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Fema Approves Disaster Resistant University Plan, Edwin Smith Jul 2006

Fema Approves Disaster Resistant University Plan, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi's disaster mitigation plan has been approved by both the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency.


Southwest Mississippi Rebel Club Meets Thursday In Natchez, Scott Thompson Jul 2006

Southwest Mississippi Rebel Club Meets Thursday In Natchez, Scott Thompson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - George Smith, former assistant Ole Miss football coach and current executive director of UMAA Foundation at the University of Mississippi, headlines the Southwest Mississippi Rebel Club meeting in Natchez.


Rising High School Seniors Learn Chinese Culture, Language In Qingdao, Deborah Purnell Jul 2006

Rising High School Seniors Learn Chinese Culture, Language In Qingdao, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The city of Qingdao, China, is home to more than 2.5 million people - roughly the same as the entire state of Mississippi - so Jacob D. Patrick of Brookhaven was surprised to learn that residents of that metropolis are as friendly as his home state's reputation.


Law Endowment Is Memorial To Longtime New Albany Attorney, Jennifer Farish Jul 2006

Law Endowment Is Memorial To Longtime New Albany Attorney, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The family and friends of a prominent Mississippi attorney have memorialized him by establishing a scholarship endowment in his name at the University of Mississippi School of Law.


Expert Available To Discuss First Katrina Insurance Trial, Staff Report Jul 2006

Expert Available To Discuss First Katrina Insurance Trial, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Larry Cox, associate professor and Robertson Chair of Insurance in the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration, is available to comment on the first Katrina insurance trial, which is in the hands of U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. The potentially precedent-setting case, filed by Paul and Julie Leonard against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., is the first of an expected hundreds of similar law suits. Senter's decision could come at any time.


Training Session Uses Silly String To Demonstrate Novel Ways To Teach Math, Science, Tobie Baker Jul 2006

Training Session Uses Silly String To Demonstrate Novel Ways To Teach Math, Science, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A group of middle-school teachers in training at the University of Mississippi have demonstrated that Silly String is an effective tool to teach math and science.


New Hesrm Chair To Expand Research On Childhood Obesity, Jennifer Farish Jul 2006

New Hesrm Chair To Expand Research On Childhood Obesity, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Mark Loftin, new chair of the Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management at the University of Mississippi, has set an early goal of securing more grants to study a variety of health-related issues, including his own area of study, childhood obesity.


Electrical Engineering Team Awarded $1.27 Million For Radar Chip Research Project, Edwin Smith Jul 2006

Electrical Engineering Team Awarded $1.27 Million For Radar Chip Research Project, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - An electrical engineering professor at the University of Mississippi has been awarded a $1.27 million grant to design a low-power radar chip which would have many applications.


Expert Available To Discuss Decision To Delay Banning Soft Drinks In Schools, Staff Report Jul 2006

Expert Available To Discuss Decision To Delay Banning Soft Drinks In Schools, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Charlotte Oakley, registered dietitian and fellow of the American Dietetic Association, is available to discuss issues related to the recent ruling by the State Board of Education to delay banning some soft drinks in school vending machines until 2009. Oakley is in her fourth year as head of the University of Mississippi's National Food Service Management Institute, which serves the nation as a catalyst for the continuous improvement of child nutrition programs and services, including those in schools.


Free Rebel Ride Shuttle Receives $30,000 Gift, Expands Route, Lydia Hailman Jul 2006

Free Rebel Ride Shuttle Receives $30,000 Gift, Expands Route, Lydia Hailman

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Rebel Ride shuttle service is to continue providing free transportation for the Oxford-University of Mississippi community this fall, thanks in part to a recent $30,000 gift from the Ole Miss Greek Fundraiser.


State Epidemiologist Says Local Planning Is Key To Being Prepared For Flu Pandemic, Edwin Smith Jul 2006

State Epidemiologist Says Local Planning Is Key To Being Prepared For Flu Pandemic, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A Mississippi Department of Health official said today (Friday) that local officials statewide would be wise to prepare for the feared Avian "bird" flu pandemic to become a reality.


Jackson Physician, Wife Establish Ole Miss First Scholarship, Tobie Baker Jul 2006

Jackson Physician, Wife Establish Ole Miss First Scholarship, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Proud of the strides made at the University of Mississippi in academics, athletics and facilities without marring the "emotion of Ole Miss," Dr. and Mrs. Darden North of Jackson have established a scholarship for deserving students.


Graphic Art Students Contribute To Redesign Of International Journal, Deborah Purnell Jul 2006

Graphic Art Students Contribute To Redesign Of International Journal, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Estuaries and Coasts, a bimonthly journal on coastal sciences, has a new look thanks to two University of Mississippi art students.


Foreign Language Educators Meet, Agree On Need For More Advocacy, Tobie Baker Jul 2006

Foreign Language Educators Meet, Agree On Need For More Advocacy, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A severe shortage of qualified foreign language professionals nationwide is being recognized by the Bush Administration and the subject is on the forefront at the University of Mississippi.


Economist Available To Comment On Escalating Fuel Prices And Other Economic Issues, Staff Report Jul 2006

Economist Available To Comment On Escalating Fuel Prices And Other Economic Issues, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

What's pushing oil prices higher? What effect is the Mideast conflict having on oil prices globally? Is there any relief in sight at the gas pump?


