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After Nil: Law Professor Says Bigger Issues Face College Athletics, Clara Turnage Mar 2024

After Nil: Law Professor Says Bigger Issues Face College Athletics, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The issue of student-athletes being compensated for their name, image and likeness has been in the spotlight lately, but a larger issue is waiting in the shadows, warns University of Mississippi law professor William Berry in a recent article.


Reward Exceptional Student Service With A Frist Award, Staff Report Mar 2024

Reward Exceptional Student Service With A Frist Award, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The selection committee for the Thomas Frist Student Service Award is accepting nominations for University of Mississippi faculty and staff members who go "the extra mile" to provide exceptional assistance to students.


Beth Ann Fennelly To Guest On 'Our New South' Podcast, Edwin Smith Mar 2024

Beth Ann Fennelly To Guest On 'Our New South' Podcast, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Beth Ann Fennelly, a University of Mississippi English professor and former Mississippi poet laureate, will discuss the evolution of Southern cities today (March 5) as a guest on the "Our New South" podcast.


Magee Institute, Pharmacy School Working To Fight Addiction Stigma, Natalie Ehrhardt Mar 2024

Magee Institute, Pharmacy School Working To Fight Addiction Stigma, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A $5 million grant secured by the University of Mississippi's William Magee Institute for Student Wellbeing is helping the School of Pharmacy tackle addiction stigma in Mississippi's health care system.


Historical Society Honors Longtime Faculty Member, Scholar, Clara Turnage Mar 2024

Historical Society Honors Longtime Faculty Member, Scholar, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Historical Society presented a Lifetime Achievement Award to Charles Reagan Wilson, retired University of Mississippi professor and former director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, on Feb. 23 at the society's annual meeting.


Former Music Professors Support Singing Programs, Bill Dabney Mar 2024

Former Music Professors Support Singing Programs, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Debra and Alan Spurgeon, of Oxford, met in their college choir, and choral music has been the focus of their life together for more than 50 years.


Imc Connect! Offers Industry Insights, Career Preparation Tips, Carleigh Holt Harbin Mar 2024

Imc Connect! Offers Industry Insights, Career Preparation Tips, Carleigh Holt Harbin

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Several of the nation's top communications professionals will share insights and offer advice to students later this month at the third IMC Connect! conference at the University of Mississippi.


Chancellor Boyce Message Thanking Faculty And Staff, Glenn Boyce Mar 2024

Chancellor Boyce Message Thanking Faculty And Staff, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

Today is National Employee Appreciation Day, a perfect opportunity to recognize your invaluable contributions to our university and to celebrate how you are the foundation of our outstanding workplace culture. As members of the Senior Leadership Group, we are deeply grateful for everything you do to make this an exceptional place to work, learn, and serve our students, our state, and the world.


Annual Rebelthon Breaks Record, Edwin Smith Feb 2024

Annual Rebelthon Breaks Record, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – RebelTHON 2024 reached a new record for the total money raised during its 12-hour run Saturday (Feb. 24).


A 'Game Changer' For Incarcerated Students, Jonathan Scott Feb 2024

A 'Game Changer' For Incarcerated Students, Jonathan Scott

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A $150,000 grant to the University of Mississippi's Prison-to-College Pipeline Program will help expand course offerings and services to those looking to transform their lives during and after incarceration.


Russia’S Nuclear Activity Concerning, Space Law Professor Says, Clara Turnage Feb 2024

Russia’S Nuclear Activity Concerning, Space Law Professor Says, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Russia aims to use nuclear technology in space, but whether that technology is a weapon or a source of energy will determine if the nation violates an international treaty, says Michelle Hanlon, a University of Mississippi law professor.


Professor Featured In 'Best American Science And Nature Writing', Jaylin Smith, Maggie Miller Feb 2024

Professor Featured In 'Best American Science And Nature Writing', Jaylin Smith, Maggie Miller

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – An article by Vanessa Gregory, associate professor of journalism at the University of Mississippi, has been chosen for inclusion in the 2023 edition of “The Best American Science and Nature Writing” (HarperCollins).


Um Joins National Cohort Of Universities Studying Disaster Readiness, Clara Turnage Feb 2024

Um Joins National Cohort Of Universities Studying Disaster Readiness, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor has begun studying the impact of mining waste structures as part of a national initiative to improve disaster readiness.


Mississippi Historical Society Recognizes Slavery Research Group, Clara Turnage Feb 2024

Mississippi Historical Society Recognizes Slavery Research Group, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Historical Society has honored the University of Mississippi Slavery Research Group for its work in telling the stories of enslaved people across the South.


Scholarship Endowment Honors Ole Miss Alumnus, Tina H. Hahn Feb 2024

Scholarship Endowment Honors Ole Miss Alumnus, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The legacy of a successful business professional and alumni leader at the University of Mississippi is being expanded with a $1 million scholarship endowment in his name, carrying on his goal of helping others earn business degrees.


