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Three SOTA members with items they collected for donation.

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.” 

A collage of the three students and the MedChem logo

Kiersten, Chloe, and Irina will all be predoctoral fellows on the UMN's Chemical Biology Interface Training Grant.

Dr. Kylee Funk in front of the entryway of Mill City Clinic. A red sign that says "M Physicians" is behind her.

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.

Dr. L'Aurelle Johnson.

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.

A collage of our five graduates with the department's logo

Five students graduated from our program in the first half of this calendar year.

Ehfaz's headshot

Ehfazul works with Prof. Gunda Georg on male contraception.

Dr. Joni Watling poses with a llama at a M Health Fairview event during her time as an employee.

When alumna Dr. Joni Watling decided in her late 30s to pursue her master's degree in OT at the University of Minnesota, what stood out most to her was the program’s interdisciplinary nature. Coming from a background in journalism and music, she was a nontraditional student in more than one way and looking to reinvent herself. 

Dr. Georg at UTHSC with her award and representatives from UTHSC

The lecture, established in 2023, honors Dr. Duane Miller, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy.

Gunda Georg

The lecture is housed in the Department of Chemistry and Texas A&M University – Kingsville.

Laura at the award lecture with Profs. Wagner and Harki

The Abul-Hajj and Hanna Award for Exceptional Graduate Student in Medicinal Chemistry is presented yearly to a student who is both a strong scientist and a strong departmental citizen.