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Criminal Justice Professor Receives National Science Foundation Award, Edwin Smith Feb 2024

Criminal Justice Professor Receives National Science Foundation Award, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi psychologist's research into the plea bargaining process is being supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.


Tedxuniversityofmississippi Set For Feb. 20, Staff Report Feb 2024

Tedxuniversityofmississippi Set For Feb. 20, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Six speakers will reveal thought-provoking and creative ideas during the ninth annual TEDxUniversityofMississippi event on Feb. 20 at the University of Mississippi's Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The in-person event begins at 7 p.m., with preshow activities beginning at 6:30.


University Accepted To Nuclear Leadership Program, Erin Garrett Feb 2024

University Accepted To Nuclear Leadership Program, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Students at the University of Mississippi can contribute to improvements in nuclear energy through the U.S. Department of Energy's University Nuclear Leadership Program.


Signing Her Praises, Edwin Smith Feb 2024

Signing Her Praises, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – When Ronda Bryan first stepped into her American Sign Language class more than three decades ago, she had no idea how much it would influence her career or her passion for advocacy. Or that one of her students would end up using it on national TV.


Southtalks Continue Theme Of Creativity In The South, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Feb 2024

Southtalks Continue Theme Of Creativity In The South, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The SouthTalks series continues the "Creativity in the South" programming focus this spring at the University of Mississippi, with lectures, performances and film screenings examining the interdisciplinary nature of Southern studies.


Endowment Honors Benevolent Spirit, Provides Student Opportunities, Mary Stanton Knight Feb 2024

Endowment Honors Benevolent Spirit, Provides Student Opportunities, Mary Stanton Knight

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – When the late Evangeline Donald Harrison graduated from her Randolph high school in 1952, she was not financially able to attend college. Instead, she went to work in a factory.


Grammy Winner Kirk Whalum Coming To Ole Miss, Edwin Smith Feb 2024

Grammy Winner Kirk Whalum Coming To Ole Miss, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Grammy-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum is coming to the University of Mississippi as part of Black History Month events scheduled during February.


Fermilab Completes Excavation One Mile Beneath The Earth's Surface, Clara Turnage Feb 2024

Fermilab Completes Excavation One Mile Beneath The Earth's Surface, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Researchers are a step closer to having the technology to unravel one of the most mysterious particles in the universe after the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced Thursday (Feb. 1) that excavation on three giant caverns in South Dakota is complete.


News You Can Use: How To Start A New Career, Edwin Smith Feb 2024

News You Can Use: How To Start A New Career, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Retirement can be the end of a career or the beginning of a new one. A University of Mississippi expert has some helpful suggestions for those who want to continue working rather than resting on their laurels.


Plea Bargaining In Capital Cases Raises Constitutional Issues, Clara Turnage Jan 2024

Plea Bargaining In Capital Cases Raises Constitutional Issues, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Given the choice between a death sentence and a plea deal, many defendants – innocent or not – choose to plead guilty, even if the cost is life in prison without the option of parole, said William Berry, associate dean for research and Montague Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law.


Pharmacy Professor Named To Nih-Funded Entrepreneurial Cohort, Erin Garrett Jan 2024

Pharmacy Professor Named To Nih-Funded Entrepreneurial Cohort, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi scientist has joined an inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs that will work to translate discoveries made at educational institutions into commercial products.


Teachers, University Leaders Discuss Education's Toughest Problems, Leslie Joblin Jan 2024

Teachers, University Leaders Discuss Education's Toughest Problems, Leslie Joblin

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Education leaders from across the country gathered Friday (Jan. 26) at the University of Mississippi to discuss ways to tackle some of the most pressing and persistent challenges in K-12 education.


Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of Speaker's Edge, Jeanine Rauch Jan 2024

Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of Speaker's Edge, Jeanine Rauch

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – After two decades, the annual Speaker's Edge workshop and competition at the University of Mississippi continues to help students gain confidence and skills in public speaking to jump-start their professional careers.


Donors Help Shape Champions In Sports And Life, Bill Dabney Jan 2024

Donors Help Shape Champions In Sports And Life, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumni Brandon Dixon and his wife, Emma Gaines, hope their gift to Ole Miss athletics will help give student-athletes the extended knowledge they need to proactively navigate life after graduation.


Legendary Rebel Dexter Mccluster To Share Stories At Lecture Series, Jonathan Scott Jan 2024

Legendary Rebel Dexter Mccluster To Share Stories At Lecture Series, Jonathan Scott

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Former Ole Miss and NFL standout Dexter McCluster will return to the University of Mississippi campus on Friday (Feb. 2) to share his inspirational story as the next featured speaker in the Robert C. Khayat Lecture Series.


Student Project Aims To Stem Clothing Waste, Reagan Collins Jan 2024

Student Project Aims To Stem Clothing Waste, Reagan Collins

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – What began as a University of Mississippi class project has evolved into a campuswide initiative to keep discarded clothing out of landfills and into the hands of people who need it.


Microplastic Pollution From Tires Found In Air Near Roadways, Clara Turnage Jan 2024

Microplastic Pollution From Tires Found In Air Near Roadways, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi researchers have been investigating what happens when the rubber meets the road, and their results have led to a published paper.


Alumna Provides Support For Accountancy School, Andy Belt Jan 2024

Alumna Provides Support For Accountancy School, Andy Belt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi's Patterson School of Accountancy plans to name two study spaces in its new home in honor of alumna Jackie Bailey's family, showing appreciation for their $100,000 gift to the school's new building fund.


Young Alumnus Invests In Um Students, Tina H. Hahn Jan 2024

Young Alumnus Invests In Um Students, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Daniel Roberts, a 2014 University of Mississippi graduate, has established an Ole Miss First scholarship in hopes of planting seeds that will thrive and help students enjoy an exceptional college experience. He becomes one of the youngest alumni ever to establish an Ole Miss First scholarship.


Black Carbon Found At Dangerous Levels Across State, Clara Turnage Jan 2024

Black Carbon Found At Dangerous Levels Across State, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi researchers have found dangerously high levels of black carbon at several Mississippi locations, according to research published in the fall in the journal Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health.


Pharmacy School Partners With Global Tech Giant Bd, Natalie Ehrhardt Jan 2024

Pharmacy School Partners With Global Tech Giant Bd, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Pharmacy students at the University of Mississippi will have access to state-of-the-art pharmacy automation technology, thanks to a new partnership with Becton, Dickinson and Co., better known as BD.


Organization Provides Support For Oxford Book Conference, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jan 2024

Organization Provides Support For Oxford Book Conference, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – In honor of its upcoming 30th year, the Oxford Conference for the Book has received a surprise gift from Hawthornden Foundation.


University Comes Together For Mlk Day Of Service, Dinner, Edwin B. Smith Jan 2024

University Comes Together For Mlk Day Of Service, Dinner, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through its annual MLK Day of Service and Martin Luther King Jr. dinner and celebration.


Former Law Dean Honored With Surprise Scholarship, Bill Dabney Jan 2024

Former Law Dean Honored With Surprise Scholarship, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A new scholarship in the University of Mississippi School of Law will serve as a perpetual tribute to the immediate past dean, Susan Duncan.


Teaching Expert Predicts Trends In Online And Professional Education, Erin Garrett Jan 2024

Teaching Expert Predicts Trends In Online And Professional Education, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Derek Bruff, visiting associate director of the University of Mississippi's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, worked with some of the nation's top education experts to peer into the near future of online and professional education.


News You Can Use: Holding On To Our Memories, Edwin Smith Jan 2024

News You Can Use: Holding On To Our Memories, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Brain function normally lessens with age, but there are ways to slow the decline, a University of Mississippi neurology expert advises.


Grove Scholars Promotes Equity In Critical Stem Fields, Tina H. Hahn Jan 2024

Grove Scholars Promotes Equity In Critical Stem Fields, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Grove Scholars program – which helps Mississippians from underrepresented groups earn degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics or health care – is growing as it enriches lives and makes the state's workforce more competitive.


Pharmacy School Secures Grants For Space Medicine Research, Natalie Ehrhardt Jan 2024

Pharmacy School Secures Grants For Space Medicine Research, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Space Grant Consortium has awarded two seed grants to the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy that will enable six first-year students to conduct innovative research on space medicine.


Business Students Learn Label Manufacturing In The Windy City, Lindsey White Dec 2023

Business Students Learn Label Manufacturing In The Windy City, Lindsey White

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Four University of Mississippi business students are among 24 college students chosen to participate in the Private Label Manufacturers Association's annual University Outreach program.


Alumni Association Hires Fundraiser, Assistant Director, Staff Report Dec 2023

Alumni Association Hires Fundraiser, Assistant Director, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Two Ole Miss Alumni Association staff members have accepted new roles within the organization.