PittPharmacy Loses a Beloved Family Member: Gary Haberle Updated 2/5/2016 Links to obituary as well as information about giving added to the bottom of this article. F. Gary Haberle, assistant dean of business and finance at the University of Pittsburgh…

Kane-Gill Re-Elected to SCCM Council Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP was re-elected to the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Council, the decision-making body regarding the governance of SCCM.

PittPharmacy Faculty and Student Awarded PPA Grant Olufunmilola Abraham, BPharm, PhD and Rebecca Wytiaz, (Class of 2018), have been awarded a grant by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association for their project entitled “Children’s Perceptions of…

FDA Science Board Appointment: Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie Associate Dean Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie, MD, PhD, was appointed a member of the 

Atkinson Liaison for Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society Dylan Atkinson (Class of 2017)  has been named the Region 2 Regional Liaison for Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society.

PittPharmacy Student Nolt Selected National and International Organizations Representative Valerie Nolt (Class of 2016) has been selected to serve as an international representative on the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation Development Fund Committee. The goal of this…

Rx Champion Award Goes to PittPharmacy's Zemaitis Michael A. Zemaitis, PhD received the Cardinal Health Generation Rx Champions Award sponsored by the Cardinal Health Foundation in October 2015.

Coons Presents at ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy James C. Coons, PharmD '00, BCPS (AQ Cardiology) was an invited speaker at the ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy, October 2015, in San Francisco, California.

Fancher Receives Prestigious and Competitive SLAS Award PittPharmacy graduate student Ashley Fancher has received a Tony B. Academic Travel Award to attend the 2016 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS)  conference in San Diego,…

Kane-Gill Participates in Multiple International Forums Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP participated in the XV Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Consensus Conference on Acute Kidney Injury in the Era of Big Data, September, 2015 in…

Potoski ASHP Representative for Infectious Diseases Guidelines Brian A.

C. Thorpe Awarded VA Grant for Veteran Nursing Home Residents Carolyn T. Thorpe, PhD, MPH was awarded a  R01-equivalent grant through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Thorpe will examine patterns and outcomes of intense vs.

Atkinson Selected NACDS Representative on Capitol Hill Dylan Atkinson (Class of 2017) has been selected to represent the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy at the 2016 National Association of Chain Drug Stores' (

Recent Alumna Mallit Selected ASCP Advocate Committee Emily Mallit PharmD '14 was selected to serve on the 2015-2016 American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Government Affairs Committee.

Zemaitis Appointed to National and State Drug Committee PittPharmacy's Michael A. Zemaitis, PhD was appointed to the FBI Heroin Outreach Prevention and Education (H.O.P.E.) working group in August 2015. This group consists of representatives from…