OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi pharmacy professor Michael Repka has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Ralph Shangraw Memorial Award. This recognition by the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas Foundation is an acknowledgement of Repka’s efforts in the field of pharmaceutical excipients, or inactive medicinal ingredients. “Receiving IPEC’s highest award means thatRead the story …
Pharmaceutics Professor Wins Prestigious International Award
Michael Repka earns Shangraw award for study of inactive pharmaceutical ingredients
October 25, 2023 by
Building an Army of Philanthropists
Film subject, writer and UM alumnus to share mission of service at Khayat Lecture Series
October 24, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus Bill Courtney is a devoted husband and father, the operator of a successful manufacturing plant in Memphis, Tennessee, and a coach. He is also a celebrated servant leader and subject of an Academy Award-winning documentary. The 1991 graduate will discuss his mission to promote philanthropy and help othersRead the story …
UM-Led Consortium Receives Grant to Support Biotechnology Innovation
SEBC to use federal funding to develop regional strategy to advance biomanufacturing
October 23, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi has launched the Southeast Biotech Collaborative, or SEBC, a consortium of more than 30 public and private organizations across the Southeast that are leading an effort to develop a regional strategy for the advancement of biomanufacturing capabilities. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced today (Oct. 23)Read the story …
UM Research Associate Attends Workshop on Russia, Eastern Europe
Develops projects focused on Chinese 'Belt and Road Initiative,' Serb nationalism
October 22, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi research associate was selected to attend a workshop that brought together experts interested in engaging the public with their knowledge of Russia, Eurasia and Eastern Europe. Matthew Becker, research associate for outcomes assessment and learning advancement at the School of Pharmacy, joined 14 academics from a variety ofRead the story …
Ole Miss Alumni Association Names Distinguished Alumni for 2023
Eight to be honored at Homecoming for achievement, service
October 22, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss Alumni Association will recognize eight distinguished alumni with its highest annual awards as part of Homecoming 2023. University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame inductees for 2023 are: Charles C. Clark (BBA 72), of Birmingham, Alabama; Carlyle “Smitty” Harris (JD 81), of Tupelo; Mary Donnelly Haskell (BM 81), ofRead the story …
New Gift Supports Women’s Council Programming, Operations
Triplett Family Foundation supports Women's Council with major gift
October 21, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The most recent of many gifts from the Dr. and Mrs. R. Faser Triplett Foundation to the University of Mississippi provides $125,000 in operational support for the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy. The foundation, named for the late Jackie and Faser Triplett, of Jackson, is managed by their children: Chip Triplett,Read the story …
Community Engagement Fund Supports Meaningful Partnerships
Applications for 2024 grants accepted through Oct. 31
October 18, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – When University of Mississippi graduate student Monica Coleman received a Community Engaged Partnership Development Fund grant in 2022, she knew she wanted to make an impact in her hometown. “As a native of Tunica County, I wanted to go back and help the people who have poured so much into my life,”Read the story …
UM Partners With PainVox to Pinpoint Origin Sites of Chronic Pain
Technology could improve treatment options by locating biomarkers for pain-generating tissues
October 18, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi-invented technology focused on imaging chronic pain has been exclusively licensed for further development by pharmaceutical company PainVox. The first-of-its-kind radiopharmaceutical, or radiotracer, has the potential to identify precise origin sites of chronic pain across a number of conditions. “We are thrilled to have PainVox as a partner andRead the story …
Mississippi Banks Steady Amid Economic Slowdown
UM expert Ken Cyree explores strengths in state's banking
October 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As banks across the U.S. struggle against a slowing economy, Mississippi banks remain steady. The key to their resiliency is simple: community, said Ken Cyree, dean of the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration. “Mississippi is a community banking state,” Cyree said. “Our banks are rural and community banks that areRead the story …
Criminal Justice Reform Activist Shares Inspirational Story
Burton featured Oct. 26 at inaugural Dr. Jeanette Jennings Lecture Series
October 17, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Susan Burton, a visionary and inspirational leader of the criminal justice reform movement, will give the inaugural Dr. Jeanette Jennings Lecture Series on Oct. 26 at the University of Mississippi. Presented by the university’s African American studies and the Prison-to-College Pipeline programs, the 6 p.m. event in Bondurant Hall, Room 204C, isRead the story …