Rare and old science apparatus from around the globe are the focus of an international workshop June 21-24. At least 15 countries are expected to be represented among the gathering of historians, scientists, educators, curators and archivists for the "International Workshop on Scientific Instrument Collections in the University."
A five-day institute for K-16 teachers of the Japanese language is scheduled June 18-22 with a goal of promoting teaching and learning the Japanese language in the Southeast. It is being conducted by the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, in collaboration with the Alliance of Associations of Teachers of Japanese and UM's Department of Modern Languages and Croft Institute for International Studies.
An inner-city high school in Jackson, Miss., has defeated the odds: Its quiz bowl team has won statewide competition and its students have raised enough money to cover the team's expenses to Chicago for the National Academic Quiz Tournaments competition later this month.
The 6th Oxford International Conference on the Science of Botanicals next week brings together nearly 150 scientists, regulatory officials and industry representatives from around the world to discuss the latest studies on the safety and quality of botanical dietary supplements, which comprise a $4 billion market in the United States alone.
Chester Quarles, professor of criminal justice and former CEO of his own full-service private security firm who has studied and written extensively on school violence, is available for interviews.
The National Sea Grant Law Center has awarded $550,000 in competitive grants for legal research and outreach projects as part of the center's 2007 grant competition.
Created to help make prescription drugs more affordable for millions of senior citizens, Medicare Part D has a potential downside for the nation's community pharmacists, a new report by the Center for Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management indicates.
The fifth annual Blues Today Symposium, featuring an emphasis on women who sing and play the blues, is coming up Feb. 15-17 at the University of Mississippi. To assist media representatives who want to inform their audiences about this event, the UM Office of Media and Public Relations is launching a new multimedia news release format for the conference.
Four years ago, the University of Mississippi commemorated the 40th anniversary of its integration with ceremonies that reflected on four decades of progress. On the 44th anniversary, officials dedicated a civil rights monument with an emphasis on the future.
Members of the University of Mississippi family gather on campus at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 1 to dedicate the university's civil rights monument, which features a life-size bronze likeness of James Meredith, the first black student admitted to the university. The ceremony serves as a reflection of 44 years of social progress since Meredith's enrollment.
The University of Mississippi hosts a dedication ceremony for its new civil rights monument at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 1 on the Oxford campus. The monument features a life-size statue of James Meredith, the first black student admitted to the university, and Meredith is to be on hand for the ceremony.
A traditional folk remedy, known among people in Mississippi's hill country for at least a century, may provide some relief from mosquitoes and other biting insects without all the worries of DEET and other harsh chemicals. University and government researchers have isolated compounds from a native plant that may lead to a natural insect repellent product.
The University of Mississippi sets a new benchmark in graduate education this weekend, becoming the first American college or university to graduate four African American students with doctorates in mathematics at one commencement.
Two physicists collaborating on studies of a membrane-like behavior of black holes have found that by endowing the membrane with surface tension "“ the force that holds soap bubbles together "“ one can reproduce many phenomena, which up to now could be studied only through series of complex computations.
Kelly McDuffie joined a gang in a Boston ghetto at age 8, then went on to earn two Purple Hearts in Vietnam, retire from a successful career selling automobiles and become a Christian minister. The 60-year-old education major at the University of Mississippi looks forward to graduation May 13 and to the next chapter in his life: teaching in an area in the Mississippi Delta, which he says is "more oppressed and depressed" than the Roxbury ghetto where he spent his childhood.
Rising high school seniors from across the Southeast have a chance to study Chinese culture and language free of charge this summer as part of the University of Mississippi Summer Language Institute for American Youth.
His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, delivers an address Feb. 3 focusing on the latest developments in the Middle East, Jordan's reform process and King Abdullah's efforts to promote interfaith dialogue and cross-cultural understanding. The speech will be webcast live.
The mass migration cause by Hurricane Katrina has the potential to forever alter the distinctive language of New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as that of many other American cities. Linguistics researchers are studying how the storm affects language across the region.
Researchers gather at Nov. 28 at the University of Mississippi to examine "On the Displacement of New Orleans Speakers: Linguistic Consequences of Hurricane Katrina" a roundtable discussion focusing on Mississippi Gulf Coast French, New Orleans Isleno Spanish and the New Orleans dialect of English.
To mark the 15th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, national experts gather for a symposium examining how effectively the act has been in establishing a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability.
Several UM faculty members are available to discuss topics related to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, including disaster preparedness, environmental damage, levees and water flow, counseling and economic and legal issues.
The Southern Foodways Alliance, in partnership with the Council of Independent Restaurants of America and the James Beard Foundation, is coordinating a job bank for restaurant workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina's devastation along the Gulf Coast has created more than just physical destruction. Those affected also face mental anguish. To help those impacted by the storm, the University of Mississippi Psychological Services Center is offering counseling to help people cope with the aftermath of the disaster.
