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Image of Drs. Echizen and Akazawa meeting with Dean Christine Hughes, Dr. Michael Doschak leader of the Faculty’s International Initiatives, Dr. Mark Makowsky, coordinator of the UAlberta and MPU pharmacy training program, and Dr. Ann Thompson, Director of Experiential Education.

Visit to the University of Alberta by the dean of Meiji Pharmaceutical University

  • Mark Makowsky and Michael Doschak
  • 29 October 2024
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Sydney Facette

  • 24 October 2024
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New anti-obesity drug shows promise in preventing heart failure related to Type 2 diabetes

  • Gillian Rutherford - Folio
  • 21 October 2024
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‘Women are gaslit.’ Menopause is a health crisis for Canadians. Why is relief out of reach?

  • Christina Frangou - Toronto Star
  • 17 October 2024
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Dr. Bachynsky Legacy Lecture launched in pharmacy

  • Tarwinder Rai
  • 4 October 2024
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Visit to the University of Alberta by the incoming Dean of Pharmacy from Toho University in Japan

  • Dr. Michael R. Doschak, Director of FoPPS International
  • 1 October 2024
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Have you met … Essi Salokangas?

  • 26 September 2024
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Newly identified ‘Compound B’ holds promise as a better immune booster against cancer, chronic diseases

  • Adrianna MacPherson - Folio
  • 26 September 2024
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More than just a job

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 25 September 2024
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Have you met … Forugh Sanaee?

  • 24 September 2024
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Ani Essien: Student Experiences at Hazelden Betty Ford Centre

  • 23 September 2024
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Hubert Piatkowski: Student Experiences at Hazelden Betty Ford Centre

  • 20 September 2024
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Kush Patel: Student Experiences at Hazelden Betty Ford Centre

  • 19 September 2024
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Have you met … Anupreet Sandhu?

  • 17 September 2024
Maxime Perron

Maxime Perron receives Dean George A. Burbidge Award

  • 10 July 2024
Jody Shkrobot

Nearly 90 per cent of Alberta drug loss cases reported as ‘unexplained’

  • Taylor Lambert - CBC NEWS
  • 2 July 2024
Yasser Tabana

Drug discovery puts PhD grad on the leading edge of medical science

  • Oumar Salifou - FOLIO
  • 13 June 2024
Bismah Hassan

Convocation Spotlight: Bismah Hassan

  • 13 June 2024
Pharmacy Dean, Dr. Christine Hughes

Verna’s Vlog with Christine Hughes, dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • 6 June 2024
Research associate and biomedical engineering graduate Quinn Boser works with a prosthesis user in the Bionic Limbs for Improved Natural Control (BLINC) laboratory at the University of Alberta. (Photo: Alex Pugliese)

University of Alberta grads contribute $250B to global economy

  • Kalyna Hennig Epp - Folio
  • 7 May 2024
QS story 2024

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences placed 4th in Canada and moves up to 48th in the world

  • Oumar Salifou - FOLIO
  • 10 April 2024
Presidents of BPSA

Making a difference in the community with the Black Pharmacy Students’ Association

  • Jeremy Cherlet
  • 4 April 2024
SHERIF MAHMOUD

Congratulations Dr. Sherif Hanafy Mahmoud on being named Canadian Pharmacist of the Year by the Canadian Pharmacists Association

  • 4 April 2024
Photo by: Haley Richards

The benefit of interdisciplinary study what we can learn about metabolism from music and rats

  • Madalyn Mostacci - The Cord
  • 3 April 2024
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Healthy Aging

  • Jennifer Allford Illustrations by Chiara Vercesi
  • 27 March 2024
M and P-Mondor

Care for Communities

  • Lisa Catterall Photos by John Ulan
  • 21 March 2024
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How To Solve a Shortage

  • By Joyce Yu
  • 5 March 2024
Members of the BPSA enjoy their annual welcome-back barbecue in September 2023.

Fostering a safe space for Black pharmacy students

  • 16 February 2024
Pharmacist speaking with a patient

Shoppers Drug Mart, U of A team up to expand access to primary care for Albertans

  • Oumar Salifou - FOLIO
  • 14 February 2024
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Is it possible to have too many antioxidants?

  • Clarissa Brincat - Live Science
  • 12 February 2024
Lidia Molinara

Edifiers 2024: Lidia Molinara

  • Caitlin Crawshaw - EDIFY
  • 3 January 2024
Katherine Babyn and Nese Yuksel

Some Alberta women turning to cannabis to deal with menopause symptoms

  • Carolyn Kury de Castillo - Global News
  • 26 December 2023

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