JACKSON, Miss. – A $20 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation will spur creative discovery and economic opportunities through Mississippi’s research universities.
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Celebrating the Arts Sets Big Goal for UM Ford Center
OXFORD, Miss. – Adding $1.5 million in endowment for the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi is the goal of the Celebrating the Arts campaign, which will increase the total endowment to $3 million.
Seven UM Freshmen Named 2018 Stamps Scholars
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven members of the 2018 freshman class at the University of Mississippi have the distinction of being Stamps Foundation Scholarship recipients.
Game, Set and Match: UM Faculty, Staff Find Fulfillment Playing Tennis
OXFORD, Miss. – Underneath an early evening sunset and amid warm mid-August temperatures, four players meet for a doubles tennis match. Dressed comfortably in shorts, T-shirts and sneakers, they take their respective positions on the courts at the Country Club of Oxford.
Annual 9/11 Memorial Run Set for Saturday
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi ROTC programs host the annual 9/11 Memorial Run at 6:45 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 8) in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.
University Endowment Builds to All-time High of $715 Million
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s permanent endowment grew in its latest fiscal year to an all-time high of $715 million, thanks in part to the seventh consecutive year of new gifts of $100 million or more.