The 32nd annual Faulkner Conference July 24-28 at the University of Mississippi will focus on the novelist's literary influences. One of the longest-running literary events in the country centered on the works of one author, the symposium attracts scholars from around the world.
Popular "Teaching Faulkner" workshops bring high school teachers to the 32nd annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference July 24-28, offering them tools to further the study of the Nobel Prize-winning author among younger students.
Public school teachers converge in Philadelphia, Miss., June 22-24 for the "Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner Living Memorial Civil Rights Education Summit," a landmark event aimed at providing firsthand perspectives on the 1960s civil rights movement for educators.
John Neff's belief that historians have long overlooked the "lingering legacy" of disunity following the Civil War is detailed in his book "Commemoration and the Problem of Reconciliation," which asserts, among other things, that Memorial Day commemorations preserved a "sense of separateness" in the country.
William Faulkner's theme that people are decent appears to have been instilled in him at an early age. According to a penciled inscription inside the back cover of the author's childhood Bible, Faulkner, while studying a Sunday school lesson, said, "I'd rather have honor and do what's right."
The children of the late philanthropist Sally McDonnell Barksdale have created a scholarship at the University of Mississippi to follow her lesson: Give back to your community by choosing wisely where you will make the greatest impact.
Law professor Ron Rychlak said he expects Roman Catholic cardinals to select a new pope within two to three days. As the cardinals continue their secret meetings to select the next pope, Rychlak is available to discuss the selection process, the candidates and other issues related to the Catholic faith.
Up to 30 million people entered either an online or office tournament pool for the NCAA basketball championship this year, and overall participation in fantasy sports -- ranging from football leagues to baseball to even bass fishing -- is surging.
People who take supplements made from concentrated tea extract in hopes of warding off cancer should think twice. A new study indicates that extremely high doses of green tea extract actually may activate -- rather than shut down -- genetic mechanisms that help certain tumors survive and grow.
Teaching young people to enjoy learning science -- no matter what they grow up to be -- is an investment in the world's future, National Academy of Sciences President Bruce Alberts said Thursday in a speech to Mississippi scientists.
To effectively conduct homeland security and national defense operations, governmental agencies must keep up with advances in technology, improve information sharing and be willing to learn from each other's mistakes, a national panel of security and defense experts concluded Thursday.
Researchers at the Center for Community Earthquake Preparedness say Thursday's 4.0-estimated magnitude quake in the New Madrid fault zone underscores the need for Mid-South emergency management officials to have a seismic response plan ready.
Data obtained from outer space is helping the United States improve homeland security operations. The use of geospatial technologies for homeland security purposes is one of the topics to be addressed Feb.10 at the Law, Homeland Security and Geospatial Technologies Conference.
In an effort to close the books on the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Neshoba County, Miss., a reward fund has been created to provide up to $100,000 to anyone providing new information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the responsible parties.
In an effort to slow the spread of colds, flu and other illnesses, the National Food Service Management Institute is promoting a national campaign to help ensure that schoolchildren understand the importance of hand washing.
Several University of Mississippi faculty members are available to offer insights and analysis on various aspects of the recent elections and the prospects for the next four years.
The Center for the Study of Southern Culture has invited leaders from academia, government, nonprofit organizations, business and media to gather Nov. 18-20 for a free public symposium addressing the many public policy issues facing the South.
The only national training program to help American journalists better understand how the nonprofit community operates will continue and expand with support from a national foundation.
Law professor Michael Waterstone says new laws and regulations relating to disabled voters could affect if and how they vote in the Nov. 2 general elections.
Political opinion polls send a variety of mixed, contradictory and often confusing messages, but a journalism professor with a knack for math is available to answer questions about how to report on polls.
By studying 18th century accounting records of slave plantations or payroll records of a 19th century railroad company, accountants at the 10th World Congress of Accounting Historians learn valuable lessons, but the profession's more recent history have provoked much discussion.
Three law students in the Criminal Appeals Clinic have helped a young man get a conviction overturned for a crime he never actually committed, clearing his name and giving him a second chance to put a "stupid teenage mistake" behind him and move on.
The seemingly ordinary elements of life that provide the backdrop for William Faulkner's fiction are the focus of this year's Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, one of the longest-running U.S. literary events focusing on the works of one author.
Regulating Internet speech is not an option in the United States because it is in direct conflict with the First Amendment, legal experts told delegates last week at a conference hosted by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Law professor Ron Rychlak, who traveled to France last week as part of a U.S. Department of Justice delegation examining the relationship between hate crimes and racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic speech on the Internet, is available for interviews.
The Philadelphia Coalition, a 30-member multi-racial task force, invites media representatives to the 40th anniversary commemoration of the deaths of three civil rights workers Sunday (June 20) in Neshoba County, Miss.
The 31st annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, examining "Faulkner and Material Culture," includes two "hands-on" workshops for teachers looking for ways to explain William Faulkner's works to their students.
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