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Northern Kentucky University (NKU) and the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) have signed an articulation agreement establishing a 3+4 pre-pharmacy and Pharm.D. program, creating a streamlined pathway for NKU students to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in seven years instead of the traditional eight.
When Kentucky officials distribute opioid settlement dollars to the counties that need them most, they rely on the best available data.
The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy announced that Ziping Ye, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science as a tenure-track assistant professor effective June 1.
YOU'RE INVITED! UKCOP's Open House is on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This is your chance to explore what makes UKCOP a national leader in pharmacy education. We have three programs for you to explore BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS)
About PGSRM 2027 The Pharmaceutics Graduate Student Research Meeting (PGSRM) is an annual conference that brings together over 200 graduate students from more than 20 Midwest institutions to present and discuss cutting-edge research in the pharmaceutical sciences. Topics span drug discovery, design, delivery, and formulation, as well as biotechnology, biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmaceutical materials science, and analytical methods.
