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A Dose of History: The UConn School of Pharmacy Celebrates a Century of Excellence, Innovation, and Care
The start of the new year marks the beginning of the centennial of the UConn School of Pharmacy, founded on October 20, 1925. As we commence the celebration of the School’s 100th anniversary, we want to reflect on how our past pharmacy leaders shaped the School into the renowned program that we now know it to be. Here is our dose of history; please take as prescribed – doctor’s orders!
Diane Burgess Wins David J. W. Grant Distinguished Scholar in Basic Pharmaceutics Award
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pfizer Distinguished Endowed Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology, Diane Burgess, is selected as the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology (NIPTE) 2024 David J. W. Grant Distinguished Scholar in Basic Pharmaceutics.
Recognizing Three Faculty Research Mentors Following Annual Scholar Summer Poster Exhibition
School of Pharmacy faculty members mentor UConn undergraduate students as they present their summer research at the 12th annual Center for Access and Postsecondary Success (CAPS) Research Summer Poster Exhibition.
Six Students Receive Research Awards this Summer in the Sartor Lab
Within the lab of Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Gregory Sartor, researchers Afshin Seyednejad, Michael Lehane, Maria Cruceta Ramirez, Fabio Silveira, Tyler Vaglivelo, and Kaya Patel have been recognized with six individual awards for their work.
In Memoriam: James Halpert
Former dean of the UConn School of Pharmacy, James (Jim) Halpert passed away on June 3, 2024.
Two School of Pharmacy Students, Tyler Vaglivelo and Lyla White, Receive Prestigious Gateway to Research Awards
Tyler Vaglivelo (fourth year Pharm.D. student) and Lyla White (third year Pharm.D. student) have been awarded the Gateway to Research Award for their promising work in pharmaceutical sciences.
Husband and Wife Nurses to Walk the School of Nursing Commencement Stage Together
Jill Alsgaard '20 MS and Trung Le '13 (NUR) met while working at UConn Health and are both graduating from the School's master's program
Nursing Students Awarded Prestigious F31 Grants from the National Institutes of Health
Tingting Zhao and Bright Eze are researching the neurobehavioral impacts of pain in infants and chronic pain burdens for Black individuals
Behind the Degree: Nursing Ph.D. Student Aims to Expose Health Care Inequities Within the Correctional System
Anne Reeder began to question the quality of the correctional health care system after working in a mid-sized jail in Colorado
Nurse Researcher Receives Health Disparities Grant from the American Diabetes Association
Louise Reagan's research is testing a mobile app that will help incarcerated individuals self-manage their diabetes when they reenter society from prison
Junior Nursing Students Selected for Competitive Flynn Fellowship
The summer internship is a part of the national Susan D. Flynn Oncology Nursing Development Program and places students at Connecticut hospitals, including UConn Health
UConn Nursing Students Revive Member of the Public Struggling to Breathe
Four seniors were in the right place at the right time when a man experienced a medical emergency at a restaurant
‘We Need Nurses in Public Policy’: Senior Nursing Student Reflects on Internship in D.C.
Kelsey MarcAurele '22 (NUR) says her work in U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney's office will forever influence her nursing career
Behind the Degree: Working on the Front Lines Inspires Nursing Student to Pursue Her DNP
Jennifer Lynch worked as a nurse practitioner in a neonatal intensive care unit in New York City during the spring of 2020
Behind the Degree: DNP Student Plans to Use Her Advanced Education to Empower Her Patients and Other Nurses
Savitha Chandramohan is earning her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree so she can support development among her fellow nurses and reduce patients' costly hospital visits
Behind the Degree: How Two Nursing Ph.D. Students are Improving Care for Underserved Populations
Direct experience with patients inspired Adwoa Gyamfi and Teresa Graziano to research the health and wellness of African American mothers in the U.S. and LGBTQ cancer patients
Nurse Researcher Xiaomei Cong Receives the 2021 Virginia A. Henderson Award
Given by the Connecticut Nurses Association, the honor recognizes Cong's significant contributions to nursing research
The Transformative Scandinavian Trip that Led a Nursing Ph.D. Student Back to UConn
George Goodrich '09 (NUR) worked in paramedicine and public radio before finding his way to nursing — and now has returned to UConn to pursue his doctorate