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Salim Establishes Research-Experiential Service Program in Jordan to Study Refugee Stress
Pharm.D. Alumna, Ph.D. Student Earns NLM Fellowship for Predicting C. diff Drug Resistance
Skeletal Muscle Researcher Radbod Darabi Joins Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty
Dipali Rinker Appointed to PHOP Faculty, PREMIER Center
Public Health Researcher Moosa Tatar Joins Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy Faculty
Congenital Heart Disease Researcher Lianjie Miao Joins Pharmacology Faculty
Drug-induced Liver Toxicity, Bioavailability Researcher Rongjin Sun Joins Pharmaceutics Faculty
Alumna, Academic Pharmacy Fellow Shamsi Transitions to Faculty Position
College Appoints Dzwonek First Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation
SNPhA Chapter Wins Multiple Awards, Honors at National Convention
College Welcomes Cole Wilder to PPTR Department Clinical Faculty
PPS Research Symposium Showcases Student, Postdoctoral Fellow Research
Faculty Member, Alumnus Named National Kappa Epsilon Pharmacy Fraternity Outstanding Advisor
Alumna, NSM Faculty Researcher Bawa-Khalfe Receives Joint Appointment
Students Provide 2,500 Screenings, Health Education Outreach at Mayor's Back 2 School Fest
Ph.D. Alumnus Wins UH Outstanding Dissertation Award for Breast Cancer Project
Students, Alumnus Earn Competition, Recognition Awards at TPA Conference
The Houston Program Honors Alumnus Cox with Anderson Leadership Award
Alumni, Friends Tee Up for Pharm.D. Scholarships at UHCOP Golf Classic
Rising Researchers Earn Presentation Awards at UHCOP-hosted MALTO Meeting
Chow Recognized as 'Agent of Change' by Ph.D. Alma Mater
College Honors Renowned Scientist, Former UH Faculty Member Hal Kohn
Nearly 150 Professional, Graduate Degrees Conferred at 2023 Commencement
College Salutes Preceptors for Experiential Education Excellence
College Bestows Awards for Academics, Leadership, Service and Skills to Graduating Students
Hussain Earns ASIOA Distinguished Scientist Award for Kidney Injury, Hypertension Research
Students Win Competition Titles, Faculty Member Earns Mentor Award at TSHP Annual Seminar
3 Faculty Among UH Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
PLS Upsilon Chapter Wins Leadership Challenge for First Time in Chapter's History
UHCOP Graduate Student Wins AMCP Best Poster for Atrial Fibrillation Adherence Study
Ph.D. Student Awarded APhA Best Podium Presentation for Study on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
UHCOP Team Secures Bronze in Industry Pharmacists Organization Competition for Drug Development Plan
UH News: Examining the Causes of Muscle Wasting
Symposium Presents Evidence, Practice Updates in Geriatric Medication Safety
UH Research Symposium Shines Light on Health Challenges Among Refugee Communities
Black History Month Spotlight - Rhedda Onihana
Black History Month Spotlight - Alexxis-Marie Hutson
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News Archives from 2022
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December
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November
- UHCOP, Jordan University of Science & Technology Sign Collaboration Agreement
- UH Researchers First to Report Cell Therapy Process for Heart Regeneration
- Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic
- PHOP Students Eligible for Highest Specialization Tier of SAS Health Analytics Program
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October
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September
- Asghar Summer Fellowship Inspires Undergraduate Toward Research Career
- SNPhA Chapter Wins Multiple Awards, Finalist Honors at National Conference
- Cuny, Garey Receive Endowed Professorship Appointments
- Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Jinhee Jo Joins Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Faculty
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August
- Pharm.D. Students Provide Screenings, Education at Mayor's Back 2 School Fest
- UH Undergraduates Complete Public Health Training, Education at Cougar Health Research Academy
- Graduate Students, Postdocs Recognized for 2022 PPS Research Symposium Presentations
- Hotez Advocates for Greater Public, Patient Engagement on Vaccine Safety at Inaugural Lokhandwala Lecture
- Hispanic Pharmacy Student Association Earns National Grant for Vaccination Outreach to Houston Hispanic Communities
- Undergraduates Celebrated for Completing UH-HEART Cardiovascular Research Training, Education Program
- Aparasu, UMiss Colleagues Publish New Resource for Students, Residents and Fellows Conducting Research
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July
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June
- Ph.D. Student Wins MALTO Presentation Award for Work on Novel Compound for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
- The Houston Program Honors Ginsburg with Roger Anderson Leadership Award
- 2 PHOP Alumni Among Best Research Presentation Awardees at 2022 ISPOR
- College Welcomes Researchers, Experts from Across Southern U.S. at SPAC 2022 Conference at UH
