JACKSON, Miss. – Seena Haines, chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been elected a distinguished practitioner and fellow of National Academies of Practice in Pharmacy, a subgroup of NAP. “I am honored to be elected a distinguished practitioner and fellow in National Academies of Practice,” Haines said.Read the story …
Pharmacy Practice Chair Elected as Distinguished Practitioner
National Academies of Practice honors Seena Haines for professional contributions
April 26, 2018 by
UM Students Sweep Public Relations Association of Mississippi Awards
Twelve Ole Miss students honored out of 14 winners, including Best in Show
April 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi public relations students and recent graduates swept the awards in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi student competition, with one student winning overall Best in Show. Only 14 total students from around the state won awards, and students from the UM Meek School of Journalism and New Media won 12Read the story …
Student-curated Exhibit Open at J.D. Williams Library
Display of artifacts spanning 10,000 years available for viewing through summer
April 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi anthropology students have curated an exhibit of stone artifacts that are on display at the J.D. Williams Library. The exhibit features a grasshopper effigy bead, arrowheads, chunky stones, axes and a ceramic human effigy from the Calvin S. Brown Collection, managed by the university’s Center for Archaeological Research. Brown,Read the story …
Ancient Graffiti Project Offers Door to Past for UM Professor
Project uncovers wall plaster etchings buried by Mount Vesuvius
April 25, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Centuries before Kilroy was here, “Hyacinthus was here,” lurking around the streets of ancient Herculaneum, carving his eternal presence into wall plaster with graffiti. Hyacinthus’ reminder is joined by other graffiti etched into the walls of the Italian town that was entombed under tons of volcanic pyroclastic flows from the erupting Mount VesuviusRead the story …
Pharmacy Early Entry Program Offers Living-Learning Community
Freshman enrollees bond in residence hall and shared classes
April 24, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy pioneered the Early Entry program to offer high school seniors early acceptance into the professional pharmacy program more than 20 years ago, and it has become a model for numerous similar programs across the country. Through the program, high-performing seniors apply to secure their spotRead the story …
Graduate Student Leads State’s Largest High School Chinese Program
Linfei Yi teaches two classes at Holly Springs High School
April 24, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Linfei Yi began teaching Chinese at Holly Springs High School two years ago, the University of Mississippi graduate student had no idea it would quickly become the largest such program in Mississippi. Besides Holly Springs, three Mississippi schools – Oxford High School and Lafayette High School in Oxford and St. Andrew’sRead the story …
UM Serving Children of Incarcerated Parents Sets Goals, Agenda
New campus organization seeks to provide voice, support for families of the imprisoned
April 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A new University of Mississippi student organization is aiming high in its efforts to help the families of imprisoned men and women. Serving Children of Incarcerated Parents officially launched April 17 with dozens of people from campus and the local community in attendance. During the hourlong meeting in the Guyton Hall Annex,Read the story …
University Launches New IMC Online Graduate Degree Program
Students can enroll in graduate degree program this fall
April 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Interested professionals can earn a graduate degree in integrated marketing communication completely online through the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi starting in August. This program is designed to give mid-career professionals an opportunity to learn how to use communication to connect people and organizations, withoutRead the story …
UM Native American Artifacts on Display in New Orleans
Six pots from campus collection are part of the Historic New Orleans Collection's exhibit
April 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology has loaned six ceramic vessels from its collection to The Historic New Orleans Collection for an exhibit about this region of the country. This is the first time the department has loaned these objects for display by a non-university entity. Each artifact isRead the story …
Ole Miss Women’s Council Gift Honors a Legacy of Generosity
Scholarship endowment is tribute to parents' life of grace and gratitude
April 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A major gift to the Ole Miss Women’s Council will benefit young scholars while honoring the legacy of the late Prescott and Betty Sherman of McComb, both 1938 University of Mississippi graduates. Betsy Sherman Shelton, of Covington, Louisiana, made a $125,000 gift to establish the Betty West Sherman Ole Miss Women’s CouncilRead the story …