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Um Alumni Association To Hit The Road With 'Red And Blue Caravan', James Swindle Mar 1999

Um Alumni Association To Hit The Road With 'Red And Blue Caravan', James Swindle

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi is coming to town! The Ole Miss Alumni Association is planning to pack up and hit the road in May.


Um Scientist's Skin Patch Could Be Key To Saving Rare New Zealand Parrot, Rick Hynum Mar 1999

Um Scientist's Skin Patch Could Be Key To Saving Rare New Zealand Parrot, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The kakapos of New Zealand may be the unluckiest birds in the world. For starters, they can't fly. They're stuck on a group of remote, albeit gorgeous, islands with too little food. Only 54 of them remain in existence. And, as for mating and reproduction, well, let's just say the thrill is gone from their love lives.


Um Engineering Prof Is Mississippi's Rep Among Nation's 16 Teetor Award Winners, Elaine Pugh Mar 1999

Um Engineering Prof Is Mississippi's Rep Among Nation's 16 Teetor Award Winners, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

... Dr. Ellen Lackey becomes fifth Teetor Awardee at Ole Miss


The Mississippians Ensemble Named Finalist In National Collegiate Jazz Competition, George Kehoe Mar 1999

The Mississippians Ensemble Named Finalist In National Collegiate Jazz Competition, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi jazz ensemble The Mississippians is among the eight finalists chosen to compete for top honors at the 1999 National Collegiate Jazz Festival April 17 in Mobile, Ala.


World-Renown Classical Korean Trio Presented In Artist Series March 15 On Oxford Campus, George Kehoe Mar 1999

World-Renown Classical Korean Trio Presented In Artist Series March 15 On Oxford Campus, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The Ahn Trio, three Korean sisters who reign as one of today's hottest chamber music ensembles, will perform classical pieces both old and new, acoustic and amplified, at The University of Mississippi March 15.


Um International Programs Office Introduces World Without Borders, Deidra Walters Mar 1999

Um International Programs Office Introduces World Without Borders, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Borders separate nations, states, cities and towns, but they shouldn't separate people living in the same community. That's the idea behind "World Without Borders," a cultural exchange program sponsored by the Office of International Programs at The University of Mississippi.


Preparing For A New Century: Create A Time Capsule For Future Generations, Kara Norman Mar 1999

Preparing For A New Century: Create A Time Capsule For Future Generations, Kara Norman

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Elvis' music. A hunting license. A copy of William Faulkner s As I Lay Dying. A University of Mississippi football ticket. What would you put in a time capsule to tell future Mississippians about life in the 20th century?


Research Grants Rise By 88 Percent At The University Of Mississippi, Kara Norman Mar 1999

Research Grants Rise By 88 Percent At The University Of Mississippi, Kara Norman

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Research grants and contracts rose by 88 percent for the first six months of the 1998-99 fiscal year at The University of Mississippi, according to the Ole Miss Office of Research.


Ole Miss Targets High School Writers With Eudora Welty Writing Contest, Emily Boling Mar 1999

Ole Miss Targets High School Writers With Eudora Welty Writing Contest, Emily Boling

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture is accepting entries for its annual Eudora Welty Creative Writing contest. Named for Mississippi's First Lady of Letters, the contest, established in 1987, seeks to honor the state's best and brightest high school writers.


Um Study Seeks Clues To Emotions In Body's Nervous System, Rick Hynum Mar 1999

Um Study Seeks Clues To Emotions In Body's Nervous System, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves. Others hide their emotions beneath a blank-faced mask of stoicism. And more than a few seem to feel nothing at all.


Um Student Wins National Tax Paper Competition, Deidra Walters Mar 1999

Um Student Wins National Tax Paper Competition, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi graduate student Lee Rowell of Hattiesburg won the first KPMG/Tau Alpha Chi National Tax Paper Competition -- earning both himself and the Ole Miss School of Accountancy recognition, $1,500 and a plaque.


Poison Prevention Week Presents Opportunity To Poison Proof Your Home, Staff Report Mar 1999

Poison Prevention Week Presents Opportunity To Poison Proof Your Home, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- To many people the word "poison" is a very specific term used to identify substances such as arsenic, strychnine, cyanide, etc. In reality, almost any non-food item regardless of form (solid, liquid, or gas) can be a potential poison if it produces harmful or fatal effects when taken or used improperly, says Dr. Rachel Robinson, director of the Drug Information Center at The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.


Nobel Prize-Winning Poet Czeslaw Milosz To Read At Ole Miss Program March 25, George Kehoe Mar 1999

Nobel Prize-Winning Poet Czeslaw Milosz To Read At Ole Miss Program March 25, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Czeslaw Milosz, a giant in 20th-century world poetry and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980, will read selections from his massive body of captivating and passionate work at The University of Mississippi March 25. Born in Lithuania in 1911, he is today a hero and symbol of intellectual freedom in Poland, where he lived much of his early life.


World-Renowned Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company To Perform At Ole Miss March 30, George Kehoe Mar 1999

World-Renowned Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company To Perform At Ole Miss March 30, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Taylor 2, an expressive, talent-laden dance company founded in 1993 by Modern Dance giant Paul Taylor, will perform some of the legendary choreographer's most memorable pieces at The University of Mississippi March 30. Sponsored by the University Artist Series, the concert begins at 8 p.m. in Fulton Chapel.


Music Workshop Hosted At Ole Miss To Aid Secondary Music Educators, Emily Boling Mar 1999

Music Workshop Hosted At Ole Miss To Aid Secondary Music Educators, Emily Boling

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi will conduct a week-long music workshop this summer to aid educators in teaching general music to middle school and high school students in the state.


