OXFORD, Miss. – Fourteen students from Mississippi, two each from Alabama and Tennessee, and one each from Illinois, Wisconsin and Canada enter the University of Mississippi this fall on prestigious scholarships as members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.
21 Exceptional Students Receive Scholarships from Honors College, Special Academic Opportunities
August 6, 2010 by
Inaugural BASS Scholars Complete Summer Program
July 29, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Participants in the inaugural Henry E. Bass Basic Acoustics Summer School, or BASS, at the University of Mississippi will present results of their research projects Thursday (July 29) at the National Center for Physical Acoustics.
CME Engineering Camps Surprise Students, Secure Future Employees for State’s Manufacturing Industry
July 16, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Before Luke Ponce attended an engineering camp at the University of Mississippi, he fully expected the experience to be “nerdy.”
Summer Institute for Middle School Teachers Aims to Make Math Fun, Relevant for Students
July 9, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When school resumes this fall, hundreds of north Mississippi students will get a fresh look at mathematics as an exciting, everyday tool, thanks to a recent two-week training institute conducted by the University of Mississippi’s Center for Mathematics and Science Education. Using a $1.5 million grant from the Mississippi Department of Education,Read the story …
Retiring NCCHE Founder-Director Sam Wang Reflects Upon 43 Years of Leadership, Service
June 10, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Sam S.Y. Wang joined the University of Mississippi faculty, it was mainly because of counsel from his dissertation adviser at another institution. Forty-three years later, Wang realizes his stellar career success as a renowned researcher, educator and administrator began with the man who saw the engineer within and lured him here.
Retiring NCCHE Founder-Director Sam Wang Reflects Upon 43 Years of Leadership, Service
May 26, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Sam S.Y. Wang joined the University of Mississippi faculty, it was mainly because of counsel from his dissertation adviser at another institution. Forty-three years later, Wang realizes his stellar career success as a renowned researcher, educator and administrator began with the man who saw the engineer within and lured him here.Read the story …
Chemical Engineering Couple Gives Back to Alma Mater
May 25, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – If not for the generosity of others, two chemical engineering graduates probably would not have attended the University of Mississippi. To help other prospective engineering students afford college, Mike and Emily Williams, both of whom earned bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering in 2001, have donated $25,000 to establish the Mike E. andRead the story …
The University of Mississippi Spring 2010 Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal Designees
May 20, 2010 by
The University of Mississippi Spring 2010 Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal Designees
The University of Mississippi Spring 2010 Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal Designees
May 20, 2010 by
The University of Mississippi Spring 2010 Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medal Designees Fifty-nine University of Mississippi students were awarded Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medals during annual spring Honors Day Convocation. Taylor Medals, the university’s highest academic award, recognize no more than 1 percent of the student body for meritorious scholarship and deportment. Recipients of theRead the story …
Cook Chair of History, Southern Studies Professor Charles Reagan Wilson Wins of Distinguished Research Award
May 10, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Charles Reagan Wilson’s list of achievements spans decades, continents and organizations. Most recently, the Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Chair of History and professor of Southern Studies became the third recipient of the University of Mississippi’s Distinguished Research and Creative Achievement Award. UM Chancellor Dan Jones (right) congratulates Charles Reagan Wilson as thisRead the story …