Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 9181 - 9210 of 13497

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Art Professor Named Liberal Arts Outstanding Teacher Of The Year, Deborah Purnell May 2007

Art Professor Named Liberal Arts Outstanding Teacher Of The Year, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Sheri Fleck Rieth, associate professor of art, has achieved much at the University of Mississippi since joining the faculty in 1999.


Mis Student Places Third In National Competition, Megan Daniel May 2007

Mis Student Places Third In National Competition, Megan Daniel

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi senior Daniel Horner won third place and $100 in the database design division at the National Collegiate Competition for the Association of Information Technology Professionals in Detroit.


High School Students Win Ole Miss Engineering Awards, Sarah Crabtree May 2007

High School Students Win Ole Miss Engineering Awards, Sarah Crabtree

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Nicollette Davis of Charleston High School was awarded the Region VII Ole Miss Engineering Award during the 2007 Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair at the University of Mississippi.


Ole Miss Students, Journalism Instructor Receive Top Awards At Statewide Pr Event, Deborah Purnell May 2007

Ole Miss Students, Journalism Instructor Receive Top Awards At Statewide Pr Event, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Four University of Mississippi students recently received top awards at the statewide Public Relations Association of Mississippi conference in Meridian.


Third Annual Civil War Conference Scheduled May 18-19 At Yerby Center, Mary Margaret Miller May 2007

Third Annual Civil War Conference Scheduled May 18-19 At Yerby Center, Mary Margaret Miller

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Civil War scholars and enthusiasts gather at the University of Mississippi May 18-19 for the third annual Conference on the Civil War.


Honors College Students Get Support For Out-Of-The-Ordinary Experiences, Rebecca Lauck Cleary May 2007

Honors College Students Get Support For Out-Of-The-Ordinary Experiences, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Two students in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi have been selected to receive Barksdale Awards, previously known as Extraordinary Student Awards.


Living Blues Magazine Publishes 'Mississippi Hill Country Blues' Issue, Staff Report May 2007

Living Blues Magazine Publishes 'Mississippi Hill Country Blues' Issue, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Interviews with blues musicians from north Mississippi - including DuWayne Burnside, David Kimbrough, Kenny Brown and the Rev. John Wilkins - are featured in the current Living Blues magazine.


Ole Miss Outdoors Offers Trip To Yellowstone May 13-20, Megan Daniel May 2007

Ole Miss Outdoors Offers Trip To Yellowstone May 13-20, Megan Daniel

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Ole Miss Outdoors offers adventure-seekers an opportunity to travel to Wyoming May 13-20 to explore Yellowstone National Park.


Croft Institute, Honors College Student Earns Fulbright Fellowship To Germany, Edwin Smith May 2007

Croft Institute, Honors College Student Earns Fulbright Fellowship To Germany, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi student - who as a youngster lived in Germany during that country's reunification and remembers hammering at the Berlin Wall - has the opportunity to teach there as a Fulbright Fellow.


Ato Adopts New Philanthropy, Funds This Year Support Langley Family, Genie Alice Via May 2007

Ato Adopts New Philanthropy, Funds This Year Support Langley Family, Genie Alice Via

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Playing tennis, cooking barbeque, painting signs and holding auctions all raised funds during the University of Mississippi chapter of Alpha Tau Omega's recent weeklong effort for their newly adopted philanthropy project, the Robert Langley Tennis Tournament.


Physics Students Receive Outstanding Sps Chapter Award, Sarah Crabtree May 2007

Physics Students Receive Outstanding Sps Chapter Award, Sarah Crabtree

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi chapter of the Society of Physics Students has been selected as an Outstanding SPS Chapter for the 2005-06 school year.


Community Outreach Program To Focus On Parkinson's Disease, Angie Barmer May 2007

Community Outreach Program To Focus On Parkinson's Disease, Angie Barmer

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 Parkinson's disease.


Fedex Founder Frederick Smith To Deliver Commencement Address May 12, Mitchell Diggs May 2007

Fedex Founder Frederick Smith To Deliver Commencement Address May 12, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The founder, president and CEO of FedEx Corp., Frederick W. Smith, delivers the University of Mississippi's commencement address during May 12 ceremonies.


Art Department Hosts Auction May 3 To Benefit Infant Daughter Of Art Professor, Staff Report May 2007

Art Department Hosts Auction May 3 To Benefit Infant Daughter Of Art Professor, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Department of Art at the University of Mississippi is sponsoring a silent and live auction Thursday (May 3) upstairs at Southside Gallery.


Ford Series Ends Season May 4 With Jazz Trumpeter Chuck Mangione, Deborah Purnell Apr 2007

Ford Series Ends Season May 4 With Jazz Trumpeter Chuck Mangione, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Legendary jazz trumpeter Chuck Mangione performs live Saturday (May 5) at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi.


John Juergens, Late Billy Barrios Recognized For Service To Students, Elaine Pugh, Dabney Weems Apr 2007

John Juergens, Late Billy Barrios Recognized For Service To Students, Elaine Pugh, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Each day at the University of Mississippi, students are impacted by words and actions of many faculty and staff who extend their work beyond classrooms, labs and office space.


