At first glance, the Education South classroom at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus looked like any other health sciences education space. But the countdown clock prominently displayed on the screen, along with the playful tension in the room, indicated something a little different was going on.
Lori Westermann | 
March 14, 2023
It felt like a virtual who’s who of pharmacy rockstars at the recent Research Roundtable hosted by the Honors Program at CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS). From a second-year PharmD student who described her current foray into the research field, to a seasoned faculty researcher who once rounded with Dr. Fauci at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the passion for research, at all stages, was on full display.
Lori Westermann | February 11, 2023
Listening to Dr. Meghan Jeffres and her students explain their infectious disease work brings to mind the 80’s arcade game Space Invaders, in which an intergalactic battle plays out between defending forces and evil alien elements. The researchers describe an inner world, specifically the large and small intestines, in which tricky bacteria use enzymatic mechanisms to destroy the antibiotic sent to destroy it. Welcome to the front line of the infectious disease battleground.
Lori Westermann | May 17, 2021
Research Faculty Students Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences
According to Kristofer Fritz, PhD, associate professor in the School of Pharmacy’s Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, bench-side research requires a lot of trial and error. Also, according to Dr. Fritz, it takes a certain kind of fortitude and dedication for a PharmD student to undertake an intensive lab-based research project due to the already-demanding academic rigors of a pharmacy degree.
Lori Westermann | May 14, 2021
Pharmacists are known for being medication experts who take their role of patient education seriously. 2012 PharmD alum James Delk has created a way to make that serious message, well, fresh.
Lori Westermann | February 10, 2021
COVID-19 Students Vaccinations Pharmacy
The Experiential Office at the CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is a model for hands-on pharmacy programs across the nation. Known for providing clinical opportunities starting in the first year of pharmacy school, the program is used to activating students to respond to community needs. In a normal year, those requests are generally along the lines of providing wellness checks or administering flu vaccines, but this year the stakes are higher and the request much more urgent.
Lori Westermann | January 20, 2021
Professor Ty Kiser, PharmD, recalls getting the push notification from UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital that announced he was on the list to receive one of the first COVID-19 vaccines in the state of Colorado.
“I was pretty excited. I took the first appointment I could get . . . It was like Christmas came early,” Kiser said.
Lori Westermann | January 11, 2021
Health.com
March 10, 2023
“In young adults between the ages of 18 to 40, we’re seeing a higher amount of recreational use and also increased issues surrounding cardiovascular disease, such as stroke,” Robert Page, PharmD, MSPH, told Health.
9News
February 28, 2023
"It’s a blind spot," said Rob Valuck, PhD, RPh, Professor and Director of the Center for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. "We know a lot about a lot of things, but that piece is an unknown. It’s a blind spot."
Health Central
February 21, 2023
Kelsey Schwander, PharmD, talks to Health Central about flu shot best practices. Should you get a flu shot if you're taking antibiotics? (She says YES!).
KOA
February 16, 2023
Associate Dean for Operations and Associate Professor Dr. Gina Moore, PharmD, discusses children's medication shortages and what parents can do.
