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UConn Magazine: Engineering Her Best Self

Courtney Luker's ’22 (ENG) interest in figuring out how things work by taking them apart and putting them back together again was obvious from the time she was a toddler.

Announcement and photo on big screen at ASHP midyear event featuring Diana Sobieraj who received the 2019 ASHP Foundation Literature Award

Diana Sobieraj Accepts Coveted Award at ASHP Meeting

Lead author Diana M. Sobieraj accepted the Drug Therapy Research Award for her work on treating asthma.

Lisa Holle Named ISOPP Fellow

Associate Clinical Professor Lisa Holle is recognized for professional excellence.

Two UConn Pharmacy students display their first and second place certificates from the 2019 AAPS Rearearch Symposium at URI

Graduate Students Dhuri and Li Take Top Honors in local AAPS Poster Competition

UConn Ph.D. students take top honors in poster competition.

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In Honor of Our Pharmacist Veterans

Graduates of UConn's School of Pharmacy are honored for their service in the armed forces of the United States

School of Pharmacy Honors 2019 Preceptors of the Year

Preceptors in Introductory Pharmacy Practice and Advanced Pharmacy Practice help prepare students for the 'real world' when they graduate from the Pharm. D. program as professional pharmacists.,

Four UConn Researchers Collaborate to Create Nanoplatform for Intracellular Delivery of PNAs

Cooperation between researchers in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering leads to ground-breaking results.

New School of Pharmacy Faculty Member Cassandra Doyno

Cassandra Doyno, ’15, Pharm.D. has joined the UConn School of Pharmacy as Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. Her specialty area is critical care/emergency medicine and her practice site will be at UConn Health.  Working in a clinical setting, she will concentrate on incorporating simulation based learning techniques as students gain on-site […]

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José Manautou Named to IUTOX Leadership Role

UConn School of Pharmacy professor set to assume leadership role in international toxicology organization at a critical time in science education.

Student Profile: Andrew Vilcinskas – Keeping (His) Life in Balance

Being in the Pharm. D. program presents challenges for all students. Here's a story of one student who has confronted a unique challenge while managing to keep his life in balance.

UConn’s Raman Bahal Has Joined “Jack’s Pack” in the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer

"Ivory Tower" research takes on a special meaning when successful results can be applied to the stories of real people. In this case, to a little boy named Jack.

James Halpert, professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UConn

James Halpert Named a Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Former Dean of the School of Pharmacy joins industry leaders in being named to inaugural class of ASPET Fellows.

Sameera Sansare Awarded Prestigious ISPE Scholarship

This graduate student combines intellect, inquisitiveness and sincerity in her research efforts -- and it's paying off!

Diana Sobieraj and William Baker outside the UConn School of Pharmacy.

Study Shows Opioids Not the Only Option for Pain Management

UConn researchers studied the effectiveness of opioid and nonopioid analgesics in treating moderate to severe pain in prehospital settings.

2019-2020 Student National Pharmaceutical Association National Board

Jennifer Akosa ’20 (Pharm.D.) Named SNPhA Mental Health Chair

Pharmacy student Jennifer Akosa is using her leadership skills to help those in under-served communities.

Kristen Waters UConn School of Pharmacy

New School of Pharmacy Faculty Member Kristin Waters                         

Kristin Waters, Pharm.D.  has joined the UConn School of Pharmacy as Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. She is a specialist in psychiatric pharmacy and her practice site will be at Yale New Haven Hospital. There, she will train students about psychiatric drugs and general topics and provide care to individuals with […]

Stefanie Nigro UConn School of Pharmacy faculty

New School of Pharmacy Faculty Member Stefanie Nigro

Stefanie Nigro, Pharm.D., has joined the UConn School of Pharmacy as Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. Her practice site will be at the Farmington location of Prohealth Physicians, Connecticut’s leading community based medical group.  There, she will provide both patient and population based health care services focusing on disease state management and […]

Kathleen Adams Uconn School of Pharmacy

New School of Pharmacy Faculty Member Kathleen Adams

Kathleen Adams, ’15 (Pharm.D) has joined the UConn School of Pharmacy as Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, with a focus on general medicine. Her duties will include teaching at the School of Pharmacy and precepting students on their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences at her practice site at Yale New Haven Hospital.  […]

Na Li UConn School. of Pharmacy Faculty

New School of Pharmacy Faculty Member Na Li

Na Li has joined the UConn School of Pharmacy as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.  Her work will include physical pharmacy, particularly in the area of dissolution of amorphous formulations, as well as more biologically focused research on intestinal endothelium permeability and its interplay with the microbiome.  Her initial teaching responsibilities will […]

Kevin Chamberlin UConn School of Pharmacy

Chamberlin Named Interim Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs

A clinical professor of pharmacy practice with an award winning record as a preceptor takes the reins as interim associate dean.