School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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UConn Patent Sheds Much Needed New Light on Fatty Liver Disease Treatment

For a disease that impacts so many, there are surprisingly few treatments available, but that may soon change

Medicinal garden outside the School of Pharmacy on May 21, 2024. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Serving Communities, Delivering Care: The Health Education Center’s Mission of Healthcare Accessibility

Serving Eastern Connecticut as part of the Connecticut Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Network, the Health Education Center has strengthened the health profession pipeline and provided healthcare access to community members in the Windham, New London, and Tolland counties for more than 30 years. Partnering with UConn Pharmacy, HEC Interprofessional Education (IPE) Health Clinics engage students in their professional years, offering hands-on experience in community health through volunteer opportunities.

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Kyle Hadden To Become UConn School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department Head

Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Director of Research and Graduate Programs, Kyle Hadden, will be promoted to Pharmaceutical Sciences Department Head in August 2026.

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UConn Magazine: C. Michael White Is on a Mission

For starters, we should understand that the kratom known as gas station heroin is much different than natural kratom leaf

Exterior views of the Pharmacy/Biology Building on May 14, 2024. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Renames School of Pharmacy to Reflect Full Scope of its Educational and Research Impact

The School enters its second century as the UConn School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Harold and Doris with their three children at Harold's 90th birthday party in 2016

The Story of the Century: Harold Katz’s 100 Year Legacy

Turning 100 this August, Harold Katz (B.S.) has lived a lifetime many of us would be fortunate to have. A 1950 graduate of Connecticut College of Pharmacy (now UConn’s School of Pharmacy), Katz is a proud WWII veteran, a life-long pharmacist and drug detail man with an Eli Lilly and Company career spanning 32 years, and a devoted family man.

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Sean Jeffery helps launch new APhA deprescribing program

Sean Jeffery and the American Pharmacists Association have launched a new Patient-Centered Deprescribing in Older Adults Training Program on their new website.

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The UConn Pharmacy Students Exceed National Average for the 2025 NAPLEX

The UConn School of Pharmacy scores for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination, otherwise known as NAPLEX, were announced and UConn School of Pharmacy had the highest pass rate in New England.

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UConn Pharmacy Students Bring Clinical Care Expertise to Hartford Residents

University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy students Kiley Keough, Salma Al Ramahi and Dina Merqina are hosting Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPE) clinics and events at Capital Towers and Shepard Park apartment complexes this semester.

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Gift Seeds Non-Animal Testing Organ-on-a-Chip Initiative at UConn School of Pharmacy

The gift from Jane Hirsh '65 will expand student training, advance alternatives to animal testing, and accelerate organ-on-a-chip innovation in the evolving drug‑development industry