the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere. 2. hydrogeology; geohydrology.
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), located in Oxford, United Kingdom, is a center for research into the economic and political areas of energy issues.
Founded in 1848, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven, as well as the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. It also operates the University of Mississippi Field Station in Abbeville. It is both a sea-grant and space-grant institute. Sixty-one percent of undergraduates are from Mississippi and 25 percent of all students are minorities. International students come from 93 nations.