School of Pharmacy

Meghan Ryan '20 (PHARM)

Three … Two … One … JUMP!

If someone suggested you jump out of an airplane, would you do it? Meghan Ryan’s cousin, Ryan Dongelewic — who also happens to be her best friend — made that suggestion as they were both approaching their 18th birthdays. Once that day arrived, they arranged to take the necessary instruction at a small airport near […]

Three UConn Pharmacy students show Pharmacy Residency Notifications on Pharmacy Match Day 2018

Pharmacy Match Day Lifts UConn’s School of Pharmacy to a New England #1

Tuesday March 20 was the first day of spring and Match Day in the School of Pharmacy. As medical students do, pharmacy students have a calendar day on which graduates from Schools of Pharmacy learn which pharmacy residency programs they have been matched with. Both the students and programs rank their choices at the start […]

Prescription Medications

Who is Keeping Track of All Those Pills?

UConn pharmacy faculty are working at the state level to address the problem of patients taking multiple medications for different conditions with little coordination.

Asthma inhaler and a pressurised gas cannister refill. (Getty Image)

New Study Identifies Effective Treatments for Persistent Asthma

UConn-led study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds using a single steroid-bronchodilator treatment for both persistent asthma control and rescue relief resulted in fewer asthma attacks.

Meet the Researcher: Diane Burgess, School of Pharmacy

Take a peek inside her labs and learn more about Diane Burgess' accomplishments as a globally recognized researcher, experienced collaborator, and dedicated educator. Burgess doesn’t have one lab in the UConn School of Pharmacy—she has four.

Diane Burgess UConn researcher

Meet the Researcher: Diane Burgess, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Diane Burgess, PhD, is one of the most active researchers in UConn’s School of Pharmacy. Take a peek inside her labs and learn more about her accomplishments as a globally recognized researcher, experienced collaborator, and dedicated educator. Burgess doesn’t have one lab in the UConn School of Pharmacy—she has four. The space she has been […]

Prescription Medications

Who is Keeping Track of All Those Pills?

It is not unusual for patients to become confused by the number of different medications they are prescribed. UConn School of Pharmacy faculty members are working to solve that problem.

Michael Pikal, professor and department head of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

In Memoriam Michael J. Pikal

Emeritus Professor and former Department Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Michael J. Pikal, passed away on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. He had been at the University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy since 1996, retiring from his position at the University in December 2017. Pikal received his B.S. in Chemistry from St. John’s University in Minnesota and […]

Preceptors of the Year Slide

Preceptors Honored for Contributions to Student Learning

Five honored for their contribution the educational experience of students in the School of Pharmacy.

Naloxone training

UConn Alum Daniel Ventricelli Honored for Raising Awareness of Rx Drug Abuse

Daniel Ventricelli '13 (Pharm.D.) receives Champion's Award for his work to raise awareness of prescription drug abuse.