Physics & Astronomy
Searching Beyond Einstein
UM professor receives National Science Foundation award to test general relativity theory March 23, 2021 by Shea Stewart A University of Mississippi professor will use his new National Science Foundation award to further explore Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity and pursue unlocking the universe’s gravitational secrets. Leo Stein, an assistant professor of physics and […]
Quiz Bowl and Speaker Highlight Double Virtual Oxford Science Cafe
Audience participation event, lecture scheduled for March 16 and 25 via Zoom March 9, 2021 by Edwin B. Smith Two separate events – including a science-focused trivia contest – will make up the virtual Oxford Science Cafe for March at the University of Mississippi. Both events, sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, are […]
Ole Miss Alumnus Celebrates 31 Years of Military Service in the Grove
Col. Paul ‘Voodoo’ Nelson hopes to pass on legacy of service in return home January 13, 2021 by JB Clark On a sunny October afternoon, retiring Air Force flight surgeon Col. Dr. Paul Nelson (BA physics 89) and wife Betsy Moore Nelson (BS 89) welcomed friends and family to the University of Mississippi to mark […]
Understanding Vaccines Topic for Virtual Oxford Science Cafe
UM biologist to discuss types, safety and side effects during Jan. 19 event on Zoom January 8, 2021 by Edwin B. Smith The history and variety of vaccines – including the recent development of vaccines for COVID-19 – is the topic for a virtual Oxford Science Cafe scheduled for Jan. 19 by University of Mississippi […]
Graduate Students Helping Organize 2021 ComSciCon-Atlanta
Annual workshop helps participants hone their science communication skills NOVEMBER 30, 2020 BY EDWIN B. SMITH Two University of Mississippi students are co-organizers of an upcoming workshop aimed at helping graduate students in the Southeast hone their skills in science communication. Sumeet Kulkarni, a master’s student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Kritika […]
Understanding COVID-19 Topic for Virtual Oxford Science Cafe
UM professor to discuss origins, infection processes of virus during Nov. 17 event on Zoom November 11, 2020 by Edwin B. Smith The infection processes of the COVID-19 virus are the topic for a virtual Oxford Science Cafe scheduled for Nov. 17 by University of Mississippi faculty researchers. The program will be hosted on Zoom […]
Supporting STEM
Cook Foundation Designates Major Gift to New UM Building NOVEMBER 4, 2020 BY BILL DABNEY The Kelly Gene Cook Charitable Foundation, a longtime supporter of the University of Mississippi, has pledged $250,000 to the construction of a state-of-the-art facility on the Oxford campus dedicated to the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The […]
Virtual ‘Spooky Physics Demonstrations’ Set for Friday
Department of Physics and Astronomy offering night of fun and frights for all OCTOBER 28, 2020 BY EDWIN B. SMITH Even in the face of a pandemic, the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy will present its annual “Spooky Physics Demonstrations” this Friday (Oct. 30) although this year it will be held virtually […]
Potential for Life on Venus Topic for Virtual Science Cafe
UM professor to discuss discovery of phosphine on shrouded planet during Oct. 20 event October 19, 2020 by Edwin B. Smith The recent discovery of chemical compounds that may indicate the possibility of life in the atmosphere surrounding Venus is the topic for a virtual Oxford Science Cafe scheduled Tuesday (Oct. 20) by University of Mississippi event organizers. […]
Venturing into Vaping
Budding UM researcher pulls back the curtain on e-cigarettes SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 BY KATHERINE ALBRITTON What’s actually in the electronic cigarettes you’ve been smoking as a “safe” alternative to tobacco? With much speculation surrounding the safety of e-cigarettes over the past few years, University of Mississippi junior Nicholas Kruse wanted to determine whether top e-cigarette […]