College of Pharmacy News

The Daily Texan recently spoke with UTCOP's Dean Samuel Poloyac and members of the pharmacy community about the development of Texas PharmCare, a collaborative program which will help combat barriers and allow pharmacists to easily access medical information necessary to assist patients with obtaining needed medication treatment.

KXAN recently reported on the College of Pharmacy's Texas PharmCare program, which works to minimize barriers limiting pharmacists from accessing medication data and medical records from hospitals and clinics to better provide care for patients, partnering with Tarrytown Pharmacy, H-E-B and Watershed Health.

In a recent article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), ongoing research into the causes of manganese-induced parkinsonism has revealed a possible treatment option. Dr. Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay and a team of researchers have released new findings that the PHD2 inhibitor, which is the cell’s master oxygen sensor, has a second physiologically essential function – to also act as the cell’s manganese sensor.

Associate Dean for Healthcare Partnerships Dr. Diane Ginsburg received the Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award at ASHP's Pharmacy Futures meeting last week. The award is health-system pharmacy’s highest honor.

This July, UT Austin College of Pharmacy faculty and students will be recognized and presented with their awards at the 2024 TPA Conference & Expo in Allen, Texas.

Your generous gift of $50 or more will purchase one or more white coats for incoming Texas Pharmacy students. Becoming a sponsor is an exciting and rewarding way for our alumni to make a personal connection with the entering students.

The Class of 2024 M.S., Ph.D. and Pharm.D. graduates walked across the stage in style to celebrate their accomplishments on May 10, 2024.

Today, the Innovating for Health (i4Health) Institute launches at The University of Texas at Austin, shifting the focus of the former Drug Dynamics Institute within the College of Pharmacy. The institute exists to foster collaborative innovation both on campus, with individuals and organizations across the globe.

The highest achieving students in academics at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy earned their distinction during the 76th Annual Honors Day.

The Twentieth Annual Louis C. Littlefield Celebrating Pharmacy Research Excellence Day was held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 in a new venue with new impressive research accomplishments from across the college community.