OXFORD, Miss. – A rare copy of William Shakespeare’s First Folio will be on display for three weeks this spring at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. First Folio is the term scholars use to describe “Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies,” a collection of 36 plays publishedRead the story …
Alumnus Establishes Pharmacy Scholarship to Honor Mentor
John Dewey Owings Jr. influenced generations of pharmacists
March 16, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – If you ask Sidney Gerald “Jerry” Morgan about why he chose pharmacy, he’ll tell you about his mentor and champion of the career, John Dewey Owings Jr. “(Owings) was like a father figure to me,” Morgan said. “He was a great influence, and I would probably not have gone to pharmacy schoolRead the story …
UM Begins Installing Plaque Offering Context for Confederate Statue
Marker is result of input from campus faculty, staff, students and visitors
March 11, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Installation has begun on a plaque that will provide historical context for the Confederate statue at the entrance to Lyceum Circle at the University of Mississippi. Construction should be complete by month’s end. The inscription engraved on the plaque reads: “As Confederate veterans were passing from the scene in increasing numbers, memorialRead the story …
UM Study Affirms Treating Insomnia May Ease Migraines
Researchers use behavioral intervention to achieve long-term results
March 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Even relatively brief sessions with a sleep therapist may prove useful in relieving the frequency of migraines for chronic sufferers, concludes a study conducted by researchers at the University of Mississippi. The study is reported in the February issue of Headache, the flagship journal of the American Headache Society. Todd Smitherman, UM associateRead the story …
Japanese Partnership with UM Pharmacy School Grows Stronger
Ole Miss faculty educate colleagues in clinical practice and problem-based learning
March 4, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A partnership between the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and pharmacy colleagues in Japan is flourishing. The partnership, which began in the 1990s, is designed to foster global engagement and educational collaboration between American and Japanese pharmacy faculty. Through the years, faculty members from Japanese pharmacy schools have visited UM, andRead the story …
Planned Gift Benefits UM History Department
Brig. Gen. John H. Napier III creates $150,000 pledge to aid research efforts
February 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A $150,000 planned gift directed to the University of Mississippi’s Arch Dalrymple III Department of History is expected to help increase the department’s focus on research. Brig. Gen. John H. Napier III, a 1949 UM history graduate, recently signed a memorandum of agreement, designating the department as beneficiary of his testamentary gift.Read the story …
Scientists to Provide Update Thursday on Search for Gravitational Waves
February 10, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff, as well as science enthusiasts from the Oxford community, are invited to a live viewing event at 9:30 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 11) in Lewis Hall auditorium, Room 101, as the National Science Foundation brings together scientists from Caltech, MIT and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave ObservatoryRead the story …
UM Museum Receives National Recognition
Yearlong academy helps staff prepare for accreditation process
February 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The American Alliance of Museums has chosen the University of Mississippi Museum to participate in its new Small Museums Accreditation Academy, an honor extended to only 10 institutions nationally. A grant from the National Endowment for the Arts funds the new accreditation academy. An advisory panel of leaders in the museum field assists the academy’s work. TheRead the story …
UM to Honor First African-American Faculty Member in Education
School of Education seeks donations for memorial Henderson endowment
January 29, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Members of the Lafayette-Oxford-University community are working to establish a new endowment to honor the legacy of the late Dorothy “Dot” Henderson, the University of Mississippi’s first African-American faculty member in education. Henderson, who passed away in December, was an instructor in elementary education at UM from 1978 to 1998. She wasRead the story …
Nominate Somebody for Women’s Empowerment Awards
Honors to be given to faculty, staff and students who exhibit core values
January 29, 2016 by
The University of Mississippi departments of Student Housing and Intercollegiate Athletics, E.S.T.E.E.M., Sigma Gamma Rho and the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement are calling for nominations for the Women’s Empowerment Awards. Faculty, staff and students can submit nominations for the awards, which will be given to one student and one faculty or staffRead the story …