College of Pharmacy News

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.

On Wednesday, April 3, The University of Texas at Austin’s Pharmacy Council honored and celebrated top educators and student pharmacists from across the college at its 2024 Celebration of Excellence.

The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy exceeded its previous match rate for pharmacy residencies, compared to the national match placement average of 81%.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 Best Pharmacy Schools Rankings and The University of Texas at Austin rises to the sixth best pharmacy school in the country and remains the #1 pharmacy school in Texas.

Dean and James T. Doluisio Regents Chair Dr. Samuel M. Poloyac was honored by his alma mater, the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, as a new member of its Hall of Distinguished Alumni and a winner of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Division of Health Outcomes' Dr. Hyeun Ah Kang, Dr. Jamie Barner, Yahan Zhang, et al. recently published their investigation in JAMA Internal Medicine examining changes in opioid prescribing patterns and health outcomes among patients with SCD before and after the release of the 2016 CDC guideline.

The White House highlighted The University of Texas at Austin's pioneering opioid overdose prevention efforts through Operation Naloxone (now housed within UT's SHIFT initiatives) and the College of Pharmacy's PhARM Program in the Biden-Harris Administration's fact sheet for its challenge to save lives from overdose.

The Hill covers a new report headed by Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology Andrea Gore, Ph.D. that draws attention to the link between plastics, pesticides and forever chemicals and the growing incidence of endocrine-associated disorders over the last two decades.

Behrens Inc. Centennial Professor Emeritus and former College of Pharmacy Dean Dr. M. Lynn Crismon was awarded the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 2024 Paul R. Dawson Award for Excellence in Patient Care Research. The Dawson Awards are AACP's highest honors and recognize outstanding contributions made to pharmacy education, research, patient outcomes, community service and academic publishing.

The Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology's Karen Vasquez, Ph.D. talked to Chemistry World's Rachel Brazil on genetic instability in disease and evolution of course related to Z-DNA. Dr. Vasquez's research focuses on genome instability, DNA damage and mechanisms of repair.