Pharmacy Professor Wins UM Faculty Achievement Award

John Bentley honored for teaching, contributions to school and dedication to profession

OXFORD, Miss. – John P. Bentley, professor of pharmacy administration, has been named the recipient of the 2016 University of Mississippi Faculty Achievement Award. At the Aug. 26 fall faculty meeting, Provost Morris Stocks called Bentley one of the university’s finest. “His pharmacy research helps the world understand the roles that pharmacists play in medicationRead the story …

Pharmacy Graduate Student Wins $10,000 Fellowship

Dennis McCarty honored for research on potential anti-epileptic drugs

OXFORD, Miss. – Dennis Carty, a University of Mississippi doctoral student in environmental toxicology, has received a 2016 North American Graduate Fellowship from the American College of Toxicology. Five of these prestigious national fellowships are awarded each year by ACT, and they come with a two-year stipend of $5,000 per year to be used toward theRead the story …

UM Hosts World Health Organization Working Group

Three-day session helps group develop guidelines for herb and drug interactions

OXFORD, Miss. – A working group constituted by the World Health Organization’s Traditional and Complementary Medicines Program gathered recently at the University of Mississippi to develop another in the series of WHO guidance documents on the utilization of traditional and herbal medicines. The increased use of herbal medicines and botanical supplements around the world raises concerns aboutRead the story …

UM Pharmacy Student Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship

Meghan Walker is university's second straight fellow of the honor society

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi pharmacy student Meghan Wagner has been named a 2016 fellow of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, which recognizes academic excellence in higher education. This marks the second year in a row that an Ole Miss student has won a fellowship from Phi Kappa Phi, which is the oldest honor society that recognizes allRead the story …