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Transforming Pharmacy Practice

Monday, October 19, 2026
College of Pharmacy alumni are leading practice transformation across the state following the Iowa Pharmacy Practice Act.
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New UIP Director Targets Growth, Workforce Development

Friday, October 16, 2026
Bill Vincent, UI Pharmaceuticals’ new executive director, is eager to grow the organization, raise its industry profile, and launch GMP training for students and professionals.
Researcher Sophie Granger, a member of University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Professor Michael Ashley Spies’ lab, is wearing a white lab coat and gloves. She is measuring a green liquid at a laboratory bench surrounded by beakers, pipettes, test tubes, and other research equipment.

Enzyme Explorer

Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Professor Michael Ashley Spies is using a $2 million NIH R35 grant to pioneer a framework for allosteric drug design.
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Dean, Jean M. Schmidt Chair, and Professor Jill Kolesar, UI Carver College of Medicine Professor George Weiner and another researcher in white lab coats gather around a computer workstation in a research laboratory. One researcher is seated at the computer while two colleagues stand beside her. Laboratory shelves, equipment, supplies, and glassware fill the background.

FDA Greenlights Clinical Trials for College of Pharmacy Ovarian Cancer Research

Monday, September 28, 2026
The FDA has cleared Dean Jill Kolesar's novel ovarian cancer therapy for human clinical trials, using extracellular vesicles to turn tumor-supporting immune cells into tumor-killing ones.
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S5G Therapeutics receives NIH funding to bring Iowa research to patients

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Faculty members Mark Greiner and Aliasger Salem are core members of a team of University of Iowa researchers working to advance an antioxidant-based technology that may help protect vulnerable cells in the eye.
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Meet the 2026 Osterhaus Medal & Alumni Award Recipients

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Congratulations to our 2026 Osterhaus Medal for Lifetime Achievement and Alumni Awards recipients. These extraordinary individuals will be celebrated during an Oct. 29 ceremony as part of Homecoming week.
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Preceptor Excellence Award Honorees Announced

Friday, September 18, 2026
Congratulations to Preceptor Excellence Award recipients Brett Heintz, Melinda James, and Deanna McDanel.
Jill Kolesar and Melissa Fath conduct cancer research in white Iowa Pharmacy lab coats at a laboratory hood. One is seated and working inside the hood while the other stands behind her observing. Their reflections are visible in the glass. The photo is centered within a black background.

Board of Regents Approves Cancer Center at College of Pharmacy

Friday, September 18, 2026
The Iowa Board of Regents approved the new Institute for Cancer Drug Discovery and Development to be housed at the UI College of Pharmacy.
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Training in Action

Thursday, September 17, 2026
Doctor of Pharmacy student Kelsey Rook used her IA-NEXT naloxone training to save a life.
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Building on a Pharmacy Practice Legacy

Friday, September 11, 2026
Veteran faculty member Mary Schroeder assumes DEO role with plans to listen, collaborate, and guide PPS to new heights.