OXFORD, Miss – Both a poet and a scholar, Michael Shea earned a Master of Fine Arts in May from the University of Mississippi. Now he is headed to Argentina as a 2014 Fulbright U.S. Student Award winner, the university’s second Fulbright Scholar of the year. Shea will participate in the English Teaching Assistant program,Read the story …
Pharmacy Practice Professors Named ASHP Fellows
Designation recognizes excellence in pharmacy practice
August 9, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two Mississippi pharmacists were named fellows of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists this summer. Kristopher Harrell, director of experiential affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, and Wesley Pitts, clinical pharmacy manager at North Mississippi Medical Center and clinical assistant professor at the pharmacy school, were presented with theRead the story …
KPMG Establishes Chair of Accountancy at UM
Big Four firm commits to top level of faculty support
August 5, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Big Four accounting firm KPMG LLP, through the KPMG Foundation, has elevated the KPMG Professorship in Accountancy at the University of Mississippi to the prestigious chair level that carries a $1.5 million commitment. The new chair is the first established by an accounting firm at the nationally ranked Patterson School of AccountancyRead the story …
Avent Legacy Honored at Ole Miss
Sons create scholarship endowment for first female accountancy grad
August 4, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss – Louise Avent was known by many descriptions: first female accountancy graduate of the University of Mississippi, successful leader of a family business, dedicated champion of the Oxford-University community and for Mississippi, and spirited ambassador for all aspects of Ole Miss. The 1947 graduate also became the first woman inducted into the HallRead the story …
Pharmacy Residency Program Graduates Fifth Class
Program emphasizes patient care, teaching and research skills
August 1, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Elizabeth Cannon, Lauren Freeman and Erin Latendresse are the most recent graduates of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s Community Pharmacy Residency program. The graduates completed their year of postgraduate residency training in June and received certificates of program completion. Created six years ago, the Community Pharmacy Residency program provides DoctorRead the story …
Natural Products Center Hosts Joint Pharmacognosy, Botanicals Events
Event to bring largest crowd in Oxford Conference Center history
July 31, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly 500 scientists from around the world will travel to Oxford this weekend to attend the joint American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Meeting and International Conference on the Science of Botanicals. “The 55th annual ASP meeting will showcase a number of disciplines relating to natural medicines, including the discovery, characterization, synthesis, biosynthesis andRead the story …
High School Students Study Chinese at UM
Mississippi StarTalk introduces prospective students to the Chinese Language Flagship Program
July 31, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Exceptional high school students from 13 states recently received intensive instruction in Chinese through the Mississippi StarTalk program at the University of Mississippi during summer session 2014. Each of the 29 high school sophomores and juniors selected were given full StarTalk scholarships to delve into a cultural program that introduced them toRead the story …
Wongs Create Chemical Engineering Scholarship
Alumnus and widow's donation to be matched by ExxonMobil
July 30, 2014 by
The family of a University of Mississippi chemical engineering alumnus is helping future students attend his alma mater through a generous development gift. The Lorna and Phillip J. Wong Chemical Engineering Scholarship Endowment was established with the couple’s $6,500 gift, which is to be matched 3:1 by ExxonMobil for a total of $26,000. Students applyingRead the story …
Geological Engineering Student Wins National Scholarship
Corey Schaal interning at Geotechnology Inc. in Memphis
July 30, 2014 by
University of Mississippi senior Corey Schaal of Paris, Tennessee, is the recipient of a national scholarship from the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. The scholarship was established to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to pursue careers in the fields of tunneling, underground construction and associated disciplines. He was officiallyRead the story …
Business Strengthens Study of Cultural Identity
Cathead Distillery supports UM's Southern Foodways Alliance
July 30, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cathead Distillery has committed long-term support to the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi, as the company recognizes food as a powerful cultural product of the American South. Based in Jackson, Cathead Distillery is a longtime supporter of music as an important aspect of cultural identity and plans to provideRead the story …