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University Lecture Series Welcomes Harvard Professor Emerita, April 20, Deidra Walters Jan 1999

University Lecture Series Welcomes Harvard Professor Emerita, April 20, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University Lecture Series has tapped Harvard University professor emerita of biology Dr. Ruth Hubbard for an April 20-21 visit to The University of Mississippi.


Um Magazine Week Taps Noted Publishers, Editors April 19-23, Deidra Walters Jan 1999

Um Magazine Week Taps Noted Publishers, Editors April 19-23, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The publisher of ESPN The Magazine and the editor of Southern Living are among an impressive list of magazine industry magnates scheduled to be at The University of Mississippi April 19-23 for "Magazines and the Millennium: Celebrating the Visual Impact of Print."


Campus Receives Nearly $6 Million For Research, Education Projects In April, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Campus Receives Nearly $6 Million For Research, Education Projects In April, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

... Includes $1.6 million relating to international Test Ban Treaty


Um Hosts Gladin Photography Exhibit, A Glimpse Of The Past Along The Mississippi River, Michael Harrelson Jan 1999

Um Hosts Gladin Photography Exhibit, A Glimpse Of The Past Along The Mississippi River, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

... Setting is once thriving port town of Helena, Ark.


Symposium Attracts International Researchers, Others In War On Cancer, Elaine Pugh Jan 1999

Symposium Attracts International Researchers, Others In War On Cancer, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The slow, arduous task of cancer research is expected to get a shot in the arm when a unique mix of international research leaders gather at The University of Mississippi Aug. 29-Sept. 1.


Student Media Center Hosts Open House, Welcomes Input, Deidra Walters Jan 1999

Student Media Center Hosts Open House, Welcomes Input, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi Student Media Center, home to the Daily Mississippian, UMTV-12, WUMS/Rebel Radio and the Ole Miss Yearbook, will host an open house Sept. 15 from 4-7 p.m. in Farley Hall on the Oxford campus.


Journalism Institute Joins Lineup At Ole Miss Summer College For High School Students, Emily Boling Jan 1999

Journalism Institute Joins Lineup At Ole Miss Summer College For High School Students, Emily Boling

University of Mississippi News

in the Journalism Institute, an intense month-long program at The University of Mississippi.


Um Students, Family Members Invited To Campus For Family Weekend ,March 26-28, Deidra Walters Jan 1999

Um Students, Family Members Invited To Campus For Family Weekend ,March 26-28, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- If your family has a student at The University of Mississippi, lock the house, round up the kids and load up the dogs for Family Weekend March 26-28 on the Oxford campus.


Sacs, Ncaa Self-Study Reviews Scheduled On Campus March 22-25, Barbara Lago Jan 1999

Sacs, Ncaa Self-Study Reviews Scheduled On Campus March 22-25, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) Reaffirmation Committee and NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Peer Review Team will be on campus March 22-25 to document findings of The University of Mississippi's self-study reports.


Golf Classic To Memorialize Ole Miss Students, Raise Money For Scholarship Fund, Will Odom Jan 1999

Golf Classic To Memorialize Ole Miss Students, Raise Money For Scholarship Fund, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. --Golfers will tee off in the third annual Celebrity Golf Classic set April 24 at The University of Mississippi Golf Course, raising funds for student leadership scholarships.


Um-Tupelo To Hold Registration May 3 For Intersession, Summer Sessions, Carla Rose Jan 1999

Um-Tupelo To Hold Registration May 3 For Intersession, Summer Sessions, Carla Rose

University of Mississippi News

TUPELO, Miss. -- Registration dates for 1999 summer classes at The University of Mississippi-Tupelo have been announced.


Pearl Farming Could Be Major New Industry In Mississippi, Gulf Coast States, Scientists Say, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Pearl Farming Could Be Major New Industry In Mississippi, Gulf Coast States, Scientists Say, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Here's a gem of a business idea: Pearl farming may be coming to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.


Ole Miss Among Only 10 Universities With Both Rhodes, Truman Scholars, Deidra Walters Jan 1999

Ole Miss Among Only 10 Universities With Both Rhodes, Truman Scholars, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi is keeping good company. According to Dr. Elizabeth Payne, professor of history and director of the McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College, Ole Miss is one of only 10 institutions in the United States that produced both a Rhodes and a Truman scholar in the 1998-99 academic year. Others included Yale, Harvard, Duke, Stanford and Howard universities; the universities of Texas at Austin, Chicago and New Mexico; and the U.S. Military Academy.


Youth At Risk Workshop Offered For Counselors, Mental Health Professionals, Will Odom Jan 1999

Youth At Risk Workshop Offered For Counselors, Mental Health Professionals, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- The University of Mississippi Office of Summer School will conduct a "Youth-At-Risk Workshop" July 11-16 on the Oxford campus.


Campus Receives $1.8 Million For Research, Education Projects In May, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Campus Receives $1.8 Million For Research, Education Projects In May, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi professors received $1.8 million for research, service and education projects in May.


Tv Violence And Kids: Solutions Begin At Home, Says Ole Miss Professor, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Tv Violence And Kids: Solutions Begin At Home, Says Ole Miss Professor, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Juvenile crime is down. So are teen pregnancy and teen smoking. In fact, a recent government report suggests that life is improving for America's children in almost every statistical measure of health, education and family resources.


