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Ford Center Presents 'Trip To Bountiful' By Award-Winning Writer March 9, Deborah Purnell Mar 2006

Ford Center Presents 'Trip To Bountiful' By Award-Winning Writer March 9, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The screenplay "The Trip to Bountiful" follows Carrie Watts in the twilight of her life as she fulfills her dream of returning home. But for Carrie, it's not about the journey, it's about her destination.


Unique Musical Theater Program March 3 Celebrates Women's History, Elaine Pugh Feb 2006

Unique Musical Theater Program March 3 Celebrates Women's History, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A program in musical theater kicks off Women's History Month Friday (March 3) at the University of Mississippi.


Wheelchair Basketball Game March 4 Is Fund-Raiser For Life, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Feb 2006

Wheelchair Basketball Game March 4 Is Fund-Raiser For Life, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A team of University of Mississippi students, athletes and athletics administrators take a seat in wheelchairs March 4 to help raise money and awareness for an organization that helps people with disabilities live more independently.


Accountancy Prof, Asb President Honored At Legislature's Higher Ed Appreciation Day, Elaine Pugh Feb 2006

Accountancy Prof, Asb President Honored At Legislature's Higher Ed Appreciation Day, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi accountancy professor and the president of the Associated Student Body were honored Tuesday (Feb. 28) by the Mississippi Legislature at the 19th annual Higher Education Appreciation Day/Working for Academic Excellence.


Continuing Legal Education Conference Friday Explores Link Between Drug Trafficking, Terrorism, Mary Margaret Miller Feb 2006

Continuing Legal Education Conference Friday Explores Link Between Drug Trafficking, Terrorism, Mary Margaret Miller

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The link between international drug trafficking and terrorism is to be explored Friday (March 3) as part of the University of Mississippi's series of TechLaw Conferences on Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.


Physicists Work To Create 'User-Friendly' Black Holes To Study Hidden Dimensions, Fundamentals Of Matter, Edwin Smith Feb 2006

Physicists Work To Create 'User-Friendly' Black Holes To Study Hidden Dimensions, Fundamentals Of Matter, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Holes are usually unwelcome in scientific theory, but Marco Cavaglia and Vitor Cardoso want to do more than find holes - they want to create them.


Department Of Music Hosts Percussion And Drumset Clinic March 2, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

Department Of Music Hosts Percussion And Drumset Clinic March 2, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi Department invites drum enthusiasts of all ages to a Total Percussion and Professional Drumset Clinic on Thursday (March 2).


Doctoral Candidate Awarded Gilder Lehrman Fellowship, Cynthia Bullion Feb 2006

Doctoral Candidate Awarded Gilder Lehrman Fellowship, Cynthia Bullion

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi student has been awarded a yearlong fellowship from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York.


Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra To Perform At Ford Center For Double Decker Kickoff, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra To Perform At Ford Center For Double Decker Kickoff, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra has stood the test of time reaching back to the 1930s with its big band music and hit songs such as "Green Eyes," "Amapoa," "Tangerine" and "I Understand." The popular group takes the stage April 28 at the University of Mississippi's Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. The 8 p.m. concert kicks off Oxford's 11th annual Double Decker Arts Festival, scheduled April 29.


'Mr. Magazine' Reveals 2005'S 30 Most Notable Magazine Launches, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

'Mr. Magazine' Reveals 2005'S 30 Most Notable Magazine Launches, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - International magazine guru Samir Husni, chair of the University of Mississippi Department of Journalism, has selected domino magazine as the most notable launch in 2005.


Biology Prof Publishes Book About Sharks, Designates Royalties For Hurricane Relief, Emilie Bramlett Feb 2006

Biology Prof Publishes Book About Sharks, Designates Royalties For Hurricane Relief, Emilie Bramlett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Twenty-five years of experience with underwater animals is paying off for a University of Mississippi biology professor, and he is sharing his success with victims of Hurricane Katrina.


Editor And Art Director Of Leading Children's Magazine To Visit Um Feb. 27, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

Editor And Art Director Of Leading Children's Magazine To Visit Um Feb. 27, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

Christine French Clark and Cynthia Faber Smith, editor and art director, respectively, of Highlights for Children are slated to visit the Department of Journalism at the University of Mississippi on Monday, Feb. 27.


Ama President, Um Alum To Deliver Hartman Lecture In Pharmacy March 10, Dabney Weems Feb 2006

Ama President, Um Alum To Deliver Hartman Lecture In Pharmacy March 10, Dabney Weems

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Dr. J. Edward Hill, president of the American Medical Association, delivers the 2006 Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture March 10 at the University of Mississippi.


Senior English Major Is Category Winner In Southern Literary Festival Competition, John Hays Compton, Edwin Smit Feb 2006

Senior English Major Is Category Winner In Southern Literary Festival Competition, John Hays Compton, Edwin Smit

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi student - with interests in both joining the Peace Corps and writing fiction - recently was chosen a first-place winner in the 2006 Southern Literary Festival competition.


