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Small Business Economic Impact Study Provides Key Points, Angie Barmer Aug 2007

Small Business Economic Impact Study Provides Key Points, Angie Barmer

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Mississippi Small Business Development Centers headquartered at the University of Mississippi recently completed an economic impact study on small businesses around the state and learned several key points.


Five Students To Receive Phi Kappa Phi Scholarships, Edwin Smith Aug 2007

Five Students To Receive Phi Kappa Phi Scholarships, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Five University of Mississippi undergraduates have been selected to receive Phi Kappa Phi scholarships this fall.


Center Of Research Excellence Offers Program On Risks Of Food Toxin Aug. 7, Staff Report Aug 2007

Center Of Research Excellence Offers Program On Risks Of Food Toxin Aug. 7, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The latest in a series of community outreach programs presented by the University of Mississippi's Center of Research Excellence in Natural Products Neuroscience focuses on a little-known food toxin called acrylamide.


Gulfport Attorney Honored As Um's Law Alumnus Of The Year, Jennifer Farish Aug 2007

Gulfport Attorney Honored As Um's Law Alumnus Of The Year, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A Gulfport attorney who has excelled in the areas of personal injury, products and medical malpractice litigation has been named the 2007 University of Mississippi School of Law Alumnus of the Year.


Accountancy Professor Writes History Book On Aacsb International, Elaine Pugh Jul 2007

Accountancy Professor Writes History Book On Aacsb International, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi accountancy professor Dale L. Flesher has often attended the annual meeting of AACSB International - the specialized agency that accredits business and accountancy programs throughout the world - but at this year's meeting he sat at a desk next to the registration table to autograph copies of his new book.


Parking And Traffic Rules Revamped To Ease Congestion, Parking Fees Increase For Fall, Angie Barmer Jul 2007

Parking And Traffic Rules Revamped To Ease Congestion, Parking Fees Increase For Fall, Angie Barmer

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Motorists at the University of Mississippi should pay careful attention to driving and parking on campus beginning with the fall semester due to major changes in traffic and parking regulations.


Oxford Couple Establishes Theatre Arts Scholarship, Sonia Thompson Jul 2007

Oxford Couple Establishes Theatre Arts Scholarship, Sonia Thompson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Dinah Leavitt Swan and her husband, Terry Swan, have established the first scholarship endowment of its kind for theatre students at the University of Mississippi.


Jack Butler Donates Collection To J. D. Williams Library, Elaine Pugh, Lydia Hailman Jul 2007

Jack Butler Donates Collection To J. D. Williams Library, Elaine Pugh, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Mississippi has a tradition of producing fine writers, and one of its native sons recently donated his collection of literary materials to the University of Mississippi.


Golf Course To Close Later This Year For Major Upgrade, Deborah Purnell Jul 2007

Golf Course To Close Later This Year For Major Upgrade, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Golf enthusiasts will be happy to know that the Ole Miss Golf Course is undergoing major renovations starting this summer.


‘Art Of The Falkners' Exhibition Open At Museum Through Sept. 9, Edwin Smith Jul 2007

‘Art Of The Falkners' Exhibition Open At Museum Through Sept. 9, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - An exhibition featuring artwork by Maud Falkner, William Faulkner and John Faulkner is open through Sept. 9 at the University of Mississippi.


Ole Miss Luncheon Series Comes Home To Oxford July 26, Jim Urbanek Jul 2007

Ole Miss Luncheon Series Comes Home To Oxford July 26, Jim Urbanek

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi Provost Carolyn Staton and Vice Chancellor for University Relations Gloria Kellum plan to discuss new campus buildings, programs and policies when the Ole Miss Luncheon Series makes its first stop in Oxford Thursday (July 26).


Instructor Of Freshman Writing Awarded Arts Commission Grant, Edwin Smith Jul 2007

Instructor Of Freshman Writing Awarded Arts Commission Grant, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi instructor has been awarded a $4,000 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission, the state's official grantsmaking and service agency for the arts.


Pharmacy Practice Professor Elected Chair Of National Professional Faculty Council, Dabney Weems Jul 2007

Pharmacy Practice Professor Elected Chair Of National Professional Faculty Council, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Brian L. Crabtree, associate professor of pharmacy practice and clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been elected chair of the Council of Faculties for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.


Field Station Director Brings Home World Title, Michelle Edwards Jul 2007

Field Station Director Brings Home World Title, Michelle Edwards

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – In only his second trip to the Pinto World Championship Horse Show, Mark Baker brought home the world championship in the Senior Western Pleasure Division.


Sexualities Focus Of 34th Annual Faulkner Conference July 22-26, Edwin Smith Jul 2007

Sexualities Focus Of 34th Annual Faulkner Conference July 22-26, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Long before the cultural revolution of the 1970s, the writings of William Faulkner began exposing the spectrum of human sexual experiences. Heterosexuality, homosexuality, incest and rape are among the themes explored in the Nobel Prize-winner’s best-selling fiction.