Students Can Explore Interests, Retain Options While Earning College Credits Through Rotc, Adrian Aumen Jan 1999

Students Can Explore Interests, Retain Options While Earning College Credits Through Rotc, Adrian Aumen

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- For the student considering a career in the military, a chance to "test the waters before taking the plunge" can be both valuable and fun. For the parents who wonder if their child's military interest is rock-solid or simply a passing whim, a chance to gain commitment-free exposure to military life can be a relief.


Ole Miss Reports $36.8 Million In Gifts For 1998-99, Enjoys Interest In Philanthropy, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Ole Miss Reports $36.8 Million In Gifts For 1998-99, Enjoys Interest In Philanthropy, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- There's a national movement underway to increase organized philanthropy among Americans, but University of Mississippi officials say they are already seeing a significant influx of gifts from alumni and friends. To the tune of $36.8 million in the last year.


Ole Miss Faculty Assured Of Access To Latest Technology To Enhance Teaching, Research, Elaine Pugh Jan 1999

Ole Miss Faculty Assured Of Access To Latest Technology To Enhance Teaching, Research, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

... Chancellor Khayat makes commitment at first fall faculty meeting


Fall Visit Day Hosted On Campus Oct. 9 For High School, Transfer Students, Will Odom Jan 1999

Fall Visit Day Hosted On Campus Oct. 9 For High School, Transfer Students, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- High School and Transfer students will be able to catch a glimpse of the many elements of college life as The University of Mississippi opens its doors to perspective students for its annual Fall Visit Day Oct. 9.


Um Offers Workshop Addressing The Oppositional, Defiant Child, Will Odom Jan 1999

Um Offers Workshop Addressing The Oppositional, Defiant Child, Will Odom

University of Mississippi News

Oppositional and Defiant Child" Sept. 29 at the Grand Casino Convention Center in Tunica.


Largest Business Scholarship In State: Ole Miss Names Owen Of New Albany To $40,000 Day Award, Deidra Walters Jan 1999

Largest Business Scholarship In State: Ole Miss Names Owen Of New Albany To $40,000 Day Award, Deidra Walters

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Never assume that your child isn't listening. Jennifer Owen's father told her that good leadership can make the difference in a good company and a great one. Now the 1999 recipient of a $40,000 Christine and Clarence Day Business Scholarship at The University of Mississippi, Owen is beginning her quest for a top-notch business degree that will enable her to be a great leader.


University Artist Series Brings World-Class Performers To Ole Miss, Tickets On Sale Now, Adrien Aumen Jan 1999

University Artist Series Brings World-Class Performers To Ole Miss, Tickets On Sale Now, Adrien Aumen

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- From amusing Shakespearean romance to dazzling instrumental sound to breathtaking modern dance, The University of Mississippi Artist Series offers a full range of quality entertainment at an equally enjoyable price.


Ole Miss, Notable Food Enthusiasts Join To Create Foodways Alliance Under Southern Studies Center, Michael Harrelson Jan 1999

Ole Miss, Notable Food Enthusiasts Join To Create Foodways Alliance Under Southern Studies Center, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

... Charter memberships in organization now available


Major Upgrade Of Um's Supercomputer Facilities Will Benefit State's Researchers, Students, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Major Upgrade Of Um's Supercomputer Facilities Will Benefit State's Researchers, Students, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- A major upgrade at the Mississippi Center for Supercomputing Research (MCSR) will enable the state's university researchers and students to perform computing tasks that would otherwise be too huge and complex to tackle.


Political Science Professor Stuckey To Receive 1999 Humanities Award, Give Oct. 26 Lecture, Michael Harrelson Jan 1999

Political Science Professor Stuckey To Receive 1999 Humanities Award, Give Oct. 26 Lecture, Michael Harrelson

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Dr. Mary E. Stuckey, a University of Mississippi associate professor of political science widely regarded as an outstanding scholar in the humanities, has been chosen to receive the University's 1999 Humanities Teacher Award.


Ole Miss Prof Creates Problems, Gains Worldwide Attention, Staff Report Jan 1999

Ole Miss Prof Creates Problems, Gains Worldwide Attention, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Getting 5,000 or so e-mail messages a week is no problem for Dr. David Rock, an associate professor at The University of Mississippi. It's his problems that cause him to get the messages in the first place.


State's Universities, Colleges Join In Nsf-Funded Project To Triple Number Of Ph.D.S Awarded To Minorities, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

State's Universities, Colleges Join In Nsf-Funded Project To Triple Number Of Ph.D.S Awarded To Minorities, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- African Americans make up about 35 percent of Mississippi's college students. Yet less than 3 percent of the doctoral degrees granted in the sciences, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) are earned by the state's African Americans.


Acclaimed Musical Drama, Man Of La Mancha, Runs Nov. 4, 5, 7 At Ole Miss' Fulton Chapel, Heather Sullivan Jan 1999

Acclaimed Musical Drama, Man Of La Mancha, Runs Nov. 4, 5, 7 At Ole Miss' Fulton Chapel, Heather Sullivan

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- Idealism can oscillate between madness and faith, hitting many notes in between. The musical drama Man of La Mancha -- based on Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes' classic tale of optimism-gone-astray -- invites audiences to explore this classic take on hope and despair Nov. 4, 5 and 7 at The University of Mississippi.


Ole Miss Professors Receive $8.4 Million For Research, Education Projects In Two Months, Rick Hynum Jan 1999

Ole Miss Professors Receive $8.4 Million For Research, Education Projects In Two Months, Rick Hynum

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi professors received more than $8.4 million for research, service and education projects in August and September. The September total was $4,050,670, while August's tally came to $4,371,212.