OXFORD, Miss. – In an effort to expand access to pharmacy education within the state, the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has completed its third admission agreement in a year with a Mississippi college. Tougaloo College and the pharmacy school have partnered in a preferred admission program that offers admission for Tougaloo freshmen whoRead the story …
Pharmacy School Welcomes Tougaloo College to Preferred Admission Program
Third state institution joins program to benefit future pharmacists
July 20, 2018 by
Jackson Heart Study Vanguard Center at Oxford Debuts New Leadership
School of Applied Sciences commits to building research capacity in early-stage researchers
July 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Oxford-based Jackson Heart Study Vanguard Center that serves as a secondary data repository for the largest single-site, prospective, epidemiologic investigation of cardiovascular disease among African-Americans ever undertaken is under new leadership from the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Mississippi. Paul Loprinzi, associate professor of health, exercise science andRead the story …
University Joins Pharmaceutical Research Collective
Ole Miss becomes 18th member of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology & Education
July 17, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is the newest member of an elite group of 18 universities that make up the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology & Education. NIPTE is a nonprofit organization that works to improve the design, development and manufacturing processes of pharmaceutical products by connecting members of the pharmaceutical industry withRead the story …
UM Team Places Third in Pharmacy Quality Alliance Challenge
Students devised business proposal to reduce opioid abuse
July 8, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A team from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy placed third out of 22 teams in the Pharmacy Quality Alliance’s Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge last month in Baltimore. The four-student group consisted of third-year student pharmacists Mariah Cole, of Meridian; and Anna Crider, of Brentwood, Tennessee; as well as pharmacy administrationRead the story …
Pharmacy Students Receive Gateway to Research Scholarships
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education award encourages students to pursue careers in research
July 1, 2018 by
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 …
UM Pharmacy and Alcorn State Partner in Admission Program
ASU becomes second state institution to join preferred admission program
June 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has signed an agreement with Alcorn State University to offer admission to qualified Alcorn State students who excel in freshman pre-pharmacy courses and participate in service activities. This partnership, called the preferred admission program, is part of both the School of Pharmacy’s and Alcorn State’sRead the story …
Alice Clark Retiring as UM Vice Chancellor for University Relations
Clark leaves nearly 40-year legacy of shaping the university as a researcher, mentor and leader
June 28, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Alice Clark, a senior University of Mississippi administrator whose nearly four decades of visionary leadership have driven major advancements, is retiring at the end of June. Clark is an F.A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor of Pharmacognosy and the university’s vice chancellor for university relations. Clark earned both her master’s and doctoral degrees inRead the story …
Vazzana’s Generosity Helps Strengthen Health Care
Major gifts to support UM pharmacy scholarships, Manning Fund
June 23, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A mortar and pestle; a balance; a graduated cylinder; species jars; faience or majolica drug jars; eye-wash cups; Bowls of Hygeia fashioned into ornate candelabra; pill bottles labeled opium, poison and heroin; and various show globes that once contained elixirs, tonics, powders and other medicines. These pharmaceutical artifacts line the shelves atRead 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 …
UM ‘Corpse Flower’ Will Soon Bloom with Smell of Death
School of Pharmacy offering live stream of rare blooming event
June 14, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Just keep watching – that’s the best advice for witnessing the soon-to-blossom, towering titan arum housed in the atrium of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy’s Faser Hall. The odd-looking plant, which has the largest unbranched flower cluster in the world, is expected to bloom any hour now. When it does, the 5-foot-tall flowering plantRead the story …