OXFORD, Miss. – Daniel M. Riche, an associate professor of pharmacy practice in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, has been honored with Mississippi Business Journal’s 2016 Health Care Heroes award, which recognizes contributions to health and well-being. Riche was chosen as one of 33 winners from around the state after a patient of theRead the story …
Pharmacy Professor Earns Health Care Hero Award
Daniel Riche noted for leadership in pharmacy, patient management fields
October 27, 2016 by
Clinical Pharmacy Pioneer to Give UM Waller Lecture
John E. Murphy selected as distinguished lecturer for Nov. 4 event
October 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John E. Murphy, professor and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, will deliver the 2016 Coy W. Waller Distinguished Lecture at the University of Mississippi. The Nov. 4 lecture, “Pharmacy World Domination,” is set for 11 a.m. at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts.Read the story …
UM Pharmacy Researchers Launch Diabetes Self-Management Project
Effort supported by $214,000 grant from independent research institute
October 21, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Researchers from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy invite diabetes patients from three north Mississippi communities to meet with physicians, pharmacists, nurses and others in a nonclinical environment to talk about where they struggle with diabetes self-management. The effort to help patients self-manage their health is funded by a Eugene WashingtonRead the story …
Faculty and Friends Remember Ron Borne as ‘Quintessential Educator’
Memorial service set for 3 p.m. Sunday at Paris-Yates Chapel
October 20, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi faculty, staff and alumni are remembering Ronald F. Borne, 77, beloved professor emeritus of medicinal chemistry, who died Tuesday (Oct. 18). He was known as a friend to all and a constant source of encouragement to his students. A memorial service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 23) atRead the story …
UM Pharmacy Professor Honored for Service
Stuart Haines receives award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy
October 17, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Stuart Haines, director of the Division of Pharmacy Professional Development and professor of pharmacy practice in the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, is being honored with the Robert M. Elenbaas Service Award from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. The award, named for the founding executive director of ACCP, is given toRead the story …
Author Returns to Oxford for School Reunion, Book Signing
Robert Magarian learned to think like a detective for his latest thriller
October 5, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – An alumnus of the University of Mississippi pharmacy school who has built a flourishing career as a crime novelist will sign copies of his latest thriller Saturday evening (Oct 8) in Oxford. Robert Magarian will sign copies of “You’ll Never See Me Again, A Crime to Remember” at 7 p.m. at theRead the story …
Pharmacy Professor Wins UM Faculty Achievement Award
John Bentley honored for teaching, contributions to school and dedication to profession
September 8, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – John P. Bentley, professor of pharmacy administration, has been named the recipient of the 2016 University of Mississippi Faculty Achievement Award. At the Aug. 26 fall faculty meeting, Provost Morris Stocks called Bentley one of the university’s finest. “His pharmacy research helps the world understand the roles that pharmacists play in medicationRead the story …
Pharmacy Graduate Student Wins $10,000 Fellowship
Dennis McCarty honored for research on potential anti-epileptic drugs
September 6, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Dennis Carty, a University of Mississippi doctoral student in environmental toxicology, has received a 2016 North American Graduate Fellowship from the American College of Toxicology. Five of these prestigious national fellowships are awarded each year by ACT, and they come with a two-year stipend of $5,000 per year to be used toward theRead the story …
NCNPR Scientist Honored for Parasitic Diseases Research
Babu Tekwani presented Distinguished Scientist Award for work on tropical illnesses
August 19, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Babu Tekwani, a principal scientist in the University of Mississippi’s National Center for Natural Products Research and professor of pharmacology in the School of Pharmacy, has been honored for his contributions to global drug discovery in tropical parasitic diseases. Tekwani received the Distinguished Scientist Award at the inaugural Global Challenges in NeglectedRead the story …
UM Hosts World Health Organization Working Group
Three-day session helps group develop guidelines for herb and drug interactions
July 26, 2016 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A working group constituted by the World Health Organization’s Traditional and Complementary Medicines Program gathered recently at the University of Mississippi to develop another in the series of WHO guidance documents on the utilization of traditional and herbal medicines. The increased use of herbal medicines and botanical supplements around the world raises concerns aboutRead the story …