OXFORD, Miss. – Two of six students selected to work at the headquarters of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in the nation’s capital this fall are from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Robin Parker and John Michael Segars, both enrolled in the third year of the professional pharmacy program at OleRead the story …
UM Seeking Recipes for ‘Rebel Recipes Lite’ Cookbook
April 12, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management is seeking recipe submissions for its latest cookbook project, “Rebel Recipes Lite.” The book, which focuses on healthy cooking, is a follow-up to the popular “Rebel Recipes,” a collection of nearly 2,000 of the Ole Miss community’s favorite dishes.
Anniston Star: Southern Culinary Tradition One Factor in Obesity
April 12, 2012 by
“I don’t necessarily blame those who raise, or cook, or serve our food,” said John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance. “There’s a range of cultural as well as culinary issues.” Read the story:
Five to be Inducted into Law Alumni Hall of Fame
April 12, 2012 by
Five alumni of the University of Mississippi School of Law will be inducted into the 2012 Law Alumni Hall of Fame during Law Alumni Weekend, set for April 20-21 at The Inn at Ole Miss. Inductees include the late William M. Champion (LLB 61) and the late Thomas R. Ethridge (BA 40, MA 51), bothRead the story …
National Teacher of the Year to Visit Oxford, DeSoto Campuses
April 11, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Michelle Shearer, the 2011 national Teacher of the Year, will visit University of Mississippi campuses in Oxford and Southaven during a two-day event hosted by the School of Education beginning Tuesday (April 17). Shearer, an advanced placement chemistry teacher who also specializes in deaf education at Urbana High School in Fredrick, Md.,Read the story …
Pharmacy School Receives Major Gift from Alumna’s Estate
April 10, 2012 by
… Gift creates scholarship endowment for Ole Miss pharmacy students OXFORD, Miss. – Thanks to the generosity of the late Madeline O. Sciacca of Slidell, La., who remembered her alma mater in her will, generations of pharmacy students at the University of Mississippi will receive scholarship support. Sciacca, who obtained her pharmacy degree from UMRead the story …
UM Leads Effort to Train Ecuadorian English Teachers
April 10, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has signed on as the lead institution in a three-year, multi-university effort to help improve English language education in the South American nation of Ecuador. The agreement with the Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología é Inovación, or SENESCYT, the Ecuadorian national Secretary for Higher Education, Science,Read the story …
April Science Cafe Focuses on Multi-Messenger Astronomy
April 10, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – How astronomy revolutionized the way we see the universe is the focus for a monthly public science forum organized by the University of Mississippi Department of Physics and Astronomy. The next meeting of the Oxford Science Cafe is set for 6 p.m. April 17 at Lusa Pastry Cafe, 1120 North Lamar Ave.Read the story …
School of Pharmacy Honors Three with Distinguished Alumni Awards
April 4, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy alumni were honored for their outstanding careers and contributions to the school during Pharmacy Alumni Weekend (March 30-31). Recipients of the school’s 2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards are Kristie Gholson of Tupelo, William B. Harlan of Brandon and Richard Allen Jackson Sr. of Sarasota, Fla. “TheseRead the story …
Environmental Passion Earns UM Student a Udall Scholarship
April 2, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When Taylor Cook walked into the chancellor’s office at the University of Mississippi, she was not expecting to see a roomful of smiling faces. But that is what she got at a surprise reception to congratulate her on winning the 2012 Morris K. Udall Scholarship, which provides $5,000 for one year ofRead the story …