- College Celebrates 75th Anniversary, Honors Alumni and Donors at Diamond Jubilee Gala
- UHCOP Golf Classic in Support of Pharm.D. Scholarships Posts Largest Turnout in Recent Years
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May
- Graduating Students Earn Awards for Academic Performance, Leadership, Skills and Service
- 135 Pharm.D., Ph.D. and M.S. Degrees Awarded at Class of 2022 Commencement
- UHCOP Recognizes 2021-22 Preceptors for Experiential Education Excellence
- UHCOP's Upsilon Wins 3rd National Phi Lambda Sigma Chapter of the Year Award in 7 Years
- Marwaha, Tejada-Simón Earn 2021-22 UH Faculty Excellence Awards
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April
- UHCOP's 2010-2020 Mean First-time NAPLEX Pass Rate Ranks 4th in Nation, First in Texas
- Delta Delta Wins 6th Consecutive Kappa Psi Southwest Province Chapter of Year Award, Sweeps Collegiate Categories
- UHCOP Researchers Shine Light on Role of Key Protein in Stimulating Muscle Growth
- Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium Highlights Need for Expanded Multidisciplinary Patient Care to Improve Health Outcomes in Older Adults
- PhD Candidate Wins AMCP Poster Award for Study on Pharmacist Interventions Improving Hypertension, Diabetes Medication Adherence
- Aparasu to Receive AACP Paul Dawson Award for Excellence in Patient Care Research
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March
- UHCOP Teams Take Top 2 Spots in SNPhA Clinical Skills Competition, Finalist Grant for Homeless Smoking Cessation Outreach
- Study Identifies Disparities in Diabetic Eye Care Among Minorities
- New Bioluminescence Tool Offers Inexpensive Real-time Observation of Receptor Trafficking
- Trivedi's CPRIT-funded Research Seeks Cancer Biomarkers to Match Patients with Effective Chemotherapy Options
- Hussain Named Fellow of American Society of Nephrology
- Female Syrian Refugees in Houston Bear the Brunt of Circumstances
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February
- UHCOP's Chow Earns Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award from Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
- Ph.D. Candidate Earns PhRMA Foundation Fellowship for Chemotherapy Drug Toxicity Research
- UH Researcher Finds a New Biomarker and Potential Drug Target for Breast Cancer
- UHCOP's Cuny Among Newest Members of National Academy of Inventors
- Call for Abstracts Issued for Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium April 7-8
- Kappa Psi Chapter Receives 2nd National Service Grant for Homeless Care Packages
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January
- UH-HEART Program Entering 2nd Year of Summer Undergraduate Cardiovascular Research, Training
- Research Director Hunt Appointed to Pharmacological & Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Post
- Thornton Appointed to State Council to Help Distribute Opioid Lawsuit Settlement Funds
- Team Receives ACCP Foundation Grant to Study Emerging Resistance in Frontline Drug Against C diff. Infection
- College Welcomes Return of Academic Fellow El-Desoky to Faculty Position
- Dean Pritchard Announces Postponement of Gala Celebrating College's 75th Anniversary
- PHOP Team Identifies Increased Risk of Overactive Bladder, Polypharmacy with Dementia Drug
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News Archives from 2021
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December
- UHCOP Researchers Receive $400K Rheumatology Foundation Grant to Further Study Compound to Inhibit Inflammatory Activation in Autoimmune Disorders
- Breakthrough Identification of Proteins Necessary for Muscle Regeneration
- UHCOP APhA-ASP Chapter Wins Operation Diabetes, Operation Heart Awards at Region VI MRM
- New Program Aims to Recruit UH Undergraduate STEM Students for Mentoring, Tutoring Arab Refugee/Immigrant High School Students
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November
- College Mourns Passing of UHCOP Class of 1974, Dean's Advisory Council and Mading Society Member
- Aparasu's Work to Assess Multiple Sclerosis Patient Medication Adherence, Relapse Rates Receives AHRQ Support
- UHCOP Welcomes Cancer Researcher Yi Du to Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department
- UHCOP Research Director Earns Award from Society of Research Administrators International
- Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Aggressive HR-positive Breast Cancer
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October
- Ph.D. Student Earns 2nd Medal at AMCP Nexus Meeting for Research on Patient Barriers to Anti-Hypertensive Medication Adherence
- College Welcomes Anirban Roy to Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department
- UH College of Pharmacy Joins Nationwide Network of Universities to Transform How Medications and Vaccines are Delivered
- C. Difficile Is Everywhere – Even on the Bottom of Footwear
- Pharmacology Professor Recognized for Quality and Quantity of Research Focused on Memory-related Regions of the Brain
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September
