OXFORD, Miss. – A record 120 students are enrolled this fall in the first professional year, known as PY1, of the University of Mississippi’s professional pharmacy program; 115 of them received white coats during a recent ceremony at the university’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for Performing Arts. The School of Pharmacy ceremony, a decade-old tradition,Read the story …
White Coat Ceremony Inspires Record Number of New UM Pharmacy Students
Speakers encourage them to uphold the trust and respect of their chosen profession
August 20, 2013 by
Physicist’s Studies of Black Hole Cannibalism Make Prestigious Journal
Global research team's findings get international attention
August 20, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A global team of scientists, including a University of Mississippi physicist, has uncovered a curious case of cannibalism among super-massive black holes in space. The research findings appear in the July issue of Physical Review Letters, one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed academic journals in the field. “Universality, Maximum Radiation and AbsorptionRead the story …
Rutherford Appointed to Mississippi Reading Panel
UM literacy education expert among designees for statewide reading assessment panel
August 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi literacy education scholar Angela Rutherford is among six people appointed to an expert panel to work with the Mississippi Department of Education to recommend new standardized assessment tools for public K-3 reading programs. The Mississippi Reading Panel was established by MDE as part of the Literacy-Based Promotion Act signedRead the story …
UM Physicist Contestant in YouTube Competition
Breese Quinn shows passion in Symmetry magazine's Why Particle Physics Matters video project
August 19, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi senior physicist Breese Quinn continues to garner international attention for his research in the field of particle physics. Quinn recently joined 700 other particle physicists at a conference to plan the next 20 years of the field. There, Symmetry magazine introduced a communication-outreach project where dozens of participants madeRead the story …
UM Luckyday Scholar Selected for Prestigious Medical Scholarship
Tupelo High School graduate accepted into Medical Center's Rural Physicians Scholarship Program
August 18, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi Luckyday Scholar from Tupelo has earned a spot in the selective University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. Kang-lin Tsai, a junior chemistry major, was accepted into the prestigious program, which places medical professionals in small Mississippi towns to help combat rural physician shortage and improveRead the story …
Tishomingo County Hometown: UM Luckyday Scholar Receives Prestigious Medical Scholarship
Belmont High School graduate plans to practice medicine in rural Mississippi after medical school
August 17, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi Luckyday Scholar from Belmont has earned a spot in the selective Rural Physicians Scholarship Program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Ethan Collier, a junior biology major, was accepted into the prestigious program, which places medical professionals in small Mississippi towns to help combat rural physician shortageRead the story …
UM Luckyday Scholar Selected for Prestigious Medical Scholarship
Clinton High School graduate accepted into Medical Center's Rural Physicians Scholarship Program
August 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi Luckyday Scholar from Clinton has earned a spot in the selective University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. Esosa Adah, a junior biochemistry major, was accepted into the prestigious program, which places medical professionals in small Mississippi towns to help combat rural physician shortage and improveRead the story …
Speakers, Workshops Highlight Summit for At-Risk Students
UM professor and author Ken Sufka offers tips on helping students beat the odds to excel
August 16, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Motivated to help at-risk college students succeed in attaining their educational goals, more than 100 faculty and staff from Mississippi’s higher education institutions gathered Wednesday (Aug. 14) at the University of Mississippi for a day of inspiration and empowerment. The At-Risk Summit: Student Success and Persistence was held at UM’s Jackson AvenueRead the story …
College of Liberal Arts Moves Back to Ventress Hall
After water damage in 2011, UM historic building reopens
August 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss – College of Liberal Arts administrators have returned home to one of the most recognized buildings on campus — Ventress Hall. The college’s offices were relocated to Lester Hall in November 2011 due to water damage caused by broken steam pipes. The offices were moved back to Ventress at the end of the summer. “The third floor of Lester HallRead the story …
August Science Cafe Focuses on Lightning Flash Observations
Monthly science forum begins fall in Lusa Pastry Café's new West Jackson Avenue location
August 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – How lightning is created and how it gets from the clouds to the ground is the subject of this fall’s first installment of the Oxford Science Café, a free monthly science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The presentation, titled “Lightning Strikes Twice … at theRead the story …