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Vail Award

The University of Minnesota Occupational Therapy Program was recently honored as the 2025 Vail Communities Professional Development Partner of the Year.

Jared Van Hooser, Morgan Hoeft, David Stenehjem, Tim Stratton, Sarah Westberg, Elizabeth Ambrose, Grant Anderson, Betsy Hirsch

The following individuals are recipients of the 2024-2025 spring semester pharmacy teaching awards as selected by students. 

The CDD team in a meeting room discussing the Mpox project.

A $3.8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will fund research led by the University of Minnesota Center for Drug Design (CDD) in collaboration with Texas A&M University aiming to create antiviral drugs for the treatment of Mpox. 

Tim Stratton

Awards recognize exceptional service to the University

Hannah Oldenburg, Amy Pittenger, Ron Siegel, Tim Stratton

Drs. Hannah Oldenburg, Amy Pittenger, Ron Siegel and Tim Stratton have all been recognized with the University of Minnesota’s Award for Excellence in Academic Unit 

Swenson Science building

An accelerated program on the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) campus allowing students to complete both their undergraduate degree and PharmD in a shortened amount of time is growing in popularity.

MLS student in lab looking in microscope

Dr. Angela Birnbaum and Dr. Jennifer Brown's research collaborations exemplify how pharmacy and MLS complement each other— they have a particularly well-suited partnership as Birnbaum has a MLS background in addition to her graduate training.

UMN flag on lamppost surrounded by colorful foliage

The University of Minnesota and M Health Fairview’s Rare Disease Center of Excellence recently received $500,000 from the Wasie Foundation to support rare disease research and patients.

Pharmacist helping customer at pharmacy

Two new College of Pharmacy programs will place pharmacy students in both rural and underserved urban communities for extended work as part of their fourth-year Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) rotations

OT students in a lab

Through a faculty-supervised fieldwork experience, occupational therapy (OT) students are improving workplace wellness at the University of Minnesota