OXFORD, Miss. – The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi is partnering with a number of other university and community organizations to screen the documentary “Through the Night” to spark conversation around the issue of child care. The focus is on providing for those in the LOU communityRead the story …
Campus and Community Partners Spotlight Issue of Child Care Access
Isom Center to screen 'Through the Night' documentary and host child care panel
March 8, 2022 by
National Pharmaceutical Council Executive to Give Hartman Lecture
John M. O'Brien set to deliver pharmacy school's annual lecture on March 11
March 8, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John M. O’Brien, president and chief executive officer of the National Pharmaceutical Council, will present the annual Charles W. Hartman Memorial Lecture on Friday (March 11) at the University of Mississippi. Hosted by the School of Pharmacy, the lecture will begin at noon in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the PerformingRead the story …
Scholarship Recipients Carry on Late MBA Student’s Legacy
Endowment honoring Zach McClendon has served students, young alumni well
March 7, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Zach McClendon had just completed his first semester as a Master of Business Administration student at the University of Mississippi in fall 2013 when he was killed during a robbery at his home. In 2016, the university’s MBA board of directors worked with the UM Foundation to establish the Zach McClendon MemorialRead the story …
Gift to Law School Expands Family Legacy
Alumnus Helene Thompson hopes donation can help enhance classes and bring in experts
March 5, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For Helene Thompson and those close to her, the University of Mississippi‘s School of Law has become something of a familial rite of passage. Thompson, a 1968 graduate of the school, has established the Thompson Family Law Endowment, with an initial gift of $100,000. She and her late husband, Luther Thompson, metRead the story …
Active Minds Exhibit Aims to End the Silence Around Mental Health
Student-led UM group sponsors exhibition promoting the importance of honest conversation, resources
March 4, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A national traveling exhibit designed to help prevent campus suicides is coming to the University of Mississippi on Monday (March 7). The “Send Silence Packing” display containing more than 1,000 backpacks will be in the great room of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The backpacks,Read the story …
Graduate Student to Represent State in Athletic Trainers Association
Former Rebels pitcher Myers serves on SEATA Student Leadership Committee
March 4, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi alumnus and graduate student has been elected to represent Mississippi in the Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association‘s Student Leadership Committee. Tyler Myers said he is honored to represent the state for SEATA. He is excited about meeting aspiring and professional athletic trainers in Mississippi to grow his network. “BeingRead the story …
RebelTHON 2022 Sets Record
Fundraiser for Children's of Mississippi Hospital attracted most dancers in 10-year run
March 3, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The 2022 edition of the annual RebelTHON fundraiser set a new record for participants on Saturday (Feb. 26). The University of Mississippi‘s 10th annual student-driven dance marathon raised $227,148 for Children’s of Mississippi, the Children’s Miracle Network hospital at the UM Medical Center. Some 1,321 students registered for the event, which ranRead the story …
Edney Works to Widen the Ladder of Opportunity for All
New assistant vice chancellor has helped increase student access to university
March 3, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Norris Allen “EJ” Edney’s grandfather was a proud Tougaloo College graduate and outsized figure on the Alcorn State University campus, so when Edney enrolled in the University of Mississippi, he knew he was taking a big chance. Now he’s the university’s assistant vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion and a valuable memberRead the story …
School of Pharmacy Partners with doTERRA on Essential Oil Research
Agreement expands relationship to include expanded studies on consistency, purity and potency
March 2, 2022 by
PLEASANT GROVE, Utah and OXFORD, Miss. – Health and wellness company dōTERRA and the University of Mississippi National Center for Natural Products Research, based within the UM School of Pharmacy, have agreed to a five-year research partnership that will focus on establishing quality standards for the essential oil industry. As part of the partnership, NCNPRRead the story …
Who Says You Can’t Put a Hurricane on Stage?
Theatre and Film at UM brings world premiere, wild weather to Meek Auditorium
March 1, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The first 2022 production of the University of Mississippi Department of Theatre and Film is a world premiere that was developed right here in Oxford and features an unlikely character: the weather. “Hazel” runs in Meek Hall Auditorium through Sunday (March 6). Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 2 p.m.Read the story …