OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi student pharmacists bowled for a cause recently as a group of them formed a team for the Bowl for Breath fundraiser to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The team finished second overall in the Oct. 9 fundraising competition for the most money raised, finishing with $3,422. A local resident’sRead the story …
Student Pharmacists ‘Bowl for Breath’ in Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser
Dr. Charlie Hufford's Rollers team named for former pharmacy administrator and avid bowler
October 28, 2018 by
Symposium on Opioid Crisis Brings Law and Pharmacy Together
UM students from both schools learn about interprofessional approach to challenge
October 12, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 115 people die each day in the United States from opioid overdoses, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. These statistics constitute a crisis, and the University of Mississippi schools of Law and Pharmacy are working together to combat that crisis in an interdisciplinary manner. Last week, the schoolsRead the story …
Early Entry Pharmacy Class Earns Nearly $2 Million in Scholarships
First-year students among the most accomplished in school's history
September 18, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Early Entry program at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has brought the best and brightest students to Oxford for more than 20 years. The makeup of the 2018 freshman pre-pharmacy class is no different. The well-rounded group of nearly 100 scholars and leaders earned nearly $2 million in scholarshipsRead the story …
Pharmacy School Remembers Anne Marie Liles as ‘Shining Star’ Teacher
School's director of experiential affairs passed away late last week
August 29, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy family is mourning the loss of Anne Marie Liles, director of experiential affairs and clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice, who died Thursday (Aug. 23). Liles was beloved by students and colleagues. Student pharmacists, faculty and staff have expressed how much Liles meant to themRead the story …
Pharmacy Postdoctoral Fellow Honored for Poster Presentation
Pankaj Pandey earns Borne Award, named for late professor emeritus of medicinal chemistry
August 24, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Pankaj Pandey, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, won the Ronald F. Borne Outstanding Postdoctoral Poster Presentation Award at the 45th Annual MALTO Medicinal Chemistry-Pharmacognosy Meeting in College Station, Texas. The MALTO conference, for medicinal and natural product chemists from Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas and Oklahoma,Read the story …
Pharmacy School Welcomes Tougaloo College to Preferred Admission Program
Third state institution joins program to benefit future pharmacists
July 20, 2018 by
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 …
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 …
UM Scientists Work toward Natural Remedy for Bedbugs
NCNPR researchers look for safer solution in pest management
June 8, 2018 by
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 …
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 …