OXFORD, Miss. – The North Mississippi VISTA Project is recruiting members to begin a yearlong term of service in August. The Volunteers in Service to America Project sponsors 14 organizations and can recruit up to 25 full-year VISTA members to serve throughout north Mississippi and the Delta. The University of Mississippi’s McLean Institute for PublicRead the story …
Volunteers Sought to Fight Poverty in Mississippi
North Mississippi VISTA Project accepting applications for terms of service beginning in August
April 18, 2017 by
The Mississippi Encyclopedia to Be Published in May
Celebratory events kick off May 20 on the Oxford Square, continue through summer
April 17, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Work on a project that began at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture in 2003 has concluded at long last. The Mississippi Encyclopedia, a mammoth collaboration that includes more than 1,600 entries and 1,451 pages, goes on sale in May. The first encyclopedic treatment of the stateRead the story …
UM Research Day Ignites Discussions, Collaborations
Third annual event unites campuses, interests
April 14, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – If public peer acknowledgement of genius is every researcher’s dream, then the third annual University of Mississippi-University of Mississippi Medical Center Research Day was a scientist’s dream come true. More than 200 participants were on hand to present their work and explore collaborations through a series of lectures and posters Thursday (AprilRead the story …
Tutoring Startup Takes Top Prize at UM Business Competition
12th annual Gillespie Business Plan Competition celebrates another successful year
April 13, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An online enterprise that helps University of Mississippi students find tutors for their college studies took first place in the 12th annual Gillespie Business Plan Competition, hosted by the UM Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Lee Ingram, a master’s candidate in accountancy from Madison, wowed judges with his presentation for Collegiate Tutoring,Read the story …
UM Catapult Competition Draws Top Guns
Tishomingo County High School teams defeated 16 others to take home top honors
April 13, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Normally, tennis balls volley back and forth on the tennis court, but Wednesday afternoon (April 12), the fluorescent yellow balls were being catapulted in the C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum at the University of Mississippi. The School of Engineering, Center for Math and Science Education and Division of Outreach and Continuing Education hostedRead the story …
Challenge Invites LOU Community to Explore Resources for Green Week
UM, Oxford to host annual sustainability observance April 17-22
April 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi and Oxford community will celebrate Green Week April 17-22. The annual series of events focuses on bringing awareness to sustainability topics, resources in the area and the importance of living a resource-conscious lifestyle. “We all want to make the world a better place, but knowing how to doRead the story …
Meek School of Journalism to Host Diversity Conference
Fox chief news anchor Shepard Smith among speakers for five-day series
April 12, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Just pause. Just pause before you assume you know me. Just pause before you stereotype me. That’s the message of an upcoming series of events April 19-25 called It Starts with (Me)ek, hosted by the University of Mississippi Meek School of Journalism and New Media. Shepard Smith, a UM alumnus and chiefRead the story …
Pharmacy Professor Wins Prestigious Elsie M. Hood Teaching Award
Students call John Rimoldi 'enthusiastic' and 'altruistic'
April 11, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John Rimoldi, professor of medicinal chemistry in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, is the winner of the 2017 Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. This award recognizes one Ole Miss professor each year who embodies teaching excellence and exceptional student engagement. Students and faculty submit letters ofRead the story …
School of Pharmacy Begins Clinical Study of Antimalarial Drug
Volunteers sought to help researchers improve safety, efficacy of essential medication
April 11, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Research Clinic is looking for students and residents in the Oxford and Lafayette County area to participate in a clinical study for the antimalarial drug primaquine. The World Health Organization lists primaquine as one of the safest and most essential medications in the world. TheRead the story …
Alan McKay Named UM Pharmacy Alumnus of the Year
Honoree is dean emeritus of Shenandoah University School of Pharmacy
April 10, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Alan McKay, founding dean emeritus of the Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, has been named the 2017 University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. McKay accepted the award April 8 at the annual School of Pharmacy Alumni Weekend banquet. McKay completed his master’s and Ph.D.Read the story …