OXFORD, Miss. – It’s a fear for children that monsters reside under the bed. But those monsters could be living on the mattress or in the sheets. They’re called bedbugs. However, scientists with the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy are searching for a natural remedy toRead the story …
UM Scientists Work toward Natural Remedy for Bedbugs
NCNPR researchers look for safer solution in pest management
June 8, 2018 by
Pharmacy Administration Graduate Student Receives Fellowship
Ashley Crumby will continue her dissertation research on mentor relationships
June 7, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ashley Crumby, a graduate student in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, was named a recipient of the Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Sciences given by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education. Crumby will use her fellowship to continue research for her dissertation on “Valuation of mentorship in pharmacy education and theRead the story …
Pharmacy Graduate Student Earns Student Exchange Award
Ann Fairly Barnett will research pollution effects on oysters in Ocean Springs
May 30, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Ann Fairly Barnett, a University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy graduate student, has received the Student Training Exchange Opportunity award from the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. The award will allow Barnett to conduct research in the Shoemaker Toxicology Laboratory at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory inRead the story …
Pharmacy Professor Selected for Nelson Order
Scott Malinowski was one of 20 inductees chosen for the UMMC honor
May 24, 2018 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Scott Malinowski, clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been inducted into the Norman C. Nelson Order of Teaching Excellence at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Named for Norman C. Nelson, who served as UMMC’s vice chancellor for health affairs forRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Places First in Formulations Competition
Ole Miss team places sixth overall in national Student Pharmacist Compounding Competition
May 22, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A team of three students from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy placed first in the formulations portion of the eighth annual National Student Pharmacist Compounding Competition and sixth overall, in what was Ole Miss’ first-ever appearance in the competition in Aventura, Florida. The team consisted of third-year student pharmacists AlexandriaRead the story …
Pharmacy Students Earn Pharmacists Mutual Scholarships
Alex Gochenauer and Erin Hoevelmann plan to practice pharmacy in community settings
May 21, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi pharmacy students have been named recipients of the exclusive Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy Scholarship. Alex Gochenauer and Erin Hoevelmann were selected based on their interest in practicing pharmacy in an independent setting, a community setting or in an underserved community. The scholarship is given to just 20 recipientsRead the story …
Pharmacy Early Entry Student Wins Allstate Sugar Bowl Scholarship
Cameron Hammers' essay on perseverance produces $10,000 prize
May 15, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Cameron Hammers, an incoming freshman in the Early Entry program at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has won a $10,000 Allstate Sugar Bowl Scholarship from the Allstate Sugar Bowl Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Archie Manning, the foundation’s national chairman, honored 36 highRead the story …
Marc Slattery Receives Top UM Research Award
Researcher known for work with marine ecosystems, from coral reefs to Antarctica
May 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Marc Slattery was a little conflicted about being honored for his research achievement at the University of Mississippi. Slattery, a professor of biomolecular sciences in the School of Pharmacy and research professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, was named the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Research and Creative Achievement Award duringRead the story …
Walter Isaacson Urges UM Grads to Embrace Creativity, Collaboration
Renowned journalist and biographer delivers Commencement address to more than 15,000 in Grove
May 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Under powder blues skies Saturday in the Grove, Walter Isaacson stressed to the University of Mississippi’s graduating class that being smart is only part of success, and that life’s greatest achievements come from collaborating to connect the arts and sciences with humanities and engineering. Isaacson, acclaimed biographer, professor and historian who alsoRead the story …
University Creates Distinguished Professor Honor
Three faculty named inaugural honorees based on research, teaching excellence and reputation
May 11, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Three University of Mississippi faculty members were appointed as Distinguished Professors during the spring faculty meeting Friday (May 11) in Fulton Chapel. The honorees are John Daigle, director of the Center for Wireless Communications and professor of electrical engineering; Donald Dyer, associate dean for faculty and academic affairs in the College of Liberal Arts andRead the story …