OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi students have been selected to receive prestigious National Science Foundation fellowships through the foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program. MyKayla Williamson, a senior anthropology major; Austin Wallace, a senior chemistry major; and Benjamin Savino, a graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in engineering science, are the three students. Athena Flint, aRead the story …
NSF Fellowships Give Students Means to Aim Big with Their Research
Students recognized with graduate research fellowships, honorable mention
May 16, 2022 by
Courtyard to be Named for Burns Family
Major support provided to School of Accountancy’s new home
May 14, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The courtyard of the University of Mississippi‘s new Patterson School of Accountancy home is to be named for the Burns family to honor the longtime donors’ $1 million gift toward building construction. Sheryl and Roland Burns, of Frisco, Texas, made the gift to recognize Roland, a 1982 graduate of the school, andRead the story …
Natural Products Center Celebrates 20th Botanicals Forum
International Conference on the Science of Botanicals brings discussion, innovation to Oxford
May 13, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the first time since 2019, the botanicals industry descended on Oxford this spring for the International Conference on the Science of Botanicals. The conference, hosted annually by the National Center for Natural Products Research within the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, brought together leading industry figures, government officials and academicsRead the story …
Department of Economics Has the Goods on Innovation
New emphasis helps students apply economic analysis to legal issues
May 12, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – What is the aggregate cost of crime in the United States? Should banks be allowed to benefit from credit checks? Does it hurt public safety if police officers are expected to spend substantial time raising revenue by issuing tickets? These are just a few of the questions that stand at the intersectionRead the story …
CSD Students Advance Technology to Assist Children with Disabilities
Tyler Standland and Mallory Robertson present research at international meeting
May 11, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss – Two University of Mississippi graduate students in communication sciences and disorders have made strides in their studies of using augmentative communication/assistive technology to help people with communication disorders. Mallory Robertson, of Poteau, Oklahoma, and Tyler Standland, of Hattiesburg, both of whom completed master’s degrees this spring, have conducted research that may makeRead the story …
Two HRSA Grants Let Pharmacy Chair Bring Well-being to Forefront
Seena Haines works to raise awareness of mental health in the workplace
May 10, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Seena Haines’ wellness journey has come full circle. Her own personal struggles as an adolescent with obesity, along with the impact of chronic disease in her family, set her passion toward personal well-being and a calling to help others. “I want to empower patients to take an active role in their healthRead the story …
Chemistry Professor Named 2022 Rising Star
Davita Watkins among nine honored by ACS Women Chemists Committee
May 9, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Davita Watkins, an associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Mississippi, has been awarded a 2022 Rising Star Award by the American Chemical Society‘s Women Chemists Committee. This award “recognizes exceptional early to midcareer women chemists across all areas of chemistry on a national level … to help promoteRead the story …
Two Faculty Members Appointed as Distinguished Professors
Kenneth J. Sufka and Robert Van Ness honored for their teaching, research and service
May 6, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two respected University of Mississippi professors with a combined total of 50 years of teaching, research and service have been appointed Distinguished Professors by the university. Kenneth J. Sufka, professor of psychology and pharmacology, and Robert Van Ness, holder of the Bruce Moore Chair in Finance, were appointed the honorific title FridayRead the story …
Kristie Willett Receives University’s Top Research Award
BioMolecular Sciences chair shares toxicology expertise with students, community
May 6, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sometimes parents are the best role models to follow. Kristie Willett may be an example of that. Lynn B. Willett, now a retired animal science and toxicology professor from Ohio State University, showed his daughter, Kristie, the world of toxicology from a young age. Kristie attended her first Society of Toxicology, orRead the story …
UM-Tupelo Graduates Honored with Taylor Medals
Pontotoc's Brianna Wallace and Sarah Catherine Ware stand out through service and academics
May 5, 2022 by
TUPELO, Miss. – During this weekend’s Commencement ceremonies, University of Mississippi at Tupelo students Brianna Wallace and Sarah Catherine Ware will be recognized among the top of their class as recipients of Marcus Elvis Taylor Memorial Medals, the university’s highest academic honor. Both Wallace and Ware are from Pontotoc, both attended the Ole Miss campusRead the story …