Noted Literacy Advocate: Artificial Intelligence Still No Substitute For Reading Skills, Michael Harrelson Mar 1999

Noted Literacy Advocate: Artificial Intelligence Still No Substitute For Reading Skills, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- It may be the age of the super computer, but good old-fashioned reading skills are still fundamental to success in school and in a chosen profession.


Small Businesses Can Find Help At Um To Obtain Federal Grants For High-Tech Products, Rick Hynum Mar 1999

Small Businesses Can Find Help At Um To Obtain Federal Grants For High-Tech Products, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- A new program administered by The University of Mississippi will help the state's small businesses obtain federal funding to develop new high-tech products and move them into the marketplace.


National Award From Mathematical Association Granted To Ole Miss Mathematics Professor, Elaine Pugh Mar 1999

National Award From Mathematical Association Granted To Ole Miss Mathematics Professor, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- A University of Mississippi faculty member -- who has been instrumental in raising millions of dollars for mathematics and science education reform programs that have impacted the state, region and nation -- has received a top national award.


Parents Can Help Ensure That Kids Plus Sports Adds Up To Fun, Elaine Pugh Mar 1999

Parents Can Help Ensure That Kids Plus Sports Adds Up To Fun, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Playing team sports teaches kids valuable lessons in life. Yet, many give up school and community athletic involvement by the time they're teenagers because it's no longer fun. In fact, some studies reveal that approximately 70 percent of all youngsters drop out of organized sports by the time they are 13, according to Dr. Jim Gilbert, associate professor and coordinator of Leisure Management Programs at The University of Mississippi.


New Book By Professor Vaughan Grisham Offers Lessons On The Tupelo Model, Michael Harrelson Mar 1999

New Book By Professor Vaughan Grisham Offers Lessons On The Tupelo Model, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Community and economic leaders throughout the state and nation now have access to the development model of one of the most dynamic communities in America, thanks to a new book by a University of Mississippi professor of sociology.


Improve Your Pet Communication Skills By Learning Body Language, Michael Harrelson Feb 1999

Improve Your Pet Communication Skills By Learning Body Language, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Your dog has been acting a little strange lately. Instead of greeting you at the door as normal when you come home from work, he just lays head down on the rug without making eye contact. And what do you make of the family cat who has started to mark its territory inside your house -- everywhere except the litter box?


Possible Overuse Of Antibiotics Calls For Asking: Do I Really Need That Medication?, Debbie Rossell Feb 1999

Possible Overuse Of Antibiotics Calls For Asking: Do I Really Need That Medication?, Debbie Rossell

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- You woke up this morning feeling achy and feverish. Is the best solution to dash to your doctor's office and get a prescription for an antibiotic? Maybe not, according to Dr. Rachel Robinson, a clinical pharmacist at The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.


Undergraduate Honor Code Supported By Ole Miss Students, George Kehoe Feb 1999

Undergraduate Honor Code Supported By Ole Miss Students, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

...Students would take active role in academic honesty


Impact Of European Union On United States Is Topic Of Feb. 19 Lecture In Ole Miss Law Center, Michael Harrelson Feb 1999

Impact Of European Union On United States Is Topic Of Feb. 19 Lecture In Ole Miss Law Center, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The soon-to-be realized European Union and its potential impact on relations with the United States will be the focus of a Feb. 19 lecture jointly sponsored by The University of Mississippi's Croft Institute for International Studies and School of Law.


Meaningful Reflection During Black History Month Can Take Many Forms, Michael Harrelson Feb 1999

Meaningful Reflection During Black History Month Can Take Many Forms, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- February is Black History Month, a time to reflect on and honor the contributions of African Americans. According to Dr. James F. Payne, director of Afro-American Studies and associate professor of history at The University of Mississippi, this recognition can take many forms and need not be tedious or repetitive.


Um-Desoto Center Offers Assortment Of Spring Community Enrichment Programs, Will Odom Feb 1999

Um-Desoto Center Offers Assortment Of Spring Community Enrichment Programs, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -- Have you set any goals for 1999 related to professional development or personal enrichment? If so, check out The University of Mississippi Institute for Continuing Studies' new schedule of non-credit enrichment programs at the Ole Miss-DeSoto Center, offering something for just about everyone. The following are all offered at the DeSoto Center at 5197 W.E. Ross Parkw ay in Southaven: Windows 95: Beginning Level: Feb. 13 and 20, 9 a.m.-noon -- Hands-on, begi nner's level class


Valentine's Day Artist Series Concert Features Unusual Chamber Ensemble, George Kehoe Feb 1999

Valentine's Day Artist Series Concert Features Unusual Chamber Ensemble, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The Meridian Arts Ensemble, a versatile six-piece brass and percussion group from New York City, will perform a Valentine's Day concert featuring music from around the world at First Baptist Church in Oxford.


Elsohly Develops Technique For Tracking Illegally Grown Marijuana, Rick Hynum Feb 1999

Elsohly Develops Technique For Tracking Illegally Grown Marijuana, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

... Kentucky State Police will be first to use the patented technology


North Mississippi Junior High Students Enter Mathcounts Competition At Ole Miss, Elaine Pugh Feb 1999

North Mississippi Junior High Students Enter Mathcounts Competition At Ole Miss, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Junior high mathematics students from north Mississippi will compete at The University of Mississippi on Feb. 20 in the nationwide MATHCOUNTS competition.


Um's 1999 Summer College Offers Four Institutes To High School Students, Emily Boling Feb 1999

Um's 1999 Summer College Offers Four Institutes To High School Students, Emily Boling

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- High school students are invited to participate in The University of Mississippi's Summer College for High School Students in which students can earn up to six hours of college credit by attending one of four challenging Institutes.