OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi’s Arabic language program is seeing success among both its graduates and current students. Maggie Day, a 2012 graduate, is heading to Bahrain as a producer for Bloomberg TV. She will produce content as part of the Al Arab network, which is completely in Arabic. Day, who was aRead the story …
Pharmacy Administrator, Outreach Supervisor Honored for Service to Students
Marvin Wilson and Amy Saxton to be recognized at Commencement as Frist winners
May 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For almost 20 years the Frist Student Service Award has recognized University of Mississippi employees who go above and beyond the call of duty to demonstrate their commitment to students. Two of these employees, Marvin C. Wilson, associate dean for academic and student affairs at the School of Pharmacy, and Amy Saxton,Read the story …
Classics Professor Wins Best Essay from Rhetorica
Brad Cook to receive $1,000 prize in July at Chicago conference
May 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Brad L. Cook, assistant professor of classics at the University of Mississippi, is feeling pretty lucky these days. Late last summer, Cook’s article “Swift-boating in Antiquity: Rhetorical Framing of the Good Citizen in Fourth-Century Athens” appeared in Rhetorica (vol. 30.3, pp. 219-251). Cook recently learned that the essay was awarded the RhetoricaRead the story …
Pharmaceutics Professor Studies Innovative Drug Delivery Technologies
Murthy publishes world-renowned books on findings
May 7, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi pharmacy professor S. Narasimha Murthy is taking pharmaceutical research to new heights. Since earning his Ph.D. in 2003, Murthy has published more than 75 research papers about drug-delivery methods. Forty of those papers have been published since joining the Ole Miss faculty six years ago.
Washington Post: Mississippi Innocence Project Playing Role in Death-Row Case
May 6, 2013 by
The Mississippi Innocence Project, housed in the University of Mississippi School of Law, is shedding new light on the death-row case of Willie Jerome Manning and the 1992 slayings of two college students. Read the story.
Intelligence Center Students Focus on Global Pandemic
Fifth annual event united top students from across the nation with national agency representatives
May 6, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A fictional emergence of a new strain of avian bird flu leading to a global pandemic was resolved in part by a group of University of Mississippi students working through a recent intelligence case study. The scenario was probed by more than 50 students in UM’s Center for Intelligence and Security StudiesRead the story …
Sebastopol Native to Become Pharmacy Student Body President
Goals include increasing communication among pharmacy students on Oxford and Jackson campuses
May 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Lacey Gilmore admires her fellow students and says just being around them is her favorite part of attending pharmacy school at the University of Mississippi. “The School of Pharmacy attracts some of the most successful, professional and intelligent students I have ever met,” she said. “It is a privilege to learn andRead the story …
Art History Professor Helps Create Online Database of Medieval Works
Collaboration with Catholic University will feature art and artifacts from early northern Europe
May 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor is helping create an online database to provide easier access to information about the art and material culture of early medieval northern Europe, including that of the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons. Nancy Wicker, UM professor of art history, is collaborating with Lilla Kopár of Catholic University of AmericaRead the story …
Elsherbeni and Glisson first to win new ACES awards
April 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi electrical engineering professors were named the first winners of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society’s new annual awards to recognize technical and service achievements. The award winners were announced at the 29th annual ACES Conference in Monterey, Calif. Atef Z. Elsherbeni received the ACES Technical Achievement Award, which recognizesRead the story …
Recent civil engineering graduate starting own consulting firm
April 30, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Chas Smithers (BSCE 04) credits the School of Engineering with preparing him to earn his master’s degree from Georgia Tech and setting him on the fast track to owning and operating his own consulting firm. “I enjoyed Georgia Tech, but Ole Miss is always where my heart will be,” said Smithers, aRead the story …