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Eight Ole Miss Students Win Stamps Impact Prize, Clara Turnage Feb 2026

Eight Ole Miss Students Win Stamps Impact Prize, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Stamps Impact Prize committee selected eight University of Mississippi students for its biannual competitive award program that funds undergraduate academic and creative projects.


Facilities Management Crews Fight Ice Storm On All Fronts, Carter Diggs Feb 2026

Facilities Management Crews Fight Ice Storm On All Fronts, Carter Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – As winter storm "Fern" slowly knocked out power and took down trees across Lafayette County, two dozen University of Mississippi employees waited in The Inn at Ole Miss, knowing that the hard work was about to begin.


Landscape Services Team Plays Key Role In Ice Storm Recovery, Carter Diggs Feb 2026

Landscape Services Team Plays Key Role In Ice Storm Recovery, Carter Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Like thousands of people across north Mississippi, Nathan Lazinsky lay awake the night of Jan. 24, listening to trees snap and limbs crash to the ground in the woods surrounding his Lafayette County home.


Mississippi Arts Commission Funds Writer Studio At Greenfield Farm, Marvis Herring Feb 2026

Mississippi Arts Commission Funds Writer Studio At Greenfield Farm, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Arts Commission has awarded a $500,000 grant to the University of Mississippi Research Foundation for construction of an overnight writer studio for the university's forthcoming Greenfield Farm Writers Residency.


Ole Miss Women's Council Honors 'Home Town' Creators, Tina H. Hahn Feb 2026

Ole Miss Women's Council Honors 'Home Town' Creators, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy will honor HGTV stars Erin and Ben Napier, both University of Mississippi alumni and hosts of "Home Town" and "Home Town Takeover," with this year's Legacy Award.


Cooking With Gas And Grit: Dining Team Kept Campus Fed Through Fern, Marisa C. Atkinson Feb 2026

Cooking With Gas And Grit: Dining Team Kept Campus Fed Through Fern, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Hotty Toddy spirit was evident on the University of Mississippi campus during, and in the aftermath of winter storm "Fern." Not through rousing chants, but through the basic necessity of food – all because of Ole Miss Dining Services.


City, County, University Team Up To Serve Thousands After Ice Storm, Clara Turnage Feb 2026

City, County, University Team Up To Serve Thousands After Ice Storm, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Once she knew her family would be safe in the wake of winter storm "Fern," Betsy Chapman had a thought: "What about all the families that aren't?" That thought grew into a communitywide relief effort that has served more than 3,000 families affected by the storm.


Explore Uncharted Ideas With Tedx University Of Mississippi, Staff Report Feb 2026

Explore Uncharted Ideas With Tedx University Of Mississippi, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – With topics ranging from groundbreaking science to frontier education, TEDx University of Mississippi invites the community to "Uncharted," a TED-licensed event with seven thought-provoking speakers set for 7 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Learning The Game Beyond The Scoreboard, Marisa C. Atkinson Feb 2026

Learning The Game Beyond The Scoreboard, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – While people are watching football, selecting their fantasy teams, keeping up with the transfer portal or calling a play, statistics often form the linchpin of their analysis. Some of those statistics may have been collected by sport management students in the University of Mississippi's School of Applied Sciences.


Returning To Campus: A Message From Chancellor Boyce, Glenn Boyce Feb 2026

Returning To Campus: A Message From Chancellor Boyce, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

Over the last several days, countless members of our Ole Miss community have worked tirelessly and with great care to prepare the reopening of campus on Monday, Feb. 9.


Recovery And Tree Resilience After Winter Storm Fern, Glenn Boyce Feb 2026

Recovery And Tree Resilience After Winter Storm Fern, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

In the aftermath of winter storm "Fern," our campus and community continue to navigate the impacts of this devastating natural disaster. Our focus remains on keeping our people safe, recovery, our return to normal operations and continued daily updates. I am writing to address the topic of recovery related to the beloved trees that grace our campus.


British Scholar Ponders Why The Blues Still Matters, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jan 2026

British Scholar Ponders Why The Blues Still Matters, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Tom Attah has played as a featured artist at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and at the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival. He also composed and recorded acoustic guitar tunes for a permanent exhibition at the former home of Georg Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix in Mayfair, London.


Education Dean Honored For Transforming Educator Preparation, Don Feitel Jan 2026

Education Dean Honored For Transforming Educator Preparation, Don Feitel

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education has awarded David Rock, dean of the University of Mississippi School of Education, the 2026 David G. Imig Award for Distinguished Achievement in Educator Preparation.


Physics Student To Advocate For Science Policy In Washington, Clara Turnage Jan 2026

Physics Student To Advocate For Science Policy In Washington, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University Research Association selected University of Mississippi doctoral student Byungchul Yu as one of the top winners of the 2025 Science Policy and Advocacy for Research Competition.


Speaker's Edge Showcases Ethical Leadership, Strategic Communication, Marvis Herring Jan 2026

Speaker's Edge Showcases Ethical Leadership, Strategic Communication, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi graduate students demonstrated persuasion, ethical reasoning and leadership during the Speaker's Edge competition Jan. 15-16 at the Jackson Avenue Center.


