OXFORD, Miss. – Ever spend a beautiful spring day working in the flower bed and wake up the next morning with a crick in your back? Or, spend a weekend mulching the vegetable garden and end up with sore shoulders that even a hot bath can’t fix? And, then there’s all that kneeling.
Anthropology Professor Receives Prestigious Book Award
April 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor of anthropology has received the prestigious Mooney Award from the Southern Anthropological Society. The society honored Robbie Ethridge for her book “From Chicaza to Chickasaw: The European Invasion and the Transformation of the Mississippian World, 1540-1715” (University of North Carolina Press, 2010). Using a new interpretive frameworkRead the story …
Students Get a Mentor for Engaging in Intellectual Curiosity
April 23, 2012 by
… Jason Ritchie named assistant dean of undergraduate research OXFORD, Miss. – The undergraduate thesis is a hallmark of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi. Now, students will have someone available to assist them with getting started on their projects. That person is Jason Ritchie, the new assistant dean ofRead the story …
Pride of South Benefit Concert April 24 to Raise Scholarship Funds
April 16, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Pride of the South Band has been rousing sports and music fans since 1928. On Tuesday, April 24, fans will get an intimate look at the band when the Wind Ensemble performs the 12th annual Pride of the Band Benefit Concert. The 7:30 p.m. event at the GertrudeRead the story …
CMSE Founder, Chemical Engineering Professor is 2012 UM Teacher of the Year
April 14, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John O’Haver’s vision, drive and enthusiasm inspire University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff in an almost contagious manner. Colleagues across campus have taken notice of his lively teaching style, and alumni cite him as a major influence on their own successes. Thursday evening, at the university’s 69th Honors Day Convocation, ChancellorRead the story …
Honors Convocation to Recognize Outstanding Students, Teacher
April 9, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi will honor undergraduate and graduate students who were nominated by faculty for their distinguished academic achievements at its 69th annual Honors Convocation. The Honors Convocation, set for 7:30 p.m. April 12 in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, is open to the public. A receptionRead the story …
High School Students Create Art that Reflects Their Hometowns
March 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With cameras in hand, 22 Mississippi high school students and eight teachers are discovering that art exists everywhere, even in the smallest communities. The Wide Angle Learning project, which allows high school students to plan and create original art projects, is in its second year. The project is coordinated through the MississippiRead the story …
UMMC Professor Co-chairs National Medicaid/CHIP Advisory Group
March 30, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. James Martin, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been named co-chair of the National Advisory Workgroup to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Medicaid/CHIP recipients. The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, recently appointed Martin and Dr. Mary Applegate, a pediatrician and theRead the story …
Hapten Sciences Licenses Promising Poison Ivy Preventative
March 26, 2012 by
… Developers hopes to put brakes on poison ivy rash OXFORD, Miss. – Hapten Sciences Inc. of Memphis, Tenn., has licensed a compound developed by ElSohly Laboratories Inc. and University of Mississippi pharmaceutical researchers to prevent reactions to poison ivy, oak and sumac. The compound, HPT-721, is being developed for the prevention of contact dermatitisRead the story …
Medicinal Plant, Dietary Supplement Guru Gets Honorary Degree
March 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An international expert on dietary supplements and pharmacognosy professor at the University of Mississippi has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Hamdard University in New Delhi. Ikhlas A. Khan, who also serves as assistant director of the UM School of Pharmacy’s National Center for Natural Products Research and director of its FDARead the story …