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Faculty Offered New Option To Hone Classroom Teaching Skills, Tobie Baker Mar 2007

Faculty Offered New Option To Hone Classroom Teaching Skills, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. The popular online social networking Web site Myspace.com not only allows college students to remain connected with friends, but also to grade their professors.


‘Celebration Of Life For Win Jordan’ Set For Monday In Paris-Yates Chapel, Tobie Baker Mar 2007

‘Celebration Of Life For Win Jordan’ Set For Monday In Paris-Yates Chapel, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- A celebratory service for Winthrop Jordan, professor emeritus of history and African-American studies at the University of Mississippi, is scheduled for Monday (March 5). "Celebration of Life for Win Jordan" begins at 7 p.m. at UM's Paris-Yates Chapel. Jordan, 75, died at his home Feb. 23 after a long illness.


School Of Pharmacy To Honor Distinguished Alumni March 3, Dabney Weems Mar 2007

School Of Pharmacy To Honor Distinguished Alumni March 3, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Three graduates of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy are to be honored by the school this weekend for their career accomplishments and professional service.


Ole Miss Luncheon Series, Chancellor Khayat Return To Atlanta, Staff Report Mar 2007

Ole Miss Luncheon Series, Chancellor Khayat Return To Atlanta, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi Chancellor Robert Khayat discusses recent successes at Ole Miss and the vision for the university's future when the Ole Miss Luncheon Series visits Atlanta on March 7.


Alum To Host Writers' Workshop March 21 Before Book Conference, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Mar 2007

Alum To Host Writers' Workshop March 21 Before Book Conference, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - An Oxford native and University of Mississippi graduate returns to her home turf to host a creative writing workshop March 21 in conjunction with the 2007 Oxford Conference for the Book, scheduled March 22-24.


Ole Miss African Drum-Dance Ensemble Presents 'Rhythms Of Liberation' March 6, Deborah Purnell Mar 2007

Ole Miss African Drum-Dance Ensemble Presents 'Rhythms Of Liberation' March 6, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi joins the world in commemorating Ghana's 50th anniversary of independence Tuesday (March 6) with a spring concert featuring the Ole Miss African Drum-Dance Ensemble.


Physics Professors Herald Descent Of Giant Cms Magnet At Cern, Edwin Smith Feb 2007

Physics Professors Herald Descent Of Giant Cms Magnet At Cern, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Seven University of Mississippi physicists are keeping a close eye on a huge construction project in Switzerland today.


Engineering 207, Oxford High Students Give Salvation Army Center Makeover, Edwin Smith, Sarah Crabtree Feb 2007

Engineering 207, Oxford High Students Give Salvation Army Center Makeover, Edwin Smith, Sarah Crabtree

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Smiles and sawdust spread around as power saws cut plywood and stock lumber to specifications. Hammers pounded nails into walls. Drills screwed hinges and hooks into boards. Wooden bins were equipped with rollers then wheeled across the floor.


Professor Publishes History Of School Of Pharmacy, Plans Book Signing, Dabney Weems Feb 2007

Professor Publishes History Of School Of Pharmacy, Plans Book Signing, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - To celebrate the centennial of pharmacy education at the University of Mississippi, a longtime pharmacy professor has edited a book chronicling the first 100 years of the School of Pharmacy.


Community Outreach Program To Focus On Alzheimer's Disease, Angie Barmer Feb 2007

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

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The third in a series of community outreach programs presented by the University of Mississippi Center of Research Excellence in Natural Products Neuroscience focuses on Alzheimer's disease.


First Women's Athletics Scholarship Established At Ole Miss Honoring Coach Ross, Tobie Baker Feb 2007

First Women's Athletics Scholarship Established At Ole Miss Honoring Coach Ross, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The first-ever women's athletics scholarship has been established at the University of Mississippi with the Coach Carol Ross Women's Basketball Scholarship Endowment, honoring women's head basketball coach Carol Ross.


Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama Comes To Ford Center March 1, Deborah Purnell Feb 2007

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Drama Comes To Ford Center March 1, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "Lost in Yonkers" comes to the University of Mississippi's Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts Thursday (March 1).


Media Advisory: Experts Available To Discuss Impact Of Toyota Plant, Staff Report Feb 2007

Media Advisory: Experts Available To Discuss Impact Of Toyota Plant, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Several University of Mississippi faculty members are available to discuss issues related to this morning's announcement that Toyota plans to build a new automobile assembly plant near Blue Springs.


Um Selected By Northwest Airlines To Launch World Travel Scholarship Program, Lateshia D. Harris Feb 2007

Um Selected By Northwest Airlines To Launch World Travel Scholarship Program, Lateshia D. Harris

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Northwest Airlines has selected the University of Mississippi to launch the company's World Travel Scholarship program.


Sea Grant Law Center Awards $550,000 In Grants For Legal Research, Jennifer Farish Feb 2007

Sea Grant Law Center Awards $550,000 In Grants For Legal Research, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The National Sea Grant Law Center, housed at the University of Mississippi, has awarded $550,000 in competitive grants for legal research and outreach projects as part of the center's 2007 grant competition.