- UHCOP, UTHealth Researchers Receive $250K NIH Grant to Organize Geriatric Medication Safety Symposium
- Professor, Department Chair Achieves Fellow Status in American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- Diverse Career Opportunities, Academic Preparation Showcased in Cougar Health Research Academy
- Hunt, Trivedi Appointed to New Strategic Research Development, Clinical and Translational Research Leadership Positions
- College Welcomes Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist Sandy Diec to Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
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August
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July
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June
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May
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April
- UHCOP Alumni, Faculty Among Top Honorees in Leadership, Mentorship and Research Presentations at 2021 TSHP Seminar
- New Summer Program Recruiting Houston-area Undergraduates to Conduct Cardiovascular Research
- UHCOP Family Mourns Passing of 1961 Alumnus, Mading Society Member and Community Pharmacist Harold Pieratt
- UHCOP's Chow Earns UH Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award from Provost's Office
- UH Researcher Joins Team Developing Opioid Vaccine
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March
- UHCOP's Wanat Receives Society of Critical Care Medicine Texas Chapter Service Award for Education
- UHCOP Mourns Passing of Alumnus, Longtime Supporter and Independent Houston Pharmacist Sunny Chin
- UHCOP Class of 2020 Graduates Post 4th Straight Year with Highest First-time Pass Rate in Texas, 6th Highest in Nation Among Peers
- Academic Fellow El-Desoky Awarded PALM Grant to Implement Active-Learning Activities in Over-the-Counter Products Course of Pharm.D. Curriculum
- Ph.D. Alumna, Pharmaceutical Researcher Rashim Singh Joins PPS Department Faculty
- Former UHCOP Dean Lokhandwala and Wife Establish Endowed Professorship for PHOP Department Chair
- Exploring Pieces of Heart Muscle that Fail to Compact
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February
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January
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News Archives from 2020
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December
- Kappa Psi Chapter Receives $1K Grant to Create Care Packages for Homeless
- Sanket Patel Joins Pharmacological & Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty
- Delta Delta Chapter Wins 5th Kappa Psi Southwest Province Chapter of Year
- Chen Receives NIH Funding to Study Antidiabetic Drug to Stem Pediatric Weight Gain from Mental Health Treatment
- Ph.D. Candidate Wins Best Abstract Award for Presentation on Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Toxicity
- Garey Named Fellow of Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Students Present State-high 30 Research Posters at ASHP Midyear Meeting
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November
- SNPhA Chapter, Members Win Competitions for Clinical Skills, Health Education Programs
- APhA-ASP Chapter Brings Home Regional Generation Rx Award for Medication Safety Outreach
- New UH Drug Discovery Institute Led by UHCOP Professor Aims to Transform Drug Discovery, Development Process
- $200K SAMHSA Grant to Aid Enhanced Substance Use Disorder Training for Pharmacists, Physicians
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October
- Hu Receives $996K NCI Grant to Study Ancient Chinese Herbal Formula to Reduce, Prevent Chemotherapy Side Effect
- Thornton, PREMIER Center Receive $3.34M Additional Funding for Texas Targeted Opioid Response Efforts
- PhD Students Earn AMCP Nexus Meeting Medals for Medication Adherence Project Abstracts
- College Welcomes CV Pharmacology Researcher Mingfu Wu to Faculty
- PhD Student Wins Grad Student Category of ASPET Divisional Oral Presentation Competition
- Alumni Honored at TSHP Research Poster Competition
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September
- Hatfield to be Inducted as Distinguished Fellow of National Academies of Practice in Pharmacy
- 4 Ph.D. Students Earn Scholar-in-Training Awards to Present at AACR Conference on Cancer Health Disparities
- Award-winning Teacher, Clinical Pharmacist Birtcher Retires from College
- SSHP Chapter Earns ASHP Outstanding Professional Development Program Award
- Aparasu Receives NIH Award for Study of Dementia Medication Cascade in Alzheimer's Patients
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August
- Ph.D. Students Earn Scholarships to Present Projects at International Pharmacoepidemiology Meeting
- UHCOP Welcomes Yefei Wen to Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty
- Houston Program Honors UHCOP Alumnus, Founding Member Roux with Anderson Award
- Research Xiang Li Receives $2.2M NIH Grant to Study Mechanisms of Obesity-induced Cardiovascular Diseases
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July
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June
