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PhD Student Awarded Prestigious PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

May 20, 2026

Media Contact: Lindsay Groth, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications, [email protected]
[ANN ARBOR, Mich.] — Damilola Olukorede, a rising fourth-year medicinal chemistry PhD student at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, has been awarded a highly competitive predoctoral fellowship from the PhRMA Foundation to support her cutting-edge research at the intersection of machine learning and […]

U-M College of Pharmacy Class of 2025 Achieves a Perfect 100% NAPLEX Pass Rate

February 3, 2026

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, […]

The Neon Foundation Provides $1.15 Million Gift to Establish Transformational PharmD Scholarship Program

May 9, 2025

The College of Pharmacy is grateful for this generous gift, which will help us continue to provide exceptional pharmacy education. 

Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences program to offer first-year admission

May 21, 2024

The BSPS program prepares students to pursue a career in healthcare or research.

Three Emerging Scholars Honored with McGlone Research Award

February 19, 2024

The research posters presented by the nominees were evaluated by faculty and peers after the event, and winners were selected and announced on February 19, 2024. 

PC3 Participants Experience the Impact of Science at FDA Lab Tour

September 28, 2023

Students in the new University of Michigan Pharmacy Community College Connect (PC3) Program saw science in action this summer, learning first-hand how product testing protects us all when they toured the US Food and Drug Administration’s Detroit Lab.
The PC3 students — all from tribal and community colleges from across the state of Michigan— spent ten […]

Students Coming to a Pharmacy Near You to Promote Safe Drug Disposal

August 16, 2023

College of Pharmacy students will start their school year with an important service to the
community —raising public awareness of safe medication storage and disposal.
During Orientation Week, the College will host Community Connect Days on Tuesday, Aug. 22,
and Thursday, Aug. 24, dispatching pairs of all new and current pharmacy students to
community pharmacies throughout Southeast Michigan.. About […]

PhD Candidate Wins Prestigious Barbour Scholarship

May 4, 2023

Medicinal chemistry PhD candidate Jinghan Liu has earned a 2023 Barbour Scholarship. The award is among the oldest and most prestigious granted by the University of Michigan, offering funding to female students from Asia and the Middle East since 1917.
The Barbour Scholarship celebrates women of the highest academic and professional caliber and covers full tuition […]

Graduate Student Named National Hispanic Latino Cardiovascular Collaborative Scholar

November 1, 2022

Ana Lopez Medina, PharmD’22, fourth-year clinical pharmacy translational science PhD candidate, has been named a National Hispanic Latino Cardiovascular Collaborative (NHLCC) Scholar. Established within the American Heart Association (AHA), the NHLCC aims to provide opportunities for the next generation of health care professionals of Hispanic Latino descent and those serving the Hispanic Latino communities in […]

Medicinal Chemistry PhD Candidate Wins Prestigious Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

June 8, 2022

Babak (Bo) Mahjour, fourth-year medicinal chemistry PhD candidate, has been awarded the 2022-2023 American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry Pre-Doctoral Fellowship. Bo earns a two-year stipend and the opportunity to present his research at the 2022 American Chemical Society National Meeting, Gordon Research Conference, and Gordon Research Seminar.  
Bo studied chemical engineering and computer science as […]