Coaching last year helped Clarksdale team to state finals OXFORD, Miss. – As a product of Clarksdale’s public schools, Donyell Myles remembers the challenges he and other students faced in their pursuit of a higher education. Donyell Myles (left) of Clarksdale coaches Roschelle Ollie of Clinton on MathCounts problems and how to tutor students. BothRead the story …
Engineering Majors Help High School Students Master Math, Prepare for Statewide Competition
October 7, 2009 by
Alumni Association to Honor Six at Homecoming for Achievement, Service
September 18, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Alumni Association honors six alumni with its highest annual awards during Homecoming Weekend Oct. 16-17.
Career Week Sept. 14-17 Offers Students Interview Opportunities, Networking
September 11, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In an unstable job market, many students have second thoughts about landing their dream job after graduation. Through events held during Ole Miss Career Week, Sept. 14-17, University of Mississippi students can weigh their options after undergraduate school.
Inaugural Woolsey Scholarship Recipient Introduced at MMRI Meeting
September 4, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Melanie Graupner of Germany, a junior geology major at the University of Mississippi, is the first recipient of a memorial scholarship paying tribute to J. Robert “Bob” Woolsey, late director of the Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute at UM.
Research Company Donates $4.6 Million in Software for Teaching, Research, Outreach
August 28, 2009 by
Cutting-edge technology enhances real-world experiences OXFORD, Miss. – Professor Waheed Uddin’s civil engineering students at the University of Mississippi have participated in national and international research projects with hands-on work such as placing sensors on emergency vehicles to study traffic flow and walking major airport runways to examine construction materials. And thanks to a $4.6Read the story …
UM and Coke Go Green, One Bottle at a Time, for Green Grove Initiative
August 28, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Coca-Cola Co. gave away T-shirts made of recycled plastic bottles Friday during the University of Mississippi’s Red Blue & Green environmental awareness campaign. Five plastic bottles are required to produce each T-shirt, said Chris George, assistant tour manager of the company’s recycling efforts, wearing one of the red shirts with “NotRead the story …
New AUV Allows Researchers to Build Photo Maps of Ocean Floor
August 24, 2009 by
Unmanned, computerized, robotic craft goes where divers can’t reach OXFORD, Miss. – Most people don’t expect to spot a sophisticated unmanned underwater research vehicle around north Mississippi hill country, but two of the robotic crafts are housed at the University of Mississippi Field Station when they’re not out mapping a seabed. As part of theRead the story …
IHL Approves Naming Second UM Residential College for Luckyday to Honor $4 Million Gift, Scholarship Programs
August 20, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A $4 million gift from the Luckyday Foundation for the University of Mississippi’s second residential college further extends the commitment of late Ole Miss alumnus Frank Rogers Day to ensure educational opportunities for Mississippians. To honor the Luckyday Foundation’s commitment, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning today approvedRead the story …
Joshua Waggoner Named Director of Development for School of Engineering
August 14, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Joshua Waggoner has joined the University of Mississippi as director of development for the School of Engineering. In this role, Waggoner is seeking private financial support for the school, which last year launched a capital campaign to increase enrollment and faculty, and create a new engineering complex on the Oxford campus. “TheRead the story …
Exceptional Students Awarded Scholarships to Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
August 10, 2009 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sixteen students from Mississippi, and five others from Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas, enter the University of Mississippi this month on prestigious scholarships as members of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Providing $32,000 each, the McDonnell Barksdale Honors Scholarships, Donald S. Pichitino Scholarships and Harold Parker Memorial Scholarships attract exceptional studentsRead the story …