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May
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April
- College Welcomes Clinical Pharmacist Karina Garza to Pharm.D. RGV Satellite Program
- 11-year Mean of NAPLEX Pass Rates Puts UHCOP 5th Highest in Nation
- Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Student's Beading Class Promotes Health, Growth Among Formerly Homeless
- UHCOP Event Cancellations, Postponements for May and June
- UHCOP Team Takes 3rd in National IPhO Competition to Showcase Pharmacists' Role in Drug Development Process
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March
- Student Earns Spot in National Scholars Program for Planned Project for Rio Grande Valley Teens
- UHCOP Climbs to 31st Place in US News & World Report "Best Pharmacy Colleges" Rankings
- UHCOP Team Earns Honorable Mention as AMCP National P&T Competition Semifinalists
- STEM Advocate, UH Alumnus and Former NASA Astronaut Harris Keynote Speaker at SPAC 2020
- Alumna Truong Returns to College as Faculty Member, Experiential Programs Director
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February
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January
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News Archives from 2019
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December
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November
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October
- Researcher Developing New Therapeutic Approach to Blood Brain Barrier Repair in Ischemic Stroke
- SCCP Claims History-making 2nd Consecutive ACCP 'Outstanding Chapter' Award
- First-year Students Celebrate Cultural Heritage at 27th Annual International Day
- Professor Emeritus Prince Elected SIDP Fellow
- Mading Society of College Benefactors Welcomes 11 Inductees, 2 Red Coat Honorees
- IPhO Chapter Climbs to 2nd in Nation in Consecutive 'Top 5' Finishes
- Students Mark 'Pharmacists Month' with Free Screenings, Immunizations and Education
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September
- PharmD Student Wins Award for Project to Improve Oncology Drug Literature to Pediatric Patients, Caregivers
- Pharmacological & Pharmaceutical Sciences Welcomes New Faculty, Department Chair
- Aparasu Book on Research Design and Drug Literature Gets 2nd Edition, New Publisher
- College Welcomes New Pharmacy Practice Faculty Members Davis, Gee and Wollen
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August
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July
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June
- Prince Earns Professor Emeritus Status from University of Houston System Board of Regentsc
- Pharmaceutics PhD Alumna Lei Wu Appointed Research Assistant Professor
- Longtime Pharmacy Educator, Research Lindsay Schwarz Retires from UHCOP
- PHOP PhD Candidate Receives Best Student Podium Presentation Award at ISPOR 2019
- PharmD Alumna, Pediatric Pharmacist Briget Martinez Joins UHCOP RGV Satellite Program
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May
- Ruan's Single-Polypeptide Chain Insulin May Offer Cheaper, Longer-lasting Product for Diabetes
- PHOP Earn Travel Awards to Attend, Present Projects at ISPOR Meeting in New Orleans
- College Honors Top Preceptors for Experiential Education Excellence in 2018-19
- UHCOP Welcomes New Pharm.D., Ph.D. and M.S. Graduates at Commencement
- Graduating Students Draw Awards for Outstanding Scholarship, Service and Skills
- Thornton, New Research Center to Use $3.34M Grant for Prescription Misuse Prevention Effort
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April
- Deprescribing, Drug Monitoring Programs Focus of 3rd Medication Safety Symposium
- Alumni Draw Top Honors for Research, Leadership and Service at TSHP Annual Seminar
- Students Win Competition Awards, Election and Scholarship at 2019 TSHP Annual Seminar
- UHCOP Represented by 2 of 3 Teams in TSHP Leadership Challenge Competition
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March
- Mirjamali Finishes in 1st Runner-up Spot at National Patient Counseling Competition
- UHCOP Student Appointed to AMCP National Student Pharmacist Committee
- UHCOP's Upsilon Wins Phi Lambda Sigma Chapter of Year; Reyna Elected to National Office
- ASP Chapter Wins 'Operation Immunization' Award at APhA-ASP National Meeting
- UHCOP Class of 2018 PharmD Grads Post State's Highest First Time Pass Rate on NAPLEX
- UHCOP Team Earns 'Honorable Mention' in National AMCP P&T Competition
- March 20 Seminar Aims to Boost Undergraduate Interest in Cancer Health Disparities
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February
- Garey Collaborates with TAMU on NIH-funded Study of Failling Metronidazole Therapy
- Dean Pritchard 'Guest of Honor' at Feb. 27 Edinburg Reception for UH Rio Grande Valley Alumni
- ASP Chapter Among 3 Nationwide to Get Invite to Present 'Women's Health' Work at APhA Meeting
- College Remembers Beloved Teacher, Accomplished Researcher Mohammad Asghar
- Mirjamali Returning to National Patient Counseling Competition After 2nd Local Win
