Student News
Fulbright-Hays Award to Fund Study Abroad Project in Bolivia
Kate Centellas and 10 students to investigate health care disparities in Latin America SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE Ten University of Mississippi students will travel to Bolivia next summer to study the impacts and intricacies of public health anthropology as a part of professor Kate Centellas’ recent Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Award. For more than a decade, […]
English Professor, Student Top Winners in Poetry Competition
Beth Ann Fennelly and Ellie Black place first and second in Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 BY EDWIN B. SMITH University of Mississippi English professor Beth Ann Fennelly and doctoral student Ellie Black have taken the top prizes in the 22nd annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, sponsored by Winning Writers. Fennelly, […]
Fulfilling Students’ Greatest Potential
University of Mississippi Announces Launch of Stamps Impact Prize SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 BY BILL DABNEY & KATIE MORRISON/UM FOUNDATION A $100,000 renewable gift to the University of Mississippi from E. Roe Stamps and his family will establish a competitive award for undergraduate students seeking support for enterprising academic projects outside the classroom. The first program […]
What Can Fish Sounds Tell Us About Artificial Reefs?
Doctoral student uses noninvasive method to determine species found on reefs SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 BY ERIN GARRETT Grunts, purrs, barks and knocks – it may be surprising to learn that these noises can come from fish. Known as fish vocalizations, these sounds are the subject of a new study at the University of Mississippi Department of Biology. […]
‘Experience of a Lifetime’
Global Leadership Circle Funds Scholar’s Travel Abroad SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 BY JONATHAN SCOTT/UM DEVELOPMENT For about as long as she can remember, Emmie Burgess, an Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) scholar at the University of Mississippi, has dreamed of traveling to Italy, a nation rich in culture that historians have long considered one of the cradles […]
Graduate to Study Law with Help of Prestigious Fellowship
Margaret Walker among 62 scholars chosen for national award SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE National honor society Phi Kappa Phi has named 2023 University of Mississippi graduate Margaret Walker among 62 national recipients of its annual fellowship. The program funds the first year of a member’s graduate study. The Suwannee, Georgia, native graduated in May with degrees in public policy […]
Political Science Major Making Case for Nuclear Alternative
UM senior working to decrease international tension over nuclear weaponry AUGUST 17, 2023 BY ABIGAIL MARTIN A University of Mississippi senior political science major is working to spread the word about a seldom-used radioactive element that he believes can help solve energy needs and lessen the threat of nuclear conflict. Lake Dodson, of Madison, believes that thorium […]
CISS Students Publish Intelligence on Montenegro Debt Traps
Students study question, ‘What happens if Montenegro defaults on debt to China?’ in new research AUGUST 8, 2023 BY CLARA TURNAGE Five University of Mississippi students contributed research to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Tearline Project, an open-source intelligence platform created to expand analytic outreach with outside groups and encourage in-depth understanding of various topics for […]
Repeating Success, Setting Record
University makes Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Student Honor Roll for eighth consecutive year JULY 11, 2023 BY EDWIN B. SMITH For the eighth consecutive year, Phi Theta Kappa, a national honor society, has recognized the University of Mississippi for its dedication to supporting transfer students. UM is among fewer than 200 colleges and universities on […]
Back by Popular Demand
UM Mississippians scheduled for second round of European summer jazz festivals JUNE 27, 2023 BY EDWIN B. SMITH The Mississippians, the University of Mississippi‘s student jazz ensemble, is headed back to Europe in July for a tour that features performances in three renowned music festivals. The 20 musicians are slated to play in the Jazz […]