School of Pharmacy

School of Pharmacy Startup Develops Promising Kidney-Targeting Drug Delivery System

Zeal Therapeutics, a startup emerging from the School of Pharmacy, has developed a promising drug delivery system to target the kidneys.

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UConn Health’s Gillian Kuszewski Named ‘Pharmacist of the Year’

Presented by the Connecticut Society of Health-System Pharmacists

School of Pharmacy’s Megan Delaney Receives 2024 Provost Award

Megan Delaney, an academic advisor for UConn’s School of Pharmacy, has been recognized with the Provost Award for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship for 2024.

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Xiuling Lu Wins ‘Women of Innovation’ Award for Research Innovation and Leadership

Lu, CPPR associate director and professor of pharmaceutics, was one of 10 winners statewide

School of Pharmacy Student Wins Prestigious Student Research Publication of the Year

The American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists Foundation (ASHP) presented Dakota Sicignano, a fourth year Pharm.D. student, with the most impactful research publication in the preceding year with their “Student Research Award”.

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Connecticut Technology Council Honors 11 From UConn

Formed in 1994, the organization is the voice of all technology companies in Connecticut

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UConn Researchers Working to Extinguish ‘Inflammatory Fire’ Stroke Causes in the Brain

World Stroke Day is on October 29 but all-year-round UConn is on a steadfast mission to find a new, future stroke treatment

Boxes of popular injectable weight-loss medications.

Buyer Beware: Off-brand Ozempic, Zepbound and Other Weight Loss Products Carry Undisclosed Risks

As the demand for weight loss injectables soars, so too does the market for off-brand alternatives, some of which may not be safe or effective

School of Pharmacy Symposium Honors Freeze-Drying Pioneer Michael J. Pikal

The UConn School of Pharmacy hosted the inaugural symposium in honor of the late Michael J. Pikal, a world-renowned expert in the field of pharmaceutical freeze-drying.

School of Pharmacy Welcomes Keynote Speaker for 2024 Professionalism Ceremony

Bryan Zembrowski Pharm.D., (‘07) has been named as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Professionalism Ceremony