- Aparasu Accepts Fulbright Post to Advise Indonesian University on Pharmacy Research, Curriculum
- ASP Chapter Organizes 'Heart Hustle' Run/Walk to Promote Cardiovascular Health, Support AHA
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January
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News Archives from 2018
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December
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November
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October
- Marwaha Among UH Alternative Textbook Incentive Program Awardees
- ASP Chapter Claims Third Consecutive Regional Operation Diabetes Award
- UHCOP-Baylor College of Medicine Alliance Takes Aim at Disparities in Cancer, Educating Future Researchers
- Rho Chi Hosts Alumnus Varkey as Boblitt Lecturer, Honors Faculty for Teaching
- Student College of Clinical Pharmacy Wins Outstanding Student Chapter Award from ACCP
- PharmD Student Earns Geriatrics Travel Award to Attend ACCP Global Conference
- Varkey Named Alumnus Pharmacist of Year, Tipton Earns Meritorious Achievement Award
- Mading Society of Donor Welcomes Record Number of Inductees
- PharmD/PhD Candidate Gets IDWeek Travel Award to Present Antimicrobials Research
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September
- Asghar Receives $459K NIH Grant to Study Role of Mitochondria in Age-Related Kidney Decline
- Humana Collaboration Includes $1M Gift for Health Outcomes Chair at UHCOP
- UHCOP Team's Work on Novel Compound Targeting Dual Pathways to Stem Pancreatic Cancer Published in Cancer Research Journal
- UHCOP's Tam Earns Fellow Status from Infectious Diseases Society of America
- PhD Candidate Gets 3rd ACCP Travel Award for Project Showing Changes in Drug Metabolism After Weight-Loss Surgery
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August
- Tam Receives $3.5M in New NIH Funding for Rapid Diagnostic Antimicrobial System
- Fledgling Industry Pharmacists Organization Chapter Among Top 5 in Nation
- UHCOP Welcomes 4 Pharmacy Practitioners to Faculty Ranks
- Inaugural Cohort of 3 Academic Pharmacy Fellows Join College
- PhD Student, Postdoc Research in Spotlight at PPS Research Symposium
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July
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June
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May
- Ph.D. Students Earn Internships in Pharmaceutical/Health Care Industry, Government
- PHOP Graduate, Candidate Among 'Best Poster' Finalists at ISPOR
- College Faculty Honor Peers for Teaching, Research and Service Excellence
- Commencement Celebrates Nearly 150 Graduates, Golden Cougars
- Outstanding Students, Faculty Members Honored at Awards Reception
- UHCOP Recognizes Top Experiential Preceptors for 2017-18
- Hussain Earns $1.6 NIH Grant to Study AT2 Receptor to Protect Obese Kidney
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April
- Team of 14 Instructors Receive UH Group Teaching Award for Pharmacology Graduate Course
- Alumnus Claims Top Abstract Medal, Podium Presentation Invite at AMCP Meeting
- UHCOP Chapter Earns 2nd in AMCP Chapter Challenge, Invite to Leadership Academy
- Crowley Attains 'Schweitzer Fellow for Life' Status; 3 Welcomed into Next Class
- Multidisciplinary Researchers, Practitioners Discuss Opioids, Medication Burden at Symposium
- Students Win TSHP Disease State Management, Clinical Skills Competitions
- Houston Program Residents, Partner Institution Honored at TSHP Meeting
- Alumni Draw TSHP Recognition for Service, Research and Practice Excellence
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March
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February
- Graduates' NAPLEX First-time Pass Rate Highest in Texas, 3rd Highest in Nation
- Wanat Inducted as Fellow of American College of Critical Care Medicine
- SCCP Chapter Hosts Inaugural Spelling Bee for Students, 'Special Guests'
- TSHP Recognizes Faculty Member Varkey, Alumni Gessner-Wharton and Munch
- ASP Chapter Announces UH Patient Counseling Competition Winner, National Representative
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January
- Alumni Tosh, Day Installed to International Academy of Compounding Pharmacist Board
- Alumnus Varkey Takes Oath of Office on American Pharmacists Association Board
- TMC Health Policy Institute Supports Garey's 'Early Warning' System for Drug-resistant Fungus
- Alumni Woo, Varkey to be Inducted as Fellows of American Pharmacists Association
- UHCOP Students, DHR Team on Health Fair for Rio Grande Valley Community
- Bond, Giles Earn Honorary Fellows Recognition from British Pharmacological Society<
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News Archives from 2017
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December
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November
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October
- School Supply Relief Drive Assists 13 Schools Damaged by Hurricane, Flooding
- Alumni, Faculty and Friends Support Flooded UHCOP Students
- College Honors UH Icon, Former Regent Welcome Wilson Sr.