New Director Named For Division Of Pharmacy Professional Development, Dabney Weems Apr 2007

New Director Named For Division Of Pharmacy Professional Development, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss - Randy Pittman has been named director of the Division of Pharmacy Professional Development in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.


Snakes, Bobcats And Frogs: Oh My! Summer Ecology Day Camps Scheduled, Tobie Baker Apr 2007

Snakes, Bobcats And Frogs: Oh My! Summer Ecology Day Camps Scheduled, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Etching leaves, dissecting frogs and hunting for shark teeth are on the agenda for children attending the University of Mississippi Field Station's 7th annual Summer Ecology Day Camp sessions beginning June 29.


U.S. Sen. Collins Discusses Iraq War In Campus Lecture Friday, Tobie Baker Apr 2007

U.S. Sen. Collins Discusses Iraq War In Campus Lecture Friday, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -­ Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said today (Friday) in an address at the University of Mississippi that if major changes are not made in Iraq by Labor Day she will support a plan for withdrawing American troops.


L-O-U Symphony Presents Season's Final Concert May 2 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell Apr 2007

L-O-U Symphony Presents Season's Final Concert May 2 At Ford Center, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -­ The Lafayette-Oxford-University Symphony Orchestra presents its final concert of the academic year Wednesday (May 2)at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi. The featured soloist is flutist Tracey Stokes, winner of the 2007 Student Concerto Competition sponsored by the Department of Music.


Oxford Aauw Chapter To Host State Convention At Um May 4-5, Elaine Pugh Apr 2007

Oxford Aauw Chapter To Host State Convention At Um May 4-5, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -­ The statewide spring convention of the American Association of University Women is scheduled May 4-5 at the University of Mississippi. The Oxford branch of AAUW is hosting the meeting themed "Honoring Our Legacy, Embracing Our Future."


Attorneys General, Assistants From 20 States Meet, Discuss Combatting Cybercrime, Jennifer Farish Apr 2007

Attorneys General, Assistants From 20 States Meet, Discuss Combatting Cybercrime, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -­ Attorneys general offices in some 20 states sent representatives to Oxford this week to compare their efforts in combating cybercrime and to receive tips on achieving success. The conference for the National Association of Attorneys General was hosted Tuesday through Thursday by the National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law at the University of Mississippi School of Law.


Oil And Gas Entrepreneur Named 2007 Engineer Of Distinction, Edwin Smith Apr 2007

Oil And Gas Entrepreneur Named 2007 Engineer Of Distinction, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

Julius M. Ridgway, an oil and gas entrepreneur of Jackson, has been named the 2007 Engineer of Distinction at the University of Mississippi.


Kennon Observatory Open House Offers Look At Venus, Moon And Saturn, Edwin Smith Apr 2007

Kennon Observatory Open House Offers Look At Venus, Moon And Saturn, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

A close-up look at the planets and beyond is available to amateur stargazers and other members of the general public Friday night (April 27) during an open house at the University of Mississippi’s Kennon Observatory.


Law Professor Appointed To State Civil Rights Advisory Committee, Lydia Hailman Apr 2007

Law Professor Appointed To State Civil Rights Advisory Committee, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights recently appointed Ronald J. Rychlak, associate dean and professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, to a two-year term on the Mississippi State Advisory Committee.


Natural Products Research Center, Shanghai Institute Enter Agreement, Edwin Smith Apr 2007

Natural Products Research Center, Shanghai Institute Enter Agreement, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Two of the world's leading botanical products research institutes are joining to study and promote the value, safety and utilization of traditional Chinese medicine commonly found in the multibillion-dollar herbal industry.


Um Hosts Honors Day Convocation, Staff Report Apr 2007

Um Hosts Honors Day Convocation, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi's most outstanding students received recognition as the school hosted its 64th Honors Day Convocation on April 12, where David Willson was honored as the 2007 Elsie M. Hood Teacher of the Year. Last year’s recipient of the award, Laurdella Foulkes-Levy, assistant professor of music, was the keynote speaker


Botanicals Conference Gathers Researchers From Around The World To Discuss Industry Issues, Mitchell Diggs Apr 2007

Botanicals Conference Gathers Researchers From Around The World To Discuss Industry Issues, Mitchell Diggs

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - When scientists and regulatory officials from around the world gather in Oxford later this month, their discussions promise to play a major role in ensuring that dietary supplements remain safe and effective for millions of consumers.


Accountancy Weekend April 26-28 Includes Cpe Sessions, Honors Banquet, Elaine Pugh Apr 2007

Accountancy Weekend April 26-28 Includes Cpe Sessions, Honors Banquet, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

Accountancy alumni and friends gather April 26-28 at the University of Mississippi for annual Ole Miss Accountancy Weekend. Activities include professional education sessions and a banquet to recognize top students and professors in the Patterson School of Accountancy, as well as an outstanding alumnus.


Inaugural Summer Piano Camp For Grades Seven-12 Set For June 10-16, Deborah Purnell Apr 2007

Inaugural Summer Piano Camp For Grades Seven-12 Set For June 10-16, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - An inaugural summer piano camp June 10-16 at the University of Mississippi offers students in grades seven through 12 an opportunity to study piano and make new friends.