Former Cherokee Chief Is Keynote Speaker For Student Gender Conference March 3, Lauren Freeman Feb 2007

Former Cherokee Chief Is Keynote Speaker For Student Gender Conference March 3, Lauren Freeman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Wilma Mankiller, former chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, delivers the keynote address for the seventh annual Isom Student Gender Conference Saturday (March 3) at the University of Mississippi.


Um Mourns Death Of Renowned Historian Winthrop Jordan, Tobie Baker Feb 2007

Um Mourns Death Of Renowned Historian Winthrop Jordan, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Winthrop Jordan, 75, professor emeritus of history and African-American studies at the University of Mississippi, died at his home Friday (Feb. 23) after a long illness. He was a Quaker and a member of the Oxford Friends meeting.


Nationally Recognized Attorney To Speak About The Practice Of Criminal Law, Jennifer Farish Feb 2007

Nationally Recognized Attorney To Speak About The Practice Of Criminal Law, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - An attorney who helped pioneer the Battered Spouse Syndrome defense in the late 1970s shares his experiences with University of Mississippi law students Thursday (March 1).


Theatre Department To Present 'Noises Off!' On Fulton Stage March 1-4, Megan Daniel Feb 2007

Theatre Department To Present 'Noises Off!' On Fulton Stage March 1-4, Megan Daniel

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi theatre arts students get cheeky in "Noises Off!" a British play about the effects of mixing work and relationships, set for March 1-4 in Fulton Chapel.


Committee Designs Plan To Enhance Learning As Part Of Reaccreditation, Lydia Hailman Feb 2007

Committee Designs Plan To Enhance Learning As Part Of Reaccreditation, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi is developing innovative plans for academic improvement as it prepares for accreditation review by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or SACS.


High School Students Have Hurling Good Time At Trebuchet Competition, Edwin Smith Feb 2007

High School Students Have Hurling Good Time At Trebuchet Competition, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - As hundreds of high school students armed with creative catapults lined opposite ends of the University of Mississippi Indoor Practice Facility, images of medieval battles easily came to mind.


Author, Philosopher Alexandra Stoddard To Speak March 2 At Williams Library, Elaine Pugh Feb 2007

Author, Philosopher Alexandra Stoddard To Speak March 2 At Williams Library, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Contemporary philosopher, author, interior designer and speaker Alexandra Stoddard gives an inspirational lecture and reading March 2 at the University of Mississippi.


Mpb To Air ‘Black History Voices' By Student Readers Feb. 27, Elaine Pugh Feb 2007

Mpb To Air ‘Black History Voices' By Student Readers Feb. 27, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – History students at the University of Mississippi are scheduled to give readings related to the state's black history Tuesday (Feb. 27) in the rehearsal hall of the Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


New Women's Organization Forming For Outdoor Adventure, Empowerment, Elaine Pugh Feb 2007

New Women's Organization Forming For Outdoor Adventure, Empowerment, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A new campus organization is forming at the University of Mississippi for women students who enjoy the outdoors and who seek more out of life.


English Grad Student Among 'Best New American Voices 2008', Edwin Smith Feb 2007

English Grad Student Among 'Best New American Voices 2008', Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi graduate student in English is to be featured in "Best New American Voices 2008," a short story anthology series that lauds the latest crop of promising new writers from around the country.


Marijuana Research Program To Be Featured On Hdnet's ‘Dan Rather Reports' Tonight, Barbara Lago Feb 2007

Marijuana Research Program To Be Featured On Hdnet's ‘Dan Rather Reports' Tonight, Barbara Lago

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - One of the University of Mississippi's most renowned researchers and research programs is to be featured on tonight's episode of "Dan Rather Reports" on HDNet


Oxford Native Hired As Development Officer For School Of Pharmacy, Staff Report Feb 2007

Oxford Native Hired As Development Officer For School Of Pharmacy, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Sarah Sloan Hollis has joined the University of Mississippi Office of Development as a major gifts officer. An Oxford native, Hollis is responsible for securing financial support benefiting the School of Pharmacy.


Legal Studies Department To Offer Counter-Terrorism Training For Law Enforcers, Jennifer Farish Feb 2007

Legal Studies Department To Offer Counter-Terrorism Training For Law Enforcers, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Police officers and other public safety personnel around the state engaged in preventing terrorist attacks can benefit from a new training course to be offered later this spring by the Department of Legal Studies at the University of Mississippi.


Artist Series Kicks Off Spring Season Feb. 23 With Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Deborah Purnell Feb 2007

Artist Series Kicks Off Spring Season Feb. 23 With Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Hubbard Street Dance Chicago brings its powerful and innovative repertory to the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi Friday (Feb. 23).


Anthropology Professor To Discuss Use Of Remote Sensing In Archaeological Research, Deborah Purnell Feb 2007

Anthropology Professor To Discuss Use Of Remote Sensing In Archaeological Research, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Jay Johnson, who was recently named a Distinguished Faculty Fellow in the University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts, discusses his research at 4 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 20) in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory.