School of Pharmacy
Raman Bahal Selected for AAUP Excellence Award
The UConn chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has selected Raman Bahal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, to be co-recipient of the AAUP 2020-2021 Excellence in Research and Creativity, Early Career award.
School of Pharmacy Alumni Awards 2021
On March 6 the UConn School of Pharmacy celebrated pharmacy alumni through the 2021 UConn Pharmacy Alumni Awards event, this year held online. “Like so many before them, these alums have demonstrated outstanding achievements in a number of ways. The awardees, each very accomplished, and have been recognized based on nominations received by the association” […]
Isabella Hernandez receives 2021 School of Pharmacy Student Service Award
Isabella Hernandez (Pharm.D., ’23) is the recipient of the 2021 UConn School of Pharmacy Student Service Award. This honor is given annually to a student or student group for their commitment to healthcare-related services and engagement outside of regularly scheduled service learning hours. Even during the global pandemic, Hernandez has been busy over the past […]
Quarterly Recap of Pharmacy Faculty Research Grants – FY 2021 Q2
Recapping the quarter beginning October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, the UConn School of Pharmacy congratulates the following Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice faculty and their teams for their FY 2021 Q2 research grant awards* totaling $942,819.00:
Pharmacy School Earns AACP Lawrence Weaver Transformative Community Service Award
The University of Connecticut has been awarded the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s (AACP) prestigious Lawrence C. Weaver Transformative Community Service Award for its commitment to addressing unmet community needs through education, practice and research. “In times such as the current pandemic, the impact of excellence in all dimensions becomes even more obvious and […]
Jeannette Wick Named 2021 School of Pharmacy Teacher of The Year
The UConn School of Pharmacy 2020 Pharm.D. class has selected Visiting Professor Jeannette Wick as the 2021 School of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year.
Student Profiles in Pharmaceutical Research – Shipra Malik
Shipra Malik was selected for an oral presentation and a cash prize for the prestigious 2021 RNA Institute Mini-Symposium series.
Student Profiles in Pharmaceutical Research – May Zhang
May's Honors thesis has been published in Biochemical Pharmacology.
How Safe is Baby Food? Company Reports Show Arsenic, Lead, and Other Heavy Metals
Since the amount of heavy metals varies so dramatically, food choices can make a difference.
One-Dose Vaccine on its Way: New Tool May Arrest the Pandemic’s Progression
An Advisory Committee has just recommended the FDA grant emergency authorization use to a new, one-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson/Janssen. Dr. Jeff Aeschlimann, Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Specialist at UConn Health and of the UConn School of Pharmacy, shares more about the third COVID-19 vaccine to be recommended for FDA-authorized emergency use, how it works differently than the other vaccines, and what new hope the single shot may bring with it.