Gulfport School Administrators Do Their Homework During Instructional Coaching Seminar At Um, Tobie Baker Jul 2007

Gulfport School Administrators Do Their Homework During Instructional Coaching Seminar At Um, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Homework may be dreaded any time of the year, but it can be especially bothersome during the summer.


Um Officials Return From Jordan Conference With Plans For Partnerships, Tobie Baker Jul 2007

Um Officials Return From Jordan Conference With Plans For Partnerships, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi officials recently returned from a four-day conference in Jordan with plans to build partnerships, which officials hope may contribute to peace in the Middle East.


Um Alum, Accenture Retiree Named To Accountancy School's Hall Of Fame, Elaine Pugh Jul 2007

Um Alum, Accenture Retiree Named To Accountancy School's Hall Of Fame, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Jesse B. Tutor Jr. of Houston, Texas, was recently inducted into the Patterson School of Accountancy Hall of Fame at the University of Mississippi.


Six Engineering Professors Receive $4 Million For Homeland Security Research, Edwin Smith Jul 2007

Six Engineering Professors Receive $4 Million For Homeland Security Research, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Six University of Mississippi engineering professors have received $4 million to conduct homeland security research.


Outreach Offers Cultural Tour To N.Y. For Parents, Children, Stephen Belden Jul 2007

Outreach Offers Cultural Tour To N.Y. For Parents, Children, Stephen Belden

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A cultural tour of New York City for parents and their children is planned Aug. 30-Sept. 3 by the University of Mississippi Division of Outreach. The trip promises to be hassle-free and educational.


Photography Exhibit By Lisa Percy At Barnard's Gammill Gallery Through Aug. 17, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jul 2007

Photography Exhibit By Lisa Percy At Barnard's Gammill Gallery Through Aug. 17, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Photographer Lisa Bourdeaux Percy of Greenville exhibits her views of the Mississippi Delta at the University of Mississippi through Aug. 17.


Civil War Workshop Attracts Community College Teachers From Across Nation, Stephen Belden Jul 2007

Civil War Workshop Attracts Community College Teachers From Across Nation, Stephen Belden

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Community college history professors and instructors from 23 states - from California to Rhode Island - gathered recently at the University of Mississippi for a workshop on teaching U.S. Civil War history.


Ole Miss Alum Gives Children Gift Of Philanthropy, Sonia Thompson Jul 2007

Ole Miss Alum Gives Children Gift Of Philanthropy, Sonia Thompson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Jane Carter Thomas of Greenwood is providing her children an opportunity to mentor some of the University of Mississippi's most involved students.


Um Offers Pool Safety Seminar July 18, Free And Open To The Public, Tobie Baker Jul 2007

Um Offers Pool Safety Seminar July 18, Free And Open To The Public, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi offers a free swimming pool safety seminar Wednesday (July 18).


English Prof Gussow Publishes Book On ‘Modern Blues' From Faulkner To 9/11, Edwin Smith Jul 2007

English Prof Gussow Publishes Book On ‘Modern Blues' From Faulkner To 9/11, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - An award-winning University of Mississippi author recently published a book that relates unfamiliar stories of New York's blues scene: the artists, jam sessions, venues, street performers and eccentrics.


Hattiesburg Native Selected For Prestigious Carrier Scholarship, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jul 2007

Hattiesburg Native Selected For Prestigious Carrier Scholarship, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Laura Luther of Hattiesburg has been chosen to receive the University of Mississippi's oldest and one of its most prestigious scholastic awards, the $40,000 Robert M. Carrier Scholarship.


Um Student Wins National Award For Alcohol Education, Prevention Work, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jul 2007

Um Student Wins National Award For Alcohol Education, Prevention Work, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - J.C. Fleming III, a University of Mississippi student who has been lauded for his alcohol prevention and education efforts on campus, has received national recognition for his leadership.


Chancellor’S, Dean’S Honor Rolls For Spring Semester Available Online, Staff Report Jul 2007

Chancellor’S, Dean’S Honor Rolls For Spring Semester Available Online, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A list of students named to the University of Mississippi Dean's and Chancellor's Honor Rolls for the spring 2007 semester is available for viewing online.


High School Mathematics Students Delve Into 'Crime Scene' At Um Camp, Tobie Baker Jul 2007

High School Mathematics Students Delve Into 'Crime Scene' At Um Camp, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Thirteen high school students from north Mississippi arrived at the University of Mississippi Monday (July 9) for a weeklong Summer MathCamp and walked right into what appeared to be a murder scene.


Um Researcher Advises U.N. Group On Marine Genetic Resources, Drug Development, Michelle Edwards Jul 2007

Um Researcher Advises U.N. Group On Marine Genetic Resources, Drug Development, Michelle Edwards

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi pharmaceutical researcher suggested ways to encourage the development of potential new drugs from undersea resources during a recent presentation at the United Nations in New York.