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 …
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Expert to Deliver Annual Borne Lecture
March 28, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Michael Owens, director of the Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is set to deliver the annual Ronald F. Borne Distinguished Lecture in Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Mississippi. The lecture, at 11 a.m. April 10 in the Thad Cochran Research CenterRead the story …
Hapten Sciences Licenses Promising Poison Ivy Preventative
March 26, 2012 by
… Developers hopes to put brakes on poison ivy rash OXFORD, Miss. – Hapten Sciences Inc. of Memphis, Tenn., has licensed a compound developed by ElSohly Laboratories Inc. and University of Mississippi pharmaceutical researchers to prevent reactions to poison ivy, oak and sumac. The compound, HPT-721, is being developed for the prevention of contact dermatitisRead the story …
Medicinal Plant, Dietary Supplement Guru Gets Honorary Degree
March 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An international expert on dietary supplements and pharmacognosy professor at the University of Mississippi has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Hamdard University in New Delhi. Ikhlas A. Khan, who also serves as assistant director of the UM School of Pharmacy’s National Center for Natural Products Research and director of its FDARead the story …
Clinton News: Ole Miss to Host Pharmacy Weekend
March 8, 2012 by
The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is inviting all its graduates to return to the Oxford campus March 30-31 for Pharmacy Weekend 2012. Read the story
UM Pharmacy Teeing Up Annual Golf Tourney
March 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 60 players and some two dozen sponsors of last spring’s University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Scholarship Golf Tournament raised more than $17,000. Officials of the pharmacy school and the UM Alumni Association are hoping for a repeat performance at the 2012 tournament, because proceeds from it could fully endowRead the story …
UM Pharmaceutics Chair Elected to Leadership Role in National Organization
January 4, 2012 by
Michael A. Repka, chair of pharmaceutics at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, is the new vice chair of the Formulation Design and Development Section of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Repka was elected vice-chair in October during AAPS’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. His election – a precursor to terms as chair-elect,Read the story …
MBJ: Garden to be “greenest” on campus
April 21, 2011 by
OXFORD — The Maynard W. Quimby Medicinal Plant Garden at the University of Mississippi will soon be the “greenest” facility on campus. Read the story.
Daily Journal: Ole Miss gets funds to expand research facility
November 22, 2010 by
OXFORD – The University of Mississippi has received $31.7 million to expand the Thad Cochran Research Center, the primary facility of the School of Pharmacy’s National Center for Natural Products Research. Read the story.
WXVT: Pharmacy School Announces Expansion
November 17, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – The University of Mississippi has received $31.7 million to expand the Thad Cochran Research Center, the primary research facility of the School of Pharmacy’s National Center for Natural Products Research. Read the story.