School of Pharmacy

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2023 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients

Speakers from a broad range of fields and backgrounds will share their wisdom with UConn's Class of 2023

awards presentation

Dr. Marissa Salvo Receives the Distinguished Achievement in Service Award from APhA

The award is given to someone who has made significant and sustained contributions in the area of service to their community, their state, or on the national level.

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UConn Team Finished First Nationally at AMCP Competition

A team of UConn pharmacy students finished in first place at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) National Student Pharmacist Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Competition.

Cassandro Doyno

Doyno Named 2023 School of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year

The UConn School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. Class of 2023 has selected Dr. Cassie Doyno as its 2023 School of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year.

Stefanie Nirgo

Nigro Named Recipient of Faculty Service Award

The award presented to a full-time faculty member who has provided outstanding service to their department, school, the University, the profession of pharmacy, and the public. 

Xiuling Lu

Dr. Xiuling Lu Named 2023 Faculty Research Advising Award Recipient

She has mentored approximately 50 undergraduate and professional students on research projects over the past 10 years. 

Academic Cannabis Symposium Explores Breadth of a Growing Industry

UConn’s two-day conference examined wide-ranging cannabis topics including research, health benefits, entrepreneurship, law, science, recreation, and more

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School of Pharmacy Match Rate Second-Highest in the United States

The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy has the second-highest ASHP PGY1 Phase One Match Rate in the country for 2023.

Dr. Shipra Malik, left, and associate professor of pharmaceutics Dr. Raman Bahal pose for a photo in a lab inside the Pharmacy/Biology Building

Pharmacy Researchers Develop Treatment for Glioblastoma

The collaboration between UConn and Yale researchers targets an aggressive, often deadly form of brain cancer

Interview with Shipra Malik, PhD