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Kao named Vilas Distinguished Service Professor

W. John Kao, professor, in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division has been appointed a Vilas Distinguished Service Professor. This five-year professorship, effective January 1, 2012, recognizes distinguished scholarship and excellence in teaching and service. Kao’s research …

Plavicki continues to add flair to science

The confocal imagery from Jessica Plavicki, post doc researcher in the lab of Warren Heideman, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, recently made a splash as the “picture of the day” with Science360, a web-based …

Stroud to present work on Hobbes in England

Elaine Stroud, assistant director of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, has been invited to participate in a workshop on the natural philosophy of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) in Oxford, England in early February. …

Kuba contributes to assessment collaborative

Sarah Kuba, director of assessment in Student and Academic Affairs, was co-author on a paper entitled “Cross-Validation of an Instrument for Measuring Professionalism Behaviors.” The project grew out of the Big 10 Pharmacy Assessment Collaborative, …

Kwon’s work to support breast cancer research

Glen Kwon, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, is leading a sub-project for colleague Kevin Kozak, assistant professor in human oncology at the School of Medicine and Public Health, on Rational Molecular Multi-Targeting in High-Risk …