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Music Department Presents Baritone James Taylor March 2, Deborah Purnell Feb 2004

Music Department Presents Baritone James Taylor March 2, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Accomplished baritone James Taylor performs a recital Tuesday (March 2) at the University of Mississippi.


Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Delivers Lecture On Politics And Civility March 2, Adam Moore Feb 2004

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Delivers Lecture On Politics And Civility March 2, Adam Moore

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi chapter of Phi Beta Kappa presents a March 2 public address, "What Does Civility Have to Do with Politics?" by Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Virginia Sapiro of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


National Safe Spring Break Campaign Empowers Students With Knowledge, Jennifer Southall Feb 2004

National Safe Spring Break Campaign Empowers Students With Knowledge, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - As students hit the beaches and slopes this spring break, Kimberly Kraft, coordinator of Alcohol and Drug Education at the University of Mississippi, hopes they'll keep in mind something they learned during UM's Safe Spring Break Campaign, March 2-3.


National Touring Music Theater Work 'Tres Vidas' Comes To Ford Center March 3, Elaine Pugh Feb 2004

National Touring Music Theater Work 'Tres Vidas' Comes To Ford Center March 3, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Three musicians and an actor bring their uncommon talents to the University of Mississippi stage Wednesday (March 3) to enlighten and entertain in the music theater production "Tres Vidas" ("Three Lives").


Artist Series Brings Premier Chamber Music Society To Ford Center March 1, Deborah Purnell Feb 2004

Artist Series Brings Premier Chamber Music Society To Ford Center March 1, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the nation's premier repertory chamber music ensemble, performs a concert Monday (March 1) at the University of Mississippi.


Author, Educator Discusses Book, Race Relations Monday, Deidra Jackson Feb 2004

Author, Educator Discusses Book, Race Relations Monday, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation presents a lecture Monday (March 1) by author and educator Bobby J. Smith.


Leading Scholar On Workplace Emotions Visits Business School, Delivers Public Programs, Deidra Jackson Feb 2004

Leading Scholar On Workplace Emotions Visits Business School, Delivers Public Programs, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Neal Ashkanasy, a foremost scholar on the role of emotions in the workplace, gives two public presentations when he visits the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration this week.


U.S. Appeals Court Chief Justice Emeritus Holds Conversation At Law School Feb. 26, Staff Report Feb 2004

U.S. Appeals Court Chief Justice Emeritus Holds Conversation At Law School Feb. 26, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi School of Law invites the public to the program "Conversation with Harry T. Edwards" by the chief judge emeritus of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.


World Renowned Expert On Extraterrestrial Life Delivers Public Lectures Feb. 26, Natashia Gregoire Feb 2004

World Renowned Expert On Extraterrestrial Life Delivers Public Lectures Feb. 26, Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - When actress Jodie Foster starred as Ellie Arroway in the 1997 movie "Contact," those familiar with space research thought the role was reminiscent of renowned astronomer Jill C. Tarter.


Emeritus Prof's 50-Year Dedication Boosts Library Resources, Tobie Baker Feb 2004

Emeritus Prof's 50-Year Dedication Boosts Library Resources, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A set of Spanish encyclopedias, a collection of American fiction on microform and a volume of books about North American birds are among the many items John Pilkington has chosen to be placed in the J.D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi.


Pride Of The South Ensemble Performs Free Concert In Jackson, Deborah Purnell Feb 2004

Pride Of The South Ensemble Performs Free Concert In Jackson, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Anyone who's wanted to hear the University of Mississippi's Pride of the South Band but hasn't been able to catch a performance in Oxford can attend the band's fourth annual Benefit Concert, slated for Tuesday (Feb. 24) in Jackson.


Maggots Trump Antibiotics For Some Patients With Infected Wounds, Staff Report Feb 2004

Maggots Trump Antibiotics For Some Patients With Infected Wounds, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

British physicians are reaching way back into medical history for the latest treatment for patients with infected wounds: maggots. The British National Health Service has authorized doctors to prescribe maggot treatment - a centuries-old practice that fell out of favor after the discovery of antibiotics - as a way to combat antibiotic resistance and spiraling medial costs. Researchers have confirmed that sterile maggots, which eat dead, infected tissue, can help wounds heal faster than conventional medicine.


Space Law Expert Helping Shape Plans For Future Missions, Available For Interviews, Staff Report Feb 2004

Space Law Expert Helping Shape Plans For Future Missions, Available For Interviews, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

President Bush's goal of returning men to the moon and then on to Mars has aroused a flurry of interest and made the National Academies Workshop on Issues of Technology Development for Exploration and Development of Space, set for Feb. 23-24 in Washington, a hot ticket event.


Internationally Recognized Poet, Literary Critic To Speak Feb. 26, Deidra Jackson Feb 2004

Internationally Recognized Poet, Literary Critic To Speak Feb. 26, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Award-winning poet, writer, literary critic and storyteller Opal Palmer Adisa delivers the address ALaughter and Resistance in Caribbean Women" Feb. 26 at the University of Mississippi.


New Director Named To National Sea Grant Center, Clare Smith Feb 2004

New Director Named To National Sea Grant Center, Clare Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Stephanie Showalter, former research counsel at the University of Mississippi Law Center, has been named director of the National Sea Grant Law Center and the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program, both also under the auspices of the UM Law Center.


