UM Issues Statement on Death of James Chambers
Dr. Jeffrey S. Vitter, chancellor of the University of Mississippi, released this statement regarding the death of James Chambers, associate dean for reasearch and graduate programs in the School of...
View ArticleMS News Now: Implant restores woman’s hearing in time for boyfriend’s proposal
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – On Wednesday, the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s ENT and Communicative Sciences Department shared a heartwarming video on their Facebook page. One of...
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Ole Miss Professor Speaks at Sorbonne and Rennes Universities
OXFORD, Miss. – Kathleen Wickham, associate professor in the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media, and Larry Wells, director of Yoknapatawpha Press, lectured Tuesday...
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Activist, Writer, Lawyer and Scholar Deepa Iyer to Visit UM
OXFORD, Miss. – The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation is hosting a lunch event, keynote address and book-signing at the University of Mississippi by internationally known activist,...
View ArticleAssistance Available Through Friends of the Children Fund
The Friends of the Children Fund provides financial support to University of Mississippi employees and full-time students whose dependent children require medical treatment for serious medical...
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University Observes National Volunteer Week
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will celebrate National Volunteer Week with a slate of activities beginning Sunday (April 10). The UM Office of the Dean of Students and Volunteer...
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Jordan Morgan is Mississippi’s 2016-17 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals...
JACKSON, Miss. – A winning smile and a spirit that won’t quit. Those are just two of the reasons why, amid the cheers of friends and family at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Clinton,...
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UM Students Win Top Awards from State Public Relations Association
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students swept the top awards in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi student competition, winning 12 of the 13 awards presented for student work....
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School of Dentistry’s future decisively positive with Felton at helm
JACKSON, Miss. – As his mother tells it, 3-year-old David Felton was a decisive fellow. Upon returning from visiting a family friend’s dental practice in Charlotte, N.C., he announced, “I’ve decided I...
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Artist to Paint Outdoor Sculpture at UM Museum
OXFORD, Miss. – Artist Mia Kaplan will return to Oxford this weekend to paint her outdoor sculpture that was installed last fall on the front lawn of the University of Mississippi Museum. The artist...
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UM Annual Memorial Ceremony Set for May 5
OXFORD, Miss. – Each year, the University of Mississippi sets aside time to remember the lives of students, faculty and staff members, and emeritus faculty who died during the year. This year’s...
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Sixth Annual Rebels’ Choice Awards on Tap for April 25
OXFORD, Miss. – Spring is in full bloom on the University of Mississippi campus and that means the sixth annual Rebels’ Choice Awards are just around the corner. The annual event, celebrating the...
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Sandersons to Chair $100 Million Campaign, Commit $10 Million Gift
JACKSON, Miss. – Joe and Kathy Sanderson are chairing a $100 million fundraising campaign for Children’s of Mississippi, the umbrella organization that includes all pediatric care at the University of...
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UM Journalism Student Wins Statewide Public Relations Award
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi journalism student has been named Mississippi’s Outstanding PR Student by the Public Relations Association of Mississippi. That award is just the latest of...
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UMMC Confers Record Number of Degrees Four Years Running
JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center for the fourth year is breaking its record for degrees conferred to health care and science professionals. The Class of 2016 is 950...
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UMMC Neonatal Suite, Simulation Area Give Babies Best Possible Start
JACKSON, Miss. – About 2,500 babies are born at the University of Mississippi Medical Center each year, but approximately one-third of them will need intervention at birth due to low birth weight,...
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Friends of Children’s Hospital Pledges $20 Million to Capital Campaign
JACKSON, Miss. – Friends of Children’s Hospital, a nonprofit group dedicated to raising funds for Batson Children’s Hospital, has committed to raising $20 million over the next 10 years to go toward...
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Ole Miss’ Saunders Places Fifth in Olympic Shot Put in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO – Raven Saunders trained and competed all year to get to the Olympics, and her first appearance on the world’s biggest stage did not disappoint. The Ole Miss rising junior used a...
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Month of Welcome Helps Students Make Transition to Campus Life
When students arrive for the fall semester at the University of Mississippi, a much larger than usual slate of fun and engaging activities – more than 75 in all – await to help them meet new friends...
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UM Swahili Program Provides Exotic Option for Students
OXFORD, Miss. – Like hundreds of students each year at the University of Mississippi, Estelle Blair signed up last fall for Spanish 101. But when the Brandon native decided that Spanish was not for...
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