OXFORD, Miss. – Ryan Lubker spotted some empty cardboard beer boxes and saw an opportunity. Knowing that alcohol-themed home decorations are big among college students and younger adults, the University of Mississippi senior from Charlotte, North Carolina, with a knack for DIY projects had already created a silhouette of his home state out of beerRead the story …
Holiday Concert Returns to the Ford Center
UM Chorus joined by Symphony, Jazz Ensemble and Steel Drums for Friday show
November 30, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For some, the holiday season doesn’t even begin until the University of Mississippi Department of Music hosts its annual Holiday Concert. Olivia Huey, a pianist from Pontotoc working toward her master’s degree in music education, said it’s one of her favorite concerts of the year. “The Holiday Concert is one I savorRead the story …
Launching the Future of Biomedical Engineering Education
UM opens new biomedical engineering space to prepare students for cutting-edge field
November 29, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has unveiled its sparkling new biomedical engineering expansion that will better prepare students for careers in a pioneering field that combines technology with medicine. The roughly 6,500-square-foot space, on the third floor of Brevard Hall, also will help nurture innovative research and advance the technological and economic developmentRead the story …
Museum’s 2021 Holiday Keepsake Honors ‘The Vaught’
Annual ornament sale supports the University Museum and Historic Houses
November 22, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum has unveiled its 2021 holiday keepsake ornament, a likeness of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, iconic home of the Ole Miss Rebels football team. The ornament celebrates Mississippi’s largest stadium, which holds the record for the state’s largest-ever football crowd, 66,176 fans. The ornament celebrates the stadium as the OleRead the story …
Going Green to Lessen Stormwater Flooding
UM researchers explore use of green infrastructure locally, in Southeast
November 17, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cities and towns are crisscrossed and checkered by streaks and blotches of black and gray asphalt streets and concrete parking lots. When downpours – remnants of a hurricane lumbering up the East Coast, a bomb cyclone unloading on California, an afternoon thunderstorm over New Orleans – pass over, these streets and lotsRead the story …
Former Chancellor to Discuss New Memoir
'Thacker Mountain Radio Hour' to host Robert Khayat lecture event
November 15, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Robert Khayat, chancellor emeritus of the University of Mississippi, discusses his new memoir, “60: A Year of Sports, Race & Politics,” at 6 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 18) at The Lyric in Oxford. Khayat will be the featured author at the fall season finale of the “Thacker Mountain Radio Hour.” The former chancellor’sRead the story …
Ole Miss Launches $1.5 Billion Campaign
Historic initiative to strengthen university for generations
November 12, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi launches the largest comprehensive campaign in Mississippi history today (Nov. 12) to raise $1.5 billion in private support and increase the flagship university’s endowment to $1 billion to strengthen it for generations to come. University officials will introduce Now & Ever: The Campaign for Ole Miss to alumniRead the story …
Alumni Return Home to Perform in ‘The Light in the Piazza’
Cast members give students an up-close look at the lives of professional performers
November 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Several University of Mississippi alumni have returned to campus to lend their expertise, talent and guidance to students by working with the Department of Music on the upcoming UM Opera Theatre production of “The Light in the Piazza.” Mary Donnelly Haskell and Calvin Ellis, who both earned degrees in music education, willRead the story …
Rebel Run Rambunctiously Returns
Some 1,400 Ole Miss freshmen and sophomores run across Vaught-Hemingway Stadium turf
November 10, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi‘s classes of 2024 and 2025 resumed the tradition of Rebel Run on Saturday (Nov. 6) at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, as more than 1,400 students in red shirts had permission to frolic across the field before the Ole Miss-Liberty University football game. In most years, the entire freshman class isRead the story …
New Home for Greek, Roman Antiquities Dedicated
Event celebrates Galtneys' generosity, passion for UM, arts and culture
November 3, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Elizabeth and Will Galtney’s generous spirit and passion for the arts, culture and all aspects of the University of Mississippi were celebrated recently at the dedication of the Elizabeth and Will Galtney Greek and Roman Art Wing at the University Museum. The museum’s oldest artifacts have a new home, thanks to theRead the story …