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Presidential Adviser Warns Nation’S Assistant Attorneys General, Angela Moore Feb 2003

Presidential Adviser Warns Nation’S Assistant Attorneys General, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Howard A. Schmidt usually tells President George W. Bush and his top security advisers how to keep the bad guys out of the nation's computer systems.


Symposium Explores Blues In Contemporary Culture Feb. 21-22, Deidra Jackson Feb 2003

Symposium Explores Blues In Contemporary Culture Feb. 21-22, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - The University of Mississippi leads a yearlong national celebration of the blues by hosting "Blues Today: A Living Blues Symposium" Feb. 21-22.


Nasa Scientist To Speak About Rescue Work At Wtc, Elaine Pugh Feb 2003

Nasa Scientist To Speak About Rescue Work At Wtc, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - NASA scientist Bruce Davis saw the World Trade Center's ground zero firsthand. He talks about his experiences in the rescue and recovery operation Thursday (Feb.6) at the University of Mississippi.


U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins Reads From Work Feb. 6, Deidra Jackson Feb 2003

U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins Reads From Work Feb. 6, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins reads from his work Feb. 6 at the University of Mississippi.


Former Tibetan Buddhist Monk Speaks Feb. 10 In Lecture Series, Elaine Pugh Jan 2003

Former Tibetan Buddhist Monk Speaks Feb. 10 In Lecture Series, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Robert A.F. Thurman, scholar, author and former Tibetan Buddhist monk, speaks Feb. 10 at the University of Mississippi.


Column: Grassroots Support For Education Growing, Robert C. Khayat Jan 2003

Column: Grassroots Support For Education Growing, Robert C. Khayat

University of Mississippi News

At last, there is cause for real optimism for the future of Mississippi education. Gov. Musgrove, Lt. Gov. Tuck, Speaker Ford, committee chairs and other legislators have placed a priority on education in this session, even in the midst of economic challenges. Education is a top priority in local communities, among business leaders and among journalists.


Law Prof To Attend Powell's Un Address, Patsy R. Brumfield Jan 2003

Law Prof To Attend Powell's Un Address, Patsy R. Brumfield

University of Mississippi News

Colin Powell to be at the UN next week; UM law prof will be there, available for your news reaction.


Journalist Remembered With Scholarship, Patsy R. Brumfield Jan 2003

Journalist Remembered With Scholarship, Patsy R. Brumfield

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - An aspiring journalist gets a nudge toward the news in 2004, thanks to a University of Mississippi scholarship established by friends of the late Sarah Pearson Peugh of Aberdeen.


Column: Grassroots Support For Education Growing, Robert C. Khayat Jan 2003

Column: Grassroots Support For Education Growing, Robert C. Khayat

University of Mississippi News

At last, there is cause for real optimism for the future of Mississippi education. Gov. Musgrove, Lt. Gov. Tuck, Speaker Ford, committee chairs and other legislators have placed a priority on education in this session, even in the midst of economic challenges. Education is a top priority in local communities, among business leaders and among journalists.


Small Business Tax Workshop Set Feb. 10 In Tupelo By Sbdc, Staff Report Jan 2003

Small Business Tax Workshop Set Feb. 10 In Tupelo By Sbdc, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Tax issues for small businesses are the focus of free workshops Feb. 10 in Tupelo. Sponsored by the University of Mississippi Small Business Development Center, the workshops feature advice from the Internal Revenue Service. Two sessions are planned at the University of Mississippi Advanced Education Center at 1918 Briar Ridge Rd.


Hall Of Fame Members To Gather On Campus, Hays Burchfield Jan 2003

Hall Of Fame Members To Gather On Campus, Hays Burchfield

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - The University of Mississippi's Hall of Fame members are invited to campus for a reunion this weekend.


Creed Statement Drafted; Seeks To Express Um Values, Staff Report Jan 2003

Creed Statement Drafted; Seeks To Express Um Values, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - A campus-wide committee, charged with developing a formal statement of principles to guide the University of Mississippi community, Tuesday released the first draft of a document being named "The Ole Miss Creed."


Experts For 'State Of The Union' Reactions, Patsy R. Brumfield Jan 2003

Experts For 'State Of The Union' Reactions, Patsy R. Brumfield

University of Mississippi News

List of experts for 'State of the Union' reactions


Murder Mystery ‘Agnes Of God’ Comes To Stage Feb. 5-8, Deidra Jackson Jan 2003

Murder Mystery ‘Agnes Of God’ Comes To Stage Feb. 5-8, Deidra Jackson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - The drama "Agnes of God" is more than a play to Mark Reeves, its University of Mississippi director.


Experts On Today’S Hot News - Jan. 27, Patsy R. Brumfield Jan 2003

Experts On Today’S Hot News - Jan. 27, Patsy R. Brumfield

University of Mississippi News

Among cancer doctors, it is called the chemotherapy concession. At a time when overall spending on prescription drugs is soaring, cancer specialists are pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars each year by selling drugs to patients - a practice that almost no other doctors follow. - Dr. E.M. 'Mick' Kolassa, associate professor of pharmacy.