Editor And Art Director Of Leading Children's Magazine To Give Public Lectures Feb. 27, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

Editor And Art Director Of Leading Children's Magazine To Give Public Lectures Feb. 27, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The editor and the art director of the popular magazine Highlights for Children visit the University of Mississippi Monday (Feb. 27) to give two public lectures.


Guest Writer To Discuss Survival Of Creole Women Before Civil Rights, J. R. Queen Feb 2006

Guest Writer To Discuss Survival Of Creole Women Before Civil Rights, J. R. Queen

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Author T.F. Young visits the University of Mississippi Monday (Feb. 27) to speak about the importance of leaving a recorded history for future generations.


Electrical Engineering Researchers Develop Method To Streamline Acoustical Measuring, Tobie Baker Feb 2006

Electrical Engineering Researchers Develop Method To Streamline Acoustical Measuring, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - A University of Mississippi researcher has helped develop a new technique to streamline the process of measuring a room's qualities for how clearly sound can be heard or transmitted.


Former Governor, Political Pundit Meet To Discuss Race, Politics March 6, Edwin Smith Feb 2006

Former Governor, Political Pundit Meet To Discuss Race, Politics March 6, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Former Gov. William Winter and CNN political analyst Mark Shields hold a public discussion about race, politics and civic engagement March 6 at the University of Mississippi.


Crossing The Lines: Um To Honor Black Athletes, Tobie Baker Feb 2006

Crossing The Lines: Um To Honor Black Athletes, Tobie Baker

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - On Aug. 6, 1970, Indianola native Coolidge Ball signed the last available University of Mississippi basketball scholarship to become the first black student-athlete in the school's history.


University Open As Usual Monday, Feb. 20, Staff Report Feb 2006

University Open As Usual Monday, Feb. 20, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

The University of Mississippi is open as usual for classes and general operations today (Monday, Feb. 20). Classes are to meet as regularly scheduled. All students, faculty and staff are urged to take reasonable precautions and no unnecessary risks in traveling


Business School Plans Entrepreneur Week Feb. 27-March 3, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Feb 2006

Business School Plans Entrepreneur Week Feb. 27-March 3, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Norm Brodsky, a veteran entrepreneur whose six businesses include a three-time Inc. 500 company, speaks Feb. 28 at the University of Mississippi as part of Entrepreneur Week.


Sfa Helps Rebuild Award-Winning Restaurant Devastated By Hurricane, Rebecca Lauck Cleary Feb 2006

Sfa Helps Rebuild Award-Winning Restaurant Devastated By Hurricane, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Hurricane Katrina impacted thousands of people - their lives, homes and businesses, including neighborhood restaurants.


L-O-U Symphony To Celebrate Mozart's Anniversary Feb. 27, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

L-O-U Symphony To Celebrate Mozart's Anniversary Feb. 27, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - The Lafayette-Oxford-University Symphony Orchestra presents a concert Feb. 27 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi.


Editor And Art Director Of Leading Children's Magazine To Visit Um Feb. 27, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

Editor And Art Director Of Leading Children's Magazine To Visit Um Feb. 27, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

Christine French Clark and Cynthia Faber Smith, editor and art director, respectively, of Highlights for Children are slated to visit the Department of Journalism at the University of Mississippi on Monday, Feb. 27.


Student Dance Troupe, International Performance Artist To Present Original Work 'Play' Feb. 23-24, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

Student Dance Troupe, International Performance Artist To Present Original Work 'Play' Feb. 23-24, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - International performance artist Nathalie Broizat caps two weeks of interacting with students and faculty at the University of Mississippi with an original dance titled "Play: A Modern Look at the Definition of Play," to be performed Feb. 23 and 24 in Fulton Chapel.


Ford Center Presents Zany Musical Classic "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" Feb. 24, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

Ford Center Presents Zany Musical Classic "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" Feb. 24, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Happy days are here again when the zany, laugh-a-minute song-and-dance epic "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," comes to the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi on Friday (Feb. 24).


Duo D'Arbonne Performs Piano Series Concert On Meek Stage Feb. 23, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

Duo D'Arbonne Performs Piano Series Concert On Meek Stage Feb. 23, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Violinist Christopher Thompson and pianist Michael Gurt, known as Duo d'Arbonne, perform a concert Thursday (Feb. 23) at the University of Mississippi.


Acclaimed Author To Read From His Work Feb. 23 At Ford Center, Edwin Smith Feb 2006

Acclaimed Author To Read From His Work Feb. 23 At Ford Center, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Author Robin Hemley reads from his work Thursday, Feb. 23, at the University of Mississippi.


Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist Addresses Faculty, Students During Oxford Visit, Edwin Smith Feb 2006

Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist Addresses Faculty, Students During Oxford Visit, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Nobel Laureate Peter Agre praised students at the University of Mississippi Wednesday afternoon as "Mississippi's greatest treasure."


International Artist To Teach Dance Master Class, Perform With Mississippi: The Dance Company, Deborah Purnell Feb 2006

International Artist To Teach Dance Master Class, Perform With Mississippi: The Dance Company, Deborah Purnell

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. - Oxford residents and University of Mississippi students have an opportunity to improve their dance skills Saturday (Feb. 18) when international performance artist Nathalie Broizat conducts a dance master class.