OXFORD, Miss. – Alix Cawthon, a second-year pharmacy student at the University of Mississippi, is the winner of a Kappa Epsilon Zada M. Cooper Scholarship. A professional pharmacy fraternity founded in 1921 with the mission to serve women pharmacists, Kappa Epsilon champions women’s health issues. The fraternity’s foundation promotes scholastic and professional advancement among itsRead the story …
Pharmacy Student Wins Kappa Epsilon Foundation Scholarship
Alix Cawthon hopes to specialize in infectious disease pharmacy
April 8, 2017 by
Ten UM Seniors Inducted into Hall of Fame
Recipients honored for achievement, service and potential for success
April 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ten University of Mississippi seniors have been inducted into the university’s 2016-17 Hall of Fame, one of the highest honors afforded students at UM. The inductees were honored Friday (April 7) in a ceremony at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. A committee in accordance with policy developed by theRead the story …
UM Space Law Moot Court Team Wins North American Championship
Trio set to compete in international finals this fall in Australia
April 7, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Space Law Moot Court Team won big at the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition-North American Region, bringing home three awards and advancing to the world championships. “I’d like to thank these students for their hard work and representing our school so well during their competition,” saidRead the story …
Mississippi: The Dance Company Presents ‘In Real Time …’ this Weekend
Performance includes piece that garnered invite to regional gala
April 6, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s resident modern dance company is set to perform seven works, including one that earned the troupe an invitation to a regional dance gala, this weekend in Meek Hall Auditorium. Mississippi: The Dance Company presents “In Real Time …” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (April 7-8) and 2Read the story …
Sullivan Award Recipients Honored with Celebration of Service
Honorees have joined efforts to help people across the community
April 6, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi senior Miller Richmond, Oxford resident Jo Ann O’Quin and UM alumnus Donald Cole were honored Wednesday (April 5) with 2017 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards in celebration of their volunteer work and service within the LOU community. The awards are presented annually by the university’s McLean Institute for Public ServiceRead the story …
UM School of Pharmacy Prepares for Busy Weekend
Highlights include alumni golf tournament and awards, student competitions in Pharmacy Olympics
April 5, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is gearing up for one of its biggest weekends of the year, as both alumni and students gather for a full slate of competition, fellowship and awards. The school’s annual Alumni Weekend is set for Friday and Saturday (April 7-8), complete with class reunions, aRead the story …
Neuroscientist Slated for Science Cafe, Brain Awareness Week Lectures
Susana Martinez-Conde to discuss visual perception, magic of brain April 11-13
April 5, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A renowned neuroscientist is scheduled to give three separate lectures on brain function and visual perception April 11-13 in Oxford and at the University of Mississippi. Susana Martinez-Conde of State University of New York will open the week with “Vision is All About Change,” a presentation of the Oxford Science Cafe, atRead the story …
UM Natural Products Center Director Wins Prestigious Botanical Award
Ikhlas Khan honored for scientific community-building
April 4, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ikhlas Khan, director of the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississppi School of Pharmacy, was honored Monday (April 3) night with the 2016 Mark Blumenthal Herbal Community Builder Award from the American Botanical Council. The presentation came at the 17th annual International Conference on the Science ofRead the story …
UM Lecture Series to Examine ‘The Radical South’
Presenters to challenge conventional notions of the region throughout April
April 3, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies and Center for the Study of Southern Culture are co-sponsoring a series of lectures, discussions and presentations in April examining “The Radical South – Expanding Southern History and Identity.” The series challenges the conventional stories of the South with topicsRead the story …
UM Foundation Welcomes New Development Officer
Port Kaigler brings new opportunities to School of Pharmacy
April 1, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For Port Kaigler, being an Ole Miss Rebel is not just a career move, it’s a family tradition. This legacy, established by his parents, was cemented for the University of Mississippi’s newest development officer when he visited his older brother at UM. “There’s a lot of red and blue in our family,”Read the story …