Cornel West Lecture Opens Black History Month Observance, Tobie Baker Jan 2003

Cornel West Lecture Opens Black History Month Observance, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Noted scholar Cornel West opens the University of Mississippi's Celebrating Black History Month with a lecture Jan. 31.


President Bush’S Cyber Security Specialist Delivers Public Address Feb. 3, Angela Moore Jan 2003

President Bush’S Cyber Security Specialist Delivers Public Address Feb. 3, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Howard A. Schmidt, assistant to President Bush in fighting computer crime, delivers a public address at the University of Mississippi Feb. 3 to begin three days of training for assistant attorneys general from 49 states.


Law School’S Moot Court Team Competes In Nationals Jan. 27-31, Elaine Pugh Jan 2003

Law School’S Moot Court Team Competes In Nationals Jan. 27-31, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - A team of students from the University of Mississippi School of Law competes Jan. 27-31 in National Moot Court Competition in New York City.


Veteran Rock Hound Donates Collection, Staff Report Jan 2003

Veteran Rock Hound Donates Collection, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Gilbert Williams of Oxford panned gold as a teen-ager. Today, his life-long love affair with all things mineral turns to gold for University of Mississippi students through a gift of hundreds of rocks and fossils to the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering.


10 Students Inducted To 2003 Hall Of Fame, Deborah Purnell Jan 2003

10 Students Inducted To 2003 Hall Of Fame, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Ten University of Mississippi seniors have joined an elite group of scholars and leaders as members of the 155-year-old university's prestigious Hall of Fame.


Barksdale Family Continues Legacy Of Giving, Linda P. Herbst Jan 2003

Barksdale Family Continues Legacy Of Giving, Linda P. Herbst

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - The Barksdale name has come to be associated with commitment to improving life for all Mississippians through vision, dedication, hard work and philanthropy.


Experts On Today’S Hot News, Patsy R. Brumfield Jan 2003

Experts On Today’S Hot News, Patsy R. Brumfield

University of Mississippi News

Scientists have discovered a surprising new insect breathing mechanism that is analogous to lung ventilation in humans - Dr. Paul Lago, professor of biology with specialty in bugs.


Workshop Offers ‘Novel Ideas’: How To Start Writing, Get Published, Angela Moore Jan 2003

Workshop Offers ‘Novel Ideas’: How To Start Writing, Get Published, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - In Oxford, the land of William Faulkner, Larry Brown, Barry Hannah, Willie Morris and John Grisham, it's easy to get intimidated about writing.


Risk Management Prof Joins Board Of International Association, Carlie Kollath Jan 2003

Risk Management Prof Joins Board Of International Association, Carlie Kollath

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Karen Epermanis says she wants to help expand the Southern Risk and Insurance Association as a new board member.


Services Friday For Student Kiley Wilt Of Brentwood, Tenn., Staff Report Jan 2003

Services Friday For Student Kiley Wilt Of Brentwood, Tenn., Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Visitation begins tonight (Thursday) for Kiley Dale Wilt, 19, a University of Mississippi sophomore killed Jan. 20 in a one-car accident near Batesville, Miss.


Oxford Youth ‘Makes A Wish,’ Watches Courtside As Rebels Upset Alabama, Angela Moore Jan 2003

Oxford Youth ‘Makes A Wish,’ Watches Courtside As Rebels Upset Alabama, Angela Moore

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Meriko Hill of Oxford thought he was going to his uncle's birthday party Tuesday night.


Expert On Securities & Exchange Rule Changes, Staff Report Jan 2003

Expert On Securities & Exchange Rule Changes, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Mercer Bullard - assistant professor of law.


Symposium, Reception To Celebrate Winter’S 80th, Patsy R. Brumfield Jan 2003

Symposium, Reception To Celebrate Winter’S 80th, Patsy R. Brumfield

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - A symposium on race and a reception mark the Feb. 20 public celebration of former Mississippi Gov. William F. Winter's 80th birthday.


Special Um Fund Created To Help Southern Miss Athlete Pay Medical Bills, Staff Report Jan 2003

Special Um Fund Created To Help Southern Miss Athlete Pay Medical Bills, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

JACKSON, Miss. - University of Mississippi community members have created a fund to help University of Southern Mississippi athlete Derrick Nix pay his medical bills for a kidney disease that ended his football career.


Glisson Leads Institute For Racial Reconciliation, Patsy R. Brumfield Jan 2003

Glisson Leads Institute For Racial Reconciliation, Patsy R. Brumfield

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. - Susan M. Glisson, whose career has focused on community improvement through bringing people together, is the new director of the University of Mississippi's Institute for Racial Reconciliation.