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Audus named Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Editor-in-Chief
Ken Audus, University of Kansas professor of pharmaceutical chemistry and former School of Pharmacy dean, has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. ...
Weinhold named Department of Pharmacy Practice Chair
Frank Weinhold is the new chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy. He began his position June 1. ...
Pharmacy school again exceeds national average for residency placement
Close to half of the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy 2020 graduates applied to residency programs, and once again, KU pharmacy students matched at a rate far above the national average, according to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. ...
COVID-19 drug therapy contains crucial ingredient from Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
When the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency-use authorization for the investigational pharmaceutical remdesivir to treat COVID-19 on May 1, in part it was due to pioneering work performed by pharmaceutical chemists at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in 1990. Today, KU graduates still hold important jobs...
KU School of Pharmacy mourns the loss of Jack Witmer
of Pharmacy graduate and longtime community pharmacist John (Jack) Witmer died April 27. He was 88 years old. ...
School of Pharmacy produces, delivers hand sanitizer
are the best defense to contracting the Coronavirus, but a nationwide shortage of hand sanitizer has made that a difficult challenge for many. ...
Pharmacy students travel across Kansas to visit independent pharmacies
Sixteen University of Kansas School of Pharmacy students will take a three-day trip across Kansas next week to visit 13 independent community pharmacies. ...
Researchers work to increase global access to lifesaving vaccines
In the global health community, they call it “the last mile.”...
World-renowned neurologist to speak about relationship between immune cells, alzheimer's
World-renowned neurologist Dr. David Holtzman will talk about how targeting immune cells may be a potential therapy for Alzheimer’s disease at the 16th Takeru Higuchi Memorial Lectures at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy on Thursday, Nov. 14. ...
Timmermann lends her expertise to search for new approaches to pain management
When the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services asked Distinguished Professor Barbara Timmermann to serve on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) advisory council, she was eager to share the expertise in medicinal chemistry she has developed throughout her career. As the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy professor...
Students offer free flu vaccine to those in need
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is once again teaming up with the United Way of the Plains in Wichita to provide free flu vaccines to those in need. ...
Convocation programs welcome new pharmacy students
School of Pharmacy will host its annual P1 Professionalism Convocation ceremonies next month at the Lawrence and Wichita campuses. ...
High Point University Dean selected to lead KU School of Pharmacy
The founding dean for the High Point University School of Pharmacy will be the next dean of pharmacy at the University of Kansas. ...
Janelle Ruisinger named Pharmacy Practice Chair
Janelle Ruisinger has been appointed Chair of the Pharmacy Practice Department effective July 1. She follows Dave Henry, who will retire this year after more than 46 years of service to the school. ...
KU Medicinal Chemistry welcomes two new faculty members
Journal of Natural Products Special Issue Honors Distinguished Professor Barbara N. Timmermann
Vicki Schmidt earns pharmacy school's top honor
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt on Friday, April 26, at the School of Pharmacy building in Lawrence. ...
KU School of Pharmacy hosts 57th annual MIKIW Meeting in Lawrence
More than 200 of the brightest minds in medicinal chemistry will be in Lawrence this week as the 57th Annual MIKIW Conference gets underway at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy. ...
Audus to step down after 15 years as dean
was originally published in the Kansas Alumni magazine and posted here with permission of the KU Alumni Association. Special thank you to Steve Hill, associate editor and author. ...
High School Open House offers hands-on experiences
students and their parents or guardians have an opportunity to learn more about pharmacy school and the many opportunities the profession has to offer at the KU School of Pharmacy Open House 6-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 in Lawrence. ...
Students will visit pharmacy sites around Southeast Kansas
Sixteen University of Kansas School of Pharmacy students will take a three-day trip across Kansas next week to visit 14 independent community pharmacies. ...
KU School of Pharmacy students perfect on NAPLEX
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Class of 2018 posted a 100 percent pass rate on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam (NAPLEX), something accomplished by only three other KU School of Pharmacy graduating classes in the past 30 years. ...
GPEN Conference provides global perspective
researchers joined colleagues from around the world in Singapore for the 12th meeting of the Globalization of Pharmaceutics Education Network (GPEN) September 26–29 at the National University of Singapore. ...
Smissman Lecturer Craig W. Lindley to discuss drug discovery in an academic environment
World-renowned pharmaceutical researcher Craig Lindsley of Vanderbilt University will deliver the 2018 Edward E. Smissman Memorial Lectures, describing his work at the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery (VCNDD). ...
Prisinzano earns Innovator Award for his work on drug dependence
Thomas Prisinzano, University of Kansas professor of medicinal chemistry, has earned the first Innovator Award from the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD). ...
Student receives prestigious Gilliam Fellowship
University of Kansas graduate student Angelo Andres, along with his mentor Blake Peterson, Regents Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the KU School of Pharmacy, has earned a prestigious Gilliam Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). ...
KU School of Pharmacy remains among nation's elite in NIH funding
The University of Kansas School of Pharmacy is No. 4 in the country in National Institutes of Health funding, marking the 23rd consecutive year the school has been in the top 10. ...
KU mourns death of former pharmacy dean
The University of Kansas community is mourning the death of former vice chancellor and longtime KU School of Pharmacy Dean Howard Mossberg. ...
Godwin earn pharmacy's top honor
than 50 years of service to the pharmacy profession, Professor Emeritus Harold Godwin has earned the Remington Honor Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). ...
Pharmacy students travel across the state
Seventeen KU School of Pharmacy students will take a three-day trip across Kansas to visit 14 independent community pharmacies and their owners Jan 10-12. ...