OXFORD, Miss. – Austin Fitts and Mary Paige Thrash, both rising second-year professional students at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, have been named recipients of the Gateway to Research Scholarship by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education. The award provides students an opportunity to work on faculty-mentored research projects while improving their knowledge ofRead the story …
University of Mississippi Joins The Common Application
Starting Aug. 1, new online system will make it easier for students to apply to UM
June 26, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Students applying to the University of Mississippi will have the ability to do so through The Common Application, an online college application platform that serves and supports more than 3 million applicants, teachers and counselors across the United States and around the world every year. In addition to providing a single onlineRead the story …
UM Journalism School Faculty Member Honored with Distinguished Service Award
Award presented to R.J. Morgan for his dedication to young journalists
June 24, 2018 by
COLUMBIA, S.C. – R.J. Morgan, director of the Mississippi Scholastic Press Association at the University of Mississippi, is the recipient of the Southern Interscholastic Press Association’s Elizabeth B. Dickey Distinguished Service Award. Morgan, who is also an instructional assistant professor of journalism in UM’s Meek School of Journalism and New Media, said he is honoredRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Student Pens Winning Essay in Writing Competition
Alexandria Gochenauer's article focuses on how compounding pharmacies can stay competitive in the health care market
June 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Alexandria Gochenauer, a University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy student, was named one of the winners of the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists’ Spring Writing Competition. Her winning essay also has been accepted for publication in the July-August issue of the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding. “I felt honored that my essayRead the story …
University of Mississippi Instructor Wins Blackboard Catalyst Award
Marc Watkins recognized in the Teaching & Learning category
June 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Marc Watkins, an instructor in composition and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi, has been named the winner of the 2018 Blackboard Catalyst Award in the Teaching & Learning category, which honors those who have adopted flexible distance and online delivery, including using mobile technologies, to have a positive impact on theRead the story …
Mississippi Encyclopedia Debuts Online
Online version made possible through partnership with Mississippi Humanities Council
June 19, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As of this summer, if you don’t want to lug around the 9-pound Mississippi Encyclopedia, just grab your laptop, and you’ll find the wonders of the state at your fingertips. The online version of the 1,451-page Mississippi Encyclopedia, a project that began at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study ofRead the story …
Center Director Named William Winter Professor of History
Ted Ownby selected to be third holder of prestigious position
June 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, Ted Ownby fulfills many roles. He recently added one more to the list as the university’s William F. Winter Professor of History. In 1992, the University of Mississippi Foundation established an endowment fund to promote and recognizeRead the story …
Four UM Students from Brandon to Intern in Asia this Summer
Students are part of new program funded by Freeman Foundation
May 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sarah Berry, Stewart Eaton, Mo Karzon and Jasmine Nguyen, all of Brandon, are four of the 17 University of Mississippi students who will be interning in East and Southeast Asia this summer, thanks to a substantial grant from the Freeman Foundation of Stowe, Vermont. Berry is a sophomore in the UM School of Engineering,Read the story …
Three UM Students from Oxford to Intern in Asia this Summer
Meredith Brown, Emma Scott, Daria Herasymova are part of new program funded by Freeman Foundation
May 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Meredith Brown and Emma Scott, both of Oxford, and Daria Herasymova, an exchange student from Ukraine who attended Oxford High School, are three of 17 University of Mississippi students who will be interning in East and Southeast Asia this summer, thanks to a substantial grant from the Freeman Foundation of Stowe, Vermont. Brown isRead the story …
Bush to Intern in China this Summer
Student from Gulfport part of new UM program funded by Freeman Foundation
May 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Sydney Bush, of Gulfport, is one of 17 University of Mississippi students who will be interning in East and Southeast Asia this summer, thanks to a substantial grant from the Freeman Foundation of Stowe, Vermont. Bush is a senior in the UM School of Business Administration, where her major is economics, and she hasRead the story …