A Sonic Zoom: UM Physicist Verifies that Sound Can Travel Faster Than Light

OXFORD, Miss. – Using sound pulses lasting less than a fraction of a second, a University of Mississippi physicist has verified that sound waves in water can exceed the speed of light.

School of Engineering Students Start, Maintain Tutorial Program

  Chris Turbevill (right), a chemical engineering major from Southaven, helps Leslie Mahaffey, from Tupelo majoring in general engineering, during a tutoring session. Photo by Will Mestayer. OXFORD, Miss. – A handful of upperclassmen in the University of Mississippi’s School of Engineering are tutoring an exponentially larger number of their peers and underclassmen through aRead the story …

From Malaysia to Mississippi: Student Enjoys Robotics, Making New Friends

OXFORD, Miss. – As a child growing up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aik Min Choong received a LEGO Technic helicopter for his birthday and enjoyed endless fascination with the toy. Aik Min Choong shows off some of his robotic gadgets to students from Davidson Elementary school. UM photo.

Toyota, Future Engineers Connect at Career Day

OXFORD, Miss. — Recruiters from Japanese car manufacturing juggernaut Toyota met prospective employees at the University of Mississippi Thursday (Oct. 11) during the School of Engineerings annual Career Day.

NASA Interactive Exhibit Thrills, Informs Visitors

09/20/2007 OXFORD, Miss. – Several hundred visitors to the University of Mississippi Thursday (Sept. 20) journeyed into space through the medium of an interactive mobile exhibit.

NASA Interactive Traveling Exhibit to Visit Oxford Campus Sept. 20-21

Students admire a scene from NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration Experience. OXFORD, Miss. – An interactive mobile exhibit that gives visitors a simulated journey into space comes to the University of Mississippi Sept. 20-21.

Two Mississippi Companies Support School of Engineering

OXFORD, Miss. – Two of Mississippi’s largest companies, Cellular South and Ergon Inc., have made generous contributions to the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. Both companies were founded by UM graduates.

Jordanian King Urges Tolerance, Dialogue for World Peace in Public Address at Ole Miss

King Abdullah II of Jordan speaks Friday to students of UM’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College; from left, Sarah Morrison, Nicholas Greene, Ben Hammond, Najat Al-Sherri, and Andrus Ashoo. OXFORD, Miss. – In searching for peace, the world could benefit by examining how the University of Mississippi moved past its racial divisions, said His MajestyRead the story …