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Emily Kryger Received ASCP Women's Spotlight Award

Emily Kryger (PHARM ’14) received the 2024 American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Women's Spotlight Award at the ASCP annual meeting. This award recognizes a female pharmacist for…

Gray Elected President of Missouri State Board of Pharmacy

Dr. James L. Gray, III (PHARM ’75) was elected to serve as president of the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy for a fifth term. Dr. Gray previously served as the Executive Director of Pharmacy at…

Ginsburg Featured on Podcast

Diane Ginsburg, one of our distinguished alumni, shared fond memories of her time at Pitt, and offered invaluable insights on servant leadership, mentoring, and lifelong learning, when she was…

Edward T. Horn, PharmD, has been appointed as Associate Director of Cardiac Transplantation in the UPMC Advanced Heart Failure Program.

Horn has served as a clinical pharmacist in cardiac transplant and mechanical circulatory support since 2018 and will continue to support the Artificial Heart Program. Horn is recognized as an…

Step Out to Stop Diabetes is the American Diabetes Association’s Premier Walk

Nearly half of all American adults have diabetes or prediabetes.

Over 37 million people in the US have diabetes. About 96 million American adults have prediabetes.

Every year, 1.4…

Two Pitt Pharmacy Alumnae Attain Fellowships

Former University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy students have been recognized for a decade of exemplary work in their field.

Dr. Desiree Kosmisky has been named a Fellow of the American…

Johnson Receives Clinical Practice Award, Elected Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Pitt Pharmacy faculty member Heather Johnson, PharmD, BCPS, was recognized by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) earlier this fall when she was awarded with a Clinical Practice…

Carroll Receives Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award from PPA

Joni Carroll, PharmD ('15), BCACP, TTS received the 2022 Pharmacist Mutual Insurance Company "Distinguished Young Pharmacist" Award at the Pennsylv

Deppas Selected as Recipient of NIH-Funded TL1 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Joshua Deppas, M.S.

Kappa Psi Receives Numerous Awards at National Convention

The Beta Kappa chapter of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy was honored to receive numerous awards at the 60th Grand Council…

Hoshitsuki Elected to PGRN Leadership Board

This summer, Pitt Pharmacy graduate student Keito Hoshitsuki, PharmD ('17)