OXFORD, Miss. – The American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science has named University of Mississippi pharmacy professor Donna West-Strum a 2014 APhA Fellow. The designation, which is awarded to only 20 individuals annually, honors APhA members who have demonstrated exemplary service and achievements in their professional area. “I was thrilled and humbledRead the story …
West-Strum Named a Fellow of APhA
UM professor honored for exemplary service and achievements in pharmacy administration
February 4, 2014 by
Professor Contributes to Japanese Educational Project
Project to improve collaboration between Japan and U.S. pharmacists
January 21, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Scott Malinowski, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Mississippi, traveled to Japan in December to visit Okayama University School of Pharmacy as part of an educational project that may lead to deeper future partnerships. The project was designed to foster collaboration on research and idea sharing between AmericanRead the story …
Pharmacology Names Pritchard Award Recipient
Graduate student recognized for community service, academic accomplishment
January 13, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Tahmineh Tabrizian, a graduate student at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, is the recipient of the 2013-14 Edith Pritchard Pharmacology Award. The Pritchard Award recognizes pharmacology Ph.D. candidates with outstanding records of academic and research performance. “I am so pleased to win the Pritchard Award,” Tabrizian said. “Receiving thisRead the story …
A Chronic Case of the Blues
Alumni turn campus business into a music industry icon
January 7, 2014 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In the early 1960s, some of the hottest groups booked for parties at the Pi Kappa Alpha house at Ole Miss were black rhythm and blues bands. They were brought in by the fraternity’s social chairman, Tommy Couch Sr., and Gerald “Wolf” Stephenson, then partners in Campus Attractions, a band-booking business. TheRead the story …
Pharmacy Students Organize Vitamin Angels Fundraiser
Donations will provide vitamin A to more than 4,500 children worldwide
December 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi pharmacy students are doing their part to help combat global malnutrition by raising funds for Vitamin Angels, a charitable organization that helps at-risk populations gain access to micronutrients. The organization’s mission is to mobilize and deploy private resources to increase availability, access to and use of these micronutrients, particularlyRead the story …
Professor Awarded Chinese Distinguished Professorship
Award presents opportunities for collaborations in drug discovery research
December 9, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dale Nagle, professor of pharmacognosy and research professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been awarded an Overseas Distinguished Visiting Professorship from the Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine College of Pharmacy. The professorship involves two separate two-week trips to Hunan, where Nagle will present seminars, exchange research findings andRead the story …
Pharmacy Students Advance to National Competition
ASHP national clinical skills competition set for Dec. 7-8
November 21, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi pharmacy students have been selected to compete in a national clinical skills competition at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists‘ Midyear Clinical Meeting, coming up Dec. 7-8 in Orlando, Fla. “Words cannot describe how excited we are,” said Jennifer Hockings, an Olive Branch native and student in herRead the story …
UM, USDA and DOD Join Forces to Protect Troops Deployed Abroad
Their mission: Neutralize threats posed by blood-feeding, disease-carrying insects
November 12, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Wherever U.S. troops are deployed, they must guard not only against their country’s human foes but also whatever Mother Nature throws at them from her well-stocked arsenal. Her weapons include a barrage of blood-feeding arthropods – mosquitoes, lice, sand flies, ticks, mites, stable flies and bed bugs – and the diseases theyRead the story …
UM Scientists Receive Grant to Purchase Supercomputer
New GPU cluster device expected to quadruple computing power available for researchers
October 25, 2013 by
OXFORD Miss. – Researchers and students in Mississippi soon will have access to a highly advanced supercomputer, thanks to a grant funded by the National Science Foundation and awarded to a consortium of scientists led by researchers at the University of Mississippi. “This grant is extremely competitive,” said Robert J. Doerksen, an associate professor ofRead the story …
Pharmacy School Constructs New Research Building
Temporary road closure aids construction of state-of-the-art facility
October 25, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Closures of All American Drive and several parking lots this week may be frustrating to those navigating the University of Mississippi campus, but the inconvenience is contributing to a greater cause. The School of Pharmacy is constructing Phase II of its Thad Cochran Research Center, a project that will double the school’sRead the story …