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Oped: Join Us For Another Mississippi Milestone, Robert Khayat Sep 2006

Oped: Join Us For Another Mississippi Milestone, Robert Khayat

University of Mississippi News

Very early in Mississippi's history, our leaders made a commitment to educating the state's young people by creating the University of Mississippi. The Legislature issued our charter in 1844, and we opened our doors to 80 students in 1848. Since then, we have provided exceptional educational opportunities. During our 158 years, we have also mirrored the circumstances and challenges our state has confronted.


Piano Series At Ole Miss Kicks Off 2006 Season With International Performer Thomas Yee, Deborah Purnell Sep 2006

Piano Series At Ole Miss Kicks Off 2006 Season With International Performer Thomas Yee, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

The Piano Series at the University of Mississippi begins its seventh season Tuesday (Oct. 3) with Canadian pianist Thomas Yee.


Alum, Vulcan Capital Executive Returns To Deliver Public Lecture In Business Oct. 5, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Sep 2006

Alum, Vulcan Capital Executive Returns To Deliver Public Lecture In Business Oct. 5, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

Lance Conn, who oversees Vulcan Capital and the diverse multibillion dollar investment portfolio of Vulcan Inc., is scheduled to speak Thursday, Oct. 5, at the University of Mississippi as part of the Otho Smith Lecture Series.


Library Exhibit Of State's Civil Rights History Open Through December, Elaine Pugh Sep 2006

Library Exhibit Of State's Civil Rights History Open Through December, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss.-- Activist Fannie Lou Hamer was fond of saying, "Nobody's free until everyone is free," a statement that has helped inspire an archival exhibit at the University of Mississippi's John D. Williams Library.


Internationally Renowned Linguist To Speak, Sign Book Oct. 2, Lydia Hailman Sep 2006

Internationally Renowned Linguist To Speak, Sign Book Oct. 2, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Did you know that the word "daisy" dates back to an Old English word meaning "day's eye" or that the word "God" can be traced to "receiver of sacrifices?" These and other interesting word origins are to be discussed Oct. 2 at the University of Mississippi, when renowned language scholar Anatoly Liberman delivers the 46th annual Christopher Longest Lecture.


Alum Seeds Scholarship Commemorating Lost Wwii Submarine Uss Swordfish, Chris Schultz Sep 2006

Alum Seeds Scholarship Commemorating Lost Wwii Submarine Uss Swordfish, Chris Schultz

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Bill Warren of Fairfax, Va., president of BamBams LLC, has visited the University of Mississippi only once since graduating in 1979.


Grisham Series To Host Reading By Robert Stone Sept. 27, Kemisha Trantham Sep 2006

Grisham Series To Host Reading By Robert Stone Sept. 27, Kemisha Trantham

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Critically acclaimed American novelist Robert Stone reads from his work Wednesday (Sept. 27) at the University of Mississippi.


Former Alumni Association President Jim F. Ingram Dies Friday, Staff Report Sep 2006

Former Alumni Association President Jim F. Ingram Dies Friday, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Jim Ingram, a three-year linebacker for the Rebels and co-captain of the 1952 undefeated team, died early Friday in Tupelo. He graduated from Ole Miss in 1953 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. During his time at Ole Miss, he was also president of the student M-club.


Nih Awards Um $11 Million Grant For New Biomedical Research Center, Edwin Smith Sep 2006

Nih Awards Um $11 Million Grant For New Biomedical Research Center, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi pharmacology professor has been awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant to establish an $11 million natural products neuroscience research center.


School Of Pharmacy Welcomes Students With White Coat Ceremony, Dabney Weems Sep 2006

School Of Pharmacy Welcomes Students With White Coat Ceremony, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy welcomed first professional-year students to school Aug. 17 with a white coat ceremony at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Faulkner Birthday To Be Celebrated Monday At University Museum, Kemisha Trantham Sep 2006

Faulkner Birthday To Be Celebrated Monday At University Museum, Kemisha Trantham

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The 109th birthday of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner is to be celebrated Monday (Sept. 25) at the University of Mississippi.


Oxford High School Students Create Mural Depicting History Of University, Deborah Purnell Sep 2006

Oxford High School Students Create Mural Depicting History Of University, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Oxford High School art students visit the University of Mississippi Monday to unveil their mural depicting the university's years of progress in promoting diversity.


Faculty Brass Quintet To Kick Off Faculty Series At Ford Center Sept. 25, Deborah Purnell Sep 2006

Faculty Brass Quintet To Kick Off Faculty Series At Ford Center Sept. 25, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- The Faculty Brass Quintet at the University of Mississippi kicks off the Faculty Series fall concerts Monday (Sept. 25) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Media Advisory: Dedication Ceremony Set For Um Civil Rights Monument, Staff Report Sep 2006

Media Advisory: Dedication Ceremony Set For Um Civil Rights Monument, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The University of Mississippi hosts a dedication ceremony for its new civil rights monument at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 1 on the Oxford campus. The monument, located between the Lyceum and the John D. Williams Library, features a life-size statue of James Meredith, the first black student admitted to the university. It also includes a 17-foot-tall limestone portal, brick benches and historical markers.


