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Art Professor Is Speaker Oct. 16 In Liberal Arts Faculty Forum, Deborah Purnell Oct 2007

Art Professor Is Speaker Oct. 16 In Liberal Arts Faculty Forum, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Paula Temple, professor of art, delivers the Liberal Arts Faculty Forum address at the University of Mississippi Tuesday (Oct. 16).


Student Group Seeks Volunteers For Coast Trip Nov. 9-11, Meghan Storey Oct 2007

Student Group Seeks Volunteers For Coast Trip Nov. 9-11, Meghan Storey

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Student volunteers are being sought at the University of Mississippi for a Hurricane Katrina relief trip to Bay St. Louis Nov. 9-11.


Um Teams With Holmes Community College To Offer Education Classes In Grenada, Pam Starling Oct 2007

Um Teams With Holmes Community College To Offer Education Classes In Grenada, Pam Starling

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi has agreed to partner with Holmes Community College to bring higher education to more Mississippians through a new UM regional site in Grenada.


Jackson-Area High School Students Invited To Meet With Ole Miss Reps, Staff Report Oct 2007

Jackson-Area High School Students Invited To Meet With Ole Miss Reps, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - High school juniors and seniors in the Jackson area are invited to meet University of Mississippi representatives Tuesday (Oct. 16) at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum's Sparkman Auditorium on Lakeland Drive in Jackson.


Concert Singers Join Guest Choirs, Orchestra In Tribute To Mississippi Composer, Deborah Purnell Oct 2007

Concert Singers Join Guest Choirs, Orchestra In Tribute To Mississippi Composer, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Join the University of Mississippi family Sunday (Oct. 14) to celebrate the choral works of internationally known composer and Mississippi native William Grant Still.


From Malaysia To Mississippi: Student Enjoys Robotics, Making New Friends, Edwin Smith Oct 2007

From Malaysia To Mississippi: Student Enjoys Robotics, Making New Friends, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - As a child growing up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Aik Min Choong received a LEGO Technic helicopter for his birthday and enjoyed endless fascination with the toy.


Msbdc Administrative Staff Recognized For Stellar Performance, Staff Report Oct 2007

Msbdc Administrative Staff Recognized For Stellar Performance, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The administrative staff of the Mississippi Small Business Development Center, located at the University of Mississippi, has been selected as the 2007 State Star.


Archie Manning Duck Hunt Is Fundraiser For Drew Community, Edwin Smith Oct 2007

Archie Manning Duck Hunt Is Fundraiser For Drew Community, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Hunting enthusiasts can join football legend Archie Manning in a quest to help his hometown of Drew, and one lucky participant will win a duck hunting trip in the Mississippi Delta this winter with the CBS Sports commentator.


Computer Science Students To Compete In Regional ‘Battle Of The Brains' This Weekend, Sarah Crabtree Walker Oct 2007

Computer Science Students To Compete In Regional ‘Battle Of The Brains' This Weekend, Sarah Crabtree Walker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A team of three University of Mississippi computer science majors is set to compete this weekend (Oct. 12-13) in the 32nd International Collegiate Programming Contest, conducted by the Association for Computing Machinery.


Mortar Board Chapter Receives Esteemed Award At National Conference, Emily Eskew Oct 2007

Mortar Board Chapter Receives Esteemed Award At National Conference, Emily Eskew

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Tassels chapter of Mortar Board at the University of Mississippi is among 51 chapters nationwide honored with a Silver Torch Award for the 2006-07 academic year. The awards were presented recently at the organization's national conference.


Cere Works To Improve Mathematics Education With New Funded Projects, Lori Simpson Oct 2007

Cere Works To Improve Mathematics Education With New Funded Projects, Lori Simpson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - New efforts to boost mathematics and science teaching in Mississippi's public schools by providing technology and intensive training for teachers are under way, thanks to two major grants to the Center for Educational Research and Evaluation at the University of Mississippi.


Ole Miss Outdoors Offers Good Deals In Trips Through December, Erica Brown Oct 2007

Ole Miss Outdoors Offers Good Deals In Trips Through December, Erica Brown

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss Outdoors at the University of Mississippi has several trips left on this semester's schedule that should interest nature lovers and sporting enthusiasts. The adventures, under the guidance of trained student trip leaders, are open UM students, employees and community members.


Um Sophomore Among 60 Nationwide Named ‘Emerging Scholar' By Phi Kappa Phi, Lindsey Phillips Oct 2007

Um Sophomore Among 60 Nationwide Named ‘Emerging Scholar' By Phi Kappa Phi, Lindsey Phillips

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi student is among 60 sophomores nationwide to be named "emerging scholars" by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.


Physicists Get Nsf Grant To Develop Equipment To Search For New Subatomic Particles, Edwin Smith Oct 2007

Physicists Get Nsf Grant To Develop Equipment To Search For New Subatomic Particles, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Two University of Mississippi physicists have been awarded a competitive grant to build equipment to be used in the ongoing search for new subatomic particles.


Retired Professor Harrington Dies, Arrangements Announced, Elaine Pugh Oct 2007

Retired Professor Harrington Dies, Arrangements Announced, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Michael Louis Harrington of Oxford, retired University of Mississippi professor and administrator, passed away this week while visiting in Portland, Ore. Harrington, 63, was born in Portland. He joined the Ole Miss faculty as assistant professor of philosophy in 1970 and retired last year as professor emeritus. He served as chairman of the Department of Philosophy and Religion from 1999 to 2005.


