OXFORD, Miss. – Alexandria Marie “Lexi” Thoman, a University of Mississippi student from St. Louis, has been awarded the second John H. Napier III Intelligence Prize awarded by the UM Center for Intelligence and Security Studies. The Napier Prize is awarded annually to a graduating senior who has successfully completed the intelligence and security studiesRead the story …
Honors College Student Honored as Top CISS Graduate
Lexi Thoman caps impressive UM career with Napier Prize, job at the U.S. State Department
May 10, 2013 by
Biology Professor Honored for Outstanding Advising
Jason Hoeksema has been awarded a NACADA Certificate of Merit
May 9, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi biology professor is the recipient of a national honor for excellence in academic advising of students. Jason Hoeksema has been awarded a Certificate of Merit in the Faculty Academic Advising category by the National Academic Advising Association. Established in 1983, the NACADA Annual Awards Program for Academic AdvisingRead the story …
UM Professor Presents to United Nations on Marine Genetic Resources
Seminar covers challenges associated with marine research in foreign waters
May 8, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The world’s oceans are filled with diverse plant and animal life that promise to yield new drugs and other products that could dramatically improve quality of life. Scientists are studying potential sources of these products, but the research can be challenging. Marc Slattery, professor of pharmacognosy at the University of Mississippi, presentedRead the story …
Arabic Language Program Builds on Success
Graduate Maggie Day hired at Al Arab network; Orion Wilcox earns honors
May 8, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Arabic language program is seeing success among both its graduates and current students. Maggie Day, a 2012 graduate, is heading to Bahrain as a producer for Bloomberg TV. She will produce content as part of the Al Arab network, which is completely in Arabic. Day, who was aRead the story …
Broome Named To SEC Community Service Team
Senior recognized for work in the Ole Miss, Oxford communities
May 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss senior outfielder Brittany Broome has been named to the Southeastern Conference Softball Community Service Team for her work in the Ole Miss and Oxford communities, the league office announced Monday. A Brad Davis SEC Community Service Postgraduate Scholarship female finalist, Broome has worked hard in the community over her pastRead the story …
Pharmacy Administrator, Outreach Supervisor Honored for Service to Students
Marvin Wilson and Amy Saxton to be recognized at Commencement as Frist winners
May 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For almost 20 years the Frist Student Service Award has recognized University of Mississippi employees who go above and beyond the call of duty to demonstrate their commitment to students. Two of these employees, Marvin C. Wilson, associate dean for academic and student affairs at the School of Pharmacy, and Amy Saxton,Read the story …
Classics Professor Wins Best Essay from Rhetorica
Brad Cook to receive $1,000 prize in July at Chicago conference
May 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Brad L. Cook, assistant professor of classics at the University of Mississippi, is feeling pretty lucky these days. Late last summer, Cook’s article “Swift-boating in Antiquity: Rhetorical Framing of the Good Citizen in Fourth-Century Athens” appeared in Rhetorica (vol. 30.3, pp. 219-251). Cook recently learned that the essay was awarded the RhetoricaRead the story …
Pharmaceutics Professor Studies Innovative Drug Delivery Technologies
Murthy publishes world-renowned books on findings
May 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi pharmacy professor S. Narasimha Murthy is taking pharmaceutical research to new heights. Since earning his Ph.D. in 2003, Murthy has published more than 75 research papers about drug-delivery methods. Forty of those papers have been published since joining the Ole Miss faculty six years ago.
Washington Post: Mississippi Innocence Project Playing Role in Death-Row Case
May 6, 2013 by
The Mississippi Innocence Project, housed in the University of Mississippi School of Law, is shedding new light on the death-row case of Willie Jerome Manning and the 1992 slayings of two college students. Read the story.
Intelligence Center Students Focus on Global Pandemic
Fifth annual event united top students from across the nation with national agency representatives
May 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A fictional emergence of a new strain of avian bird flu leading to a global pandemic was resolved in part by a group of University of Mississippi students working through a recent intelligence case study. The scenario was probed by more than 50 students in UM’s Center for Intelligence and Security StudiesRead the story …