Brothers and pharmacy graduates follow in parents’ footsteps There’s a saying at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy that everyone is “phamily.” Sometimes, though, they are true family members, as is the case with the Freemans. Brothers Austin and Blake will both earn degrees this spring. Austin will graduate with a Doctor of Pharmacy, […]
When an Education is a Transformation
A summer in Barcelona brought new insights for UM sociology major Education begets transformation. For Lauren Hamme, a University of Mississippi sociology major from Ridgeland, a 2019 summer term in Barcelona, Spain, proved life-changing. Hamme, who graduates this spring, traveled there under the auspices of the Cultural Experiences Abroad program, which she found through the […]
Backed by His UM Legacy Family
Biology pre-med blazes his trail to a career as a physician The most successful journeys in life are well charted. Connor Bluntson, a premedical student and major in the University of Mississippi Department of Biology, found guidance for his passage through academia with the Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students, or MAPS. Based in the Health […]
Game, Set, Match
Rebel tennis player Tereza Janatova overcame sports injuries, earns electrical engineering degree Throughout her tenure at the University of Mississippi, Tereza Janatova has loved playing tennis. The game has often given her the thrill of victory, and two of those experiences are forever embedded in her memories. “Last spring, I clinched the match against Texas […]
Studying Tiny Particles Could Hold Enormous Impact
Pharmaceutical sciences major focuses research on air pollution Looking for more research experience at the University of Mississippi, Alex Vinson began working in Courtney Roper’s biomolecular sciences lab in the School of Pharmacy. It’s a decision that could have a huge effect. The lab focuses on improving environmental health, with projects examining the robust characterization […]
Delving into Intellectual Property Law
Law graduate uses time in UM Office of Technology Commercialization to expand knowledge An interest in being a change agent for the socioeconomic and ethnic inequities that she realized is what spurred Jennifer Brooks to pursue law school. A native of Jackson, Brooks enrolled in the University of Mississippi School of Law after earning a […]
