OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has been named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the second consecutive year in recognition of its service-learning and volunteer efforts in the Oxford-Lafayette County community and beyond. The commendation recognizes that the university continues to display an institutional commitment to service, ledRead the story …
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Expert to Deliver Annual Borne Lecture
March 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Michael Owens, director of the Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is set to deliver the annual Ronald F. Borne Distinguished Lecture in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Mississippi. The lecture, at 11 a.m. April 10 in the Thad Cochran Research CenterRead the story …
Ole Miss Insight Park Opens April 5
March 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi officials are set to celebrate the grand opening of Insight Park, a world-class research park, at 3 p.m. April 5 on Insight Park Avenue (formerly Hathorn Road), just past the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium. “The purpose of Insight Park is to enhance the commercialization of the university’s research, toRead the story …
High School Students Create Art that Reflects Their Hometowns
March 27, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – With cameras in hand, 22 Mississippi high school students and eight teachers are discovering that art exists everywhere, even in the smallest communities. The Wide Angle Learning project, which allows high school students to plan and create original art projects, is in its second year. The project is coordinated through the MississippiRead the story …
MCHerald.com – Scholarship to memorialize lifelong friends
March 27, 2012 by
To remember Sam Clayton Kelly, Walker Kelly and Mason Wilbanks, 2011 Madison Central High graduates and freshmen at the University of Mississippi, the city has established separate annual scholarship programs to be awarded for the first time in May. Read the story
Biloxi Teacher, UM Alum Named Teacher of the Year at Gulf Coast School
March 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Amber Watkins, a 2009 elementary education graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Education, seems to be a natural teacher. In fact, only a year-and-a-half into her teaching career, she’s been honored as Teacher of the Year for Woolmarket Elementary School in Biloxi. “There are so many reasons I love whatRead the story …
Hapten Sciences Licenses Promising Poison Ivy Preventative
March 26, 2012 by
… Developers hopes to put brakes on poison ivy rash OXFORD, Miss. – Hapten Sciences Inc. of Memphis, Tenn., has licensed a compound developed by ElSohly Laboratories Inc. and University of Mississippi pharmaceutical researchers to prevent reactions to poison ivy, oak and sumac. The compound, HPT-721, is being developed for the prevention of contact dermatitisRead the story …
UM Offers WebIDs for Parents
March 23, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After months of planning and work, the University of Mississippi’s Office of Information Technology has launched a way for parents of Ole Miss students to receive WebIDs in order to view academic data, pay bills and use other campus services. “This project is important for several reasons,” said Kathy Gates, UM chiefRead the story …
Principal Corps Cohort Addresses House Education Committee
March 22, 2012 by
… Jim Barksdale charges group to reform state’s educational system OXFORD, Miss. – Benjamin Barlow started his career in education 10 years ago as an English and language arts teacher at Rankin County High School. He recently talked to the Mississippi House of Representatives education committee in Jackson about why he is ready to becomeRead the story …
Medicinal Plant, Dietary Supplement Guru Gets Honorary Degree
March 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An international expert on dietary supplements and pharmacognosy professor at the University of Mississippi has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Hamdard University in New Delhi. Ikhlas A. Khan, who also serves as assistant director of the UM School of Pharmacy’s National Center for Natural Products Research and director of its FDARead the story …