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In Memoriam Dr. Philip Rosenberg

Former Professor and Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Philip Rosenberg, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021. He had been at UConn’s School of Pharmacy from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. During his 29-year career at UConn, Rosenberg served as Head of the Pharmacology and Toxicology Program and became the first head of the […]

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2021 Pharmacy Student Health Fair Now on YouTube

The School of Pharmacy 2021 Student Health Fair is online this year with 43 different student created presentations hosted on the School of Pharmacy’s YouTube channel. Topics range from Common Food-Drug interactions to Sleep Solutions, to ADHD Therapeutics, to Targeting MicroRNAs for Cancer Therapy. Each short video is loaded with helpful facts and information on […]

Jill Fitzgerald Receives 2021 Robert L. McCarthy Award

The School of Pharmacy has named Jill Fitzgerald, Pharm.D., Director of Experiential Learning and Continuing Professional Development and Associate Clinical Professor, recipient of the 2021 Dean Robert L. McCarthy Faculty Service Award. This is an annual award presented to a full-time faculty member who has provided outstanding service to their department, school, the university, the […]

C. Michael White

C. Michael White Reappointed as Head of Pharmacy Practice

C. Michael White, Pharm.D., Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, has been reappointed to a third 5-year term as Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice. This decision was made after a thorough review by members of the department of pharmacy practice and University community members at large. “During Dr. White’s two terms as Head of […]

Raman Bahal Selected for AAUP Excellence Award

The UConn chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has selected Raman Bahal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, to be co-recipient of the AAUP 2020-2021 Excellence in Research and Creativity, Early Career award.

School of Pharmacy Alumni Awards 2021

On March 6 the UConn School of Pharmacy celebrated pharmacy alumni through the 2021 UConn Pharmacy Alumni Awards event, this year held online. “Like so many before them, these alums have demonstrated outstanding achievements in a number of ways. The awardees, each very accomplished, and have been recognized based on nominations received by the association” […]

Isabella Hernandez receives 2021 School of Pharmacy Student Service Award

Isabella Hernandez  (Pharm.D., ’23) is the recipient of the 2021 UConn School of Pharmacy Student Service Award. This honor is given annually to a student or student group for their commitment to healthcare-related services and engagement outside of regularly scheduled service learning hours. Even during the global pandemic, Hernandez has been busy over the past […]

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Quarterly Recap of Pharmacy Faculty Research Grants – FY 2021 Q2

Recapping the quarter beginning October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, the UConn School of Pharmacy congratulates the following Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice faculty and their teams for their FY 2021 Q2 research grant awards* totaling $942,819.00:

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Pharmacy School Earns AACP Lawrence Weaver Transformative Community Service Award

The University of Connecticut has been awarded the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s (AACP) prestigious Lawrence C. Weaver Transformative Community Service Award for its commitment to addressing unmet community needs through education, practice and research. “In times such as the current pandemic, the impact of excellence in all dimensions becomes even more obvious and […]

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Jeannette Wick Named 2021 School of Pharmacy Teacher of The Year

The UConn School of Pharmacy 2020 Pharm.D. class has selected Visiting Professor Jeannette Wick as the 2021 School of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year.