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).

Bold Pursuits in Health and Well-Being

Body and Soul: Bold pursuits in health and the arts. Includes an image of a large copper shell sculpture.
March 20, 2023
College of Pharmacy Dean Sam Poloyac participated in a panel discussion from the 2023 Texas Leadership Society Luncheon on The University of Texas at Austin's bold pursuits in health and well-being. The discussion was moderated by UT President Jay Hartzell.

Moczygemba and Janzen Earn Promotions

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February 27, 2023
Two of the college's distinguished faculty in the Division of Health Outcomes and Division of Pharmacy Practice were recommended for promotion by President Hartzell due to their outstanding accomplishments in research, outreach and education. Dr. Tish Moczygemba will assume the rank of professor and Dr. Kristin Janzen will become a clinical associate professor.

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.

Faculty Earn State Grants for Cancer Research

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September 21, 2022
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has released its grant research funding awards for the upcoming year. All three awarded research projects at The University of Texas at Austin involve College of Pharmacy faculty.

Texas Pharmacy Rises to #8 Nationally for Total Research Funding

#8 Total Research Funding Rank for UT Pharmacy.
June 15, 2021
The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy moved up in several research funding categories, as reported in the newly-released rankings from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). The college rose to #8 nationally in total research funding during the 2019-2020 fiscal year, compared to #9 in 2018-2019.

Fight Against Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Has a Glowing New Weapon

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June 2, 2021
Chemistry Assistant Professor Emily Que, Ph.D. and the College of Pharmacy’s Walt Fast, Ph.D. are working together to research new methods to fight against antibiotic resistance. The fluorescent chemical probe developed by Que and Fast may help find a different way to combat resistant bacteria.

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.

UT Pharmacy's Vital Vaccination Role

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January 15, 2021
Dean Sam Poloyac discusses the college's pivotal role in the university's effort to vaccinate everyone in the UT community.