OXFORD, Miss. – Fifty years ago, the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy was awarded a competitive contract from the government to grow marijuana that could be standardized for research. Interest in marijuana research had grown throughout the late ’60s, and the government wanted to study the effectsRead the story …
Federally Funded Marijuana Turns 50
University researchers observe half-century of growing contract
December 5, 2018 by
Office of Food and Nutrition Security Opens at South Oxford Center
Applied Sciences faculty and student researchers expand food security research
November 30, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The School of Applied Sciences at the University of Mississippi has opened a new Office of Food and Nutrition Security at the South Oxford Center. Although David H. Holben, professor of nutrition and hospitality management, has been producing food security research at UM since he arrived in 2015, he and his studentsRead the story …
UM Group, Community Members Visit Lynching Memorial
November 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A group of more than 50 people – including University of Mississippi faculty and students, Oxford high school students and community members – recently visited the Equal Justice Museum and Memorial Park in Montgomery, Alabama. The trip, which took place Nov. 3 and was organized by the UM Slavery Research Group, allowed participants to visit theRead the story …
Retired New York Times Journalist Named Overby Center Senior Fellow
Greg Brock will share insights from distinguished career as center's latest honoree
November 28, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Veteran journalist Greg Brock, whose 43-year-career included positions at some of the country’s largest and most respected newspapers, has been named a senior fellow at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi. His appointment was announced by Charles Overby, chairman of the Overby Center, an institute devoted to creating aRead the story …
Peter W. Grandjean Named New Applied Sciences Dean
Former Baylor associate dean has more than 30 years of education experience
November 27, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Peter W. Grandjean has been named the new dean of the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Mississippi. Grandjean comes to UM from Baylor University, where he served as associate dean for research collaboration and graduate studies, director of the university’s Division of Health Professions, and as a professor in the Department ofRead the story …
Past Meets Future with UM Research into Greek Plaques
Classics, engineering professors team up to explore ancient history
November 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It is a delicate balancing act Brad Cook performs as he places a more-than-2,000-year-old golden Greek artifact atop a high-energy X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. In position, the wafer-thin ancient article soon will be beamed with billions of photons, all to unlock its age. Cook, an associate professor of classics at the University of Mississippi,Read the story …
UM Offers New Multidisciplinary Disaster Sciences Minor
From dealing with wildfires to hurricanes, program aims to prepare students to help others
November 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi College of Liberal Arts is offering a minor designed to help others in times of need following natural disasters. UM launched its Disaster Sciences minor program this fall, and 14 students are enrolled. Disaster Sciences is an 18-hour multidisciplinary minor designed to educate students on managing or helping othersRead the story …
School of Applied Sciences Honors Students of the Month
Evi Addoh and Alan Cuff recognized for academic excellence
November 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The School of Applied Sciences has honored Evi Addoh, of Delta State, Nigeria, as its Graduate Student of the Month and Alan Cuff, of Mandeville, Louisiana, as Undergraduate Student of the Month for October. With a 4.0 GPA, Addoh is a second-year student in the master’s program in health promotion, part ofRead the story …
Business School Launches Networking Program
Business Connect will link students with former graduates for employment
November 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Gathering leaders from some of the state’s largest businesses for a high-powered reception in Jackson, the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration has kicked off a new networking program to connect students with alumni for employment. The Business Connect program, founded this summer, seeks to determine the hiring/talent acquisition goals ofRead the story …
Alumni Couple Hosts Prospective Students in Houston
John Cleveland is a civil engineering alumnus and ExxonMobil employee
November 20, 2018 by
A University of Mississippi alumni couple recently welcomed a group of high school students and their families into their home to provide information about the university. John and Beth Cleveland hosted the group in Houston, Texas, with a team of Ole Miss representatives. John Cleveland (BSCE 87) is the central region and national oil &Read the story …