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Study Aims To Increase Support For Disabled Students In Stem, Clara Turnage Oct 2024

Study Aims To Increase Support For Disabled Students In Stem, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – When asked to imagine a scientist, many people think of white-haired men in lab coats. This misconception makes it difficult for graduate students in STEM – particularly those who are disabled – to see themselves as a real scientist, a University of Mississippi researcher says.


Gilder-Jordan Lecture Focuses On Enslaved People's Legal Consciousness, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Oct 2024

Gilder-Jordan Lecture Focuses On Enslaved People's Legal Consciousness, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – One of the nation's top scholars of slavery and gender will explore how much enslaved people in the South knew about the law and how that influenced their decisions to flee to the North in this year's Gilder-Jordan Lecture in Southern Cultural History at the University of Mississippi.


Ole Miss Experts Instruct Public School Teachers On Ai Best Practices, Erin Garrett Sep 2024

Ole Miss Experts Instruct Public School Teachers On Ai Best Practices, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – What began as an effort to advise University of Mississippi writing faculty on artificial intelligence use in the classroom has expanded to reach regional K-12 teachers this fall.


Nominate Your Pick For The 2025 Common Reading Experience Book, Clara Turnage Sep 2024

Nominate Your Pick For The 2025 Common Reading Experience Book, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi committee is soliciting nominations for the 2025 Common Reading Experience selection, the book that will be delivered to each incoming freshman and transfer student before the fall 2025 semester.


Longtime Ole Miss Supporters Fund New Student, Faculty Endowments, Tina H. Hahn Sep 2024

Longtime Ole Miss Supporters Fund New Student, Faculty Endowments, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Rosemary and Sandy Williams, who have been active in various community-building initiatives over the years, are giving $250,000 for University of Mississippi student scholarships and faculty support.


Mathematics Group Earns National Award During Inaugural Year, Marvis Herring Sep 2024

Mathematics Group Earns National Award During Inaugural Year, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Association for Women in Mathematics has honored the University of Mississippi with its 2024 Student Chapter Award for Community Outreach.


Longest Table Event To Promote Community And Conversation, Marvis Herring Sep 2024

Longest Table Event To Promote Community And Conversation, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Whether it's family dinner, brunch with friends or a work potluck, shared meals build a sense of community, and those dining experiences often spur thought-provoking conversations.


Wellness Initiative Offers Free Game Day Hydration, Marvis Herring Sep 2024

Wellness Initiative Offers Free Game Day Hydration, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – "HYDR" has become a popular shorthand among Ole Miss fans for the Rebels' "Hotty Toddy" cheer, even inspiring a copyrighted brand of apparel and gifts. Now, a new initiative is reminding everyone to H-Y-D-R-A-T-E while celebrating game day festivities.


Professor's Photography Selected For International Exhibition In Nyc, Marvis Herring Sep 2024

Professor's Photography Selected For International Exhibition In Nyc, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Several photographs of Black women in the wake of George Floyd's death taken by University of Mississippi professor Vanessa Charlot have been selected for an international exhibition in New York.


Professor Uses Stem To Help Solve Food Security In Mississippi, Clara Turnage Sep 2024

Professor Uses Stem To Help Solve Food Security In Mississippi, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – David H. Holben has spent most of the last decade educating children in north Mississippi using food, gardens and nutrition. Now, his work and others' are being recognized by the White House.


How Sweet Is The Milky Way? Um Astrochemist Is Helping Find Out, Clara Turnage Sep 2024

How Sweet Is The Milky Way? Um Astrochemist Is Helping Find Out, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Of all the questions asked about the cosmos over the last few thousand years, one University of Mississippi researcher's recent publication stands out: "Is space sweet or sour?"


Love Of Visual, Literary Art Combine At Greenfield Farm Invitational, Clara Turnage Sep 2024

Love Of Visual, Literary Art Combine At Greenfield Farm Invitational, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Lovers of visual and literary art alike are welcome at the second annual Plein Air Invitational, where artists from across the state will gather at William Faulkner's former mule farm to share their talent.


Theatre Professor Awarded Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship, Erin Garrett Sep 2024

Theatre Professor Awarded Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Lauren Bone Noble, assistant professor of movement for the actor at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded an individual artist fellowship grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.


Ole Miss Chancellor Appointed To Highest Ncaa Governing Body, Erin Garrett Sep 2024

Ole Miss Chancellor Appointed To Highest Ncaa Governing Body, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce has been appointed to serve on the NCAA Board of Governors and board of directors as the representative for the Southeastern Conference.


University Ranks Among 'Great Colleges To Work For' For 15th Year, Clara Turnage Sep 2024

University Ranks Among 'Great Colleges To Work For' For 15th Year, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is again one of the nation's "Great Colleges to Work For," according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.


