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Faulkner Scholar To Retire After Three Decades At Ole Miss, Marvis Herring Jun 2025

Faulkner Scholar To Retire After Three Decades At Ole Miss, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Jay Watson, a leading voice in William Faulkner studies and University of Mississippi professor, retires Monday (June 30) after more than three decades of teaching, research and service.


Update On Expanding And Modernizing Campus Housing, Glenn Boyce Jun 2025

Update On Expanding And Modernizing Campus Housing, Glenn Boyce

University of Mississippi News

Thanks to your hard work and dedication, the University of Mississippi continues to experience incredible momentum.


Um, Greystar Partner To Build New Student Housing, Marisa C. Atkinson Jun 2025

Um, Greystar Partner To Build New Student Housing, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is expanding and modernizing its on-campus housing options through a new partnership with Greystar, a national leader in student housing development.


Students Tackle Manufacturing Challenges In Summer Course, Jordan Karnbach Jun 2025

Students Tackle Manufacturing Challenges In Summer Course, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

GREENWOOD, Miss. - Students from the University of Mississippi's Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence recently put their problem-solving skills to the test during a four-day value stream mapping course at Viking Range LLC in Greenwood.


Gift Honors Donor's Soft Spot For Kids, Bill Dabney Jun 2025

Gift Honors Donor's Soft Spot For Kids, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The late Mike Jones had a giving spirit, but a lifelong struggle with substance abuse and homelessness meant the most he could offer friends and family was his charming personality. But six months before he died from congestive heart failure in May 2024, a healthy inheritance allowed the Bay Springs native to share in more tangible ways.


Museum Leader Reflects On 13 Years Of Service, Clara Turnage Jun 2025

Museum Leader Reflects On 13 Years Of Service, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Robert Saarnio, longtime director of the University of Mississippi Museum, is retiring after 13 years of dedicated service to history, art and education at Ole Miss.


Q&A With Shawnboda Mead, Staff Report Jun 2025

Q&A With Shawnboda Mead, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Vice Chancellor Shawnboda Mead leads the Division of Access, Opportunity and Community Engagement, which focuses on creating pathways for student success while strengthening the university’s connections with the broader community.


From Campus To Career: C Spire Builds Talent Pipeline At Um, Clara Turnage Jun 2025

From Campus To Career: C Spire Builds Talent Pipeline At Um, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – C Spire's on-campus partnership with the University of Mississippi is helping students build career skills – and land jobs – before they even graduate.


Study Links Air Pollutant To Year-Round Respiratory Health In Jackson, Clara Turnage Jun 2025

Study Links Air Pollutant To Year-Round Respiratory Health In Jackson, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi researchers have linked exposure to high levels of black carbon in the air to an increase in respiratory-related hospital admissions in Mississippi's capital city, according to a study published in Environmental Pollution.


Honoring A Contagious Laugh, A Friend To All, Tina H. Hahn Jun 2025

Honoring A Contagious Laugh, A Friend To All, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Wyatt Thistle's smile, joy and hugs were legendary, and many people considered him their best friend. The 20-year-old from Alamo Heights, Texas, died earlier this year in a boating accident, but the University of Mississippi chapter of Phi Delta Theta fraternity is making sure his legacy lives on.


Research Finds 'Attractiveness Advantage' In Customer Experience, Jordan Karnbach Jun 2025

Research Finds 'Attractiveness Advantage' In Customer Experience, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Have you ever found yourself thinking a server, salesperson or customer service employee was especially attractive, and wondered if that changed the way you felt about the interaction or even the outcome?


Ole Miss Alumnus Invests In The Future Of Finance Education, Bill Dabney Jun 2025

Ole Miss Alumnus Invests In The Future Of Finance Education, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus Stephen Griner wants to help make the university a leader in the digital asset realm of finance education.


Um Hires Air Force Veteran To Oversee Veteran And Military Services, Clara Turnage Jun 2025

Um Hires Air Force Veteran To Oversee Veteran And Military Services, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has hired U.S. Air Force veteran Jeremee Alexander as the new director of its Office of Veteran and Military Services.


News You Can Use: Parents Have Vital Role In Helping Kids Navigate Ai, Marvis Herring Jun 2025

News You Can Use: Parents Have Vital Role In Helping Kids Navigate Ai, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Parenting has never been an easy job. In each generation, it comes with tough conversations on topics ranging from sex and peer pressure to politics and mortality. In the digital age, that list should continue to grow with family discussions about artificial intelligence, a University of Mississippi expert in AI literacy expert advises.


Researchers Take One Small Step Toward Planning Life On Mars, Clara Turnage Jun 2025

Researchers Take One Small Step Toward Planning Life On Mars, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Before they take the long journey to another planet, humans will have to find the right place to land. New findings from a University of Mississippi researcher may point to just such a place on Mars.


