College of Pharmacy News

UT Austin Studio Art student Pierce Cedillo’s painting, inspired by discussions at the College of Pharmacy Faculty Retreat in January 2024, explores the intersection of the arts and healthcare, offering new ways of seeing and encouraging innovative thinking and collaboration. Her piece was selected as the cover art for the Spring 2025 edition of Focus Magazine.

Alumnus and Advisory Council member Mr. George Polansky and his wife Barbara describe what Texas Pharmacy means to them.

This month we highlight second-year student pharmacist Abbey Johnson and her research as part of the College of Pharmacy's Pharm.D. Honors Research Program.

Innovative Discovery, Community Building and Student Research Hatched Right Here at UT Pharmacy.

Announcing the return of Focus, The Magazine of The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. Read the Spring 2025 issue of this annual roundup of college news, updates and articles about our amazing students, faculty, staff, postdocs, alumni and supporters.

Dr. Lindsey Loera from the UT Austin College of Pharmacy's PhARM Program and Dr. Lucas Hill contributed to a new study, "Over-the-Counter Naloxone and Nonprescription Syringe Availability in Community Pharmacies," published in JAMA Network Open. Five P4 student pharmacists audited all 125 Austin, Texas pharmacies to find OTC naloxone and attempt to purchase a 10-pack of syringes.

Clinical Professor of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and Executive Director & Chief Technology Officer, Innovating for Health (i4Health) Institute Janet C. Walkow, Ph.D. was named as one of Austin Woman magazine’s 2025 Change Makers. Walkow earned a place among female Austinites recognized as Talent Transformers, one of 12 categories featured in the 2025 Change Makers List.

In a conversation with Drug Topics, Nina Vadiei, Pharm.D., BCPP, clinical associate professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Sciences (PTSCI) at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy and a clinical pharmacy specialist in psychiatry at the San Antonio State Hospital discussed some of the challenges she faces working with forensic patients who have been charged with a crime and have severe mental illness.

Professor of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and Glaxo Wellcome Professor Maria A. Croyle, Ph.D. was named a member of the National Academy of Inventors 2024 Class of Fellows, joining a prestigious list of researchers from 135 research universities, governmental and non-profit research institutions worldwide. She is the only faculty member from UT Austin to be inducted into this year’s Fellows Program.

Alumna Dr. Tatiana Makhinova (Ph.D. ’16, M.S. ’13) is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Alberta. She recently discussed her research to improve health-care delivery for chronically ill respiratory patients.