OXFORD, Miss. – A team from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy placed third out of 22 teams in the Pharmacy Quality Alliance’s Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge last month in Baltimore. The four-student group consisted of third-year student pharmacists Mariah Cole, of Meridian; and Anna Crider, of Brentwood, Tennessee; as well as pharmacy administrationRead the story …
UM Team Places Third in Pharmacy Quality Alliance Challenge
Students devised business proposal to reduce opioid abuse
July 8, 2018 by
Scholarship Recipients Display Attitudes of Gratitude
UM Kelly Gene Cook scholars enjoy opportunity to thank donors
July 7, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – “As I look around this room, it’s hard to not get teary-eyed,” Samantha Brewer told a crowd at a recent luncheon at the University of Mississippi. “Because I know it was you. You all made this possible. “You all made me possible. You made me being a teacher possible. And I can’tRead the story …
Three UM Professors Co-Host Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
Participants armed to apply for National Science Foundation funding
July 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi faculty members in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology co-hosted a recent grant proposal writing workshop that drew scholars from nine institutions across the country to Oxford. The Summer Course on Grant Writing in the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, known as SCG, has been funded through summerRead the story …
Ten UM Freshmen Receive Omicron Delta Kappa Awards
Honor society recognizes outstanding young leaders and community servants
July 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ten University of Mississippi freshmen have been named recipients of Omicron Delta Kappa’s Freshman Leadership Awards. The annual ODK Freshman Leadership Awards, which identify outstanding freshman leaders and community servants, were presented at the organization’s annual induction ceremony in April. Previous recipients have gone on to serve in roles such as AssociatedRead the story …
Bridge Program Giving Incoming Freshmen Preview of STEM
UM summer session courses offer future scholars head start on academic success
July 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Up to 25 incoming freshmen at the University of Mississippi are getting a head start on science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors, thanks to a summer session program. The Mississippi Bridge STEM Program, funded by the Hearin Foundation under the Louis Stokes Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation, or LSAMP, began June 26Read the story …
Political Science Professor Co-authors Prize-Winning Book
Conor M. Dowling to receive Don K. Price Award for best book on science, technology and politics
July 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor is being nationally recognized for having co-authored the best book on science, technology and politics in 2017. Conor M. Dowling, associate professor of political science, will receive the Don K. Price Award from the Science, Technology and Environmental Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. Dowling, co-author with AlanRead the story …
‘It Starts with (Me)ek’ Team Wins Silver Anvil
Award is considered to be the Oscar of the PR industry
July 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An instructor in the University of Mississippi Meek School of Journalism and New Media and her 30-student team have won a Silver Anvil, the most prestigious U.S. award in public relations, for “It Starts with (Me)ek,“ a public relations campaign they created asking students to “just pause” before stereotyping others. The award, givenRead the story …
StartUp Camp Provides Training for Young Entrepreneurs
McLean Institute and CIE team to sponsor a week of activities for future business leaders
July 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Negotiation skills, competitive pricing, lunch etiquette, business plans, the importance of a proper handshake, proficiency in Excel, and commercial development and filming were just a few of the opportunities offered to a group of middle schoolers recently at the University of Mississippi. The activities were part of StartUp Camp, sponsored by theRead the story …
UM Competing this Week in 2018 Special Olympics USA Games
Unified Flag Football team from Ole Miss participating in inaugural Unified College event
July 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A team from the University of Mississippi is in Seattle to participate in the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games. The event, which takes place from July 1-6, highlights the abilities of athletes with intellectual disabilities while promoting ideals of acceptance and inclusion. Amanda Alpert, assistant director of intramural sports and sports clubsRead the story …
Gift from Mississippi Scottish Rite Helps Fund Literacy Program
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, community children benefit from annual gift
July 2, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A recent gift to the University of Mississippi established the Mississippi Scottish Rite Literacy Program, which will offer literacy programming for area children, with the potential for statewide outreach. All literacy programming, provided by certified speech-language pathologists and graduate student clinicians from the UM Speech and Hearing Center, will be designed toRead the story …