OXFORD, Miss. – The American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science has named Alicia Bouldin a 2015 APhA fellow. Awarded to only 15 individuals this year, the designation honors members who have demonstrated exemplary professional achievements and service to the profession. Bouldin, an associate dean and professor in the University of Mississippi SchoolRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Administrator Named Fellow of APhA
Alicia Bouldin recognized for professional achievement, service
March 11, 2015 by
UM to Host Regional Civil Engineering Conference
Three-day event expected to bring 300 participants from four states
March 11, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers is hosting the national organization’s Deep South Conference this month. An estimated 300 participants from 13 schools in Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas are expected during the March 19-21 event. Areas of competition include concrete bowling, steel bridge designRead the story …
UM Student Media, Students Score Big at Journalism Conference Awards
Group wins Onsite Championship Team category for fourth time in five years
March 10, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Winning top honors in several categories, University of Mississippi journalism students dominated the annual Southeastern Journalism Conference competitions. The weekend conference, hosted by Georgia State University in Atlanta, had two separate awards ceremonies. Best of the South awards honored student work published or broadcast from November 2013 through November 2014. Onsite competitions involvedRead the story …
Fantasia Performance Postponed
Concert to be rescheduled at a later date
March 5, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Due to the severity of the road conditions and in the interest of the safety of all those traveling, tonight’s FANTASiA concert sponsored by the University of Mississippi Black Alumni Association at the Gertrude C. Ford Center has been postponed. A new date for the concert will be scheduled as soon asRead the story …
UM Campus Leaders Work to Achieve Climate Neutrality
University establishes Broad Council for Sustainability, works on environmental education and research
March 5, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi leaders gathered recently to discuss an action plan to advance sustainable initiatives on campus, with the long-term goal of achieving climate neutrality. The Feb. 24 gathering took place as part of the university’s first-ever meeting of the Broad Council for Sustainability, a group that will advise, adopt and beginRead the story …
Pharmacy School Teams with Summer College for High School Students
Rising high school seniors with interest in science encouraged to apply
March 4, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has partnered with the Summer College for High School Students to offer college courses to rising seniors. SCHS is a residential program on the university’s Oxford campus that awards academic credit for classes taught by UM faculty. While earning college credit, participants also get aRead the story …
Pharmacy Students Accept Johns Hopkins Internships
Experience offers chance to make hospitalwide effect on patient care
March 4, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy students have received and accepted summer internship offers from The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Kelsey Stephens, from Greenwood, and Rachel Lowe, of Memphis, Tennessee, both in their second professional year of pharmacy school, will participate in the Johns Hopkins Pharmacy Internship Program, whichRead the story …
‘The Education of a Lifetime’ Chosen for Common Reading Experience
Robert Khayat's memoir recounts experiences growing up and leading UM's transformation
March 3, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A memoir by Robert Khayat, chancellor emeritus of the University of Mississippi, has been selected for the university’s 2015 Common Reading Experience. Each incoming freshman will receive a copy of “The Education of a Lifetime,” (Nautilus Publishing Co., 2013) with instructions to read it before the start of fall classes. Khayat willRead the story …
Physicist’s Studies of Black Holes Spins Make Prestigious Journal
Global research team's findings advance understanding, get international attention
March 3, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A global team of scientists, including a University of Mississippi physicist, provides new insight about the most energetic event in the universe: the merging of two spinning, orbiting black holes into a larger black hole. The research findings by Emanuele Berti, UM associate professor of physics and astronomy, and his colleagues appearRead the story …
USA Today Editor Honored with Silver Em
Fred Anklam Jr. worked on landmark series examining Mississippi schools, covered U.S. House for national paper
March 2, 2015 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Fred Anklam Jr., a senior editor at USA Today, has been chosen to receive the 2015 Samuel Talbert Silver Em Award from the University of Mississippi’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media. The award will be presented at a dinner April 8 at the Inn at Ole Miss, starting at 6Read the story …