Artists, authors, musicians and historians across the South will congregate at The University of Memphis for the annual Delta Conference June 3. The event is open to the public and free to U of M students while seats are available. The conference aims to study the history and culture of the Mississippi ...
Onlookers witnessed a rainbow of caps and gowns as University of Memphis faculty and alumni marched through downtown dressed in the colors of their alma maters. The guests gathered Friday for the first off-campus faculty convocation, a yearly event The University organizes to honor outstanding faculty. ...
University of Memphis President Shirley Raines spoke about the Memphis Research Consortium and other projects of The University at an annual meeting with U.S. representatives and senators from the Mid-South in Washington, D.C., yesterday. MRC, a collection of hospitals and businesses in the Memphis ...
Police Services has joined the push for environmental sustainability, buying a hybrid vehicle for travel between the new law school downtown and The University of Memphis main campus. In its first month alone, the Ford Escape hybrid - now in its second month at The U of M - averaged 22.8 miles per gallon. ...
A new bill being considered in the Tennessee General Assembly will give both parents equal rights in custody disputes. Under the current system, judges decide how custody is divided between parents. House Bill 2916 seeks to change this practice. Rep. G. A. Hardaway of Memphis supported the proposed ...
Tanning salons around the country will be forking over more money once a new tanning tax takes effect. The tax is part of the health care reform bill signed by President Barack Obama Tuesday morning. The 10 percent tax will take effect July 1 and is expected to generate $2.7 billion in the next decade. Dewayne ...
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from seven different schools will arrive at The University of Memphis to compete in a drill competition Saturday. Marine Capt. Robert Wickham said the competition helps foster relationships among cadets from separate areas. "It builds teamwork," he said. "It ...
The University of Memphis will expand the number of online degree programs available to students for the upcoming fall semester. Vicki Murrell, assistant dean of distance education, said The U of M wants to increase online offerings to promote higher enrollment and retention. "It's a way to increase ...
New autopsy results for the student who died over winter break revealed that he was most likely killed by electrocution. Freshman engineering major Joseph Liner's body was discovered Dec. 28 in his dorm room in Richardson Towers South. Karen Rudolph, public information officer for the Memphis Police ...
The Association of Southeastern Research Libraries placed The University of Memphis' Ned R. McWherter Library on probation again due to a significant lack of funding. The ASERL is an association of libraries across the Southeast that banded together to pool their resources. According to its website, ...
