OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Yi Yang, a University of Mississippi professor of pharmacy administration, has been named chair of the Department of Pharmacy Administration at the School of Pharmacy. Since joining the school in 2005, Yang has served as co-editor with Donna Strum, the university’s associate provost and professor of pharmacy administration, on “Understanding Pharmacoepidemiology,”Read the story …
Professor Named Pharmacy Administration Chair
Yi Yang has served in multiple department and school leadership roles
July 1, 2020 by
BioMolecular Sciences Chair Receives AACP Graduate Education Award
Kristie Willett named inaugural recipient of the honor
June 30, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kristie Willett, chair of the Department of BioMolecular Sciences at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been named the inaugural recipient of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s Graduate Education Special Interest Group Achievement Award. The honoree must exemplify teaching excellence and commitment, and inspirational leadership, and be aRead the story …
English Professor Awarded Fellowship by Academy of American Poets
Beth Ann Fennelly will use part of $50,000 grant to support 2021 Glitterary Festival
June 29, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Beth Ann Fennelly, professor of English at the University of Mississippi and Mississippi’s poet laureate, has been honored as a poets laureate fellow by the Academy of American Poets, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering an appreciation of contemporary poetry. The $50,000 fellowship will go toward supporting her own workRead the story …
Former Center Director Receives Fulbright Award
Ted Ownby plans to teach and conduct research at the University of Southern Denmark
June 25, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After Ted Ownby stepped down as the director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi in 2019, he wanted to do something different, so he decided to apply for a Fulbright Award. To his delight, he received word that he will be the Danish DistinguishedRead the story …
Meet Sam Patterson, New Director of Parking and Transportation
Administrator brings vision for a collaborative and innovative approach to campus access
June 23, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – After a whirlwind tour of the University of Mississippi in March, during which he met with enthusiastic administrators and staff and took in the sights and sounds of an Ole Miss home baseball series weekend, Sam Patterson was sold. He was interviewing for director of parking and transportation at UM, some 1,900Read the story …
Two Southern Studies Faculty Honored for Excellence
Catarina Passidomo and Jessie Wilkerson lauded for their commitment to students, scholarship
June 10, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – It’s not every day that a geography professor is stumped by a pop quiz about a Bulgarian skyline, but that’s how Catarina Passidomo discovered she was chosen for the 2020 Cora Lee Graham Award for Outstanding Teaching of Freshmen at the University of Mississippi. Passidomo, Southern Foodways Alliance assistant professor of SouthernRead the story …
Finance, Marketing Professors Share Business School Teaching Honor
Sam Cousley and Arup Ganguly lauded for dedication to providing opportunities for students
May 27, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A longtime marketing professor and a junior faculty member in finance have been named winners of the University of Mississippi School of Business Administration’s Outstanding Teacher of the Year award for the 2019-20 academic year. The honorees are Sam Cousley, instructional associate professor of marketing, and Arup Ganguly, assistant professor of finance.Read the story …
Michael A. Repka Presented University’s Top Research Award
Longtime UM pharmaceutics professor honored for his drug delivery work, creative activity
May 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Growing up in a small Texas town south of San Antonio, Michael A. Repka worked in his father’s pharmacy. Frank Repka opened Center Pharmacy in Pleasanton in 1961, and Michael started working there when he was 11 – dusting bottles and shelves, restocking those dust-free shelves and performing various tasks for hisRead the story …
University Honors Three with Frist Awards
Carmen Riggan, Stefan Schulenberg and Sovent Taylor recognized for exceptional student service
May 8, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi employees who have demonstrated dedication and passion for helping students succeed have been honored with a campuswide award for student service. Carmen Riggan, pre-law adviser and assistant to the dean in the College of Liberal Arts; Sovent Taylor, director of the Health Professions Advising Office; and Stefan Schulenberg,Read the story …
Trott Puts Years of Experience into Book
Director of UM Choirs creates essential guide for choral conductors
May 3, 2020 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Donald Trott’s new book is full of information and resources, and his ability to curate and share it results from his long career directing choirs of all kinds. It’s wisdom he wishes he’d had in his early years. “The idea for this book has been there awhile,” said Trott, professor of musicRead the story …