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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.


Frist Student Service Award Nominations Open Through April 6, Elaine Pugh Feb 1999

Frist Student Service Award Nominations Open Through April 6, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi is seeking nominations of faculty and staff members who go beyond the norm in rendering outstanding service to students.


Ole Miss Alumni Association Offers Web Site With Host Of Options To Keep Alumni In Touch, James Swindle Feb 1999

Ole Miss Alumni Association Offers Web Site With Host Of Options To Keep Alumni In Touch, James Swindle

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Alumni and friends of The University of Mississippi can keep in touch thanks to a new feature available online through the Ole Miss Alumni Association web site.


Ole Miss' New Rhodes Scholar Honored By Mississippi Legislature, Deidra Walters Feb 1999

Ole Miss' New Rhodes Scholar Honored By Mississippi Legislature, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi student Calvin Thigpen of Jackson stood with Ole Miss Chancellor Robert C. Khayat before the Mississippi Legislature on Feb. 16, as the senior chemistry and math major was commended for his selection as the University's 24th Rhodes Scholar.


Ed Meek -- Ole Miss Institution -- Retires After Serving Alma Mater For 37 Years, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Ed Meek -- Ole Miss Institution -- Retires After Serving Alma Mater For 37 Years, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The man who helped shape and energize The University of Mississippi's public image nationwide and globally is retiring after 37 years of service.


Ole Miss Set To Renovate The Lyceum, Symbol Of Higher Education In Mississippi, George Kehoe Jan 1999

Ole Miss Set To Renovate The Lyceum, Symbol Of Higher Education In Mississippi, George Kehoe

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The Lyceum, the venerable heart of The University of Mississippi in Oxford, is undergoing an extensive "valve job" that will take $11 million dollars and two years to complete.


University, College Board Grant 14 Requests For Sabbaticals, Barbara Lago Jan 1999

University, College Board Grant 14 Requests For Sabbaticals, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Sabbatical leave requests for 14 University of Mississippi faculty members have been approved by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. Approved to take sabbaticals for the upcoming fall semester are:


Timeless, Universal Appeal Of William Faulkner Evidenced In 26th Annual Conference July 25-30, Michael Harrelson Jan 1999

Timeless, Universal Appeal Of William Faulkner Evidenced In 26th Annual Conference July 25-30, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- It's the longest-running literary event in America held to discuss the work of one individual author.


Choosing The Right College Major Ensures Success, Satisfaction And A Productive Life, Will Odom Jan 1999

Choosing The Right College Major Ensures Success, Satisfaction And A Productive Life, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

... Some tips for doing it right


Dedication Ceremony Friday Honors Jean, Paul Moore For New Computer Lab, Amy Lorton Jan 1999

Dedication Ceremony Friday Honors Jean, Paul Moore For New Computer Lab, Amy Lorton

University of Mississippi News

... Pascagoula couple gives $250,000 to campaign


Mspa Workshop For High School Journalists, Advisers Nov. 4 In Jackson, Heather Sullivan Jan 1999

Mspa Workshop For High School Journalists, Advisers Nov. 4 In Jackson, Heather Sullivan

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The Mississippi Scholastic Press Association (MSPA) and The Clarion-Ledger are teaming up to offer a one-day crash course in journalism education and careers Nov. 4 at the Universities Center in Jackson.


Um Announces Spring Visit Day March 21 For Prospective Students, Karyn Smith Jan 1999

Um Announces Spring Visit Day March 21 For Prospective Students, Karyn Smith

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- On Saturday, March 21, The University of Mississippi will be abuzz with the excitement of its annual Spring Visit Day. High school and transfer students from across the state and around the nation are invited to explore campus life, course offerings and student organizations, and meet faculty and staff at Ole Miss.


