Congratulations to the newest members of the Eta Chapter of the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy Rho Chi Honor Society, pictured with Dean Jeanette Roberts. On Sunday, March 2 the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy Rho Chi …
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“Script Your Future” brings focus for participation in national competition
Pharmacy students joined fellow health profession students of the UW-Madison Interprofessional Health Council (IPHC), along with Joe Zorek, assistant professor in the Pharmacy Practice Division, and Interprofessional Education Liaison, to participate in the 2013-2014 Medication …
SVdP employees beat nicotine
Pharmacy Practice Division faculty, Joe Zorek, associate professor (CHS), and Beth Martin, associate professor (CHS), along with Erika Nelson, DPH-4 student, partnered to develop and implement tobacco cessation services at the Society of St. Vincent …
Students recognized for international collaboration
The research contributions of 2013 PharmDgraduates, Heather Hestekin and Tristan O’Driscoll is highlighted on the working papers section of the World Health Organization (WHO) web site. Hestekin and O’Driscoll assisted with writing a paper measuring …
Amin says medicine and fasting need not conflict
Nearly a quarter of the world’s population is celebrating Ramadan this month, but many of them are fasting in observance of the Muslim holy month at unnecessary risk to their health. For those with chronic …
Grad students take a stake in our lake
Navid Adnani and Tom Wyche, graduate students in the pharmaceutical sciences lab of Tim Bugni, PhD, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, spend most days investigating marine invertebrate associated bacteria to understand bacterial diversity …
Award recognizes global effort for medication safety
Ephrem Aboneh, PhD graduate student working with Michelle Chui, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, is the recipient of a Global Health Institute Award to identify hazards, strategies, and recommendations to improve …
WSPS recognized for MedDrop work
The Wisconsin Society of Pharmacy Students, organization received the Safe Communities 2012 Be Safe Award for Innovation. The award recognizes the students’ work with Cheryl Wittke, Safe Communities, on area MedDrop Events. The Safe Communities …
Students raise dollars for chance to go first
Students in the Sterile Products Lab course of Mel de Villiers, professor (CHS), Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and Bonnie Fingerhut, Dispensing Laboratory Coordinator, got creative about waiting. After students finish their dry lab activity, they typically …
Grant furthers research on e-prescribed medication errors
Michelle Chui, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, and Olufunmilola Odukoya, PhD graduate student working with Chui, have been awarded funding from the Community Pharmacy Foundation to investigate the causes, consequences and …