Awards and Honors

Michel Awarded $2.1 Million NIH Grant to Investigate Hydrogen Sulfide Signaling and Gene Regulation

September 17, 2026

Research aims to uncover how hydrogen sulfide modifies zinc finger proteins, potentially revealing a new mechanism for regulating gene expression.

Chanel Whittaker Receives Prestigious USM Elkins Professorship to Develop Equity-Centered Leadership Program

September 1, 2026

University System of Maryland professorship will support development of a new leadership program to prepare future health professionals to advance health equity.

UMSOP Faculty Members Receive AACP’s Prestigious Rufus A. Lyman Award

August 25, 2026

Amy Ives and Lisa Lebovitz honored for award-winning research advancing pharmacy education; Lebovitz also recognized for collaborative assessment scholarship.

University of Maryland, Baltimore Celebrates Growing Class of Palliative Care Graduates

August 20, 2026

Class of 2026 brings together health professionals from across disciplines and around the world, including the program’s sixth PhD graduates

Nine Student Pharmacists Receive 2026-2027 Wagner Family Pharmapreneurship Scholarships

August 18, 2026

Recipients will develop innovative ideas into practical solutions that improve patient care through the School’s pharmapreneurship initiative.

Amy Kruger Howard Honored with Maryland Pharmacists Association Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award

August 6, 2026

Assistant professor recognized for innovation, leadership, and service to the pharmacy profession.

APhA-ASP Named Inaugural Recipient of UMB Student Organization Leadership Award

June 15, 2026

The UMSOP student organization was recognized for exceptional leadership, service, and impact across the University of Maryland, Baltimore community.

UMSOP’s Cherokee Layson-Wolf Receives AACP Award for Innovative Pharmacy History Teaching

June 5, 2026

National award recognizes an innovative, team-based approach to teaching pharmacy history.

Hongbing Wang Named UMB Distinguished University Professor

May 18, 2026

Honor recognizes Wang’s internationally influential research in drug metabolism and liver disease, as well as his leadership, teaching, and mentorship at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Honorees Recognized at UMB Annual Awards Event

May 12, 2026

Leaders affiliated with the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy were honored for their transformative contributions to health care, research, and service.

UMSOP Department Chair Named One of Maryland’s Top 100 Women by The Daily Record

May 11, 2026

Jill Morgan is recognized for leadership in pharmacy education, mentorship, and patient care innovation.

UMSOP Researchers Recognized with MPower Early Scholar Awards

May 6, 2026

Honorees represent diverse research areas across the School.