Voodoo, Spirituality To Be Discussed In Lecture By Anthropologist Oct. 9, Elaine Pugh Oct 2007

Voodoo, Spirituality To Be Discussed In Lecture By Anthropologist Oct. 9, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss.- A research anthropologist who successfully blends unlikely topics delivers the address "Do That Voodoo You Do So Well: New Interpretations of an Old Spirituality" Tuesday (Oct.9) at the University of Mississippi.


Graduate Instructor Recognized For Excellence In Teaching Freshmen, Will Mestayer Oct 2007

Graduate Instructor Recognized For Excellence In Teaching Freshmen, Will Mestayer

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi graduate instructor in English has received an award recognizing him as an outstanding teacher of freshmen.


Fall Journalism Week Provides Motivation For Journalism Career-Seeking Students, Oct. 8-12, Deborah Purnell Oct 2007

Fall Journalism Week Provides Motivation For Journalism Career-Seeking Students, Oct. 8-12, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - National, regional and local industry leaders are slated to make presentations to students at the University of Mississippi during annual fall Journalism Week Oct. 8-12.


Funeral Services Set For Um Track Star Rodney Lockhart, Barbara Lago Oct 2007

Funeral Services Set For Um Track Star Rodney Lockhart, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The funeral for University of Mississippi track star Rodney Lydale Lockhart is set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the J.Z. George High School gymnasium in Carrollton.


Fraternity Sanctioned For Alcohol Violations, Staff Report Oct 2007

Fraternity Sanctioned For Alcohol Violations, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi fraternity has been sanctioned after an inquiry determined the group provided alcohol to some of its members and guests the night a student fell from a tree and died.


Researchers Simulate Rainstorms To Evaluate Potential Of Rice Fields In Cutting Water Pollution, Michelle Edwards Oct 2007

Researchers Simulate Rainstorms To Evaluate Potential Of Rice Fields In Cutting Water Pollution, Michelle Edwards

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Pesticides are an important part of modern agriculture, enabling farmers to grow vast amounts of food by keeping hungry insects away from the crops. But when those pesticides wash off the fields and into nearby lakes and streams, they pose a problem for wildlife and even people.


Artist Series Kicks Off Season With Chamber Ensemble, Oct. 9, Deborah Purnell Oct 2007

Artist Series Kicks Off Season With Chamber Ensemble, Oct. 9, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Described as "nothing short of stunning" by Gramophone magazine, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble makes its first visit to the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday (Oct. 9). Norm Easterbrook, center director, said the ensemble's performance is sure to please the most discerning of classical music aficionados.


Williams Library To Offer Free Session On Preserving Family Memories, Elaine Pugh Oct 2007

Williams Library To Offer Free Session On Preserving Family Memories, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Families can learn how to preserve cherished keepsakes - from photographs and paper documents to sound recordings and home movies - in a free, public workshop Friday (Oct. 5) at the University of Mississippi.


U.S. Air Force Band Of Mid-America To Perform Free Concert, Oct. 5, Deborah Purnell Oct 2007

U.S. Air Force Band Of Mid-America To Perform Free Concert, Oct. 5, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America performs Friday (Oct. 5) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Department Of Art Hosts First Exhibition Of Fall Season Through Nov. 1, Deborah Purnell Oct 2007

Department Of Art Hosts First Exhibition Of Fall Season Through Nov. 1, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Works by renowned daughter-father artists Beth Edwards and Larry Edwards are on exhibit at the University of Mississippi through Nov. 1.


All Roads Lead To Ole Miss For Homecoming Weekend, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Oct 2007

All Roads Lead To Ole Miss For Homecoming Weekend, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi students, alumni and friends look forward to a wide array of activities Friday and Saturday (Oct. 5-6) during Homecoming Weekend, planned around the theme "All Roads Lead to Ole Miss."


Overby Center To Host Symposium Oct. 12 In Tribute To David Halberstam, Deborah Purnell Oct 2007

Overby Center To Host Symposium Oct. 12 In Tribute To David Halberstam, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A symposium honoring the work of prize-winning journalist and author David Halberstam is set for Friday, Oct. 12, at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics.


Noaa Names Marine Lab In Recognition Of Um Administrator, Michelle Edwards Oct 2007

Noaa Names Marine Lab In Recognition Of Um Administrator, Michelle Edwards

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Ray Highsmith got a big surprise recently when he returned to Kasitsna Bay, Alaska, for an open house celebrating the grand reopening of a laboratory he directed for more than 20 years. They named the renovated facility in his honor.


Barksdale Donation Provides Scholarship For Mfa Student, Edwin Smith Oct 2007

Barksdale Donation Provides Scholarship For Mfa Student, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - John Hodges, a published fiction writer enrolled in the University of Mississippi's acclaimed Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program, has been awarded a $3,000 scholarship by the university's MFA committee.


History Prof Receives Humanities Teaching Award, Schedules Public Lecture, Edwin Smith Oct 2007

History Prof Receives Humanities Teaching Award, Schedules Public Lecture, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Jeffrey Watt, professor of history, is recipient of the 2007 Humanities Teacher Award at the University of Mississippi.