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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
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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
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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
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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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Canada’s pharmacies grapple with shortages. These drugs are facing the pinch

  • Katie Dangerfield - Global News
  • 17 November 2023
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Women are turning to cannabis to treat menopause symptoms, study suggests

  • OUMAR SALIFOU - FOLIO
  • 18 October 2023
Morẹ́nikẹ́ Ẹniọlá Ọláòṣebìkan

Morẹ́nikẹ́ Ẹniọlá Ọláòṣebìkan Receives Alumni Horizons Award

  • University of Alberta Alumni Association
  • 7 September 2023
Ken Cor

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences researcher is dedicated to understanding the role of assessment in supporting motivation and learning

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 6 September 2023
Damion Barnes

Healthy relationships are the foundation to education of both students and patients, says new assistant clinical professor

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 15 August 2023
Kaitlyn Watson

New academic faculty member “wrote the book” on disaster pharmacy

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 3 August 2023
Pawan Gill

Pharmacy alumna excited to begin teaching at alma mater

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 1 August 2023
Dylan Moulton

PharmD alumnus excited to bring his passion for gender-affirming care to new teaching role

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 28 July 2023
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Personal Best

  • Colleen Biondi
  • 21 July 2023
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The Future of Pharmacy is Experience

  • Kalyna Hennig Epp
  • 21 July 2023
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The Renaissance Pharmacist

  • Negar Golbar as told to Adrianna MacPherson
  • 20 July 2023
Tony KL Kiang

Have You Met … Tony Kiang ?

  • The Quad
  • 20 July 2023
Tony KL Kiang

Could prescribing music make medications work better?

  • ADRIANNA MACPHERSON
  • 19 June 2023
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Osteoporosis is a silent disease. Here's what experts say about how to prevent it

  • Isabelle Gallant - CBC Radio
  • 18 June 2023
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Pharmacists never stayed home during COVID-19 restrictions, but the pandemic did change mentorship

  • Caitlin Crawshaw
  • 12 June 2023
Meghan Onushko

Wide-ranging research approaches and topics surprised and inspired new PharmD grad throughout her degree

  • Sasha Roeder Mah
  • 9 June 2023
Daniyal Khan

Convocation Spotlight: Daniyal Khan

  • Kyle Ireland
  • 8 June 2023
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Announcing the Vice-Provost and Dean of Students

  • 7 June 2023
Alina Bejoy

Convocation Spotlight: Alina Bejoy

  • Kyle Ireland
  • 6 June 2023
SHERIF MAHMOUD

Different methods of giving patients a drug to prevent stroke complications lead to ‘massive variation’ in outcomes: study

  • ADRIANNA MACPHERSON
  • 23 May 2023
Dylan Moulton consults with patient Kelly Carter

Alberta pharmacists lead Canada in filling care gap

  • Adam Killick
  • 11 April 2023
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: DR. CHRISTINE HUGHES AND DR. VIKAS MEHROTRA

Announcing the Deans of Business and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • VERNA YIU
  • 6 April 2023
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Pharmacy and Pharmacology rose nearly 40 spots internationally from 85th in 2022 to 49th this year.

  • ADRIANNA MACPHERSON
  • 22 March 2023
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Supply issues still plague kids’ pain medicine, antibiotics. Why parents continue to struggle

  • Katie Dangerfield - Global News
  • 17 March 2023

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