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College Strengthens Efforts to Address Alumni Needs

By Kristie Colón
 May 24, 2019
Alumni

The UK College of Pharmacy recently hired Rosa Mejia-Cruz and Kacie Miller in an effort to create a more robust focus on student and alumni development and success. In addition, Nicole Keenan has been promoted to the role of Director of Student Success and Career Development.  Keenan will work with students to help identify, prepare for, and procure various professional opportunities and career placements, including but not limited to residency training, fellowships, and graduate programs. She will also oversee initiatives involving student health and well-being. 

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College Creates Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center; Names Subramanian Director

By Kristie Colón
 May 23, 2019
Research

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy has created a new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Center, recruiting Vivekanandan Subramanian, PhD to serve as the Center’s inaugural director. NMR instruments are large magnets, similar to clinical MRI scanners, that allow researchers to measure the structure of small molecules and peptides.  

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UK Students Win First Place in Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge

By Kristie Colón
 May 22, 2019
Student & Academic Life

University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy students Noor Naffakh, Kailyn Conner, and John Brown took home first place in the Healthcare Quality Innovation Challenge at the annual Pharmacy Quality Alliance’s (PQA) Meeting in Baltimore this month.

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UK College of Pharmacy Moves to Make Pharmacy Education More Accessible

By Kristie Colón
 May 17, 2019
Student & Academic Life

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy has eliminated the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) as a requirement for admission to their Doctor of Pharmacy program.  The college utilizes a holistic admissions process and has determined that the PCAT does not provide any additional useful information for selecting students likely to succeed at UK beyond that already available from prior academic performance.

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Kentucky Pharmacists’ Collaboration Helps Secure $87 Million HEAL Grant

By Kristie Colón
 Apr 20, 2019
Research

The opioid epidemic has taken hundreds of thousands of lives and devastated millions more. This problem has engaged the passion, knowledge, and persistence of researchers and health care providers who work on a daily basis to help people with opioid use disorder. 

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Distinguished Alumnus John Piecoro Passes Away

By Kristie Colón
 Apr 7, 2019
Alumni

On April 3, 2019, Dr. John Piecoro, PharmD ended his battle with cancer. Piecoro was a pioneer in pediatric pharmacy and was associated with the University of Kentucky (UK) pharmacy program for over 35 years. He started clinical pharmacy services in pediatrics here at UK. The success of the UK pediatric pharmacy program and the program, in general, was advanced by his early efforts. He served as Associate Director of Pharmacy for over 10 years and also held a faculty appointment in the UK College of Pharmacy.

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Kentucky Team Dedicated to Substance Use Disorder Research to Speak at Rx Summit

By Kristie Colón
 Apr 1, 2019
Research

A group of individuals from the University of Kentucky (UK) is part of a new team dedicated to substance use disorder research at the university. These researchers combined their years of expertise to ensure UK takes a holistic approach when addressing substance use disorder in the Commonwealth. Recently, select members of this team have been invited to present at the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta, GA and will be presenting their findings later this month.

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Everything is Science: Opposites Attract

By Kristie Colón
 Feb 22, 2019
Community

Science is all around us — pushing, pulling, exerting opposing forces that keep the universe in balance. Join us for this year’s Everything is Science (EiS) Festival, Opposites Attract. It's a week of paired presentations, lectures and demonstrations that take a closer look at the yin and yang of science. EiS is a science festival that will be held at different locations all throughout the city, with events happening Monday, March 4th through Friday, March 8th.

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Celebrating the Life of Patricia Mullins (R1)

By Kristie Colón
 Jan 15, 2019
Alumni

An esteemed member of our pharmacy family passed away this week. Patricia Moynahan Mullins, 74, was the very first graduate of the UK Pharmacy Residency Program and a true leader in the profession.

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Joey Mattingly Named Recipient of Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award

By Kristie Colón
 Jan 7, 2019
Alumni

Alumnus Joey Mattingly, PharmD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, will be honored with the 2019 Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award during the Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) in Seattle, WA, on Saturday evening, March 23, 2019, when he will give a scholarly address.

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