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Find out what’s happening with our faculty, students, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy. Check back frequently for news and updates.

Graduate students awarded prestigious fellowships

Grant Buchanan and Richard Gantt have been awarded Pre-Doctoral Fellowships in the Pharmaceutical Sciences by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) for the 2009-10 academic year. Buchanan, from Midland, Texas, began his graduate work …

Phi Lambda Sigma inducts candidates

The following UW-Madison School of Pharmacy students were inducted into the Phi Lambda Sigma (National Pharmacy Leadership Society) in spring 2010 Kyle Bemis Rachel Branson Mikki Bury Melissa Franson April Jue Meghann Luc Joshua Lotz …

Yu among campus team to study crystal growth in glasses

Lian Yu, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, and collaborators in chemistry, chemical engineering and Abbott Laboratories, as an industrial partner, received funding from the National Science Foundation for a Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison …

Peterson receives best poster at inaugural symposium

Ryan Peterson, a third-year pharmaceutical sciences graduate student in the laboratory of Ben Shen, professor in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division and Charles Johnson Chair in Pharmacy, won a “best poster” award at the inaugural David …

School assists with flu preparedness

The School of Pharmacy is assisting the UW-Madison campus as it monitors the swine flu situation. An internal team led by Dean Jeanette Roberts, faculty and staff will serve as liaison to campus officials and …

Easing the pain for animals

Research by Tim Heath, associate professor emeritus in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, on the formulation of extended-release pain-relieving drugs for animals and its use in a drug study by campus colleague Lesley Smith, a veterinary …