Expanding the Range and Scope of Long-Acting Injectables
April 15, 2024
School of Pharmacy becomes a national leader for long-acting injectibles.
Mental Health
Former School of Pharmacy Dean William J. Kinnard Jr. Passes Away
June 26, 2023
Leading pharmacologist served as dean from 1968 to 1989.
Prestigious Award Honors UM Pharmacist’s Innovative Research
December 11, 2017
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation recognizes Dr. Deanna Kelly with its 2017 Maltz Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research.
Simoni-Wastila Gets Personal During Founders Week Lecture
December 1, 2016
Celebrated pharmaceutical health services researcher examines how personal passions have helped fuel her remarkable career.
Simoni-Wastila Named 2016 Founders Week Researcher of the Year
October 12, 2016
Linda Simoni-Wastila, BSPharm, MSPH, PhD, professor and Parke-Davis Chair in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, recognized for her research on drug abuse and mental health in vulnerable populations.
Study Shows Significant Increase in Prescribed Stimulant Use Among Adults
September 20, 2016
Prescription stimulant use among privately insured adults, particularly women, outpaced use among children and adolescents from 2010 to 2014.
Multinational Study Shows Increase in Youth Antidepressant Use
March 10, 2016
International research team, including the School of Pharmacy’s Dr. Julie Zito, publishes new study examining antidepressant prescription rates for individuals ages 0-19 years.
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.
SOP’s DiPaula Leads Task Force to Develop Naloxone Guidelines for Pharmacists
September 1, 2015
Guidelines aim to increase patients’ access to naloxone by educating pharmacists on the use and administration of this lifesaving medication.
Leading Psychiatric Pharmacy Society Votes SOP’s Love President-Elect
January 30, 2014
College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) releases 2014 officer election results; Dr. Raymond Love to serve as organization’s new president-elect.
SOP Researcher Receives Nearly $1 Million Funding Award from PCORI
January 15, 2014
Funding will support Dr. Susan dosReis’ research to examine methods of helping caregivers of children with developmental disabilities and a co-existing psychiatric illness make informed health care decisions.