School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Dotted neon sign that reads: KRATOM VAPE & CBD

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.

UConn School of Pharmacy Building Exterior

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.

Exterior of the School of Pharmacy Building

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.

Exterior of the School of Pharmacy Building

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.

The brick exterior of a building with the words School of Pharmacy in metal lettering

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

Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars Program student conducting free health screening for the community at the Edgewood Back to School Dunkin Stadium event in August 2025 (Photo by CT AHEC).

Urban Health/AHEC Scholars Spark Transformation in Individuals and Communities

Students bring their passion and talents to more than 4,000 community members statewide annually.

Marlon and his wife, Christina

Alumni Spotlight: Marlon Fuller’s Pursuit of a Better Tomorrow

Marlon Fuller (Pharm.D.) has an ever-growing list of goals. Since graduating from UConn Pharmacy in 2004, Fuller has become a successful pharmacist, keynote speaker, business owner, inventor, author, musician, and the co-founder of a financial literacy nonprofit that has impacted the lives of more than 40,000 kids and parents throughout America. Viewing his ventures as missions to fulfill the purpose he was made for, Fuller’s life story is proof that the best success comes from giving, not from getting.

Sun set shining on the UConn Pharmacy building in the winter

Sheldon Kasowitz Champions Science-Based Solutions for Addiction

For Kasowitz, the motivation is deeply personal and urgent