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  • Jessica Ng and Min Dhariwal - CBC Listen
  • 17 April 2025
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Prescription for the environment: pharmacy students champion greener inhalers

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 4 April 2025

  • 31 March 2025
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New chapter in pharmacy reference book seeks to diversify dermatology

  • 20 March 2025
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CHS clothing swap raises $1,000 for Campus Food Bank

  • 14 March 2025
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Pharmacy class project evolves into real-world service

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 11 March 2025
/en/folio/202New Imaging Test Could Improve How We Diagnose and Treat Lung Cancer

New imaging test could improve how we diagnose and treat lung cancer

  • 6 March 2025

  • 3 March 2025

  • Ali Yusuf - CTV NEWS
  • 25 February 2025
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Have you met… Seyed Amirhossein (Amir) Tabatabaei Dakhili?

  • 4 February 2025
Tony Kiang

Pain medication finds new purpose fighting toxins from kidney disease

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 28 January 2025
In the photo is clinical assistant professor Anupreet Sandhu.

Pharmacy students get a technology assist to train for real-world practice

  • Adrianna MacPherson - Folio
  • 27 January 2025
Dion Brocks

Finding the right dose

  • 8 January 2025
CCPP grads 2024

Supporting diversity while building the next generation of pharmacists in Canada

  • Shirley Wilfong-Pritchard
  • 5 December 2024
Dr. Tatiana Makhinova

Researcher studies how community pharmacists can help fill the gaps in primary care

  • 3 December 2024
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Cultural immersion, international research opportunities abound in dual pharmacy PhD with Brazil university

  • 27 November 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: Conor O'Croinin

  • 26 November 2024
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Convocation Spotlight: Saba Abbasi Dezfouli

  • 25 November 2024
Dr. Arno Siraki

U of A toxicology expert works to unravel the mysteries of free radicals and adverse drug reactions

  • 20 November 2024
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Conversations between pharmacists and patients reveal factors behind pneumococcal vaccine hesitancy

  • Adrianna MacPherson - Folio
  • 13 November 2024

  • CBC Radio
  • 11 November 2024
Dr. El-Kadi

U of A researcher addresses critical health challenges in heart failure, cancer prevention and treatment

  • 7 November 2024

  • 4 November 2024
Image of Drs. Echizen and Akazawa meeting with Dean Christine Hughes, Dr. Michael Doschak leader of the Faculty’s International Initiatives, Dr. Mark Makowsky, coordinator of the U¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ and MPU pharmacy training program, and Dr. Ann Thompson, Director of Experiential Education.

Visit to the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ by the dean of Meiji Pharmaceutical University

  • Mark Makowsky and Michael Doschak
  • 29 October 2024
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Sydney Facette

  • 24 October 2024
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New anti-obesity drug shows promise in preventing heart failure related to Type 2 diabetes

  • Gillian Rutherford - Folio
  • 21 October 2024

  • Christina Frangou - Toronto Star
  • 17 October 2024
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Dr. Bachynsky Legacy Lecture launched in pharmacy

  • Tarwinder Rai
  • 4 October 2024
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Visit to the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ by the incoming Dean of Pharmacy from Toho University in Japan

  • Dr. Michael R. Doschak, Director of FoPPS International
  • 1 October 2024
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Have you met … Essi Salokangas?

  • 26 September 2024
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Newly identified ‘Compound B’ holds promise as a better immune booster against cancer, chronic diseases

  • Adrianna MacPherson - Folio
  • 26 September 2024
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More than just a job

  • Adrianna MacPherson
  • 25 September 2024
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Have you met … Forugh Sanaee?

  • 24 September 2024
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Ani Essien: Student Experiences at Hazelden Betty Ford Centre

  • 23 September 2024
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Hubert Piatkowski: Student Experiences at Hazelden Betty Ford Centre

  • 20 September 2024
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Kush Patel: Student Experiences at Hazelden Betty Ford Centre

  • 19 September 2024
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Have you met … Anupreet Sandhu?

  • 17 September 2024

  • 10 July 2024

  • Taylor Lambert - CBC NEWS
  • 2 July 2024
Yasser Tabana

Drug discovery puts PhD grad on the leading edge of medical science

  • Oumar Salifou - FOLIO
  • 13 June 2024
Bismah Hassan

Convocation Spotlight: Bismah Hassan

  • 13 June 2024
Pharmacy Dean, Dr. Christine Hughes

Verna’s Vlog with Christine Hughes, dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

  • 6 June 2024
Research associate and biomedical engineering graduate Quinn Boser works with a prosthesis user in the Bionic Limbs for Improved Natural Control (BLINC) laboratory at the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥. (Photo: Alex Pugliese)

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ grads contribute $250B to global economy

  • Kalyna Hennig Epp - Folio
  • 7 May 2024
QS story 2024

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences placed 4th in Canada and moves up to 48th in the world

  • Oumar Salifou - FOLIO
  • 10 April 2024
Presidents of BPSA

Making a difference in the community with the Black Pharmacy Students’ Association

  • Jeremy Cherlet
  • 4 April 2024

  • 4 April 2024

  • Madalyn Mostacci - The Cord
  • 3 April 2024
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Healthy Aging

  • Jennifer Allford Illustrations by Chiara Vercesi
  • 27 March 2024
M and P-Mondor

Care for Communities

  • Lisa Catterall Photos by John Ulan
  • 21 March 2024
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Shoppers Drug Mart, U of A team up to expand access to primary care for ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ns

  • Oumar Salifou - FOLIO
  • 14 February 2024

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