- Mading Society Inducts Boblitt, English, Pritchards and Spierses
- College Welcomes Stephanie King as New Development Director
- PHOP Ph.D. Program, SAS Institute to Offer Joint Certificate
- APhA-ASP Chapter Wins Operation Diabetes Award for Outreach
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September
- Abughosh, Cuny and Salim Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
- Infectious Diseases Research/Clinical Faculty Vyain, Zasowski Join PPTR Department
- PHOP Department Welcomes Opioid Researcher J. Douglas Thornton
- Zhang, Qin and Wang Bring Cancer, Inflammation Research Expertise to PPS Department
- Delta Delta Wins Consecutive Kappa Psi Southwest Province Awards
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August
- Hurricane Harvey-related Damage Forces Closure of UHCOP's Texas Medical Center Building
- Students Provide 2,200-plus Wellness Screenings, Presentations at Houston Mayor's Back 2 School Fest
- 5th Annual PPS Symposium Showcases Work by Student, Postdoctoral Researchers
- Delta Delta Chapter of Kappa Psi Secures 'Top Performing' Chapter Honors at Nationals
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July
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June
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May
- UHCOP Team Wins Historic Repeat Win in ISPOR Student Research Competition
- College Bestows Degrees, Honors Golden Coogs at May Graduation Convocation
- Graduating Students Receive Awards for Scholarship, Service and Leadership
- College Recognizes Preceptors for Excellence in Experiential Training
- Houston Program Celebrates Roger W. Anderson, 25th Anniversary of ASHP Honor with Leadership Institute
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April
- Research Presentations Recognized at Houston Medication Safety Symposium
- Students Produce Inspiring Videos for Pharmacy "Agents of Change" Challenge
- Texas Medical Center Women's History Project Honors UHCOP's Chow
- April 28 Houston Medication Safety Symposium Tackles Opioid Abuse, High Risk Drugs in Older Adults
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March
- College Mourns Passing of Professor Emeritus Bhagavan 'Baggie' Jandhyala
- UHCOP Team Advances to Final Round of ACCP Clinical Research Challenge
- American College of Cardiology Honors UHCOP's Kimberly Birtcher
- UHCOP's Kappa Psi Chapter Takes 2nd Chapter of Year Honors at Regionals
- 3 Faculty Receive UH Grants to Academic Program Enhancement Projects
- NCPA Meet & Greet Provides Student with Independent Pharmacy Insights
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February
- SSHP Residency Mentoring Social Connects Students and Program Representatives
- Study of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Suggests Abuse Going Underreported
- Students Establish Official Industry Pharmacists Organization Chapter at UHCOP
- Research Team Earns $207K Grant for Study of Anticoagulants, Antiarrhythmia Drugs in Afib
- Moody Wins UHCOP APhA-ASP Patient Counseling Competition for 2nd Year
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January
- Coyle, Wanat Honored by Critical Care Society; Wanat Installed as Texas Chapter President
- Winners of Local P&T Competition Announced by AMCP Chapter
- AMCP Chapter Hosts Roundtable with Managed Care, Pharmaceutical Industry Reps
- UHCOP Students Make Medical Mission Trip to Mexico During Winter Break
- Bond Named Fellow of British Pharmacological Society
- PHOP Alumna Ferries Wins Humana's Jim Bloem Award
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News Archives from 2016
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November
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October
- Cuny Awarded $3.8M NIH Grant to Develop Novel Drugs Against Infectious Waterborne Parasite
- Cuellar, Zatopek Receive College's Alumnus of Year, Meritorious Achievement Awards
- Mading Society Welcomes 5 New Members, Bestows Red Coats to 3 Milestone Donors
- College Welcomes Sai Sudha Koka as Research Assistant Professor
- UHCOP Chapter Wins NCPA Simplify My Meds Challenge; Past President Earns Scholarship
- 2 Pharmaceutics Ph.D. Students Earn American College of Clinical Pharmacology Awards
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September
- College Welcomes 4 Faculty in Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
- 4 Faculty Researchers Join Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Department
- Postdoc Earns AHA Kidney Council New Investigator Travel Award to Present at Hypertension 2016
- Family of Alumna, NASA Pharmacologist Lakshmi Putcha Creates Endowment in Pharmaceutics
- Sept. 23 PPTR Seminar Features Renowned HIV Researcher, Educator Gene Morse
- Pharmacokinetics Symposium Sept. 23 to Honor Late UH Alumna, NASA Pharmacologist Lakshmi Putcha
- College Mourns Passing of Retired Pharmaceutics Professor Vishnu D. Gupta
- Hussain Receives New $1.7M NIH Funding for Obesity-associated Hypertension Research
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August
- Kappa Psi Donates Nearly $1,000 in Mr. Pharmacy Pageant Proceeds to American Red Cross
- Students Earn Clinical Skills Competition Title, Chair Appointments at SNPhA Nationals
- Pharmacy Students Provide 2,800 Screenings, Health Interactions at Mayor's Back 2 School Fest
- PPS Symposium Showcases Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry Research
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July
- Sanofi Backs Fleming's Prescriber Webinar to Boost Statin Guidelines Adoption, Adherence
- Emeritus Lemke Honored with AACP Chemistry Section's James Wynn Memorial Award
- Golf Classic Proceeds Total $11,400 for Student Scholarship, Travel Awards
- Student Gains Pharmacy Academia Insight as AACP Walmart Scholar
- Leadership Post, Scholarships for UHCOP Students at TPA 2016
- Regeneron Funds Abughosh Study on Motivational Interviewing, Statin Adherence
- UHCOP Students Attend APhA Summer Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C.
