Opportunity and Belonging Newsletter, Fall 2023

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December 14, 2023
Catch up on the fall 2023 edition of the Office for Opportunity and Belonging Newsletter, the newsletter about cultivating a culture of acceptance and support within our college and the communities we serve. This semester’s topics include the HEED Award, New Student Orientation, Pharm-Giving Potluck, Building Our Own Talent (BOOT) Fellows program and much more.

Texas Pharmacy Earns NACDS Grant

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April 27, 2023
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation awarded The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy Office of Opportunity and Belonging with a $15,000 Diversity Scholarship Award to expand the college's Project Engage Pharmacy Program (PEPP).

Texas Pharmacy Welcomes New Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

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January 18, 2023
Texas Pharmacy is delighted to announce its new Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Tonia Guida, Ph.D.

UT Pharmacy Supports Grad Students with Building Our Own Talent (BOOT) Program

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September 8, 2022
This year, college welcomes Daniel San Miguel and Adriana Vargus through the BOOT program, providing a generous 12-month stipend plus paid tuition for the first academic year in order to to increase the recruitment, retention and preparation of trainees from diverse backgrounds.

Opioid Use Disorder Paper Earns ACCP Award

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October 8, 2021
A paper from UT College of Pharmacy researchers was awarded the 2021 Outstanding Paper of the Year from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Ambulatory Care Practice Research Network. The paper investigates the availability of buprenorphine and naloxone in Texas to treat opioid use disorder.

UT Austin Students Earn Diversity Leadership Awards

TADOHE: Texas Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
June 14, 2021
The University of Texas at Austin community members won several Emerging Leaders Spotlight Awards during the recent chapter meeting of the Texas Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (TADOHE). The inaugural awards seek to highlight and acknowledge individuals in higher education who actively support TADOHE’s mission and diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion (DEAI) as a whole.

TxCORE Research Wins PhRMA Foundation Award

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April 1, 2021
Three researchers from the College of Pharmacy won an award from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation. Leticia R. Moczygemba, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Carolyn M. Brown, Ph.D. and Michael Johnsrud, Ph.D., R.Ph. were awarded $5,000 from the PhRMA Foundation for their proposal to advance racial and ethnic representation in value assessments.

New AACP Policy Related to Structural Racism, Healthcare Equity, and Pharmacy Education

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July 17, 2020
On July 16, 2020, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) House of Delegates passed two policies related to structural racism, healthcare equity, and pharmacy education.

Juneteenth

June 19, 2020
A personal letter from Skyller Walkes, Ph.D. to the College of Pharmacy community.

A message from the college’s new Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion

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September 19, 2019
Skyller Walkes, Ph.D. introduces herself as the new Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy.