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College of Pharmacy

UNMC’s faculty awards announced for 2024-25

The UNMC Faculty Senate will recognize faculty for meritorious teaching, mentoring and community service at its annual meeting.

Mar 21, 2025

Windy Alonso, PhD, Pooneh Bagher, PhD, and Sean Avedissian, PharmD

Improving drug treatment: Researcher takes on complex challenges

The National Strategic Research Institute at NU recently profiled NSRI fellow and UNMC professor DJ Murry, Pharm D.

Mar 19, 2025

DJ Murry, PharmD, in his lab at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, with Sandeep Singh, PhD, a postdoc in Dr. Murry's laboratory

UNMC leaders visit Central Nebraska to meet clinical partners

With UNMC’s rural expansion approaching, Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, is looking forward to growing partnerships.

Mar 13, 2025

On their trip to Central Nebraska, UNMC leaders met with leaders of Great Plains Health in North Platte. From left are: Faye Haggar, EdD, manager, Center for Community-based Education & Preceptor Excellence; Rob Messbarger, MD, associate dean for the UNMC College of Medicine’s regional medical school campus; Brandon Kelliher, chief information officer for Great Plains Health; Kyle Meyer, PhD, interim assistant vice chancellor for health care workforce education and relations and dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions; Ivan Mitchell, chief executive officer for Great Plains Health; UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD; Danelle Franzen, chief operating officer for Great Plains Health; Tina Pate, chief nursing officer; Summer Owen, chief financial officer; Misti Hutchinson, chief provider network officer; Barb Petersen, chief quality officer; and Chandra Are, MBBS, associate dean for graduate medical education, UNMC College of Medicine. (Courtesy Faye Haggar, EdD)

UNMC preceptor Q&A: Kristal Dowse, PharmD

Dr. Dowse is a preceptor for the UNMC College of Pharmacy with CHI Good Samaritan Hospital.

Mar 11, 2025

Kristal Dowse, PharmD

Pharmacy names first ‘Ellie Award’ winners

The first of the college’s monthly awards go to three students who, like Ellie the Lab, exhibit loyalty, curiosity and compassion.

Mar 5, 2025

Ellie the Lab

Pharmacy school in Kearney makes progress toward opening

New faculty are being hired, and prospective students are committing to join the inaugural class when classes start in August.

Feb 19, 2025

A rendering of the new Rural Health Education Building at UNK

Dr. Mahapatra grant to fund medulloblastoma research 

The team led by Sidharth Mahapatra, MD, PhD is exploring a novel treatment against the most lethal form of medulloblastoma. 

Feb 19, 2025

Sidharth Mahapatra, MD, PhD

Corey Hopkins, PhD, elected to MEDI executive committee

Pharmacy’s Dr. Hopkins will be academic vice chair of the American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry.

Feb 5, 2025

Corey Hopkins, PhD

Kim Scarsi, PharmD, appointed new chair of pharmacy practice

Dr. Scarsi is the Lewis E. and Antonia E. Harris Professor and Chair, UNMC Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science.

Jan 10, 2025

Kim Scarsi, PharmD

Nominations open for new UNMC Staff Advisory Council

The 32-member council will act in an advisory capacity to the chancellor, administration and other university groups on behalf of all staff.

Dec 6, 2024

UNMC campus sign