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Second-year PharmD student Alexis Ploutz-Snyder says the only truth in life a person can count on is change. She spent most of her life planning to attend medical school and become a doctor, but by the end of the two gap years she took following her undergraduate education, she was heading to pharmacy school instead.
Third-year pharmacy student Taylor Mathiasen’s advice to incoming students is to “get involved early” and she certainly leads by example.
Dr. Joel Farley, professor and interim head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems, and the Peters Endowed Chair in Pharmacy Practice Innovation, is the recipient of the American Pharmacists Association’s (APhA) 2026 Research Achievement in Pharmaceutical Sciences Award.
Following a partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) that mapped pharmacy access gaps across the state, the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy is digging deeper to understand the reason behind closures and impacts on community health.
YCT-529 continues to progress efficiently in clinical studies.
The new journal promises to be highly interdisciplinary and translational.
PhD student Mary Raphel Daniel’s fear of public speaking didn’t stop her from becoming the Judge’s Winner and People’s Choice Winner of the College of Pharmacy’s 2025 3-Minute Thesis competition. Her project, called "The Heart-Spleen Axis - A Tale of Two Organs,” focuses on the effect of chemotherapy drugs on the heart.
Occupational therapy students at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy continually demonstrate the critical role that OT can play in the health of rural Minnesotans.
Competition raises collective knowledge of translational science education and training
During his time as a pharmacy student, Dr. Daniel Aistrope’s search for a residency that would expose him to as many opportunities as possible brought him to the College of Pharmacy’s Combined PGY1 Residency & Practice Advancement Fellowship.