California Couple Adds $3 Million To Scholarship Fund, Tina H. Hahn Jan 2026

California Couple Adds $3 Million To Scholarship Fund, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Bill and Melanie Roper, of La Jolla, California, are deepening their commitment to University of Mississippi students by adding $3 million to the Bill and Melanie Roper Scholarship Endowment, which began with a $2 million gift in 2022.


Ole Miss Earns National Recognition For Community Engagement, Clara Turnage Jan 2026

Ole Miss Earns National Recognition For Community Engagement, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has recognized the University of Mississippi for its efforts to support and promote community engagement.


Sound Science: Ole Miss, Usm Use Acoustics To Monitor Coastal Threats, Clara Turnage Jan 2026

Sound Science: Ole Miss, Usm Use Acoustics To Monitor Coastal Threats, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – When a motorboat cuts across the ocean or a helicopter buzzes overhead, it leaves a sonic signature. Mississippi researchers recently teamed up to test sensors designed to detect and analyze those signals in real time, potentially offering a new way to monitor coastal threats.


Ole Miss Honors Mlk Day Through Service, Celebration, Marvis Herring Jan 2026

Ole Miss Honors Mlk Day Through Service, Celebration, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Many Mississippians may enjoy a family gathering, trip to the National Civil Rights Museum or, possibly, sleeping-in on Jan. 19. But this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, more than 150 University of Mississippi community members have scheduled different plans: serving their community.


Ole Miss Names Bradley Baker Dean Of Students, Staff Report Jan 2026

Ole Miss Names Bradley Baker Dean Of Students, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi named Bradley Baker as assistant vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students, appointing a longtime student affairs leader known for his student support and steady leadership during complex campus issues.


Methamphetamine Deaths Have Risen Across Every U.S. Region, Clara Turnage Jan 2026

Methamphetamine Deaths Have Risen Across Every U.S. Region, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Once considered a regional problem, methamphetamine-related overdose deaths have risen across every U.S. Census division, with particularly sharp spikes in the Southeast, including Mississippi, a new study reveals.


Major Gift From Alumnus Promotes Excellence In Stem Teaching, Bill Dabney Jan 2026

Major Gift From Alumnus Promotes Excellence In Stem Teaching, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi medical school graduate Dr. Bill Ashford and his wife, Leslie, of Madison, have made a $2 million donation to establish a named professorship in physics at Ole Miss.


University Seeks Innovators For Next Faculty Laureates Cohort, Marvis Herring Jan 2026

University Seeks Innovators For Next Faculty Laureates Cohort, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Lab at the University of Mississippi invites faculty members to apply for the 2026-28 cohort of faculty laureates, a competitive program designed to support those whose work advances public scholarship and the civic mission of higher education.


Hotty Toddy And Hospitality At 35,000 Feet, Marisa C. Atkinson Jan 2026

Hotty Toddy And Hospitality At 35,000 Feet, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – When Ole Miss fans boarded a plane in Jackson bound for the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, they were in for a surprise – and so were the flight attendants.


Hotty Toddy Drone Show Hits The Jackpot In Vegas, Clara Turnage Jan 2026

Hotty Toddy Drone Show Hits The Jackpot In Vegas, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – What happens at Ole Miss doesn't stay at Ole Miss. In fact, the Rebels' stellar football season was a subject that lit up the sky in Las Vegas with 600 drones during a dazzling display.


Hotty Toddy Tailgate: Oxford School Turns Hallways Into Mini Grove, Marvis Herring Jan 2026

Hotty Toddy Tailgate: Oxford School Turns Hallways Into Mini Grove, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The vibrant, manicured grass, towering magnolia trees, Ole Miss tents with finger foods, a Walk of Champions archway and even restrooms labeled "Hotty Toddy Potty" helped recreate the iconic Grove inside Della Davidson Elementary School on Thursday (Jan. 8).


Alford Family Carries Ole Miss Legacy Forward At Fiesta Bowl, Clara Turnage Jan 2026

Alford Family Carries Ole Miss Legacy Forward At Fiesta Bowl, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The last time the University of Mississippi won a football national championship, in 1960, offensive lineman Warner Alford was on the field. As the Rebels prepare for a semifinal that could send them back to the title game, Alford's son and daughter-in-law will be there, too – wearing his letterman sweater.


Littlest Commodores Send Big Cheers To The Rebels, Marisa C. Atkinson Jan 2026

Littlest Commodores Send Big Cheers To The Rebels, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Starting their school day cheering for the Ole Miss Rebels is exactly what students at Lafayette Elementary School did on a foggy Tuesday morning.


Oxford Schools Show Top-To-Bottom Support For Rebels In Semifinals, Tim Kephart Jan 2026

Oxford Schools Show Top-To-Bottom Support For Rebels In Semifinals, Tim Kephart

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – From billboards to social media and everywhere in between, support for the Ole Miss Rebels is showing up everywhere as the team gets set to play Thursday (Jan. 8) in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.


Fiesta Bowl Leader Cheers Alma Mater In College Football Playoffs, Clara Turnage Jan 2026

Fiesta Bowl Leader Cheers Alma Mater In College Football Playoffs, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – When Randle House joined the Fiesta Sports Foundation volunteer team in 2011, he dreamed of one day seeing the Ole Miss Rebels take the field for the foundation's game, the Fiesta Bowl. Now that dream is becoming a reality.