Sea Grant Law Center To Host Leading Environmental Speakers, Jennifer Farish Sep 2006

Sea Grant Law Center To Host Leading Environmental Speakers, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Speakers from well-known environmental groups fill a series of three lectures this fall at the University of Mississippi School of Law hosted by the National Sea Grant Law Center.


Mba Program For Working Professionals Open For Enrollment Through Oct. 1, Brooke Hatchett Sep 2006

Mba Program For Working Professionals Open For Enrollment Through Oct. 1, Brooke Hatchett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Professionals working full time have until Oct. 1 to enroll in the Master's of Business Administration degree program at the University of Mississippi designed especially for them.


Grisham Writer-In-Residence Scripts, Stars In American Indian-Produced Documentary, Edwin Smith Sep 2006

Grisham Writer-In-Residence Scripts, Stars In American Indian-Produced Documentary, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

A visiting professor at the University of Mississippi is the writer and narrator of a documentary film that is thought to be the first ever produced, written, edited and directed entirely by American Indians.


Fda Commissioner Urges Students To Design, Build Changing World, Edwin Smith Sep 2006

Fda Commissioner Urges Students To Design, Build Changing World, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- The acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration challenged University of Mississippi students Tuesday (Sept. 19) to fulfill their roles as the designers and builders of civilization's and society's future.


State Science Poster Competition, Workshop Scheduled Oct. 2, Edwin Smith Sep 2006

State Science Poster Competition, Workshop Scheduled Oct. 2, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. -- Students in grades 9-12 statewide are invited to participate in a science-engineering-mathematics poster competition and workshop Oct. 2 at the University of Mississippi.


Coral Reefs Vs. Global Warming: Marine Biologist Examines Impact, Tobie Baker Sep 2006

Coral Reefs Vs. Global Warming: Marine Biologist Examines Impact, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

The decline, or possible extinction, of coral reefs could adversely impact tourism along the Florida keys, alter the livelihood and food source for South Pacific Islanders as well as lead to greater storm damage along coastal regions around the globe.


Lenoir Hall Dining Program Changes To Better Prepare Students For Industry, Jennifer Farish Sep 2006

Lenoir Hall Dining Program Changes To Better Prepare Students For Industry, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

Patrons of Lenoir Hall Dining at the University of Mississippi will see a number of changes when the program begins service Tuesday.


Coming Home Series Brings Grammy-Award Winning Singer Cece Winans To Ford Center Sept. 22, Deborah Purnell Sep 2006

Coming Home Series Brings Grammy-Award Winning Singer Cece Winans To Ford Center Sept. 22, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

Six-time Grammy Award-winning singer CeCe Winans is slated to perform at 8 p.m. Friday (Sept. 22) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.


Rebel Run Featuring Ole Miss Freshmen To Premiere Saturday In Pre-Game Festivities, Staff Report Sep 2006

Rebel Run Featuring Ole Miss Freshmen To Premiere Saturday In Pre-Game Festivities, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

University of Mississippi freshmen looking for a free T-shirt, priority seating in the stands and a chance to run onto the field at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium get their opportunity Saturday (Sept. 23) before the Ole Miss-Wake Forest football game.


Media Advisory: Acting Fda Commissioner To Lecture Tuesday At Um, Staff Report Sep 2006

Media Advisory: Acting Fda Commissioner To Lecture Tuesday At Um, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and former director of the National Cancer Institute, visits the University of Mississippi tomorrow (Sept. 19).


A&B Distributing Donates $5,000 To University Counseling Center, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Sep 2006

A&B Distributing Donates $5,000 To University Counseling Center, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A&B Distributing Co. of Olive Branch has donated $5,000 to the University of Mississippi in support of the school's alcohol and drug intervention program.


Physics Professors Installing, Testing Cms Detector Components At Cern And Fermilab, Edwin Smith Sep 2006

Physics Professors Installing, Testing Cms Detector Components At Cern And Fermilab, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Seven University of Mississippi physics professors are helping test components of the world's largest magnet to be used in the world's biggest atom smasher.


Sociology Professor Testifies At Congressional Hearing On Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program, Deborah Purnell Sep 2006

Sociology Professor Testifies At Congressional Hearing On Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The federal government should consider overhauling the methods it uses to count Americans between official censuses, a University of Mississippi researcher advised congressmen last week in Washington.


Oxford School Establishes International Ties, Ryan Whittington Sep 2006

Oxford School Establishes International Ties, Ryan Whittington

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A group of Korean school teachers recently received a firsthand look at elementary education in the United States, thanks to a workshop at the University of Mississippi and help from an Oxford principal and a fourth-grader.


Ruling Upheld, Powe Ineligible, Staff Report Sep 2006

Ruling Upheld, Powe Ineligible, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The NCAA reaffirmed its earlier ruling that Jerrell Powe failed to meet academic requirements and may not play football for the University of Mississippi at this time, university officials announced Thursday.


Theatre Department Kicks Off Fall Season Sept. 20 With Classic 'A Streetcar Named Desire', Camille Breland, Deborah Purn Sep 2006

Theatre Department Kicks Off Fall Season Sept. 20 With Classic 'A Streetcar Named Desire', Camille Breland, Deborah Purn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - "A Streetcar Named Desire," Tennessee William's classic tale of jealousy, rage, lust and love provides the season's kickoff for the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre Arts.