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Student Awarded Goldwater Scholarship, Michael Harrelson Apr 2000

Student Awarded Goldwater Scholarship, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

A scientific investigation into the chemical components of depression has won University of Mississippi sophomore John K. Ma one of the most prized national awards available to a college undergraduate.


Couple Encourages Others To Join Campaign, Amy Lorton Mar 2000

Couple Encourages Others To Join Campaign, Amy Lorton

University of Mississippi News

Vivian Roach may not have any biological children, but that doesn't mean she's not a mom. The 24-year veteran of The University of Mississippi Bookstore feels like she has had thousands of kids.


Come Home And Celebrate!, Tina Hahn Mar 2000

Come Home And Celebrate!, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

Celebrate! The Ole Miss-Oxford campus comes alive April 27-29, as alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff gather to celebrate the many accomplishments The University of Mississippi has achieved in recent years.


Mr. Magazine Celebrates 15 Years, Heather Sullivan Mar 2000

Mr. Magazine Celebrates 15 Years, Heather Sullivan

University of Mississippi News

Sex slipped to the No. 5 spot as the subject of magazine launches in 1999, down from No. 1 in 1995.


New York Foundation Awards $1.5 Million Grant, Amy Lorton Mar 2000

New York Foundation Awards $1.5 Million Grant, Amy Lorton

University of Mississippi News

A charitable organization known for promoting marine sciences and oceanographic research is, for the first time, concentrating on freshwater problems through a $1.5 million grant to The University of Mississippi.


Barksdale Reading Institute Sets First Meeting, Tina Hahn Mar 2000

Barksdale Reading Institute Sets First Meeting, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

The board of directors of the Barksdale Reading Institute — a joint venture with The University of Mississippi School of Education, Mississippi Department of Education and the state's seven other public universities — meets for the first time March 9 in Jackson.


Gospel Choir To Perform March 4 On Bobby Jones "Gospel Explosion" In Nashville, Michael Harrelson Mar 2000

Gospel Choir To Perform March 4 On Bobby Jones "Gospel Explosion" In Nashville, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi Gospel Choir is Music City bound.


Ole Miss Alumni Association To Sponsor Engineering Weekend, Kristen Daniel Mar 2000

Ole Miss Alumni Association To Sponsor Engineering Weekend, Kristen Daniel

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. University of Mississippi School of Engineering graduates and friends are invited to the annual Engineering Alumni Reunion Weekend March 17-18. The event is sponsored by the Ole Miss Alumni Association and hosted by the Department of Civil Engineering.


Ole Miss Students Lobby For Social Workers In Public Schools, Michael Harrelson Mar 2000

Ole Miss Students Lobby For Social Workers In Public Schools, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- If a group of University of Mississippi students has its way, social workers would become fixtures in Mississippi public schools.


Counselor, Teacher Conference Addresses Violence, Stress, Drugs, Will Odom Mar 2000

Counselor, Teacher Conference Addresses Violence, Stress, Drugs, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Concrete suggestions for dealing with drugs, stress and violence in schools are offered in "The Counselor and Teacher Conference," presented by The University of Mississippi March 30-31.


Committee To Interview Finalists For Vice Chancellor For Research And Sponsored Programs, Mitchell Diggs Feb 2000

Committee To Interview Finalists For Vice Chancellor For Research And Sponsored Programs, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The first of five finalists for the position of vice chancellor for research and sponsored programs at The University of Mississippi (UM) visits campus this week to meet with the search committee.


Um-Desoto Center Accepts Applications For Graduate Study, Regina Pitts Feb 2000

Um-Desoto Center Accepts Applications For Graduate Study, Regina Pitts

University of Mississippi News

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. --The University of Mississippi (UM)-Desoto Center is accepting applications for graduate study in business administration, educational psychology-school counseling, elementary education and special education.


Higher Education Conference On Abusive Drinking Hosted On Campus Feb. 24-25, Tina Hahn Feb 2000

Higher Education Conference On Abusive Drinking Hosted On Campus Feb. 24-25, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore and Michael Haines of Northern Illinois University, a leading authority on the subject, are the keynote speakers at the State of Mississippi Conference on Abusive Drinking at Colleges and Universities, hosted on the Ole Miss-Oxford campus Feb. 24-25.


Professors Encourage Interest In Environmental Concerns With Series, Michael Harrelson Feb 2000

Professors Encourage Interest In Environmental Concerns With Series, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss -- An interdisciplinary group of University of Mississippi professors hope to spark interest and concern for environmental studies on the Oxford campus.


Federal Broadcast Captioning Requirements Open Career Options For Court Reporters, Elaine Pugh Feb 2000

Federal Broadcast Captioning Requirements Open Career Options For Court Reporters, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- You won't have to look in the classifieds for this great job tip: New broadcast captioning requirements by the federal government provide a surge of career opportunities nationwide for stenocaptioners adept in court reporting skills.


New Book Documents Early History Of African Americans In Pro Football, Michael Harrelson Feb 2000

New Book Documents Early History Of African Americans In Pro Football, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Charles Follis, Fritz Pollard and Kenny Washington are not names commonly associated with the breakthrough of black athletes in the National Football League.


