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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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Faulkner's Short Stories Focus of 2018 UM Common Reading Experience

Selected short stories of a University of Mississippi alumnus and one of the most acclaimed American authors of the 20th century will be the...

Private Giving Offers Students More than Expected

Since she was 5 years old, Abby Bruce, of Saltillo, has wanted to be fluent in Spanish. Thanks to an endowment created by a...

National and Worldwide Rankings Provide UM Benchmarks of Success

The University of Mississippi was recently named to the U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges and the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education's College...

UM to Debut Flagship Constellations Nov. 17 at Ford Center

The University of Mississippi will unveil a new initiative, Flagship Constellations, at 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the...

UM Jazz Ensemble Aims to Go Global

The University of Mississippi jazz ensemble, The Mississippians, is pursuing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The group is raising funds to embark on a European jazz festival...

International Education Week Showcases Opportunities Abroad

The University of Mississippi's Office of Global Engagement is participating in a joint initiative between the federal departments of State and Education to showcase...

Attendees Participate in First UM Natural Products Training Lab Course

The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and its National Center for Natural Products Research conducted their first course recently in the Natural Products...

UM Hosts Former Wikipedia Executive, Journalist and Internet Activist

The University of Mississippi will host journalist, executive and internet activist Sue Gardner on Monday (Nov. 13) for a discussion of "How the Internet Broke Democracy, and...

Wild Mushrooms Topic for November Science Cafe

The ecology and edibility of wild mushrooms is the topic for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of...

UM Student, Musician Performs 'Groovy Tunes' in Oxford

Ole Miss sophomore Andrew Newman writes, performs and produces his own music, and is building quite a following around Oxford. “If I don’t know what...
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