The View from Ventress, Summer 2011

Special Section

From the Dean

National scholars: Where are they now?

Read brief updates on some of the distinguished alumni of the College of Liberal Arts.

The Dean’s Column

Our special section in this newsletter highlights those students who, over the years, received prestigious national awards.

Online Newsletter Stories

Lightening research featured in Discover magazine

The efforts of two University of Mississippi physicists to understand the fundamental nature of lightning were included in the March issue of Discover magazine.

Art student finds inspiration in literature

Rosalynn Stovall agrees with T.S. Eliot’s theory that good writing and good art is an escape from emotion and personality.

Student connects math and languages

For many people, mathematics and a foreign language such as Spanish are two very different fields. However, they have a common connection for senior Reed Gilbow.

Cy Rosenblatt receives inaugural advising award

Cyril “Cy” Rosenblatt, instructor in the political science department, was the inaugural recipient of UM’s 2010 Excellence in Advising Award for a faculty adviser.

The Uganda Project: Come & See—Go & Tell

Two professors from different disciplines partnered this spring to bring their African experiences to university audiences through dance and photography.

Spanish gives student new focus, direction

While fulfilling her basic journalism requirements for a foreign language, Molly Hutter found new inspiration in her Spanish classes.

Chemistry student researches clean energy

Matthew McDowell has been working with an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, researching clean energy through photocatalytic splitting of water molecules.

Opera ensemble takes first in division

The award-winning Ole Miss Opera Theatre received another top prize—first place in the Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition Division I.

Sociology/anthropology department creates new interdisciplinary courses

Students in the College of Liberal Arts benefited from the creation of four new multidisciplinary courses.

Animal, vegetable, or cellular

From sharks, squirrels and songbirds to lettuce, fungi and brain cells, students and their faculty advisers were immersed in a wide variety of interesting projects with applications to everyday life.