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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Who Filmed in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, died at 86. His Mississippi connections included filming Logan and narrating a Delta State planetarium show.
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Fun, Frights and Food Set for Annual ‘Spooky Physics’ Night

New frights and fresh takes on old delights are the order of the evening when the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy...

UM School of Education Hosts Guyton Fall Festival

The University of Mississippi School of Education and student organization Teachers of Tomorrow are sponsoring the 2018 Guyton Fall Festival from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday (Oct....

UM TEDx Seeks Speakers for 2019 Conference

If you or someone you know is sitting on an idea that may revolutionize the world, the University of Mississippi is asking you to...

UM Senior Honored with Museum of Women in the Arts’ Scholarship

An ability to use her artistic skills to raise awareness of those struggling with mental illness helped a University of Mississippi senior earn a...

UM Assistant Law Dean to Lead National Student Affairs Organization

Macey Edmondson, assistant dean for student affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Law, has been named president-elect of the National Association of...

UM School of Law Introduces Living-Learning Community

Ten freshmen at the University of Mississippi will begin their legal education early through the School of Law Living-Learning Community. This is the inaugural year...

UM English Professor Included in Poetry and Essay Anthologies

A University of Mississippi professor's poetry and essay have been selected for inclusion in two separate prestigious national publications. Aimee Nezhukumatathil, professor of English in...

UM Organizing World’s Largest Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament

"Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!" Those words will be uttered by a projected 3,000 people Oct. 25 in the Grove as a number of student...

McLean Institute Expands Summer Entrepreneurial Leadership Program

Rising high school sophomores and juniors from across the state are looking for innovative ways to tackle social and economic problems in their hometowns...

Broadway Rendition of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Coming to Oxford

The national tour of "The Wizard of Oz" stops off at the University of Mississippi's Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts for...
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