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Therapeutics, Outcomes, Discovery & Delivery (TODD) Symposium

Apr 12, 2023, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

College-wide, Community, Research

Each year, the UK College of Pharmacy invites scientists from across campus and the nation to discuss the latest scientific advances in pharmaceutical sciences. The Therapeutics, Outcomes, Discovery & Delivery (TODD) Symposium brings together scientists from various disciplines for a day of seminars, poster sessions, and conversation.

Raegan Borders with grandfather Bill Borders

All in the family: pharmacy alumni celebrate National Pharmacist Day

By Rosa Mejia-Cruz

Jan 16, 2023

Alumni, Community

While working the old-fashioned soda fountain at his local pharmacy, a teenage Bill Borders pondered how it would feel to be the professional behind the medication counter.

Everything is Science City-Wide Festival Returns

By Rosa Mejia-Cruz

Dec 8, 2022

Community

Everything is Science, Lexington’s city-wide science festival, returns for its fifth year with an exciting new theme: It’s About Time! 

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Jingle & Mingle Holiday Celebration

Dec 1, 2022, 5:30 – 8:00 PM

Alumni, Community

Pharmacy’s Hatton Kolpek Retires After 33 Years of Service

By Rosa Mejia-Cruz

Oct 5, 2022

Community, Healthcare, Professional News

Celebrated University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) faculty member Jimmi Hatton Kolpek, Pharm.D., R151, retires following an exemplary career as tenured professor and former chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and professor of neurosurgery in the College of Medicine. She will step down from her role on October 31, 2022, after devoting 33 years to teaching, research, and mentorship.

Behal Appointed as Post-Doctoral Academic Fellow

By Keagan Poole

Sep 26, 2022

Community, Healthcare, Professional News

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Behal, PharmD, R537, as a post-doctoral academic fellow. The College is reestablishing the Academic Fellow position, and Behal will be the first to hold this revitalized role. The work was specifically designed to help early-career scholars grow into an academic role while providing additional training in scholarship, service, and pharmacy practice.

College of Pharmacy Welcomes New Faculty

By Rosa Mejia-Cruz

Sep 12, 2022

Community, Healthcare, Professional News

The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) welcomed two junior faculty at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year, adding to its cadre of world-class health professionals, scientists, and educators.

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Pharmacy Student Presents Opioid Research in Denmark

By Rosa Mejia-Cruz

Sep 12, 2022

Alumni, Community, Healthcare

Dustin Miracle, PharmD, MSPS, received a competitive travel scholarship from the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology to present his research at the annual meeting in Denmark.

Pharmacy Alum Helps Train Ukrainian Surgeons to Handle Front-line Care

By Dani Jaffe

Jul 30, 2022

Alumni, Community, Healthcare

Khaula Sawah, Pharm.D., always felt a calling in her heart to help others as if they were her own family. To fulfill that mission, Sawah became a pharmacist, earning two degrees from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, and performed clinical work in Cincinnati for much of her career. But in 2011, as the Syrian crisis began — Sawah experienced something that changed her life forever.

Former Pharmacy Dean Jordan Cohen Passes Away

By Rosa Mejia-Cruz

Jul 12, 2022

Community

Celebrated former faculty member and dean of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy (UKCOP) Jordan Cohen, Ph.D., passed away on June 26 at the age of 79.

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