Insurance Symposium To Examine How Internet Is Changing Industry, Heather Sullivan Feb 2000

Insurance Symposium To Examine How Internet Is Changing Industry, Heather Sullivan

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- You can buy books online, as well as clothes, airplane tickets, wine -- and even cars. But would you buy your life insurance online?


Faculty-Authored Op-Ed: Every Child Needs Opportunity To Achieve Dreams, Staff Report Feb 2000

Faculty-Authored Op-Ed: Every Child Needs Opportunity To Achieve Dreams, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Note: Faculty-Authored Op-Eds is a University News Service feature on vital issues of today. Dr. Charles Alexander is a professor of mathematics at The University of Mississippi and the principal investigator of the Delta Rural Systemic Initiative. Dr. Alfred Hall is an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction and the project director of DRSI.


Civil Rights Attorney From 1960s Returns To State To See Fruits Of His Labor In First Voting Rights Case, Elaine Pugh Feb 2000

Civil Rights Attorney From 1960s Returns To State To See Fruits Of His Labor In First Voting Rights Case, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

... Gordon Martin is teaching law at Ole Miss, hopes to revisit witnesses


Um Law School Celebrates National Minority Recruitment With Jackson Event, Elaine Pugh Feb 2000

Um Law School Celebrates National Minority Recruitment With Jackson Event, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Minority students considering law school are invited to a program and reception in Jackson Feb. 24 sponsored by The University of Mississippi School of Law.


Summer College Offers View Of College Life For High School Students, Will Odom Feb 2000

Summer College Offers View Of College Life For High School Students, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- For many high school students, graduation is a time filled with opportunity and uncertainty. Students are often overwhelmed with the decisions facing them about what college to attend or what field to study.


North Mississippi Junior High Students Enter Mathcounts Competition, Elaine Pugh Feb 2000

North Mississippi Junior High Students Enter Mathcounts Competition, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- While on sale, a $20 jacket costs only $16. What was the percent discount of this sale? Answer: Doesn't matter as long as you got it on sale. Right?


Alumni, Students, Faculty Invited To Submit Outstanding Teacher Nominations, Staff Report Feb 2000

Alumni, Students, Faculty Invited To Submit Outstanding Teacher Nominations, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi alumni, students and faculty are asked to nominate their favorite Ole Miss professor for the 2000 Elsie M. Hood Award for Outstanding Teacher of the Year.


Go Ahead, Change Careers, Elaine Pugh Feb 2000

Go Ahead, Change Careers, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

Does your job have you feeling bored, in a rut? Are you ready for a career change? Or perhaps you're a homemaker with children easing out of the nest, and you're all set to try your wings with a new career.


Ole Miss Scholars Day Rescheduled For Top High School Students, Adrian Aumen Feb 2000

Ole Miss Scholars Day Rescheduled For Top High School Students, Adrian Aumen

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Hundreds of the Southeast's brightest high school seniors are expected on the Oxford campus of The University of Mississippi Feb. 21 to participate in Mississippi Scholars Day 2000, which was rescheduled due to wintery weather.


Homeowners Can Look At Energy-Saving Measures To Reduce Utility Bills, Elaine Pugh Feb 2000

Homeowners Can Look At Energy-Saving Measures To Reduce Utility Bills, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Yikes! If you weren't shocked to such utterances during the recent snowy, winter weather, then you probably were when you pulled your heating bill from your mailbox. Enormous charges for heating or cooling a house during extreme outside temperatures can blow a family budget. While it's often said that energy conservation begins at home, it can be difficult to decide where to start. However, there are some things homeowners can do to help save energy, advises Dr. Jeffery Roux, chair and professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Mississippi.


Wnba Star Jennifer Gillom Grateful To Martin Luther King For Leading The Way, Amy Lorton Feb 2000

Wnba Star Jennifer Gillom Grateful To Martin Luther King For Leading The Way, Amy Lorton

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- When asked what she admires most about her hero, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., WNBA basketball superstar Jennifer Gillom has a simple answer -- his inner spirit. "He comes across as a genuine person, a good man," she said.


Black History Month Keynote Feb. 25 At Ole Miss Features Poet Nikki Giovanni, Michael Harrelson Feb 2000

Black History Month Keynote Feb. 25 At Ole Miss Features Poet Nikki Giovanni, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Poet Nikki Giovanni will deliver a Feb. 25 keynote lecture at The University of Mississippi to mark the climax of a month-long series of events planned for Black History Month on the Oxford campus.


Professor Shares Restaurant Marketing Savvy In New Book, Heather Sullivan Feb 2000

Professor Shares Restaurant Marketing Savvy In New Book, Heather Sullivan

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Dr. Kirk Wakefield, restaurant expert and associate professor of marketing at The University of Mississippi, wrote the book on how restaurateurs and bar owners can remain competitive into the next century.


Reluctant Former Student Activist Becomes Prominent Spokesman For Um, Rick Hynum Feb 2000

Reluctant Former Student Activist Becomes Prominent Spokesman For Um, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- With a brief history as a reluctant student activist in the '60s, Dr. Donald R. Cole may seem an unlikely spokesman for The University of Mississippi's graduate programs.