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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.

Bryan (front) on stage with the other award winners at ICAR

Byran attended the meeting in Prague this year and represented the Wagner Lab.

University of Iowa's Pharmacy building

The 63rd annual MIKIW meeting-in-miniature was held at the University of Iowa.

A collage of the four students in question

Our well-travelled students are headed to a variety of impactful meetings this year.

Alexis and Grant

Alexis received a Bighley Fellowship and Grant received a Rowell Fellowship.

A blood pressure sphygmomanometer and a red, heart-shaped stress ball against a light blue backdrop.

A community partnership between PharmD students from the College of Pharmacy and a Bloomington senior living home provides recurring point-of-care testing for residents. 

Student presenters at Rho Chi 2026

The College of Pharmacy event was held on February 12th this year.

Alexis Ploutz-Snyder.

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. 

Taylor Mathiasen near the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge.

Third-year pharmacy student Taylor Mathiasen’s advice to incoming students is to “get involved early” and she certainly leads by example. 

Mary Raphel Daniel

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.