OXFORD, Miss. – A team of students from the University of Mississippi‘s School of Engineering will compete Saturday (April 15) against peers from across the South in an autonomous drone competition. The Raytheon Unmanned Aircraft Systems University Innovation Showcase asks competitors to research, develop, integrate and test UAS hardware and software components to solve real-worldRead the story …
Engineering Students to Compete in Drone Competition
Raytheon Technologies event provides hands-on experience, complex problem-solving
April 12, 2023 by
Viola L. Acoff Accepts Position as UM Engineering Dean
First female, African American to serve in the role
March 27, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Award-winning researcher and educator Viola L. Acoff has been named dean of the University of Mississippi School of Engineering, following a national search. Acoff, who will join the university July 1 pending approval of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, is the school’s first female and first African American to serve inRead the story …
Alumnus Invests in Biomedical Engineering Program
Support fund aims to strengthens program and help boost economic impact in state
March 25, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – James Stewart’s gift of $100,000 to the University of Mississippi will establish the James C. Stewart Biomedical Engineering Program Support Fund in the first and only department of its kind in the state. Stewart, of Houston, Texas, who earned an Ole Miss degree in electrical engineering in 1984, seeks to enable theRead the story …
Study Could Provide Insight Into Origin of Heart Defects
UM biologist receives National Institutes of Health award to study heart formation
March 15, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi biologist is asking big questions about the development of the human heart, and a new National Institutes of Health grant may help him find the answers. “When I think about life’s big picture, I think one of the great mysteries is how we go from a single cellRead the story …