Internship Spurs Student’s Passion for Service Career
July 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A summer internship at a New York hospital has further convinced Bobby Kelly of Madison that he has made the right career decision. The University of Mississippi junior said his New York Internship Experience, from May 28 to Aug. 9 at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, helped prepare him for medical school and aRead the story …
Welcome Week 2013: Schedule of Events
July 29, 2013 by
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23: – 6:00 p.m. Sounds of Oxford Concert in the Grove featuring, – Fade to Black – Holy Ghost Electric Show – Adrian Dickey – Dead Gaze – Rocket 88 SATURDAY, AUGUST 24: – 5:00 p.m. Class of 2017 Kick-Off Picnic in the Grove SUNDAY, AUGUST 25: – 8:30 p.m. Grove-InRead the story …
U.S. Capitol Experience Excites UM Senior
July 29, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Adam Blackwell of Natchez enrolled at the University of Mississippi three years ago, like many new college students, he was indecisive about his future. But he relied on one consistent piece of advice from family and friends: Don’t be afraid to try new and different things. He found special support forRead the story …