OXFORD, Miss. – Jaz Brisack, a junior at the University of Mississippi, has been named the university’s 15th Harry S. Truman Scholar. Brisack was one of three UM finalists for the coveted scholarship. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter surprised the Oxford native and Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College student Wednesday (April 11) with the announcement in the Lyceum.Read the story …
Botanical Experts Gather in Oxford for International Conference
UM School of Pharmacy and NCNPR welcome 280 conference attendees
April 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scientists and visitors from around the globe gathered in Oxford this week (April 9-12) for the 18th annual International Conference on the Science of Botanicals. Organized and hosted by the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, the conference welcomed 280 registrants from universities, governmentRead the story …
Pharmacy School Introduces Application Option for Rising Sophomores
Advanced Standing Program offers qualified students seat in professional program
April 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is providing university freshmen a new way to secure their spot in its professional pharmacy program with the Sophomore Advanced Standing Program. The program allows qualified UM freshmen to earn a guaranteed seat in the School of Pharmacy’s professional program, thereby avoiding the competitive selectionRead the story …
UM Departments Help Quitman County Schools Host Career and Health Fair
Students and faculty provide health assessments for Marks community
April 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Faculty and students from the University of Mississippi recently helped coordinate and host the Quitman County Career and Health Fair to educate Marks-area high school students and community members on career opportunities and healthy living. The career and health fair stemmed from the university’s partnership with the Marks Project, a nonprofit, community-basedRead the story …
Pharmacy Student Elected Speaker of National Professional Society
Third-year student pharmacist Regan Tyler named to Phi Lambda Sigma's Executive Committee
April 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Regan Tyler, a third-year student at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, was elected as Phi Lambda Sigma’s speaker of the house during the organization’s national meeting, held in conjunction with the American Pharmacists Association annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Phi Lambda Sigma is a pharmacy leadership society that aims toRead the story …
Crowdfunding Campaign to Fund Literacy Program
Communication Sciences and Disorders' 'Ready to Read' fundraiser to benefit children
April 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The speech-language pathologists who operate the University of Mississippi’s Speech and Hearing Center are bringing their expertise to a communitywide literacy program designed to improve children’s reading skills before they reach third grade. “We know that if kids aren’t reading on grade level by the time they get to the third grade,Read the story …
Restorative Justice Project Partners with Feed My Starving Children
Legal Studies students, Marshall County Correctional Facility inmates pack more than 100,000 meals
April 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students and faculty from the University of Mississippi Department of Legal Studies recently joined forces with the Marshall County Correctional Facility in Holly Springs to pack more than 100,000 meals in one day for an organization that helps needy children. Feed My Starving Children is a Christian nonprofit working to eliminate starvationRead the story …
Professor Establishes Plantinga Reading Group at UM
Funding from Society of Christian Philosophers runs through end of April
April 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Neil A. Manson, University of Mississippi professor of philosophy, has used a grant from the Society of Christian Philosophers to establish a reading group on the works of one of the world’s most influential philosophers of religion. In 2017, Alvin Plantinga, professor emeritus at Calvin College, won the prestigious Templeton Prize, which came withRead the story …
Student Pharmacists Present Research at National Conference
Five UM students showcase their work at APhA annual meeting
April 8, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Five University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy students each presented their own research at the recent American Pharmacists Association annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. The students are Anna Crider, Erin Hoevelmann, Yiran Rong, Victoria Miller and Kelsey Raymer. “This was an excellent opportunity for these students to share their work at aRead the story …
Ten Seniors Named UM Hall of Fame Inductees
Recipients honored for service, achievement and potential for success
April 6, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ten University of Mississippi seniors have been inducted into the university’s 2017-18 Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors afforded students at Ole Miss. The inductees were honored Friday afternoon (April 6) in a ceremony at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. A campus committee chooses Hall ofRead the story …