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News You Can Use: How To Review Films Like A Pro, Edwin Smith Jul 2024

News You Can Use: How To Review Films Like A Pro, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The opinions of professional critics can make or break a film's box office prospects, but anyone can learn to watch movies with a critical eye, a University of Mississippi film expert says.


Most Conference Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Edwin Smith Jul 2024

Most Conference Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Expectations, excitement and new experiences converged this summer at the University of Mississippi, as about 475 high school students from across the state participated in the 10th annual Mississippi Outreach to Scholastic Talent Conference.


Nasa Program Gives Three Um Students Opportunity To Design Satellite, Clara Turnage Jul 2024

Nasa Program Gives Three Um Students Opportunity To Design Satellite, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Designing a satellite just larger than a Rubik's Cube may seem daunting to some, but for four Mississippi college students, it's just rocket science.


Researchers Study How Deepfake Detection Tools Influence Journalists, Marvis Herring Jul 2024

Researchers Study How Deepfake Detection Tools Influence Journalists, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The scenario-based role playing inspired by the popular Dungeons & Dragons game has given University of Mississippi researchers a novel approach to study how journalists use artificial intelligence tools to verify audiovisual media.


Project Encompass To Increase Efficiency Through New Digital Systems, Erin Garrett Jul 2024

Project Encompass To Increase Efficiency Through New Digital Systems, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is embarking on a transformative digital initiative to modernize its core technology systems for student information, human resources, payroll and financial data.


Stewart's Gift Names Entrance To Ole Miss Football Stadium, Bill Dabney Jul 2024

Stewart's Gift Names Entrance To Ole Miss Football Stadium, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – James Stewart's recent $250,000 gift to the University of Mississippi is being honored by the Ole Miss Athletics Foundation with a lasting family tribute.


Study Focuses On Improving Care For Adults With Dementia, Edwin Smith Jul 2024

Study Focuses On Improving Care For Adults With Dementia, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor is researching ways to improve care and outcomes for people living with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.


Physicist Is First Mississippian Named To National Physics Panel, Clara Turnage Jul 2024

Physicist Is First Mississippian Named To National Physics Panel, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation have named University of Mississippi physics professor Breese Quinn to their High Energy Physics Advisory Panel.


Viking Technology Could Aid In Nanoparticle Research, Clara Turnage Jul 2024

Viking Technology Could Aid In Nanoparticle Research, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi researcher is taking a cue from Viking-era technology to better understand the dynamic structural properties of nanoparticles.


Um, Jsu Partner To Bring Young African Business Leaders To Mississippi, Staff Report Jul 2024

Um, Jsu Partner To Bring Young African Business Leaders To Mississippi, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – For the second consecutive summer, the University of Mississippi opened its doors to the next generation of international leaders through the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.


Um Announces New Vice Chancellor For Research, Economic Development, Clara Turnage Jul 2024

Um Announces New Vice Chancellor For Research, Economic Development, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has named John Higginbotham as the new vice chancellor of research and economic development.


Alumnus Invests In Ole Miss Accounting Program, Tina H. Hahn Jul 2024

Alumnus Invests In Ole Miss Accounting Program, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – N. Gordon Thompson hopes his investment in the Patterson School of Accountancy's new building at the University of Mississippi will help the school continue to capture national rankings.


Professor Leads Team Studying Nil Policy Issues, Edwin Smith Jul 2024

Professor Leads Team Studying Nil Policy Issues, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Many college athletics administrators, including leaders of the NCAA, have lobbied the U.S. Congress to step in and help regulate the evolution of college sports, particularly the emergence of name, image and likeness rights for student-athletes.


50 Years Of Faulkner: Conference Celebrates Half-Century Of Study, Clara Turnage Jul 2024

50 Years Of Faulkner: Conference Celebrates Half-Century Of Study, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – In 1974, a group of William Faulkner enthusiasts decided that the perfect place for a conference celebrating the work of the lauded author was his hometown. Fifty years later, the Oxford-based event is bigger and broader than ever.


Cmse Tackles Increasing Teacher Shortage With Middle Math Institutes, Marvis Herring Jul 2024

Cmse Tackles Increasing Teacher Shortage With Middle Math Institutes, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A record 18 educators completed a summer program at the University of Mississippi aimed at reducing the growing middle school math teacher shortage statewide.


Um Researcher Partners With Utc To Study Water Quality With Nasa, Clara Turnage Jul 2024

Um Researcher Partners With Utc To Study Water Quality With Nasa, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – NASA is providing nearly $300,000 to fund a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and University of Mississippi study that aims to develop a way to determine water quality from space.


