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At this year’s Minnesota State Fair, make sure to stop by the University of Minnesota's Research Building to take part in Dr. Corey McGee’s occupational therapy research looking at adult thumb function, adult shoulder blade motion and childhood grip strength.

Pam Jacobson, PharmD, FCCP, distinguished professor and director of the Institute of Personalized Medicine, has been named the interim head of the Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, effective July 6, 2026.

Starting this July, the Pharmacy Readiness and Exploration (PhaRx) Summer Immersion Program will bring high school students to the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy Duluth campus and provide a window into the life of a pharmacy student as well as career options within the profession. 

Robert Straka, PharmD, FCCP, head of the Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology (ECP) and professor, shared his decision to step down from his administrative role as head of the department, effective July 6, 2026.

This past winter and spring, members of the Student Occupational Therapy Association raised more than $1,800 and collected roughly 700 to 800 items to donate to individuals and families who felt unsafe leaving their homes during the ICE operation in Minnesota, called “Operation Metro Surge.” 

One of several clinical practice collaborations the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy has with the University of Minnesota Physicians is Mill City Clinic, which provides care for patients from hundreds of zip codes.

The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy is proud to celebrate L’Aurelle Johnson, PhD, associate dean for C.A.R.E. and associate professor in the Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, on being named a 2026 Bush Fellow.

Dr. Ann Philbrick of the Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems was elected to the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Board of Regents.

Academic technologist Steve Panizza is often found in the classroom showing students and faculty how to use equipment properly. But when the class of 2026 walks across the stage at commencement, he’ll be found on stage, behind the keys of one of the largest and only remaining concert hall pipe organs in the country.  

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (5/5/25) — Dr. Sarah Westberg, associate dean for professional affairs and professor, has accepted a new position as dean of the Anderson Family College of Health Sciences at Bethel University and will be resigning from her position at the College of Pharmacy this June.