OXFORD, Miss. – Purnendu Sharma, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, received an Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Young Investigator Scholarship for his research on the natural product resiniferatoxin, or RTX. Sharma’s project, titled “Effect of Resiniferatoxin, a TrpV1 Receptor Agonist on Neuronal CellsRead the story …
Pharmacy Graduate Student Wins Scholarship for Alzheimer’s Research
Award allows Purnendu Sharma to present results to experts in the field
April 5, 2018 by
Ray Hawkins Named New UPD Chief
Former associate director has been with department for more than two decades
April 5, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Though Ray Hawkins has officially been chief of the University of Mississippi Police Department less than a week, he’s been preparing for the position for a lifetime. Hawkins was named the new chief March 30 by Brandi Hephner LaBanc, UM vice chancellor for student affairs. He replaces former Chief Tim Potts, whoRead the story …
Concert Singers to Perform at Carnegie Hall
Choral students will travel to New York City for once-in-a-lifetime performance
April 4, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Concert Singers will travel to New York City to perform in the world-famous Carnegie Hall this weekend. The Concert Singers were invited to perform at 8 p.m. Sunday (April 8) by Distinguished Concerts International. The group will be singing a wide range of pieces, including classics, contemporary pieces and MississippiRead the story …
Alumni Association Names New Board Additions
Members serve three-year terms that expire at Homecoming
April 4, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Alumni Association has named new members of its board of directors. One-third of the board is appointed each year by the association president and serves a three-year term. New members are: LaToya Green (BBA 02) of Seattle; Ravonda L. Griffin (BAccy 01, MEd 05, JD 12) of OliveRead the story …
Students Study Physics During UM Spring Break Visit
Project prepares high school students for AP Physics
April 4, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It was probably the first time Yung Bleu’s hip-hop had been used to teach physics. Yet, in Marco Cavaglia’s University of Mississippi classroom during spring break, the artist’s music played, causing the electronic waves of an oscilloscope to bounce and jiggle with the vibrations of the music. Huddled around the oscilloscope, learning about gravitationalRead the story …
University Hosts 30th Annual State Geography Bee
April 6 event is preliminary to National Geographic Society competition in Washington, D.C.
April 4, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 30th annual Mississippi State Geographic Bee, a preliminary to the National Geographic Society’s competition, is scheduled for Friday (April 6) at the University of Mississippi. The event begins with registration at 8 a.m. in the Jackson Avenue Center. Following a welcome, preliminary rounds start after 9 a.m. The final rounds beginRead the story …
UM Departments Collaborate to Host ‘Radical South’ Series
Events include lectures, discussions, film screening and more
April 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi is hosting “The Radical South,” a conversation series this month that explores the complexity of Southern history and identity. The Isom Center, the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and the Office of Diversity and Community EngagementRead the story …
Professor’s Graphic Essays on Fatherhood a 10-Year Labor of Love
Dustin Parsons uses diagrams and text to explore parental experiences
April 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The product of 10 years of work and a lifetime of observations, “Exploded View: Essays on Fatherhood, with Diagrams” is immensely important for author Dustin Parsons, partially because it’s his first book, but also because it’s about his own father and his own experiences as a parent. A book launch and signingRead the story …
Honors College Student Named Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow
Elizabeth Boyer among 16 chosen for prestigious summer program at George Washington's estate
April 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A student in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi has been selected as a 2018 Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow. Elizabeth Boyer of Houston, a junior economics major with a minor in intelligence and security studies, is among 16 university students nationwide chosen for the prestigious six-week summerRead the story …
Living Music Resource Goes Live to Levingston’s Carnegie Hall Concert
Nancy Maria Balach and UM students to interview pianist on location in New York
April 3, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Bruce Levingston, renowned concert pianist and Chancellor’s Artist-in-Residence of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi, performs this month at Carnegie Hall, he will provide a unique educational opportunity for students involved in the Living Music Resource program. Levingston and Nancy Maria Balach, UM associate professor of music and founderRead the story …