Insurance Symposium Feb. 25-26 Focuses On Industry Outlook, Deidra Jackson Feb 2004

Insurance Symposium Feb. 25-26 Focuses On Industry Outlook, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Potential solutions to national challenges facing the insurance industry are slated for discussion Feb. 25-26 during the ninth annual Ole Miss Insurance Symposium.


Social Work Hosts Community Brunch For Relatives Rearing Others' Children, Deborah Purnell Feb 2004

Social Work Hosts Community Brunch For Relatives Rearing Others' Children, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A growing number of grandparents are stepping back into parenting, rearing their grandchildren as their own. A Celebration Brunch and Educational Forum, sponsored by the University of Mississippi Department of Social Work and community partners, offers assistance, educational resources and other support.


Race And Sports Pioneer Richard Lapchick Urges Student-Athletes To Fight Injustice, Tobie Baker Feb 2004

Race And Sports Pioneer Richard Lapchick Urges Student-Athletes To Fight Injustice, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - In 1950, New York Knicks head coach Joe Lapchick signed forward Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton as the NBA's first black player. Hailed as a landmark in professional sports, the deal profoundly affected the coach's family for decades to come.


World War Ii Era Photographs, Correspondence Donated To Archives, Tobie Baker Feb 2004

World War Ii Era Photographs, Correspondence Donated To Archives, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Draggin' Lady, Ready Betty and The Herd of Bald Goats are among the colorful names of World War II B-29 bombers featured in photographs in the new Grover H. Catt Collection at the University of Mississippi.


Public Q&A Session With Choreographer Dwight Rhoden Rescheduled, Staff Report Feb 2004

Public Q&A Session With Choreographer Dwight Rhoden Rescheduled, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

A previously announced discussion session with Complexions Dance Company founder and choreographer Dwight Rhoden has been rescheduled. The session, open to the public, has been moved to 6:30 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 21) at the University of Mississippi's Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Daily Mississippian Editor Is Newsweek Political Columnist, Natashia Gregoire Feb 2004

Daily Mississippian Editor Is Newsweek Political Columnist, Natashia Gregoire

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - While most student journalists dream of writing for national publications, Laura Houston, editor of the University of Mississippi's daily student newspaper is living that fantasy.


Communications Staff Capture Five Regional Case Awards, Jennifer Davis Feb 2004

Communications Staff Capture Five Regional Case Awards, Jennifer Davis

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Communications staff at the University of Mississippi won five awards in the 2003-04 Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's District III Advancement Awards Competition.


Renowned Ny Dance Company Performs Original, Community-Based Work Feb. 21, Deborah Purnell Feb 2004

Renowned Ny Dance Company Performs Original, Community-Based Work Feb. 21, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - When nationally renowned choreographer Dwight Rhoden of Complexions Dance Company visited University of Mississippi for the first time in January, he received two surprises.


School Of Business Administration Brings Insurance Industry Into Classroom, Deidra Jackson Feb 2004

School Of Business Administration Brings Insurance Industry Into Classroom, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Judging by the lucrative professions offered today in the commercial property/casualty insurance market, gone are the time-worn images of door-to-door salesmen.


Love Letters: Forget Chocolates, Roses - Give Your Valentine Something To Treasure, Deidra Jackson Feb 2004

Love Letters: Forget Chocolates, Roses - Give Your Valentine Something To Treasure, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - One week before he and 4,000 others would die in the Civil War Battle of Bull Run, Union officer Sullivan Ballou wrote the following words in a letter to his beloved Sarah:


'Living Blues' Remains True To Founders' Vision, Jennifer Southall Feb 2004

'Living Blues' Remains True To Founders' Vision, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - With six four-color, 100-plus-page issues a year and BB King headlining its second annual Blues Today Symposium in February, Living Blues magazine has come a long way from the one-room apartment where it began.


Mspa Searches For State's Best High School Publications, Staff Report Feb 2004

Mspa Searches For State's Best High School Publications, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Mississippi high school journalists and advisers who work on newspapers, yearbooks or magazines are invited to submit entries in the annual statewide competition sponsored by the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association.


Distinguished Organist Performs Solo Recital Feb. 16, Deborah Purnell Feb 2004

Distinguished Organist Performs Solo Recital Feb. 16, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Distinguished organist Robert William Knupp - recently featured on the "Pipedreams" national radio program - performs a solo recital Feb. 16 at the University of Mississippi.


Senior Music Education Major Crowned 53rd Miss University, Jennifer Southall Feb 2004

Senior Music Education Major Crowned 53rd Miss University, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - April Lancaster's soprano voice and passion for helping hospitalized children earned her the title Miss University 2004 Wednesday (Feb. 11) at the University of Mississippi's Ford Center for Performing Arts.


Um Celebrates Blues With Symposium, Weekend Full Of Concerts, Jennifer Southall Feb 2004

Um Celebrates Blues With Symposium, Weekend Full Of Concerts, Jennifer Southall

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - B.B. King appears at the University of Mississippi Feb. 27, and his performance is just the beginning of a weekend filled with blues shows as part of UM’s second annual Blues Today Symposium, produced by Living Blues magazine.