Willie Morris Award Winners To Read, Sign Books At Conference, Lucy Gaines Feb 2024

Willie Morris Award Winners To Read, Sign Books At Conference, Lucy Gaines

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Three writers who incorporate universal themes of art, landscape and family in their latest works are being honored as winners of this year's Willie Morris Awards for Southern Writing, housed at the University of Mississippi.


Narrative Intelligence To Fill 'Critical Hole' In National Security, Clara Turnage Feb 2024

Narrative Intelligence To Fill 'Critical Hole' In National Security, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Narratives shape perspectives of the world, from posts on social media to television, blogs and digital signage. To harness and understand those narratives, the next generation of the workforce must understand narrative intelligence.


Research Aims To Improve Clean Energy Production, Clara Turnage Feb 2024

Research Aims To Improve Clean Energy Production, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – To create clean energy sources that are affordable and easy to replicate, researchers must first figure out how to efficiently create hydrogen. That is the process University of Mississippi professor Vignesh Sundaresan hopes to improve in his upcoming research.


Sports Law Experts To Discuss Future Of College Athletics, Clara Turnage Feb 2024

Sports Law Experts To Discuss Future Of College Athletics, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Universities across the country are grappling with the issue of how to treat – and compensate – student athletes. But what are the repercussions when college athletes become college employees?


Grisham Fellows Find Um Family During Visit, Edwin Smith Feb 2024

Grisham Fellows Find Um Family During Visit, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Forty students from Laurel and Newton high schools got a taste of college life this week – thanks to the University of Mississippi's Grisham Fellows program, the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement, Division of Outreach and Continuing Education, and Office of Admissions.


Inaugural Stamps Impact Prize Winners Named, Tina H. Hahn Feb 2024

Inaugural Stamps Impact Prize Winners Named, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Administrators of the Stamps Impact Prize, a new competitive award program at the University of Mississippi to support undergraduate-initiated, faculty-mentored research and creative achievement projects, have announced its 13 inaugural recipients.


'Annihilation' Author To Speak At Honors Convocation, Erin Garrett Feb 2024

'Annihilation' Author To Speak At Honors Convocation, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi's Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College will welcome "Annihilation" author Jeff VanderMeer as keynote speaker for its annual Spring Convocation on Feb. 26.


Ole Miss Baseball Dugout Named For Loyal Rebels, Bill Dabney Feb 2024

Ole Miss Baseball Dugout Named For Loyal Rebels, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – As the Ole Miss baseball team prepares for a new season full of potential, Rebel fans with a keen eye will notice the home team dugout has changed: It has a name.


Tom Franklin Wins Prestigious Harper Lee Award, Edwin Smith Feb 2024

Tom Franklin Wins Prestigious Harper Lee Award, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Tom Franklin has appeared at the Monroeville Literary Festival in Alabama four times, but the next time he attends, he'll be at center stage as recipient of this year's Harper Lee Award.


Mid-South Honor Band Clinic Celebrates 45th Anniversary, Erin Garrett Feb 2024

Mid-South Honor Band Clinic Celebrates 45th Anniversary, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Some 250 top high school musicians from across the Southeast will converge on the University of Mississippi campus beginning today (Feb. 15) for the Mid-South Honor Band Clinic.


News You Can Use: Yoga Tips For Fitness And Fun, Edwin Smith Feb 2024

News You Can Use: Yoga Tips For Fitness And Fun, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Delivering both physical and mental health benefits, yoga remains one of the most popular physical activities around. For anyone interested in exploring yoga's benefits, two University of Mississippi faculty members who wrote a yoga curriculum for children offer some tips and advice.


Pharmacy Researcher Gets Nih Grant To Study How Drugs Work In The Body, Natalie Ehrhardt Feb 2024

Pharmacy Researcher Gets Nih Grant To Study How Drugs Work In The Body, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The National Institutes of Health has awarded University of Mississippi pharmacy professor Josh Sharp roughly $1.9 million to develop technologies for measuring how proteins work and interact with other biomolecules.


Women's Council Program Helps Students' Dreams Come True, Jonathan Scott Feb 2024

Women's Council Program Helps Students' Dreams Come True, Jonathan Scott

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – For about as long as she can remember, Emmie Burgess, an Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy scholar at the University of Mississippi, has dreamed of traveling to Italy, a nation that historians have long considered one of the cradles of Western civilization.


New Phase Of Community Partnership Program Focuses On Oxford, Erin Garrett Feb 2024

New Phase Of Community Partnership Program Focuses On Oxford, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is partnering with the city of Oxford on a new phase of the M Partner program that aims to align university resources with city priorities to improve quality of life for all residents.


Scholarship Honors Lawyer's Lasting Legacy, Mary Stanton Knight Feb 2024

Scholarship Honors Lawyer's Lasting Legacy, Mary Stanton Knight

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The life of an accomplished attorney is being celebrated with a $100,000 gift from the Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC firm to establish a scholarship benefiting military service members attending the University of Mississippi School of Law.