OXFORD, Miss. – New nano-reinforced materials created at the University of Mississippi left the Earth Saturday morning (Nov. 2) on a journey to the International Space Station. The innovative research materials were part of a payload that blasted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The materials will spend a year orbiting the globe attached to the outsideRead the story …
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UM-Manufactured Materials Launched into Outer Space
Nano-reinforced materials to be tested aboard the International Space Station
November 4, 2019 by
Alexander Yakovlev Presented Outstanding Faculty Award
Electrical engineering professor recognized for excellence in teaching, research and service
September 25, 2019 by
For the past two years, Alexander Yakovlev has been recognized for his efforts at the University of Mississippi. First, it was the 2017 Senior Faculty Research Award. Next came the 2018 Faculty Teaching Award. Earlier this year, the electrical engineering professor received his latest recognition – the Outstanding Faculty Award. Yakovlev richly deserves the recognition,Read the story …
Students Help Grow University’s Commercialization Efforts
Student workers gain valuable experience while helping advance technology transfer goals
June 10, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Office of Technology Commercialization at the University of Mississippi is a small staff covering a lot of ground. The office, part of the university’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, is responsible for stimulating, protecting, managing and transferring intellectual property created by Ole Miss employees from campus to the private sector for commercialization. TheRead the story …
New Scholarship Benefits Public Policy Leadership Students
Distinguished alumnus Dean Copeland supports rising juniors with major gift
June 1, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Teaching a college course inspired University of Mississippi alumnus Dean Copeland, of Atlanta, to provide financial support to student leaders at his alma mater. Copeland, who continued his studies after graduating from UM as a Rhodes Scholar, has made a $100,000 gift to establish a scholarship endowment for undergraduates in the DepartmentRead the story …
Pharmacy Graduate Named Walmart Scholar
Lauren Pohl awarded for dedication to academic pharmacy
May 31, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – New pharmacist Lauren Pohl, who earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree May 11 from the University of Mississippi, has been named a 2019 Walmart Scholar by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Walmart Scholars Program. The honor and accompanying $1,000 scholarship are given to student pharmacists who are committed to aRead the story …
Researchers Working to Improve State’s Disaster Resilience
New seed grants from Flagship Constellations initiative total nearly $40,000
May 30, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Disaster Resilience Flagship Constellation at the University of Mississippi has awarded its first round of seed grants to researchers examining a number of issues, from improving general resilience in the Mississippi Delta to the use of green infrastructure in urban flood control. The six grants, totaling $39,598, were awarded through the university’s Flagship Constellations initiative,Read the story …
Study on Internships at UM Earns National Honors
Staff members Kristina Phillips and Jennifer Saxon research access and equity for students
May 29, 2019 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi staff members Kristina Phillips and Jennifer Saxon have been honored with the “Dissertation of the Year” award by the National Society for Experiential Education. The NSEE is a nonprofit organization of educators, businesses, and community leaders invested in the development of education programs that offer learning experiences outside theRead the story …
Bagpipe-Playing Student Highlights Engineering Graduation Ceremonies
Chemical engineering graduate student Derek Reed shares talent in annual celebration
May 10, 2019 by
At age 13, Derek Reed began playing the bagpipes purely out of curiosity. “I didn’t play any other musical instruments at the time, and the history that I learned about the bagpipes and about Scotland was fascinating to me,” said Reed, now a chemical engineering graduate student at the University of Mississippi. “I knew someoneRead the story …
‘Amazing’ Grace Rushing Rejoins UM Community as Faculty Member
Accomplished alumna is latest instructor in Department of Civil Engineering
April 23, 2019 by
Even before Grace Rushing (BA 11, BSCE 15, MS 16) graduated from the University of Mississippi, she sensed she would return to her alma mater one day – not as a student but as a faculty member. Starting in August 2017, the Union native indeed became an instructor in the Department of Civil Engineering. “IRead the story …
UM Engineering School, Madison Central High Collaborate on Growing Academy of Engineering
19 seniors to graduate from academy this spring
April 15, 2019 by
Nineteen seniors at Madison Central High School came one step closer to making their dream of earning pre-college credit come true recently, thanks to a unique collaboration between their school and the University of Mississippi School of Engineering. The students participated in their high school’s Academy of Engineering, a program started six years ago toRead the story …