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June
- Faculty Receive SIDP Awards, Support for HIV Residency, C diff. Research
- UHCOP Team Participates in APhA Institute on Alcoholism and Drug Dependencies
- College Joins AACP's Nationwide Initiative to Save Lives, Reduce Opioid Abuse
- Alumni, Friends Drive Pharmacy Fairway for UHCOP Pharm.D. Students
- Graduate Students Land Internships in Pharmaceutical, Consulting Sectors
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May
- Faculty, Student Startup Among 'Most Promising Life Science Companies'
- Pharm.D. Student Strengthens Leadership Skills at Cardinal Health Conference
- PHOP Team Takes Research Competition Trophy at ISPOR International Meeting
- 4 PHOP Projects Among ISPOR Research Posters Finalists
- College Honors its Own for Teaching, Research and Service Excellence
- Clostridium difficile Gulf Coast Collaborative Meets June 4 at UH
- College Hosts 43rd Annual MALTO Medicinal Chemistry-Pharmacognosy Meeting
- UH Hails McConnell, Wanat for Undergraduate Research Mentoring and Teaching
- College Recognizes Preceptors for Excellence in Experiential Education
- Graduating Students Honored for Scholarship, Service and Practice Skills
- College Celebrates Class of 2016 Graduates, Golden Cougars at Convocation
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April
- Alumnae Win TSHP Administrative, Clinical Poster Categories
- Students Secure Division Title, Honorable Mentions at TSHP Seminar
- PHOP Doctoral Candidate Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Project on COPD Patients in Medicare Gap Strikes Gold at AMCP Meeting
- Student, Faculty Among Awardees, New Leaders at ASIOA's 34th Annual Meeting
- UHCOP Students, Alumni and Faculty Among Presenters, Competitors at TSHP
- Trivedi Earns AACR Minority-serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Award
- uryavanshi Takes 3rd for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Presentation at EB 2016
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March
- HOPA Honors Trivedi for Breast Cancer Research Paper
- Delta Delta Captures Chapter of Year in Kappa Psi Southwest Province
- Martinez Receives FASEB-MARC Travel Award, Invite for EB Oral Presentation
- Wanat Earns SCCM Texas Chapter's Service Award for Education
- Aparasu Tapped for Fulbright Specialist Roster
- ASP Chapter Takes Operation Diabetes 2nd Runner-up at Nationals
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February
- Ghose, McConnell Graduate from Cougar Chairs Leadership Academy
- UH Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for Pharmacy's Future Home
- Tam Studies Benefits, Adverse Events in Combinatorial Antimicrobial Therapy
- UH NCPA Chapter Hosts 'Meet & Greet' for Students, Independents
- AACP Grant Supports Sofjan's Probe of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
- McGregor Wins UH APhA-ASP Patient Counseling Competition
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January
- UHCOP Advisor Gould Named UH Graduate School's Advisor of Month
- Wanat Elected to Top Office of Society of Critical Care Medicine-Texas Chapter
- Walgreens Diversity & Inclusion Gift Supports Scholarships, Programs
- Aparasu Tapped for ISPOR Meeting Research Review Committee Co-chair
- UHCOP, SSHP Welcome Pharmacy Leader Ginsburg to Residency Mentoring Social
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News Archives from 2015
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December
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November
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October
- College Achieves New Record Year in Research
- College Honors Living Legends Fry, Hopson
- State Board OKs New Pharmacy Leadership & Administration M.S. for Houston Program
- Mading Society Welcomes Nine Inductees for 2015
- Students Provide 1,300-plus Immunizations, Screenings at Humble Health Fair
- Pharmaceutics Alumna, Student Win ACCP Abstract Awards
- Free Screenings Promote Kidney Health at Kidney Action Day
