OXFORD, Miss. – Pi Sigma Epsilon, the only nationally recognized co-ed professional fraternity focused on marketing, management and sales, has rechartered the Alpha Theta chapter at the University of Mississippi. The chapter originally chartered in 1963 with founding member and past national president, Lewis F. Gordon, but became inactive at some point since. “This additionRead the story …
Pi Sigma Epsilon Recharters at Ole Miss
Alpha Theta chapter's initiation ceremony welcomes new members
January 5, 2023 by
Fulbright Scholar Joins School of Applied Sciences
Al Juboori offers students insights into using data analytics in public health sector
January 4, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss – Ruaa Al Juboori has joined the University of Mississippi faculty with a goal of highlighting the impact data analytics can have in the public health field. Al Juboori, an assistant professor of public health and data analytics statistician with the university’s Institute of Child Nutrition, will teach biostatistics and global health classes.Read the story …
Student Elected Academy of Student Pharmacists Delegate
Lain Vitale to focus on policy creation in new role
January 2, 2023 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Second-year University of Mississippi pharmacy student Lain Vitale will serve as a regional delegate for Region Three of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists after being elected by her peers at the group’s annual Midyear Regional Meeting. “When it was announced that I had won the election, I was ecstatic,”Read the story …
Chemistry Doctoral Graduate Named Finalist for Prestigious Award
Leigh Anna Hunt honored at national graduate student awards symposium
December 28, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi doctoral student’s research that may help harness solar power earned her a spot as a finalist for awards presented by the American Chemical Society and the Journal of Physical Chemistry. Leigh Anna Hunt, of Grenada, was honored at the recent ACS Physical Chemistry Experimental and Theory Graduate StudentRead the story …
Professor’s Photo Fronts Washington Post Photo Issue
Story of father’s unsolved lynching gets national spotlight through art
December 26, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As Dorothy Williams stood before a blank field holding the American flag that belonged to her father, Vanessa Charlot thought of her own connections to Williams’ story. Charlot’s photo of Williams is receiving national notice after featuring as the cover image on the Nov. 27 edition of The Photo Issue of theRead the story …
Bequest to Help Students in Two Programs Succeed
Dunagin's $1 million estate gift to UM will benefit students of accountancy and law
December 23, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A $1 million bequest continues a University of Mississippi graduate’s dedication to helping others succeed. The late Martin Dunagin, of Oxford and Houston, Texas, wanted students in the Patterson School of Accountancy and the School of Law to benefit from his gift, which supplements endowments he created in 2019 – the C.Read the story …
Professor Awarded CAREER Grant to Study Pure Mathematics
$400,000 National Science Foundation grant to fund research of L-functions, high school outreach
December 21, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The mathematics behind prime numbers, which have been studied since the time of the ancient Greeks and which form the foundation of secure data transfer in computer science, is dictated by a highly complex set of objects called L-functions. Yet the academic world’s understanding of these functions and their utility is stillRead the story …
‘Scientific Pioneer’ Named Joseph Sam Award Recipient
Aaron Beeler talks photochemistry in award lecture
December 19, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Aaron Beeler, a 2002 alumnus of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been named the Department of BioMolecular Sciences‘ 2022 Joseph Sam Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient. Beeler is an associate professor of medicinal chemistry at Boston University and co-founder of two companies, Snapdragon Chemistry Inc. and biotech startup Prisma Therapeutics.Read the story …
Surprise Gift Benefits Two UM Programs
Johnsons make major gift in honor of their graduates
December 17, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Siblings Abigail and Drew Johnson both treasure their experiences as students at the University of Mississippi, and the two programs that sparked their passions are poised to benefit from their family’s gratitude. Parents Evelyn and Jeff Johnson, of Monroe, Louisiana, are honoring their children’s collegiate experience with a $200,000 gift to OleRead the story …
Graphene Research Highlighted at Global Conference
University of Mississippi team joins U.S. senator to showcase cutting-edge work
December 16, 2022 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A team from the University of Mississippi School of Engineering recently joined more than 3,000 researchers, government officials and industry leaders from around the world at the second annual PUZZLE X conference. Held Nov. 14-17 in Spain, the event focuses on frontier technologies and their potential to create a more sustainable future.Read the story …