School of Pharmacy
The FDA’s Big Gamble on a New Alzheimer’s Drug
No one knows yet if the new drug will demonstrate significant benefits for patients
UConn Researcher Receives $2 Million from NIH to Understand Role of Non-coding RNAs in Drug Metabolism
UConn researcher Xiaobo Zhong is studying how long non-coding RNAs influence the body's ability to metabolize drugs.
‘Urban Service Talks’ (About Interprofessional Learning)
The future physicians, dentists, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and physician assistants who take part in the Connecticut Area Health Education Center's (CT AHEC) Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars Program are walking the walk and now, talking the talk.
Why is the FDA Funded in Part by the Companies It Regulates?
Nearly half the agency's budget now comes from 'user fees' paid by companies seeking approval for medical devices or drugs
UConn Health CEO Dr. Andrew Agwunobi Selected as University’s Interim President
UConn Health CEO Dr. Andrew Agwunobi will begin as UConn's Interim President beginning on July 1, 2021
Pharmacy Graduate Students Sweep 2021 AAPS-NERDG Awards
UConn School of Pharmacy graduate students took the top three places for their oral presentations at Academic Research Award in the AAPS Northeastern Regional Discussion Group (NERDG) Annual Meeting April 16, 2021: First prize – Karishma Dhuri, Dr. Raman Bahal Lab Dhuri’s research focuses on developing novel therapeutics for lymphoma therapy, combining nucleic acid chemistry and […]
Are Graphene-Coated Face Masks a COVID-19 Miracle – or Another Health Risk?
Balancing risk with uncertain rewards
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 […]
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 […]