School of Pharmacy
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 […]
C. Michael White Reappointed as Head of Pharmacy Practice
C. Michael White, Pharm.D., Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, has been reappointed to a third 5-year term as Head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice. This decision was made after a thorough review by members of the department of pharmacy practice and University community members at large. “During Dr. White’s two terms as Head of […]
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” […]