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Honors College Sophomore Class Bonds While Volunteering In Chicago, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Mar 2008

Honors College Sophomore Class Bonds While Volunteering In Chicago, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Building bookcases and painting walls might not sound like a fun group activity for many college students, but for more than a hundred University of Mississippi honors students, these chores provided an opportunity to bond while helping a good cause.


Spring Visit Day For Parents, Future Students Set March 29, Staff Report Mar 2008

Spring Visit Day For Parents, Future Students Set March 29, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi invites prospective college students and their parents to campus March 29 for annual Spring Visit Day.


Ole Miss Invites Review Of Self-Study Of Athletics, Barbara Lago Mar 2008

Ole Miss Invites Review Of Self-Study Of Athletics, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi committee is wrapping up a campuswide study of its athletics programs as part of the NCAA Division I athletics certification program.


Smothers Brothers With 'Special Guest' Yoyo Man To Perform March 29 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell Mar 2008

Smothers Brothers With 'Special Guest' Yoyo Man To Perform March 29 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - If laughter is the best medicine, the legendary Smothers Brothers deliver a powerful cure.


Um, Oxford Habitat For Humanity Chapters Team Up To Build Home, Admin Mar 2008

Um, Oxford Habitat For Humanity Chapters Team Up To Build Home, Admin

University of Mississippi News

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Greenwood Couple Gives $321,000 To School Of Engineering, Admin Mar 2008

Greenwood Couple Gives $321,000 To School Of Engineering, Admin

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.


Catalog Librarian To Receive Grant To Survey Film Libraries In Paris, Elaine Pugh Mar 2008

Catalog Librarian To Receive Grant To Survey Film Libraries In Paris, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Films are being introduced more and more to augment printed material in studies across the academic spectrum, and as with all library materials, identifying and making accessible the most desirable film titles is often challenging.


Porter Fortune Symposium Marks Women's History Month, Honors Historian Anne Firor Scott, Lee Eric Smith Mar 2008

Porter Fortune Symposium Marks Women's History Month, Honors Historian Anne Firor Scott, Lee Eric Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - American history is full of stories about women and their accomplishments, but until 1970, most of those stories were told by men. That's when Anne Firor Scott's landmark book "The Southern Lady" added a woman's touch and launched an entirely new academic discipline.


Third Annual Rebel Man Sprint Triathlon Scheduled March 29, Will Mestayer Mar 2008

Third Annual Rebel Man Sprint Triathlon Scheduled March 29, Will Mestayer

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi hosts the third annual Rebel Man Sprint Triathlon March 29.


Internship Program For Accountancy Students Places 68 Seniors Across U.S. And In London, Elaine Pugh Mar 2008

Internship Program For Accountancy Students Places 68 Seniors Across U.S. And In London, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -­ From billion-dollar private equity funds and hedge funds that are invested in everything from real estate in Bulgaria to wind farms in Germany, Jan Eftink is learning international accounting principles firsthand in the London office of Deloitte & Touche ­ and it's not even a real job


World-Renowned Empire Brass To Perform March 28 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell Mar 2008

World-Renowned Empire Brass To Perform March 28 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The internationally renowned Empire Brass concert band is scheduled to perform March 28 at the University of Mississippi.


Marine Scientist's Work To Aid Shrimpers Draws International Honor, Commercial Interest, Tobie Baker Mar 2008

Marine Scientist's Work To Aid Shrimpers Draws International Honor, Commercial Interest, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Faced with cheap foreign imports and rising fuel costs, commercial shrimpers working in the Gulf of Mexico are facing some hard times.


Honors College Student Chosen For Usa Today's Academic Team, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Mar 2008

Honors College Student Chosen For Usa Today's Academic Team, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Athletes may have their all-star teams to showcase the best in their sport, but in the academic world, there is also an all-star team for those who are superior in the classroom.


New Scholarship To Allow Recipient To Live, Study For A Year In Japan, Janey Ginn Mar 2008

New Scholarship To Allow Recipient To Live, Study For A Year In Japan, Janey Ginn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - One University of Mississippi student is to get a life-changing opportunity to live and study in Japan for a full academic year, thanks to a new scholarship funded by the Japan Student Service Organization, or JASSO.


Composers At Ole Miss' Concert Scheduled March 18 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell Mar 2008

Composers At Ole Miss' Concert Scheduled March 18 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The "Composers at Ole Miss" spring concert is slated for Tuesday (March 18) at the University of Mississippi's Ford Center for the Performing Arts rehearsal hall.


Noaa Recognizes Biology Student For Research To Preserve Marine Life, Tobie Baker Mar 2008

Noaa Recognizes Biology Student For Research To Preserve Marine Life, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - As apex predators - or predators at the top of their food chain - sharks are considered essential in a sustainable ocean ecosystem.


