White House Highlights UT Austin's Opioid Overdose Prevention Efforts

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March 13, 2024
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.

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.

Announcing the Winners of the 2023 UT Pharmacy Alumni Awards

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October 23, 2023
The Texas Pharmacy Alumni Association has selected Dr. Jobby John, Mr. George A. Polansky, Jr. and Mrs. Debbie B. Garza, R.Ph. as the 2023 Alumni Award recipients. This year's winners will be honored on November 4, 2023 at the Texas Pharmacy Homecoming Tailgate, generously sponsored by H-E-B.

Texas Pharmacy Again Wins Insight Into Diversity HEED Award

INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, 2023. Health Professions School.
October 11, 2023
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy received the 2023 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This is the second year Texas Pharmacy has been named as a Health Professions HEED Award recipient and is one of six pharmacy schools in the nation to receive the award.

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).

DiversiTEA Corner, Spring 2023

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April 18, 2023
Catch up on the spring 2023 edition of DiversiTEA Corner, the newsletter about inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility at the UT College of Pharmacy. This semester’s topics include welcoming Tonia Guida, Ph.D. as the new Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, announcing the winners of the Dr. Carolyn Brown DEAI Champion Awards, committee updates and more.

Faculty and Students Honored at 2023 Celebration of Excellence

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April 3, 2023
Texas Pharmacy faculty and students are not afraid to blaze trails, follow their curiosity and experiment—they are the exemplars of burnt orange excellence. On Wednesday, March 29, The University of Texas at Austin’s Pharmacy Council honored and celebrated top educators and student pharmacists from across the college at its 2023 Celebration of Excellence.

FDA Considers Making Narcan Opioid Overdose Antidote Available Without Prescription

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February 15, 2023
Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy Dr. Kirk Evoy spoke to CNN about the possibilities of making naloxone, a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids, available over-the-counter.

Student Pharmacists Earn AAPP Foundation Grants

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February 9, 2023
Four Texas Pharmacy Pharm.D. students have earned recent grants and recognition by the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) Foundation.

Honoring the 2022-23 Dr. Carolyn Brown DEAI Champion Award Recipients

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January 30, 2023
These DEAI Champions have demonstrated exceptional efforts and continue to make significant contributions to creating a more diverse, equitable, accessible and inclusive culture within the college and beyond through their excellent service, teaching, research and/or academic endeavors.