OXFORD, Miss. – Author Raven Leilani, winner of several prestigious awards, will be the John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence next spring at the University of Mississippi. Leilani’s work has been published in Granta and The Yale Review literary journals and The Cut, a blog hosted by New York magazine, among other publications. She is aRead the story …
Raven Leilani Named Grisham Writer-in-Residence
Prize-winning author to teach course, lecture during spring 2022 semester
December 20, 2021 by
Supporting Legal-Minded Business Majors
Sulser Scholarship helps Ole Miss students considering law degrees
December 18, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – One way to build a successful career in the legal profession is to start by laying a firm foundation based on business knowledge. This formula worked for Floyd Sulser Jr. during his higher education journey at the University of Mississippi in the late 1960s and early ’70s. A half-century later, he andRead the story …
Two Students Awarded Independent Pharmacy Grant
Hayden Wooldridge and Lindsey Simmerman plan for future in community pharmacy
December 17, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Hayden Wooldridge and Lindsey Simmerman, students in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, have been selected as recipients of the EPIC Pharmacies student grant program. A network of 1,500 independently owned pharmacies, EPIC Pharmacies annually awards the grants to students who plan to practice independent pharmacy after graduation. Wooldridge is aRead the story …
Study of How Cancers Spread Promises Treatment Options
American Cancer Society funds UM professor's breast cancer research
December 15, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi biomedical engineer is searching for new treatments for metastatic breast cancer using a nearly $800,000 grant from the American Cancer Society. Thomas Werfel, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is exploring the interaction of blood platelets and tumor cells to discover how to disrupt the metastasis of triple-negative breastRead the story …
Gift to Geological Engineering Helps Students ‘Rock On’
Alumnus Stephen Franks cites influence of faculty in shaping his career
December 11, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A gift to the University of Mississippi from Stephen and Kaye Franks, of McKinney, Texas, will enable students to further their studies and launch careers in the geosciences field. The couple’s gift establishes the Jesse Dee and Marjorie Franks Geology Fund within the UM Department of Geology and Geological Engineering. Franks, whoRead the story …
Alumna Returns as New Director of Dietetics Program
Ellen Ossorio brings energy, experience to help guide students to their career paths
December 10, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ellen Ossorio, an alumna of both the undergraduate and graduate programs in dietetics and nutrition at the University of Mississippi, is back on campus to lead the didactic program in dietetics, where students learn the knowledge and skills needed to get into a coordinated program in dietetics and ultimately become registered dietitians.Read the story …
Medical Device Concept Wins Mid-South Business Model Competition
Plaquectomy is a device intended to remove arterial plaque
December 9, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A proposed arterial plaque-removing device, developed by a University of Mississippi mechanical engineering graduate student and founder of Innovative Heart Technologies LLC, was awarded first place in the 2021 Mid-South Business Model Competition. Plaquectomy is designed to safely remove plaque from the arterial walls to create a larger arterial wall volume. TheRead the story …
One Story, Two Authors and Seven Layers
Gregg Davidson's 'The Manifold Beauty of Genesis One' melds scholarship with faith
December 9, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – What happens when a geologist at a state university and a theologian from a private Christian college jointly examine the biblical creation story? The answer is a new book that is appealing to people in both the academic and religious communities. Gregg Davidson, chair and professor of geology and geological engineering atRead the story …
Partnership Prepares SEC Universities for Increase in Spanish Speakers
Conference Spanish Consortium launched by two UM faculty members
December 8, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is leading an initiative to bring together scholars and key stakeholders working on themes related to Spanish speakers in the Southeast, particularly in areas where Southeastern Conference schools are situated. With the Spanish-speaking population increasing in the Southeast, the SEC Spanish Consortium will attempt to prepare the regionRead the story …
Two Student Pharmacists Named AACP Walmart Scholars
Ole Miss represented on list for 13th consecutive year
December 7, 2021 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Harshin Sanjanwala and Matthew Foster, both students with the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, have been named honorees of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Walmart Scholars Program. The honor and accompanying $1,000 scholarship are given to recipients who are committed to careers in academic pharmacy. A Madison native andRead the story …