OXFORD, Miss. – A team of three students from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy placed first in the formulations portion of the eighth annual National Student Pharmacist Compounding Competition and sixth overall, in what was Ole Miss’ first-ever appearance in the competition in Aventura, Florida. The team consisted of third-year student pharmacists AlexandriaRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Places First in Formulations Competition
Ole Miss team places sixth overall in national Student Pharmacist Compounding Competition
May 22, 2018 by
Pharmacy Students Earn Pharmacists Mutual Scholarships
Alex Gochenauer and Erin Hoevelmann plan to practice pharmacy in community settings
May 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi pharmacy students have been named recipients of the exclusive Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy Scholarship. Alex Gochenauer and Erin Hoevelmann were selected based on their interest in practicing pharmacy in an independent setting, a community setting or in an underserved community. The scholarship is given to just 20 recipientsRead the story …
Donation Honors Lifetime Dedication to Education
Planned gift establishes scholarship for nursing students
May 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent $300,000 gift from the estate of Hazel Brister O’Flaherty will establish a scholarship to provide financial assistance to nursing students at the University of Mississippi. “Aunt Hazel knew the value of a good education,” said Susan Brister Morrison, of Fairview, Tennessee. “When she was a nursing instructor at Contra CostaRead the story …
Pharmacy Early Entry Student Wins Allstate Sugar Bowl Scholarship
Cameron Hammers' essay on perseverance produces $10,000 prize
May 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cameron Hammers, an incoming freshman in the Early Entry program at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has won a $10,000 Allstate Sugar Bowl Scholarship from the Allstate Sugar Bowl Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Archie Manning, the foundation’s national chairman, honored 36 highRead the story …
‘UnstillLife’ Exhibit at UM Museum Showcases Work of 38 Painters
Collection encourages viewers to re-examine ordinary and overlooked objects
May 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A still life painting exhibition that goes beyond the ordinary is open at the University of Mississippi Museum. “The UnstillLife,” a collection by the painters’ association Zeuxis, features the many possibilities of still life with an eccentric take on the perspectives of 38 artists. The museum will host an opening reception forRead the story …
Alumnus Supports UM McLean Institute
Former student's gift honors work of Vaughn and Sandy Grisham
May 13, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – At her front door, Sandy Grisham embraces Bill and Lee Anne Fry. It’s her standard greeting whenever the Frys visit her and her husband, Vaughn. At the University of Mississippi in the late 1970s, Bill Fry took several classes under Vaughn Grisham, professor emeritus of sociology. Their relationship has long since movedRead the story …
Walter Isaacson Urges UM Grads to Embrace Creativity, Collaboration
Renowned journalist and biographer delivers Commencement address to more than 15,000 in Grove
May 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Under powder blues skies Saturday in the Grove, Walter Isaacson stressed to the University of Mississippi’s graduating class that being smart is only part of success, and that life’s greatest achievements come from collaborating to connect the arts and sciences with humanities and engineering. Isaacson, acclaimed biographer, professor and historian who alsoRead the story …
Sisters Earn Pharmacy Degrees Three Decades after Mother
UM students Ashley and Kelsey Lock follow parents' footsteps toward health care careers
May 9, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In May 1987, Dolly Mah graduated from the University of Mississippi with her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and began working as a staff pharmacist at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Thirty-one years later, Mah, now Dolly Lock, will again attend the Ole Miss School of Pharmacy graduation ceremony, this time forRead the story …
UM Travel Fund Honors a Legacy
New effort in memory of late provost will broaden students' learning experiences
May 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss – A recent gift to the University of Mississippi establishes a travel fund for students while honoring the late Carolyn Ellis Staton, a higher education trailblazer who became the university’s first female provost. The Carolyn Ellis Staton Travel Fund will cover expenses incurred by students who travel for learning opportunities within their fieldRead the story …
Marketing Professor Recognized for Research in Food Labeling
Christopher Newman receives Emerging Scholar award for academic excellence
May 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Christopher Newman, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Mississippi, has been selected for the 2018 Emerging Scholar award by the Marketing and Society Special Interest Group of the American Marketing Association. The MASSIG Emerging Scholar award is given to honor the contributions of a researcher, in the early stages of his or her academic career,Read the story …