OXFORD, Miss. – Four professors in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy have been recognized as Distinguished Teaching Scholars for a three-year term. This honor recognizes exceptional teachers and colleagues who promote effective teaching and learning. The recipients are Kim Adcock, professor of pharmacy practice; Robert Doerksen, associate professor of medicinal chemistry; Erin Holmes,Read the story …
Pharmacy Professors Named Distinguished Teaching Scholars
Awards recognize exceptional dedication to education and student service
June 14, 2017 by
Natural Products Center, USDA Team to Create Natural Insect Repellents
Goal is to find safer alternatives to harsh synthetic chemicals
June 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An ongoing partnership between the Natural Products Utilization Research Unit at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Mississippi’s National Center for Natural Products Research is looking to nature to develop environmentally safe chemicals to manage pests. The collaboration includes roughly a dozen research projects dedicated to creating natural agrochemicals,Read the story …
Peaces Create Graduate Scholarship
Gift will help student-athletes who attend professional schools
June 10, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a University of Mississippi student, Rush Peace had it all: a well-rounded college experience that combined rich academic experiences with the thrill of playing baseball on scholarship under legendary Coach Tom Swayze. And then it was on to dentistry school and a rewarding career. Peace and his wife, Judy, of Macon,Read the story …
Record Number of UM Pharmacy Students Matched with Residencies
New graduates will help improve patient care throughout Mississippi and across the country
June 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s 2017 graduating class included 31 graduates who will go on to complete a pharmacy residency – the largest number in school history. Of those who applied for residencies, 72.5 percent were matched, compared to the national average of 69 percent, as reported by National MatchingRead the story …
UM Physicists Part of New Effort to Explore Nature of Matter
Muon g-2 experiment has begun its search for phantom particles using a well-traveled electromagnet
June 5, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory fired a beam of tiny particles called muons into a giant electromagnet late last week, it signaled the start of a three-year effort that could yield another landmark discovery in particle physics. It’s a project with some strong Mississippi ties:Read the story …
UM-Grenada, BGS Student Changes Career Plans and Excels
Bethany Miller earns UM's Taylor Medal for academic achievement
May 30, 2017 by
GRENADA, Miss. – After graduating from Grenada High School in 2011, Bethany Miller enrolled at Holmes Community College’s Grenada Center, where she served as a student ambassador and a student worker in the vice president’s office. She graduated with an associate’s degree in social work in 2013 and started classes in the nursing program theRead the story …
Family Leadership Council Provides Support
Resources directed to strengthen areas of Division of Student Affairs
May 27, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seven University of Mississippi programs are better equipped to enhance the student experience, thanks to the generosity of the Ole Miss Family Leadership Council. More than $100,000 in private funds from the council has been directed to strengthen areas of UM’s Division of Student Affairs, including the FLC contributing to an endowmentRead the story …
New Business School Majors Bring New Ways of Learning
'Lecture-capture' format creates a virtual online classroom of live teaching
May 24, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With more than 3,600 students enrolled in the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration, the challenge of meeting students’ needs provides opportunities to develop additional and creative ways to teach. This fall, the school launches two new majors for undergraduate students: entrepreneurship and general business. Along with these programs, the schoolRead the story …
Endowment Pays Tribute to Entrepreneur
Scholarship highlights new major for Ole Miss students
May 20, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gifts to a new scholarship endowment in the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration will honor the life of the late Robert Julian Allen III, a successful entrepreneur who had a strong interest in giving young people opportunities to manage or own a business. The Robert Julian Allen III Memorial ScholarshipRead the story …
Pharmacy School Remembers Associate Dean Emeritus Charlie Hufford
Professor, researcher and administrator influenced many over 43-year Ole Miss career
May 17, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Charles D. Hufford, associate dean emeritus for research and graduate programs and professor emeritus of pharmacognosy at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, died Monday (May 15) at the age of 72. His career at Ole Miss spanned 1972 to 2015. Faculty and alumni remember him as an encouraging and effectiveRead the story …