Study Indicates Use Of Bird-Friendly Glass Saves Birds' Lives, Jordan Karnbach Jun 2025

Study Indicates Use Of Bird-Friendly Glass Saves Birds' Lives, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss – A University of Mississippi ornithologist and researcher is working to make the windows on campus safer for birds.


Family Of Faith: Ole Miss Gospel Choir Offers More Than Joyful Praise, Marvis Herring Jun 2025

Family Of Faith: Ole Miss Gospel Choir Offers More Than Joyful Praise, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Soulful voices soared, a packed crowd swayed and burdens felt lighter as the University of Mississippi Gospel Choir shared showstopping praise at its 50th anniversary spring concert.


Gift To School Of Education Honors Mississippi Ties, Andy Belt Jun 2025

Gift To School Of Education Honors Mississippi Ties, Andy Belt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A new gift to the University of Mississippi School of Education honors a donor whose legacy to the college and state run deep.


High School Students Explore The Arts At Summer College, Andrea Drummond Jun 2025

High School Students Explore The Arts At Summer College, Andrea Drummond

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Some two dozen high school students are earning college credit and exploring their creativity through a four-week Summer College program at the University of Mississippi.


News You Can Use: Shining A Light On Home Security Cameras, Jordan Karnbach Jun 2025

News You Can Use: Shining A Light On Home Security Cameras, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – From autonomous driving to personal health monitoring, AI-powered vision systems are transforming how machines understand human behavior.


Mike Tonos Retires After Decade Of Service To Journalism School, Mackenzie Ross Jun 2025

Mike Tonos Retires After Decade Of Service To Journalism School, Mackenzie Ross

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – After more than a decade of service to the University of Mississippi, Mike Tonos is retiring from his full-time faculty role in the School of Journalism and New Media, but not from the campus or community he's poured his heart into.


Family Leadership Council Invests In Student Experience, Tina H. Hahn Jun 2025

Family Leadership Council Invests In Student Experience, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Family Leadership Council has invested more than $400,000 in the University of Mississippi to strengthen the student experience. The projects will help students maintain their physical and mental health, access career development resources and thrive even when facing financial challenges.


Sea Cucumbers Could Hold Key To Stopping Cancer Spread, Clara Turnage Jun 2025

Sea Cucumbers Could Hold Key To Stopping Cancer Spread, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Sea cucumbers are the ocean's janitors, cleaning the seabed and recycling nutrients back into the water. But this humble marine invertebrate could also hold the key to stopping the spread of cancer.


Gift Establishes Summers Chair Of Physics, Tina H. Hahn Jun 2025

Gift Establishes Summers Chair Of Physics, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The late Donald Summers wrote his first research paper during spring break in junior high school, conducting the research at the University of California Astronomy Observatory Library where he worked during the day and camped in the observatory's post office lobby at night.


A Life In Verse: Ann Fisher-Wirth Appointed State Poet Laureate, Marisa C. Atkinson Jun 2025

A Life In Verse: Ann Fisher-Wirth Appointed State Poet Laureate, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A lover of poetry since childhood, retired University of Mississippi English professor Ann Fisher-Wirth has been named the new Mississippi poet laureate.


'We Come As One, We Stand As 10,000', Meghan Dulaney Jun 2025

'We Come As One, We Stand As 10,000', Meghan Dulaney

University of Mississippi News

OKLAHOMA City, Okla. – University of Mississippi players and faithful left Oklahoma City without a championship but went home with something just as powerful: a legacy of love and family that filled every corner of Devon Park.


News You Can Use: Support Your College Student Without Swooping In, Marisa C. Atkinson Jun 2025

News You Can Use: Support Your College Student Without Swooping In, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – New dorm bedding, check. Suitcases to pack, check. Become a jerk to parents, check?


Um Research Indicates Stuttering Is More Than A Speech Disorder, Jordan Karnbach Jun 2025

Um Research Indicates Stuttering Is More Than A Speech Disorder, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Many people consider stuttering just a simple speech disorder. But University of Mississippi professor Gregory Snyder and a team of student researchers are working to upend that thinking and develop new ways of treating it as a complex central nervous system disorder.


Um Scientists Contribute To Landmark Particle Physics Result, Clara Turnage Jun 2025

Um Scientists Contribute To Landmark Particle Physics Result, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Researchers at the nation's top particle physics lab have made the most precise measurements ever of the movement of subatomic particles called muons. These measurements can help scientists discern how the universe works at the smallest level.


Study Examines How Well Wearable Tech Tracks Fitness Metrics, Jordan Karnbach Jun 2025

Study Examines How Well Wearable Tech Tracks Fitness Metrics, Jordan Karnbach

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Many Americans rely on their Apple Watches or similar devices each day to count their steps, track workouts, and measure how many calories they burn. But are those wearable devices accurate?