Triplett And Behrakis: Two Friends Give $400,000 To Boost Clinical Pharmacy Students, Tina Hahn Jan 1999

Triplett And Behrakis: Two Friends Give $400,000 To Boost Clinical Pharmacy Students, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Dr. Faser Triplett of Jackson had an idea to give The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy $200,000 to establish a clinical pharmacy endowment in memory of his father, Rod Triplett, and in honor of his friend, George D. Behrakis.


Parsons, Graduate Students Working To Make Gulf Coast Waters Safe For Sharks, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Parsons, Graduate Students Working To Make Gulf Coast Waters Safe For Sharks, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Mention shark-infested waters to most folks, and they'll get a little antsy. Grisly images from the Jaws movie spring to mind -- a gaping maw full of huge, knife-like teeth and doomed bodies spilling from a capsized boat.


Modernist Or Postmodernist: Um Conference To Examine Faulkner, Literature Of Exhaustion, Michael Harrelson Jan 1999

Modernist Or Postmodernist: Um Conference To Examine Faulkner, Literature Of Exhaustion, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

... Participants to hear novelist John Barth, critic Ihab Hassan


Ole Miss Grants 25 Promotions, Awards Tenure To 19 Faculty, Barbara Lago Jan 1999

Ole Miss Grants 25 Promotions, Awards Tenure To 19 Faculty, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Promotions for 25 and tenure for 19 University of Mississippi faculty members have been approved for 1999-2000 by members of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.


Ole Miss Professors Receive $2.8 Million For Research, Education Projects In June, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Ole Miss Professors Receive $2.8 Million For Research, Education Projects In June, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi professors received more than $2.8 million for research, service and education projects in June.


Mullins Endowment At Ole Miss To Honor School Administrators, Math Teachers, Tina Hahn Jan 1999

Mullins Endowment At Ole Miss To Honor School Administrators, Math Teachers, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- New awards in The University of Mississippi School of Education will serve to recognize and encourage school administrators and secondary math teachers, thanks to a $100,000 gift from Richard and Diane Scruggs of Pascagoula.


Ole Miss, State Office Of Geology Conduct Study Of Radioactive Materials In Mississippi's Oil Wells, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Ole Miss, State Office Of Geology Conduct Study Of Radioactive Materials In Mississippi's Oil Wells, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi scientists have teamed up with the Mississippi Office of Geology to study the levels of radioactive materials found in the brines and sludge associated with the state's oil and gas production.


Without Perot, Reform Party Could Play Role Of Spoiler In 2000, Ole Miss Professor Says, Michael Harrelson Jan 1999

Without Perot, Reform Party Could Play Role Of Spoiler In 2000, Ole Miss Professor Says, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

... Party could draw votes away from a major party, costing electoral votes


Pharmacognocist Croom Seeks Balance Of Science, Spirit In Ground-Breaking Research Of Herbal Medicines, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Pharmacognocist Croom Seeks Balance Of Science, Spirit In Ground-Breaking Research Of Herbal Medicines, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The ancient Greeks made a science of it. The Bushmen of Africa and the Aborigines of Australia practiced it religiously. Some modern Native Americans and mountain folk still believe in its powers.


Ole Miss Scientists Plunge Deeper Into Cyberspace With Super-Fast, Super-Reliable Internet 2, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Ole Miss Scientists Plunge Deeper Into Cyberspace With Super-Fast, Super-Reliable Internet 2, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- A two-year, $350,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will help connect researchers at The University of Mississippi to a speedier, more reliable version of the Internet -- known as Internet 2 -- by early 2000.


Ole Miss, Research!America To Sponsor Health And Science Conference Nov. 11, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Ole Miss, Research!America To Sponsor Health And Science Conference Nov. 11, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Some of the nation's foremost experts on health and science will join top journalists in a Nov. 11 conference in Jackson sponsored by The University of Mississippi Department of Journalism and Research!America.


Greenwood Native Returns To State To Head K-12 Math, Science Education Reform, Elaine Pugh Jan 1999

Greenwood Native Returns To State To Head K-12 Math, Science Education Reform, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

... $10 million, three-state project targets 237,000 schoolchildren