OXFORD, Miss. – Perhaps the only thing as impressive as having three NASA officials speak Friday (Oct. 31) at the University of Mississippi was the 30-foot inflatable replica of the Space Launch System they brought with them. During a daylong “show-and-tell” presentation themed “NASA/SLS Day at Ole Miss,” Todd May, who manages the agency’s SpaceRead the story …
NASA Speakers, Rocket Make Big Impression at UM
Space Launch System replica, key officials wow local audiences
November 3, 2014 by
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 …
Alumni Association to Honor Seven at Homecoming
Honorees include former chancellor, Rebel football and basketball stars
October 13, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Alumni Association is recognizing seven distinguished alumni, including a former chancellor and two record-setting student-athletes, with its highest honors this month as part of the university’s annual Homecoming activities. Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Fame for 2014 are: James W. Davis (BBA 62, MS 63, PhD 72)Read the story …
Overby to Receive Coveted Legacy Award
Ole Miss Women’s Council taps defender of First Amendment rights for 2015 honor
September 25, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Charles Overby, a champion of the First Amendment and the free press, has been selected to receive the 2015 Legacy Award from the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy. The Legacy Award, presented by C Spire, recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions as philanthropists, leaders and mentors and brought about definitive, positiveRead the story …
UM Alumni, Friends Commit $118 Million
Private support exceeds $100 million mark for third straight year
August 8, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With more than $118 million in private support, the University of Mississippi again experienced a record fundraising year, with alumni and friends helping advance the flagship university’s academic, medical and health care, and athletics programs. An emerging trend was seen the increasing gifts designated for faculty, meeting a need expressed by UMRead the story …
KPMG Establishes Chair of Accountancy at UM
Big Four firm commits to top level of faculty support
August 5, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Big Four accounting firm KPMG LLP, through the KPMG Foundation, has elevated the KPMG Professorship in Accountancy at the University of Mississippi to the prestigious chair level that carries a $1.5 million commitment. The new chair is the first established by an accounting firm at the nationally ranked Patterson School of AccountancyRead the story …
UM Alumni Margaret and Kat King Celebrate Third Book
Oxford natives hold book launch at Off Square Books
July 1, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Oxford authors and Ole Miss alumni Margaret and Kat King will celebrate the publication of their third book, “Our Josephine,” at 5 p.m. Tuesday (July 1) at a book-signing event at Off Square Books. The identical twins’ most recent publication is a memoir set in Vicksburg in 1957, when the King sistersRead the story …
Couple Provides Major Support for Fastest-growing Program
John Thomas family creates endowed faculty position for marketing communications major
June 30, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new and forward-looking degree at the University of Mississippi will have an endowed chair, thanks to a forward-looking alumnus and his spouse who want others to experience the same inspired boost to their careers as he did. “This gift is about helping Ole Miss students by investing in the best andRead the story …
Jones Earns Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneur Award
Annual recognition honors visionary graduate building unique business to aid security personnel
June 11, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Henry Jones, co-founder of Kopis Mobile, is the recipient of the 2014 Farrington Distinguished Entrepreneurship award. The award, named for University of Mississippi alumni Jan and Lawrence Farrington, is given annually to a graduate who exemplifies the best of entrepreneurship. Jones, a Richton native who earned his mechanical engineering degree from UMRead the story …
UM Alumna Leads Tupelo High School Team to World Robotics Competition
Wood credits university courses, professors with preparing her for teaching career
May 15, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though she didn’t know it at the time, before Amanda Gamble Wood graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2010, she was already being prepared to take the seat at the front of the classroom. Wood, who earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and another bachelors’ in mathematics, set out with aRead the story …