Long-Acting Reversible Contraception by Effervescent Microneedle Patch
November 18, 2019
Recently published in Science Advances, “long-acting reversible contraception by effervescent microneedle patch” describes a new contraceptive patch with biodegradable microneedles that...
Lasting Tumor Regression of Leukemia and Lymphoma in Mouse Models Achieved by U-M Compound
November 14, 2019
By Ian Demsky
For decades, a transcription factor known as STAT3 has been a major therapeutic target in the treatment of cancer. But STAT3 has largely been considered “undruggable” due to...
U-M Pharmacy Community Celebrates Newest Group of PhD Candidates
November 14, 2019
The U-M Pharmacy community recently celebrated our newest group of PhD candidates, which are students who have successfully completed their prelims. PhD candidates have finished their courses...
Applications Open for U-M Pharmacy Scholars Program
November 14, 2019
The College of Pharmacy is accepting applications for its 2020 summer pre-pharmacy program, called Pharmacy Scholars Program (PSP). Participants will live on campus during the six-week...
Medicinal Chemistry Faculty Member Featured on NPR
November 12, 2019
By Lisa Barry
Dr. David Michener is curator of the University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.Lots of prescribed medications are derived from plants, many of...
Dean Frank Ascione Wins Inaugural Interprofessional Educator and Mentor Award
November 6, 2019
Frank J. Ascione, BSPharm’69, PharmD’73, MPH’77, PhD’81, Director, Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education, and Former Dean, U-M College of Pharmacy, was surprised with a first-of-its...
Pharmacy Students Participate in Mass Interprofessional Education Event
November 6, 2019
Read this story on the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education's website.
With more than a thousand students and a hundred faculty from eleven U-M schools on three campuses, IPE in...
Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate Receives CEW+ Scholarship
November 4, 2019
Shireen Ashkar spent most of her life living in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories, an area embroiled with political unrest and conflict. Despite these conditions, she often spent...
Everyone Who Works in Health Care Needs to Know About Opioids – and a Free New Online Course from U-M Can Help
October 30, 2019
Courtesy of Michigan Medicine. Read the release on Michigan Medicine's website.
Even if they never write a single prescription for an opioid painkiller, or care for someone who has overdosed...
College Hosts Annual Prescott Celebration
October 28, 2019
Students and donors met for lunch and great conversation at the annual Albert B. Prescott Celebration on September 29. This event allows our pharmacy family to connect on a personal level....
College Welcomes Class of 2023 into the Profession
October 24, 2019
Each year, the College celebrates the beginning of students' pharmacy education at the University of Michigan with the donning of their first white coat. A very special element of our White...
Alumni & Friends Gather at Homecoming Tailgate
October 21, 2019
U-M Pharmacy alumni, faculty, students, and friends gathered for a tailgate party before the October 5 homecoming game against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Highlights of the party included a brunch...
U-M Pharmacy Dean James Dalton Inducted Into National Academy of Medicine
October 21, 2019
James Dalton, PhD, Dean of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, was elected to the National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies, one of health and medicine’s highest...
Keeping the Community Safe: Pharmacy Students Celebrate Most Successful Medication Collection Event to Date
October 17, 2019
Earlier this month, the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy hosted its biannual Safe Medication Disposal event. Students operated two collections sites, on central campus and at the...
Live the #Pharmlife Campaign Launches to Bring Greater Understanding to Pharmacists’ Roles, Big Ten Pharmacy Schools
October 16, 2019
The University of Michigan College is Pharmacy is excited to announce the launch of the Live the #PharmLife initiative, aimed at increasing awareness of the diverse and rewarding careers Big...
Michigan Pharmacy Research Influences Multitude of Critical Health Areas
October 11, 2019
Improving human health through scientific discovery is a core value of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. Notably this year, our faculty published an impressive 239 independent...
Phi Delta Chi Student Chapter Places Second Nationally in Emory W. Thurston Grand President’s Cup Competition
October 10, 2019
In late July, nine Brothers of the Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Chi (PDC) and their faculty advisor, Dr. Peggy Carver, traveled to Anaheim, California for the 72nd Grand Council. The students’...
Research Feature - Amy N. Thompson
October 7, 2019
According to the CDC, almost 1 in 10 Americans have diabetes, and 90% to 95% of them have type 2 diabetes. “Our study was aimed to evaluate the financial impact of self-monitoring of blood...
Research Feature - Amy Pasternak
October 7, 2019
“Pediatric brain cancers traditionally have limited treatment options with poor treatment responses,” notes Amy Pasternak, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Assistant Professor. “An increased focus on...
Research Feature - James Moon
October 7, 2019
James Moon, PhD, John G. Searle Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, with fellow Pharmacy staff Jutaek Nam, PhD, Chemist Senior, and Sejin Son, Assistant Research Scientist,...
Research Feature - Daniel Hertz
October 7, 2019
“Paclitaxel is a chemotherapeutic agent used in many cancer types including early stage breast cancer. Paclitaxel treatment is disrupted in about 25% of patients to prevent worsening of an...
Research Feature - Timothy Cernak
October 7, 2019
Computers have shrunk in size and grown in power, all due to the magic of miniaturization. You likely have a smartphone in your pocket, which was made possible through miniaturization of...
Research Feature - Anna Schwendeman
October 7, 2019
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive primary brain tumor, for which there is currently no cure. The joint project between the laboratories of Dr. Maria Castro and Anna Schwendeman,...
Michigan Honored with Pharmacotherapy Paper of the Year Award
October 3, 2019
Renal Dosing of Antibiotics: Are We Jumping the Gun? was named Pharmacotherapy Paper of the Year 2019 by the Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists (SIDP). U-M faculty members Amit Pai and...
Diving for Discovery
September 26, 2019
Some researchers sport lab coats. David Sherman prefers a wetsuit. The University of Michigan College of Pharmacy medicinal chemist and avid scuba diver travels the world in search of marine... 