Retired Faculty Member Builds Scholarship For Pharmacy Students, Mary Stanton Knight Jun 2024

Retired Faculty Member Builds Scholarship For Pharmacy Students, Mary Stanton Knight

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Joseph Byrd established a scholarship endowment to support University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy students with a $25,000 gift in 2016. That gift has since grown to more than $134,000.


Now And Ever Campaign Shatters Historic $1.5b Goal Early, Tina Hahn Jun 2024

Now And Ever Campaign Shatters Historic $1.5b Goal Early, Tina Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – With a pop of confetti and toasts of champagne, the University of Mississippi announced it has secured $1.5 billion for Now and Ever: The Campaign for Ole Miss, a goal passed more than a year ahead of schedule.


Um To Lead State In New Nanobiotechnology Consortium, Clara Turnage Jun 2024

Um To Lead State In New Nanobiotechnology Consortium, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The National Science Foundation has awarded $7 million to fund a University of Mississippi-led initiative to make the Magnolia State a new hub for innovative health care solutions.


Mississippi Flagship, Jackson State Partner On Accelerated Law Degree, Clara Turnage Jun 2024

Mississippi Flagship, Jackson State Partner On Accelerated Law Degree, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Jackson State University students who want to attend the University of Mississippi School of Law will soon be able to accelerate their progress, thanks to a partnership signed this week between the institutions.


School Of Education Honors Distinguished Educators, Staff Report Jun 2024

School Of Education Honors Distinguished Educators, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Education inducted five honorees into its Hall of Fame and named four individuals as Practitioners of Distinction at its annual Alumni Awards Celebration in May.


Trent Lott Leadership Institute Celebrates 25th Anniversary, Marvis Herring Jun 2024

Trent Lott Leadership Institute Celebrates 25th Anniversary, Marvis Herring

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – As the Trent Lott Leadership Institute at the University of Mississippi celebrates its 25th anniversary, it continues to break new ground in developing future leaders through its unique programs.


University Lands Prestigious T32 Award For Graduate Student Training, Natalie Ehrhardt Jun 2024

University Lands Prestigious T32 Award For Graduate Student Training, Natalie Ehrhardt

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – In a historic development for the University of Mississippi, the National Institutes of Health has awarded the university a prestigious grant to help support and train graduate students from groups underrepresented in STEM fields.


New Innovation Center Aims To Boost Mississippi's Tech Sector, Erin Garrett Jun 2024

New Innovation Center Aims To Boost Mississippi's Tech Sector, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A major technology center envisioned to spur entrepreneurship and connect research with industry and startups recently opened its doors in Vicksburg, backed by the University of Mississippi, ERDCWERX and other partners.


Um Video Production Team Wins Emmy, Edwin Smith Jun 2024

Um Video Production Team Wins Emmy, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A video story about the Ole Miss Wish for the family of Army warrant officer Kyle Rodgers last November has landed an Emmy Award for the University of Mississippi production team that put it together.


Endowment Creates Opportunities For Alcorn County Students, Jonathan Scott Jun 2024

Endowment Creates Opportunities For Alcorn County Students, Jonathan Scott

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Lanny Griffith is giving students from his native northeast Mississippi access to the exceptional college experiences he received at the University of Mississippi.


Um Students Win Medals In Russian Poetry Recital Competition, Edwin Smith Jun 2024

Um Students Win Medals In Russian Poetry Recital Competition, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi students recently received medals from a prestigious national Russian poetry recital competition.


International Collaboration Makes Headway In Neutrino Study, Clara Turnage Jun 2024

International Collaboration Makes Headway In Neutrino Study, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists are one step closer to understanding the behavior of one of the most abundant particles in the universe, and University of Mississippi students and researchers are helping lead the way.


Professor Studies Tutankhamun's Travels In America, Clara Turnage Jun 2024

Professor Studies Tutankhamun's Travels In America, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Pharaoh Tutankhamun's greatest act of diplomacy actually happened more than 3,000 years after his death, a University of Mississippi researcher contends in her upcoming book.


Gift Supports The 'Rhythm Of Life' At Ole Miss, Tina H. Hahn Jun 2024

Gift Supports The 'Rhythm Of Life' At Ole Miss, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Nancye Starnes, a lifelong supporter of the arts, has made a $4.5 million gift to help the University of Mississippi bring plans for a new scene shop, rehearsal space and music recording studio to life.