College of Pharmacy

Media Contact: Lindsay Groth, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, [email protected]
(Ann Arbor, Mich.) The University of Michigan College of Pharmacy is celebrating an extraordinary milestone: the Class of 2025 has achieved a 100% pass rate on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination® (NAPLEX®) – a feat accomplished by four pharmacy schools. 
“I’m absolutely thrilled,” said Gundy Sweet, PharmD, […]

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[Ann Arbor, Michigan] — University of Michigan College of Pharmacy researchers have won a $2 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a drug to treat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in birds, and potentially, in humans. 

Terra Sztain, Assistant Professor of […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Ann Arbor, Mich.) – The University of Michigan College of Pharmacy is celebrating its 150th anniversary – marking a century and a half of transforming patient care and outcomes through scientific discovery and clinical innovation. As the first and oldest pharmacy school […]

Gordon L. Flynn, PhD., Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutical Sciences, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2025. Read Gordon’s full obituary.
Spending nearly three decades at the University of Michigan, Dr. Flynn was a central figure in the College of Pharmacy, shaping the pharmaceutics department, advancing drug delivery and leaving an indelible mark on many pharmacy students […]

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[Ann Arbor, Michigan] – Twenty-nine faculty members from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy have been named to the 2025 World’s Top 2% Scientists Network, an internationally recognized ranking that highlights the most influential researchers across all scientific disciplines.
The list, published by Stanford University […]

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[Ann Arbor, Michigan] – The College of Pharmacy is excited to announce that it has received a Gold Education Digital Marketing Award for its website redesign that launched in February 2025. The national awards recognize excellence in digital marketing initiatives across the education sector. 

The College’s […]

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[Ann Arbor, Michigan] – Gayle Crick Fischer made her first gift to the College of Pharmacy in 1974, the year she earned her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree. For more than 50 years, she has continued to donate, volunteer, fundraise, advise, and support the College, […]

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[Ann Arbor, Michigan] – Hanna Phan, PharmD, FCCP, FPPA, Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, was awarded the 2025 Mary M. Kontos Care Champion Award in recognition of her commitment to improving the lives of people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and […]

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[Ann Arbor, Michigan] –  Gayle Crick Fischer, (Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, ’74, Master of Management, ’84) and her husband, Thomas P. Fischer, have made a $1 million gift to the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy to establish the Fischer Faculty Opportunity Fund, designated […]

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[Ann Arbor, Michigan] – The University of Michigan College of Pharmacy is pleased to announce that Lydia L. Benitez, PharmD’14, BCOP, has been awarded the Clinical and Translational Research Faculty Peer Mentor Award from the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR). The awards recognize […]