JACKSON, Miss. – A new commitment of $28 million from the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation marks a total investment of $42.1 million over 10 years into the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, a collaborative teacher preparation program at the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University that provides both scholarships and an honors college-type experience for top students.
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UM Natural Products Center Designated as Center of Excellence
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.
UM Employees Give, Receive Blessings through Books and Bears
OXFORD, Miss. – “You haven’t been blessed until you are able to bless someone else,” Donald Cole said Friday morning (Dec. 16) at the University of Mississippi’s 19th annual program. And plenty of blessings were both given and received at the event, which touches families across north Mississippi.
UM Engineering School Creates Biomedical Degree Program
OXFORD, Miss. – After years of development, the University of Mississippi School of Engineering has launched its new biomedical degree program.
UM Master of Business Administration Program Ranks Among Nation’s Best
OXFORD, Miss. – For the third consecutive year, the University of Mississippi’s Master of Business Administration program has been named as one of the best in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek.
Chancellor Vitter Oversees Pass in Review Ceremony
OXFORD, Miss. – Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter conducted his first inspection of University of Mississippi ROTC programs, including Army, Navy/Marines and Air Force, Thursday (Nov. 17) on campus.