Sea Grant Law Center To Host Conference On Natural Disaster Preparation, March 25-26, Will Mestayer Mar 2008

Sea Grant Law Center To Host Conference On Natural Disaster Preparation, March 25-26, Will Mestayer

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Natural disaster preparation and policy planning for coastal communities are to be the focus of a conference March 25-26 at the University of Mississippi.


Chelsea Clinton Campaigns At Um, Participates In Hourlong Q&A, Tobie Baker Mar 2008

Chelsea Clinton Campaigns At Um, Participates In Hourlong Q&A, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - From the sunny Student Union plaza on the University of Mississippi campus Monday morning, Chelsea Clinton campaigned for her mom, Hillary Clinton, to become the Democratic candidate in the 2008 presidential election.


Faculty Brass Quintet To Perform Free Concert March 17 In Nutt Auditorium, Deborah Purnell Mar 2008

Faculty Brass Quintet To Perform Free Concert March 17 In Nutt Auditorium, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Faculty Brass Quintet is slated to present a recital Monday (March 17) in Nutt Auditorium of Scruggs Hall. The 8 p.m. concert is free and open to the public.


Former Nab Head Eddie Fritts Honors Wife With Women's Council Scholarship, Tina Hahn Mar 2008

Former Nab Head Eddie Fritts Honors Wife With Women's Council Scholarship, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A woman recognized in the nation's capital for her tireless leadership supporting political, educational and charitable fundraising is being honored with a University of Mississippi scholarship endowment and is joining the efforts of the Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy.


Shepard Smith To Broadcast Fox News Shows Live From Oxford, Staff Report Mar 2008

Shepard Smith To Broadcast Fox News Shows Live From Oxford, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Fox News Network is coming to Oxford Monday and Tuesday (March 10-11) to broadcast its "Studio B" and "The Fox Report" programs. Anchor Shepard Smith is covering the Mississippi primary and has asked for a crowd to appear on the live broadcasts with him.


Media Advisory: Chelsea Clinton To Campaign Monday At Um, Staff Report Mar 2008

Media Advisory: Chelsea Clinton To Campaign Monday At Um, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, plans to bring the campaign to Oxford on Monday (March 10) with a stop at the University of Mississippi. She is scheduled to take questions from the public at 10:15 a.m. in the Student Union lobby.


Media Advisory: Faculty Experts Available To Comment On Mississippi Primary, Staff Report Mar 2008

Media Advisory: Faculty Experts Available To Comment On Mississippi Primary, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

With the Democratic race for president still neck-and-neck, the Mississippi primary has taken on significance not seen in decades. Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are making personal appearances in the state in the days leading up to the primary. Several University of Mississippi experts are available to discuss the impact of the Mississippi race and offer analysis:


Honors College Web Site Receives Advertising Award, Julie Ward Mar 2008

Honors College Web Site Receives Advertising Award, Julie Ward

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi recently received a Bronze ADDY, a prestigious regional award in the world's most competitive advertising competition.


Um Receives Seal Of Approval, Stadium Security Training Complete, Tobie Baker Mar 2008

Um Receives Seal Of Approval, Stadium Security Training Complete, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – With 60,000-plus spirited fans packed into the University of Mississippi's Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on game day, there's always the possibility of an emergency situation.


English Dept. Alumnus To Be Featured In 'Best New American Voices', Edwin Smith Mar 2008

English Dept. Alumnus To Be Featured In 'Best New American Voices', Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - For the fourth straight year, a University of Mississippi alumnus in English is to be featured in a short story anthology series that lauds the latest crop of promising new writers from around the country.


Dozens Of Scientists Pulled To Oxford For Gulf Coast Gravity Conference, Lee Eric Smith Mar 2008

Dozens Of Scientists Pulled To Oxford For Gulf Coast Gravity Conference, Lee Eric Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Dozens of researchers and students will gravitate to the University of Mississippi this weekend for the Fourth Annual Gulf Coast Gravity Meeting, which begins Friday (March 7) in the Ole Miss Student Union.


Mpb's Gestalt Gardener Featured Speaker For University Museum Brown Bag March 5, Staff Report Mar 2008

Mpb's Gestalt Gardener Featured Speaker For University Museum Brown Bag March 5, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Felder Rushing, Mississippi Public Broadcasting's "Gestalt Gardener," is the featured presenter for a University of Mississippi Museum brown bag luncheon Wednesday (March 5).


Nfsmi Offers Training Program To Promote Healthy Cooking For Children, Deborah Purnell Mar 2008

Nfsmi Offers Training Program To Promote Healthy Cooking For Children, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Nearly one-third of American children are overweight or are at risk of becoming so; however, the childhood obesity epidemic can be corrected by making significant changes in eating habits and lifestyles, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


Nominations Invited For Annual Awards Recognizing Extraordinary Service To Students, Elaine Pugh Mar 2008

Nominations Invited For Annual Awards Recognizing Extraordinary Service To Students, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - College students often face difficult circumstances without family or friends nearby to step in and help. At the University of Mississippi, faculty and staff are encouraged to go the extra mile to assist students.