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American Heart Association Grant Launches New Wearable Health Technology Research Center at U-M
May 7, 2020
This article originally appeared on IHPI’s website, view the original article.
A new University of Michigan research initiative aims to investigate how mobile health (mHealth) technology, such as smartwatches and smartphones, can be used to study and improve health behaviors among hypertensive populations.
The potential to improve hypertensive patient care inspired a multidisciplinary team of researchers to […]
Pharmacy Delivers Hand Sanitizer to Local Community Groups
April 28, 2020
Pharmacy faculty member Vicki Ellingrod’s lab has been filling the shortfall by making hand sanitizer for local community organizations. They have created 165 gallons, which will help keep our essential community workers safe.
The Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) Community Engagement group helped identify and has delivered 90 gallons of hand sanitizer to […]
College Celebrates Virtual PharmD Commencement
April 28, 2020
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, all previously scheduled commencement ceremonies have been cancelled University-wide. In an effort to recognize the accomplishments of the PharmD class of 2020, the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy hosted a virtual celebration.
Students, families, and friends were invited to visit pharmd2020.phar.umich.edu beginning April 25 at 2:00 PM.
The website contains […]
Dr. Jamie Park Named AST Fellow
April 21, 2020
Jeong (Jamie) Park, MS, PharmD, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST).
The FAST designation recognizes American Society of Transplantation (AST) members who have demonstrated both an exceptional commitment to the field of transplantation and outstanding service to the AST.
Dr. Park is a clinical professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy […]
College of Pharmacy Plans Alternative PharmD Commencement
April 13, 2020
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, all previously scheduled commencement ceremonies have been cancelled University-wide. In an effort to recognize the accomplishments of the PharmD class of 2020, the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy is hosting a virtual celebration.
Students, families, and friends are invited to visit pharmd2020.phar.umich.edu beginning April 25 at 2:00 PM.
The website […]
Pharmacy Student Publishes Paper on Efficacy of Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain
April 9, 2020
“During my pain/palliative ambulatory care Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience with Dr. Michael Smith, I had the opportunity to explore my interest in complementary alternative medicine (CAM),” explains Erica Godley, P4. “Dr. Smith really cared about catering my rotation to my interests in the context of his area of practice. I have always had an interest in […]
U-M Professors Coordinate International Donation Efforts
April 9, 2020
By Debing Su, originally published on the University Record’s website.
When Michigan Medicine called for donations of personal protective equipment, a group of University of Michigan professors of Chinese heritage was among the first to respond.
Leveraging its professional and personal networks, the group — U-M Association of Chinese Professors — has donated more than 36,000 items, […]
First Paper Published by the Cernak Lab Featured in Nature
April 1, 2020
Recently featured in Nature, “A map of the amine-carboxylic acid coupling system” opens the door to a new field of drug discovery. Until now, the coupling of an amine with a carboxylic acid to form an amine bond has been the reaction used in 25% of drug discovery. However, the new paper from the Cernak […]
Michigan Life Sciences Alumni Network Seeks Alumni, Student Members
March 30, 2020
The Michigan Life Sciences Alumni Network invites those in the life science (including but not limited to pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotechnology) industries or interested in networking with alumni in the life sciences to join their group.
Alumni in these industries represent a variety of companies, including but not limited to Fortune 500 companies (like AbbVie, […]