OXFORD, Miss. – Living Music Resource, an innovative music and arts education program housed at the University of Mississippi, has launched the Secret Salon Society as its official annual giving philanthropic initiative. “Those joining the Secret Salon Society will be our partners who will be instrumental in providing the crucial support needed to allow allRead the story …
Living Music Resource Launches Secret Salon Society
Annual giving program to benefit music, arts education
February 29, 2020 by
Renowned Behavior Expert Set for Brain Awareness Month Event
Social scientist explores how morality evolved before humans developed religion
February 28, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Frans de Waal, a Dutch-American biologist and primatologist known worldwide for his work on the behavior and social intelligence of primates, is set to visit the University of Mississippi on March 4 to discuss “Morality before Religion: Empathy, Fairness and the Primate Brain.” His lecture, free and open to the public, isRead the story …
Graduate Students Find Impacts of Freshwater in Mississippi’s Oysters
Excess rainfall in 2019 caused increased mortality in shellfish reefs
February 24, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As Ann Fairly Barnett pulled an oyster dredge up through the shoreline waters of the Mississippi Sound, she was dreading what she was about to find. “Not a single living oyster,” said the University of Mississippi master’s student in environmental toxicology. The Jackson native, along with UM environmental toxicology graduate student JamesRead the story …
Fifth Annual TEDx Event Set for Feb. 29
Experts on politics, heart disease prevention, music and more to speak at Ford Center
February 24, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The fifth annual TEDxUniversityofMississippi conference is slated for Saturday (Feb. 29) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, bringing together a diverse group of speakers on topics such as politics, race in the South, preventing heart disease, music, community development and more. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., a lineup of 13 speakersRead the story …
Cellist to Perform Monday in Nutt Auditorium
UM program features solo works for cello as well as pieces that include piano, flute
February 21, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Christine Kralik will perform music by some of her favorite composers during her recital for cello at 7:30 p.m. Monday (Feb. 24) in Nutt Auditorium at the University of Mississippi. “As a cellist, I love being able to play the amazing writing of the Bach Cello Suites,” said Kralik, an instructor inRead the story …
UM Student Named Truman Finalist
Jackson native, student leader Joshua Mannery to interview for scholarship in March
February 21, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Joshua Mannery, a junior at the University of Mississippi, has been named a finalist for the Truman Scholarship, a prestigious award that comes with national recognition for potential as a public service leader and up to $30,000 for graduate school. The Jackson native’s selection from a field of more than 800 applicants meansRead the story …
College of Liberal Arts Career Fair and Expo Coming April 16
Students can prep for fair with workshops and alumni networking
February 18, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – This spring, University of Mississippi liberal arts majors will have free access to resume workshops, mock interview sessions and the advice of College of Liberal Arts alumni – all culminating in the first-ever CLA Career Fair and Expo on April 16. These prep events are designed to help students, from freshmen throughRead the story …
Professor John Neff’s Door was Always Open
Noted Civil War scholar and professor remembered for approachable nature and devotion to students
February 17, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Noell Wilson remembers beloved University of Mississippi history professor John Neff, with his distinguished, thick gray beard, always keeping his office door open and sitting there deep in conversation with his students. Neff and the students often would be working on a large wooden table with drafts laid out to focus on theirRead the story …
Music Department Gives Students an Advantage
Prospective majors can audition for full tuition
February 14, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Auditions are a part of life for any music student, but the stakes will be high for students auditioning the first weekend in April to be admitted into the University of Mississippi music program. “This year, we are awarding as many full-tuition scholarship packages as possible through our new scholarship initiative, MusicRead the story …
Evolution in Real Time Topic of February Oxford Science Cafe
UM biologist Peter Zee to discuss evolutionary biology and microorganisms
February 14, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – How to study evolutionary processes in real time is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The spring semester’s first meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 18) at Uptown Coffee, 265 North LamarRead the story …