Endowment Honors Lifelong Service To Education, Bill Dabney Sep 2024

Endowment Honors Lifelong Service To Education, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Brevard Family Foundation and friends of former University of Mississippi fundraiser Billy Crews have contributed more than $75,000 to establish the Billy Crews School of Education Imagine Fund Award.


Ole Miss Alumni Association Names Distinguished Alumni For 2024, Jim Urbanek Sep 2024

Ole Miss Alumni Association Names Distinguished Alumni For 2024, Jim Urbanek

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association will recognize seven distinguished alumni with its highest annual awards as part of Homecoming 2024.


News You Can Use: Crime Prevention For Everyone, Edwin Smith Sep 2024

News You Can Use: Crime Prevention For Everyone, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Phone snatching is a growing problem everywhere, but a University of Mississippi criminologist advises that everybody can take steps to lower their odds of becoming the next victim of criminals.


Oldest U.S. Multidisciplinary Honor Society Names Professor To Board, Marvis Herring Sep 2024

Oldest U.S. Multidisciplinary Honor Society Names Professor To Board, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi journalism professor Debora Wenger has been appointed to the board of directors for Phi Kappa Phi, one of the nation's oldest and most selective multidisciplinary honor societies.


Toyota Partnership To Fuel Stem Education Improvement In Area Schools, Marvis Herring Sep 2024

Toyota Partnership To Fuel Stem Education Improvement In Area Schools, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. – The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi has partnered with Toyota Mississippi to enhance and promote STEM learning in Lee County and the Pontotoc City School District.


University Study Hints Debate Skills May Lessen Negative Impact Of Ai, Clara Turnage Sep 2024

University Study Hints Debate Skills May Lessen Negative Impact Of Ai, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Higher education is facing a tough challenge as it adapts to the advent of artificial intelligence. To combat it, a University of Mississippi professor proposes using one of academia's oldest weapons: debate.


Author And Economist Power Couple Set To Host Campus Talks, Marvis Herring Sep 2024

Author And Economist Power Couple Set To Host Campus Talks, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is welcoming distinguished guest speakers Natasha Lance Rogoff and Kenneth Rogoff for two events discussing culture and economics on Sept. 25 and 26.


Building Leaders: Um Project To Integrate Character Into Classroom, Clara Turnage Sep 2024

Building Leaders: Um Project To Integrate Character Into Classroom, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Going to college is a time to study, prepare for a career and, according to two University of Mississippi researchers, develop character-driven leadership skills that can last a lifetime.


School Of Pharmacy Announces Operation Immunization Dates, Natalie Ehrhardt Sep 2024

School Of Pharmacy Announces Operation Immunization Dates, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – With flu season on the way, the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has announced dates and locations for this year's Operation Immunization flu vaccine initiative.


Building Fund Contribution Pushes Plans Toward Progress, Bill Dabney Sep 2024

Building Fund Contribution Pushes Plans Toward Progress, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – In the ongoing campaign to fund the Patterson School of Accountancy's new home at the University of Mississippi, a major gift has pushed the total raised from private support over $15 million.


'Nothing To Lose,' Everything To Gain, Jonathan Scott Sep 2024

'Nothing To Lose,' Everything To Gain, Jonathan Scott

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Prentiss native J.L. Holloway has come a long way from humble beginnings. Growing up, he had few resources and even fewer paths to success, but he was determined to improve his station in life.


Filmmakers Plan Um Screening Of Environmental Justice Documentary, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Sep 2024

Filmmakers Plan Um Screening Of Environmental Justice Documentary, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Filmmakers John Rash and Melanie Ho had a busy summer showing their documentary feature "Our Movement Starts Here" at film festivals. Now they're bringing the acclaimed production to the University of Mississippi for a screening and discussion.


Understanding Soil Fungi Could Fill Gap In Climate Change Prevention, Clara Turnage Sep 2024

Understanding Soil Fungi Could Fill Gap In Climate Change Prevention, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists have long searched for ways to mitigate the amount of carbon entering Earth's atmosphere, but an upcoming international collaboration seeks to show that the answer may have been under our noses the whole time.


Community, University Partnership Brings Mayfield Legacy To Life, Erin Garrett Sep 2024

Community, University Partnership Brings Mayfield Legacy To Life, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ecru community is celebrating a new chapter in preserving the legacy of renowned artist M.B. Mayfield. After years of collaboration between local partners and the University of Mississippi, Mayfield's restored home has officially opened as a museum and cultural center.


Pharmacy School Named Community Pharmacy Center Of Excellence, Natalie Ehrhardt Sep 2024

Pharmacy School Named Community Pharmacy Center Of Excellence, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy has named the University of Mississippi as a member of its inaugural class of ACT Community Pharmacy Centers of Excellence.