News Releases 2020
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
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
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
$200K SAMHSA Grant to Aid Enhanced Substance Use Disorder Training for Pharmacists, Physicians
October
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 in TSHP Research Poster Competition
September
Hatfield to be Inducted as Distinguished Fellow of National Academies of Practice in Pharmacy
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
August
Ph.D. Students Earn Scholarships to Present Projects at International Pharmacoepidemiology Meeting
Houston Program Honors UHCOP Alumnus, Founding Member Roux with Anderson Award
UHCOP Welcomes Yefei Wen to Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty
July
UHCOP Welcomes Sang Kyu Cho to Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy Faculty
June
Student Raises Funds for Food Kitchen, Collects PPE for Houston's Homeless During Pandemic
An Open Letter to UHCOP Family from Dean Lamar Pritchard
May
UHCOP Honors Top Preceptors for Experiential Education Excellence in 2019-20
College Mourns Passing of Beloved Alumnus, Former Faculty Member James McCarty
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
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
February
UHCOP Graduates Achieve Highest NAPLEX First-time Pass Rate in Texas for 3rd Consecutive Year
SSHP Chapter Finishes in Finalist Spot of ASHP Practice Advancement Initiative Video Competition
UHCOP's Eriksen Among UH Faculty Elected as Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors
January
Student-organized Heart Hustle 5K at UH Feb. 1 to Benefit American Heart Association
'Shine A Light on Mental Health' Event Jan. 22 at UH's Lynn Eusan Park