Snakes, Bobcats And Frogs: Oh My! Ecology Camp For Kids Is Huge Hit, Tobie Baker Jul 2006

Snakes, Bobcats And Frogs: Oh My! Ecology Camp For Kids Is Huge Hit, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Observing wildlife, dissecting frogs and hunting for shark teeth are all made available to children at the University of Mississippi Field Station's annual Summer Ecology Day Camp.


Jake And Julie Farrell Establish Ole Miss First Scholarship, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jul 2006

Jake And Julie Farrell Establish Ole Miss First Scholarship, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

Placing importance on the value of a good education, Jake and Julie Farrell decided to donate $25,000 to establish a scholarship in the Ole Miss First Scholars program at the University of Mississippi.


Bachelor's Program In Dietetics, Nutrition Gains Full Accreditation From Ada, Jennifer Farish Jul 2006

Bachelor's Program In Dietetics, Nutrition Gains Full Accreditation From Ada, Jennifer Farish

University of Mississippi News

Students studying dietetics and nutrition at the University of Mississippi are enrolled in a curriculum that recently received full accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association.


Um Names Inaugural Recipient Of Howard Stone Scholarship, Tobie Baker Jul 2006

Um Names Inaugural Recipient Of Howard Stone Scholarship, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

Benton York of Jackson is the inaugural recipient of the Howard Stone Academic Achievement Scholarship at the University of Mississippi.


Um Names Inaugural Recipient Of Howard Stone Scholarship, Tobie Baker Jul 2006

Um Names Inaugural Recipient Of Howard Stone Scholarship, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

Benton York of Jackson is the inaugural recipient of the Howard Stone Academic Achievement Scholarship at the University of Mississippi.


Um Names Inaugural Recipient Of Howard Stone Scholarship, Tobie Baker Jul 2006

Um Names Inaugural Recipient Of Howard Stone Scholarship, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

Benton York of Jackson is the inaugural recipient of the Howard Stone Academic Achievement Scholarship at the University of Mississippi. The scholarship memorializes Howard Hillhouse Stone of Martinsville, Va., one of three Ole Miss students who died in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house fire in 2004.


Fourteen Students From Four States Granted Honors College Scholarships, Edwin Smith Jul 2006

Fourteen Students From Four States Granted Honors College Scholarships, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

Fourteen outstanding high school graduates from Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee have been chosen to receive prestigious scholarships from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi.


Family Heirlooms Provide A Peek Into The Past: Kelley Family Donates Collection To Um Archives, Tobie Baker Jul 2006

Family Heirlooms Provide A Peek Into The Past: Kelley Family Donates Collection To Um Archives, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

Family heirlooms spanning five generations and once stored inside an old walnut trunk have a new home at the University of Mississippi's John D. Williams Library.


Miss University To Perform, Model Pageant Wardrobe In Free Show July 11, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jul 2006

Miss University To Perform, Model Pageant Wardrobe In Free Show July 11, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

Tara Tutor of Pontotoc, Miss University 2006, plans to model the custom-made evening gowns she'll wear at this month's Miss Mississippi Pageant in a special "trunk show" Tuesday (July 11) at the University of Mississippi.


Gift From Law Alum, Music Lover Begins Fund For Music Of South Professorship, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jul 2006

Gift From Law Alum, Music Lover Begins Fund For Music Of South Professorship, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

Music has always been a part of the South and Ron Feder aims to continue that rich tradition through his $100,000 gift to help fund a Music of the South Professorship at the University of Mississippi.


James Beard Foundation Donates $30,000 To Sfa's Gulf Coast Renaissance Fund, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Jul 2006

James Beard Foundation Donates $30,000 To Sfa's Gulf Coast Renaissance Fund, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The James Beard Foundation has donated $30,000 to the Gulf Coast Renaissance Fund, established by the Southern Foodways Alliance to help rebuild small, classic New Orleans restaurants destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.


Students Compare Civil Rights Struggles, Form Bonds During Summer Exchange Program, Tobie Baker Jul 2006

Students Compare Civil Rights Struggles, Form Bonds During Summer Exchange Program, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A Trent Lott Leadership Institute international exchange program is opening eyes for students about civil rights struggles facing America and South Africa.


Winter Institute Director Co-Authors Book On History Of First Amendment Rights, Edwin Smith Jul 2006

Winter Institute Director Co-Authors Book On History Of First Amendment Rights, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A civil rights historian at the University of Mississippi has joined two renowned scholars in writing a book about First Amendment freedoms.


Teacher Training Corps Program Revives Summer School In Holly Springs & Marshall County, Edwin Smith Jun 2006

Teacher Training Corps Program Revives Summer School In Holly Springs & Marshall County, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - For years, students in the Holly Springs and Marshall County public schools who needed summer school classes faced a tough choice: take classes at another school system or go without them. Unable to afford travel and tuition costs, many students chose the latter, and failed to advance to the next grade level.


Inaugural Recipients Of Holloway Fellowships Attest To Importance Of Assistance For Ph.D. Students, Edwin Smith Jun 2006

Inaugural Recipients Of Holloway Fellowships Attest To Importance Of Assistance For Ph.D. Students, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The generosity of a Jackson businessman and his wife is helping nine doctoral students at the University of Mississippi complete their dissertations without distraction, and 11 more awardees have been named for 2006-07.