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Gayle Crick Fischer and Thomas Fischer Honored with Ara G. Paul Award

November 10, 2025

Media Contact: Lindsay Groth, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, [email protected]
[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, […]

Hanna Phan Receives Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 2025 Kontos Care Champion Award

November 4, 2025

Media Contact: Lindsay Groth, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, [email protected]
[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 […]

Research and Advocacy Pays Off in an FDA Action That Will Save Lives

October 16, 2025

Media Contact: Lindsay Groth, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, [email protected]
[Ann Arbor, Michigan] – A common cancer treatment can be toxic or fatal for patients who carry variants of a specific gene. Now, to improve safety, all patients are recommended to be tested for the variants before taking the drug, thanks in large part to the […]

Lifelong Donors Establish Fischer Faculty Opportunity Fund with $1 Million Gift

October 15, 2025

Media Contact: Lindsay Groth, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, [email protected]
[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 […]

Lydia Benitez Receives MICHR Clinical and Translational Research Faculty Peer Mentor Award

September 3, 2025

Media Contact: Lindsay Groth, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, [email protected]
[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 […]

Associate Professor Phan Makes History as First PharmD to Co-Lead Federally-Supported Pediatric Pulmonary Center Training Program

July 24, 2025

The PPC will train students and postdocs across healthcare disciplines in the best practices for treating infants, children and youth with complex chronic respiratory and sleep-related conditions. 

Remembering Dr. Hae Mi Choe, a Trailblazer in Pharmacy Practice

July 14, 2025

Hae Mi Choe, PharmD, a trailblazer in pharmacy practice, passed away on Saturday, July 12, after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of leukemia.

Professor Kathleen Stringer Recognized with Research Training Award

July 7, 2025

Dr. Stringer is a mentor and collaborator for the fellowship program, helping train the next generation of medical researchers by sharing her perspective on therapeutics in pulmonary critical care research.

Associate Dean Choe Receives National Leadership Award

July 7, 2025

Dr. Choe developed the pharmacist-centric care model in 1999 – embedding pharmacists in primary care clinics and retail pharmacies to help patients control chronic conditions like hypertension.

College of Pharmacy Receives Health Fund Grant to Support Tribal Pharmacy Services

May 28, 2025

This initiative partners with tribal communities to improve health outcomes through culturally aligned, community-centered care.