Research

School of Pharmacy Hosts Birthday Party to Celebrate 175th Anniversary

February 23, 2016

More than 100 faculty, staff, students, alumni, and guests gather in Pharmacy Hall to kick-off the School’s anniversary with a grand birthday celebration.

SOP Talent Competition Brings Student Innovation to the Forefront

February 19, 2016

Fourth annual M-CERSI “America’s Got Regulatory Science Talent” competition awards third-year student pharmacists first prize for novel solution to improve FDA’s post-marketing surveillance program.

New Recommendations Offer Guidance to Curb Prescription Opioid Epidemic

January 20, 2016

Dr. Linda Simoni-Wastila joins an interdisciplinary group of public health professionals calling for widespread changes in how opioids are prescribed and opioid addiction is treated in the United States.

SOP’s Mullins Appointed to Big Data for Patients Steering Committee

January 14, 2016

Committee will guide new program designed to provide specialized training for patients and advocates on the emerging field of data science.

Beloved PHSR Professor Retires from School of Pharmacy

January 12, 2016

Colleagues, family, and friends come together to celebrate the career and achievements of Dr. Francoise Pradel.

SOP Researchers Advocate Potential of Pharmacy Leaflets for Patient Education

January 7, 2016

Viewpoint published in JAMA Internal Medicine assesses the current format of pharmacy leaflets and offers suggestions for improvements to make benefit and risk information more accessible to patients and caregivers.

SOP’s Leading Patient-Centered Outcomes Researcher Awarded $1.2 Million Contract

December 10, 2015

Contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will support a project to inform best practices for giving patients a voice in research.

Four Future Health Services Researchers Honored with Scholarship Awards

December 9, 2015

Special event recognizes students Maya Hanna, Patience Moyo, Priyanka Gaitonde, and Joseph Vandigo for their superior academic performance.

PSC Alumni Return to School of Pharmacy for Inaugural Grad Gathering

December 8, 2015

First-of-its-kind event brings alumni from the PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC) program together to reconnect with the School and discuss career experiences with current graduate students.

School of Pharmacy Sees Unparalleled Growth in Research Funding

December 7, 2015

New grants and contracts from a multitude of non-profit and government organizations, as well as the private sector, help the School of Pharmacy achieve the highest funding increase among all professional and graduate schools at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

School of Pharmacy Enters Education Collaboration with Millennium Health

October 29, 2015

Leading health solutions company will support genotyping services for students in the School’s advanced pharmacogenomics course.

School of Pharmacy Hosts UMB’s First CER-PCOR Summer Institute

September 17, 2015

Week-long workshop featured presentations, panel discussions, and other activities designed to broaden participants’ knowledge of comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research.