OXFORD, Miss. – America’s point man for promoting the development and manufacture of vaccines, treatments and therapies for a range of public health emergencies is to discuss 21st century bio-threats Wednesday evening (April 28) at the University of Mississippi.
Scholarship Honoring Patricia Lott to Nurture Leaders
April 26, 2010 by
Patricia Lott and her husband, former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, visit the University of Mississippi campus for an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy Rose Garden ceremony honoring Mrs. Lott. The program recognized a council scholarship created in her name by the Trent Lott Leadership Institute. Established in 2005, the Patricia Thompson Lott Council ScholarshipRead the story …
Scholarship Pays Tribute to Contributions of Women’s Council Chair Mary Sharp Rayner
April 26, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mary Sharp Rayner and her family have made their home in Oxford for 39 years, enjoying all the events and opportunities afforded by a college community. Instead of being simply a spectator, however, Rayner has rolled up her sleeves and become deeply involved in helping strengthen the University of Mississippi in manyRead the story …
China Speech
April 26, 2010 by
Dean Song, distinguished faculty, esteemed students: What an honor to be with you today on this campus to meet administrators, faculty and students and learn more about your university in the capital of this great nation. In such a grand setting as Beijing, it is difficult to be aware of life in rural America (whereRead the story …
MCSR Providing Reliable, Responsive Research Computing for Mississippi’s Public Universities
April 22, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent expansion of the Mississippi Center for Supercomputing Research’s multi-core computer cluster at the University of Mississippi has boosted the center’s computing capacity by 20 percent.
Linguistic Anthropologist to Deliver Keynote for Southeastern Conference on Linguistics Annual Meeting
April 21, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Southeastern Conference on Linguistics, the oldest regional linguistic association in the U.S., holds its annual conference next week at the University of Mississippi.
Property-Casualty Markets Discussed During Insurance Symposium
April 21, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Even in a tough economic environment, many insurance companies continue to succeed by executing business fundamentals and preparing for better times, industry leaders said recently during the University of Mississippi’s 15th annual Insurance Symposium.
English, African-American Studies Professor Named Senior Fellow of Luckyday Residential College
April 21, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ethel Young-Minor, associate professor of English and African-American studies, has been named senior fellow for the second residential college at the University of Mississippi.
Tom Brokaw Guest Lecturer for UM Journalism Class
April 21, 2010 by
Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw is teaching two classes of the Jour 580 course this semester. Video by Mary Stanton. {youtube}hkUYbeUwblc{/youtube}
Pharmacy School Ranked No. 1
April 21, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After years of consistently finishing in the top five among pharmacy schools for total extramural funding, the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is ranked No. 1 for fiscal year 2009, according to annual rankings from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.