OXFORD, Miss. – Wallace L. “Wally” Guess, fourth dean of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, serving from 1971 to 1989, died Monday (Jan. 30). A funeral service for Guess is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 4) at College Hill Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at College Hill Cemetery. Guess is remembered asRead the story …
Wally Guess Remembered as ‘Superior Teacher and Outstanding Researcher’
Services set for Saturday for visionary pharmacy educator, leader
February 2, 2017 by
Kristie Willett Named Chair of UM Department of BioMolecular Sciences
New leader brings 17 years' experience and research expertise
January 20, 2017 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Kristine Willett, professor of pharmacology and environmental toxicology, has been chosen as chair of the Department of BioMolecular Sciences in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. The Department of BioMolecular Sciences encompasses the divisions of environmental toxicology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacognosy and pharmacology. Several members of the department nominated Willett, a nativeRead the story …
UM Natural Products Center Designated as Center of Excellence
Food and Drug Administration has awarded the distinction to NCNPR for 15 straight years
December 30, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has renewed the National Center for Natural Products Research’s designation as a Center of Excellence in recognition of its work in botanical dietary supplement research. This is the 15th consecutive year the NCNPR has received this recognition. As part of its partnership with the FDA, whichRead the story …
Pharmacy Students Win NCPA Presidential Scholarships
Ashley Culbertson and Lily Van honored for achievement, interest in community pharmacies
December 28, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi pharmacy students have won presidential scholarships from the National Community Pharmacists Association. Ashley Culbertson and Lily Van, both third-professional-year students, are among only 25 students nationally who received the $2,000 awards. The NCPA represents the employees of more than 22,000 independent community pharmacies across the country, which dispenseRead the story …
Larry Walker Retires as NCNPR Director
UM School of Pharmacy celebrates administrator's 35-year career
December 23, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On Dec. 31, Larry Walker retires as director of the National Center for Natural Products Research after 35 years of service to the University of Mississippi. Walker began his career at Ole Miss in 1981 as a research assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy. In 1987, he led a natural products discoveryRead the story …
USDA Renews Drug Discovery Grant for Natural Products Center
University has held research grant since 1996
December 21, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has renewed a grant for the National Center for Natural Products Research to work on the discovery and development of bioactive products that have potential to become pharmaceuticals, agrichemicals or alternative crops for small farmers. The grant project, “Discovery and Development of Natural Products for Pharmaceutical andRead the story …
Pharmacy Administration Chair Named Associate UM Provost
Donna Strum hailed as 'outstanding leader and administrator'
December 14, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Donna Strum, chair and professor of the University of Mississippi’s Department of Pharmacy Administration and research professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Pharmacy, will become associate provost in 2017. A native of Germantown, Tennessee, Strum earned three degrees from UM, including a doctorate in pharmacy administrationRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Students to Test Clinical Skills in National Competition
Team to compete this weekend in Las Vegas
November 30, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Two students from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy will participate in the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Clinical Skills Competition, where student pharmacists demonstrate their ability to analyze and respond to clinical pharmacy scenarios. Colleen Riley of Kansas City, Missouri, and Cody Taylor of Booneville, both in their fourthRead the story …
UM Student Wins Independent Pharmacies Grant
Jasmine Turner honored for second straight year
November 23, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Jasmine Turner, a fourth-year student in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has received a $1,000 grant from the 2016 EPIC Pharmacies student grant program. EPIC Pharmacies is a national group of independent pharmacies that annually provides grants to pharmacy students who plan to practice in independent pharmacy after graduation. ThisRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Graduate Student Wins Drug Discovery Award
Work explores compounds that may help treat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and depression
November 2, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Vedanjali Gogineni, a doctoral candidate in medicinal chemistry in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been awarded a 2016 Graduate Student Research Award in Drug Discovery and Development Interface from the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. AAPS gives four of these awards annually to recognize graduate students who significantly influenceRead the story …