College of Pharmacy

Archived College of Pharmacy News and Bulletins

2025

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ College of Pharmacy announces inaugural Hall of Fame inductees

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ Toxicology faculty awarded EPA grant to monitor water quality

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ College of Pharmacy receives grant from Living Well Foundation

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ College of Pharmacy receives $2 million from state legislature

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ College of Pharmacy student group celebrates transformative academic year

Dr. Alexis Horace wins 2025 Agent of Change award from the University of Louisiana System

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2024

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ Foundation announces Paul W. Sylvester Louisiana Cancer Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Family donates to ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ College of Pharmacy to create scholarship in honor of T. D. "Doc" Murphy

Husband honors ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ toxicology professor through scholarship

Barabutis named Researcher of the Semester by OSPR

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ celebrates employees at 2024 Foundation Awards for Excellence

2023

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ's product enters the healthy aging market

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ students travel to Dominican Republic for first cross-college service-learning trip

2022

Louisiana Cancer Foundation donates $10k to ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ's Sylvester for cancer research

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ awarded $2.5 million grant for Louisiana harm reduction education, the largest award in a decade

2021

Asja Jordan crowned Miss ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ 2022, Jared Anders named Mr. ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ

Gissendanner, Meyer awarded endowed professorships from UL System Foundation and Willis-Knighton Health System

Pharmacy's new active learning classroom fosters creative thinking, team-building

Patent awarded for ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ professor's research into olive oil treatment for breast cancer

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ's Dr. Seetharama Jois receives $1.65 million for lung cancer research

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ announces 2020 Foundation Awards for Excellence recipients

2020

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ faculty share how pandemic affects them personally, professionally

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ, LSU drug study shows promise against Covid-19

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ researcher offers hope of a breathrough in canter treatment

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ sponsoring community seminar on Covid-19

College of Pharmacy partners with UPD, HSA to provide safe disposal of medications

Foundation:Ìý Collective generosity changing lives at ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ receives research grant for promising treatment of psoriasis

2019

La. Cancer Foundation donates $10K for ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ breast cancer research

John Herrock receives grant to develop material for OSHA website

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ, Centenary College create pathway for students seeking pharmacy degree

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ College of Pharmacy provides Medicare Part D enrollment assistance

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ Foundation recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with Awards for Excellence

Faculty receive $371,017 in research grants

USDA awards $597K for telemedicine project by pharmacy's Dr. Bryan Donald

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation awards ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ $96,679 grant

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ offering new dual degree for PharmD and MBA

2018

LA Cancer Foundation supports ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ breast cancer research

Olive Oil Research at ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ Leads to NIH Grant

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ reorganizes the College of Health & Pharmaceutical Sciences

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ professor awarded patent for cancer fighting discoveries

2017

October

Pharm.D. alumnus creates scholarship with $60,000 contribution

Licensing agreement for olive oil based nutraceutical

May

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy researchers link olive oil to preventing cancer, Alzheimer's

April

Pharmacy Students Attend Opening of Legislature

Toxicology Doctoral Student Wins Burdock Award

February

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy professor receives $10,000 donation for breast cancer research

2016

December

Two ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy students awarded prestigious grants

November

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ School of Pharmacy receives $600,000 estate gift

September

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy researcher awarded $1.7 million NIH grant to study diabetes

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ toxicology department announces mold analysis addition to asbestos laboratory

August

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ faculty, staff presented with Foundation Awards for Excellence

June

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ graduate pharmacy student wins award at annual conference

April

Pharmacy students, faculty spend spring break serving in Honduras

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ toxicology students attend, win awards at international conference

2015

November

Two ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy students awarded prestigious grants

October

School of Pharmacy awarded $1.2 million in NIH grants

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy students making a difference

August

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ Foundation presents awards of excellence

July

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ almuna's work featured on prestigious journal cover

June

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ unveils asbestos analysis lab

May

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ alumnus named president-elect of pharmacy academy board

April

January

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ's Sylvester presents at innovation conference in India

2014

December

October

August

Student organization promotes immunization awareness

Pharmacy students makes major breakthrough in cancer researchÌý(Newstar article)

July

February

Toxicology professors selected as keynote speakers

January

2013

December

Pharmacy professor travels abroad to present groundbreaking research

Pharmacy students shine in national competition

Toxicology Department presents water-quality research at annual meeting

Pharmacy students rack up awards

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy students rack up awards

August

July

June

LA Cancer Foundation supports ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy professor's cancer research

May

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy student wins second place for PharmForum presentation

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy professors awarded $272,000 for research initiatives

April

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy professor invited to speak at conference in Malaysia

March

National Cancer Institute funds ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy professor's breast cancer research

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ grad student researches oysters with Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Laboratory

Winners of ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ's 13th Annual Student Research Symposium announced

February

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ's El Sayed receives drug discovery innovation award from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly

January

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ College of Pharmacy Announces second year of PEP

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy professor invited to share his cancer research expertise

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ professor awarded over $420,000 to develop olive-based cancer inhibitor

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ pharmacy professor awarded grant for disease research

ÂúÃÃÊÓÆµ Medicare counseling helps local seniors save of $91.000

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