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September
- UHCOP, Walgreens and HOMES Clinic Team on Flu Immunizations for Homeless
- Rho Chi Chapter Inducts 23 Students, Presents Teaching Excellence Awards
- UHCOP Students Join in UH 9/11 Day of Service at Houston Food Bank
- College Welcomes Maria Bondesson, Xiang Li to Faculty
- Faculty Members Rustin Crutchley, Lindsay Schwarz Earn Promotions
- White Coat Ceremony Welcomes 127 Students into Pharm.D. Class of 2019</li
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August
- UHCOP Among Collaborators in New VA Center of Excellence at DeBakey VA
- 5 Graduate Students, Postdoc Researcher Honored at PPS Research Symposium
- >UHCOP Students Provide Wellness, Immunization Screenings at Mayor's Back 2 School Fest
- Kappa Psi Fraternity Donates 'Mr. Pharmacy' Proceeds to American Red Cross
- UHCOP Alumna Joyce Tipton Elected VP of Texas State Board of Pharmacy
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July
- UH Chapter Wins National SNPhA Chapter of the Year Award
- THECB Approves Hispanic Healthcare Certificate for UH Pharm.D. Students
- Hurd Explores Neurobiology of Addiction in "The Vulnerable Brain" Seminar Aug. 13<
- Students, Postdoctoral Associates Present Research at PPS Symposium Aug. 13-14
- UHCOP Team Wins NASPA-NMA Self-Care Championship at TPA Annual Meeting
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June
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May
- UHCOP Faculty Recognizes Peers for Teaching, Research and Service Excellence
- Chemistry Student Earns MALTO Podium Award for Work in UHCOP Lab
- UH Honors Salim for Undergraduate Research Mentoring
- College Congratulates New Alumni, Golden Cougars at Spring 2015 Convocation
- UHCOP Honors Preceptors, Graduating Students for Scholarship, Service and Teaching
- Class of 2015 Gives Back to College, Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts
- Research Questions PPI Overuse in Elderly
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April
- SSHP Chapter Earns Award for Residency Social at UH Campus Leaders Event
- TSHP Seminar Results in Awards for Students, Office Installations for Alumni
- UHCOP Alumni, Faculty Among Session Presenters at TSHP 2015
- UHCOP Appoints Alam, Zhang to Faculty and Promotes Beyda
- PHOP Researchers, Colleagues Earn Medals at AMCP Meeting
- UHCOP's Upsilon Named Phi Lambda Sigma National Chapter of the Year
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March
- SNPhA Wins 'Instagram-a-Thon' Competition at Regional Meeting
- UHCOP Research Links Fatty Liver Disease to Toxic Metabolite of Colorectal Liver Chemotherapy
- Birtcher Tapped to Help ACC-AHA Taskforce Update Cardiovascular Practice Guidelines
- UHCOP, South Texas College Sign Articulation Agreement for Pharm.D. Pipeline
- Pharmacy Visionaries Roger Anderson, David Zilz Debate at March 25 PLS McCarty Lecture
- TPA President Charlotte Weller Among Presenters at Student-organized Advocacy Convocation March 13
- Phi Lambda Sigma UH Chapter Inducts Students, Alumni
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February
- Walgreens Supports UHCOP with $10,000 Diversity Scholarship Gift
- Nguyen Receives Special Recognition Award from TSHP
- Texas Society of Critical Care Medicine Honors UHCOP's Wanat
- Romero Wins UH Patient Counseling Competition, Heads to Nationals
- UHCOP Students, Walgreens Team for Free Flu Immunizations at Homeless Clinic
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January
- Alumnus Abraham Elected Fellow of Society of Critical Care Medicine
- UHCOP Part of Blaffer Exhibition, Lecture Series on Alzheimer's Disease
- Students Provide Nearly 1,300 Screenings in Single Day
- THECB Approves Department Name Change in UH College of Pharmacy
- 10th Annual Residency Mentoring Social Jan. 27 at UH Alumni Center
- Pharmacy Pioneers Anderson, Zilz Debate Profession's Future in Jan. 7 Debate
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