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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.

UM Natural Products Center Director Wins Prestigious Botanical Award

Ikhlas Khan, director of the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississppi School of Pharmacy, was honored Monday (April 3)...

Newton Teacher Wins Geography Awareness Award

The Mississippi Geographic Alliance, headquartered at the University of Mississippi, has selected Gina Gordon, a gifted teacher at Newton Elementary School in Newton, as...

UM Space Law Moot Court Team Wins North American Championship

The University of Mississippi Space Law Moot Court Team won big at the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition-North American Region, bringing home...

Neuroscientist Slated For Science Cafe, Brain Awareness Week Lectures

A renowned neuroscientist is scheduled to give three separate lectures on brain function and visual perception April 11-13 in Oxford and at the University...

UM Lecture Series To Examine 'The Radical South'

 The University of Mississippi's Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies and Center for the Study of Southern Culture are co-sponsoring a series...

Sullivan Award Recipients Honored With Celebration Of Service

University of Mississippi senior Miller Richmond, Oxford resident Jo Ann O'Quin and UM alumnus Donald Cole were honored Wednesday (April 5) with 2017 Algernon...

Square Alliance Set To Host Spring Open House Saturday

The Square Alliance will hold their annual Spring Open House event on the Square this Saturday in front of the Courthouse. The kid-friendly, family...

What To Watch For At This Saturday's Grove Bowl

Rebel fans can rejoice. Ole Miss Football returns to the gridiron for the annual Grove Bowl this Saturday at 11 a.m. With the loss of...

Southern Belle Store Releases T-Shirts Featuring Poetry By Neely-Dorsey

It all started with an idea that came to Penney Green, a dyslexia therapist for Greene County School District.  "On March 31, one of the...

Video: Sigma Nu Prepares To Take On Kappa Sigma In 2017 Charity Bowl

Sigma Nu Fraternity is hosting its 28th annual Charity Bowl Wednesday, April 12, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium to honor Chris Madison. As Sigma Nu's philanthropy event,...