New blood pressure goals
VCU School of Pharmacy faculty, alumni and students have provided the Dr. Rx column for Richmond’s Fifty Plus magazine since December 2009. We now share those columns on the SOP website, as well, for those who might not have seen the most recent issue. Serving as Dr. Rx for February 2016 was Mimi Baker, a fourth-year Pharm.D. student. […]
New alumni series to celebrate pharmacy faculty
The Pharmacy Faculty Showcase, a new initiative billed as an “up-close speaker series,” will allow VCU School of Pharmacy alumni the chance to meet, greet and learn something new from current faculty innovators. The five-part series will highlight the work of faculty members in February, March, April and May. […]
Family shares postcards accrued by ardent collector/emeritus professor with VCU Libraries
View the Stubbins postcard collection. Nearly 2,100 postcards collected by the late James F. “Jim” Stubbins, emeritus professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, now are on digital display as part of the VCU James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives. The Stubbins Collection of U.S. County Courthouse and Municipal Building Postcards comprises photos and drawings […]
Preventing osteoporosis
VCU School of Pharmacy faculty, alumni and students have provided the Dr. Rx column for Richmond’s Fifty Plus magazine since December 2009. We now share those columns on the SOP website, as well, for those who might not have seen the most recent issue. Serving as Dr. Rx for January 2016 was Abbey Ellis, a fourth-year Pharm.D. student. […]
Second VCU 3D Summit: short talks, hot topics
VCU School of Pharmacy’s Institute for Structural Biology, Drug Discovery and Development will host the VCU 3D Summit 2016 Feb. 18-19 in downtown Richmond. “3D” refers to drug discovery and development, both in the summit’s title and the institute’s abbreviation: ISB3D. The interdisciplinary summit is free, including lunch on Feb. 19. Registration is required […]
End of an era: Byron leaves global legacy after 28 years of service
Click here to see photos from Peter Byron’s retirement party. Peter R. Byron, VCU School of Pharmacy’s E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor, has retired as of Jan. 1. He leaves a global legacy through his instruction as well as the inspiration he provided both students and colleagues, says Joanne Peart. Now an affiliate associate professor at […]
Changing of the guard in SOP administrative positions
VCU School of Pharmacy Dean Joseph T. DiPiro has announced the filling of two key roles at the school and the creation of a new one: Professor Cynthia Kirkwood, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, has been named executive associate dean for academic affairs, effective Jan. 15. An alumna (B.S. ’82, Pharm.D. ’85) of […]
The truth about Vitamin C
VCU School of Pharmacy faculty, alumni and students have provided the Dr. Rx column for Richmond’s Fifty Plus magazine since December 2009. We now share those columns on the SOP website, as well, for those who might not have seen the most recent issue. Serving as Dr. Rx for December 2015 was Bassem Mohammed, a postdoctoral fellow. He […]
Be aware of risks for lung cancer
VCU School of Pharmacy faculty, alumni and students have provided the Dr. Rx column for Richmond’s Fifty Plus magazine since December 2009. We now share those columns on the SOP website, as well, for those who might not have seen them in print or on the Fifty Plus website. Serving as Dr. Rx for November 2015 were Courtland Gammon […]
AMCP’s Nexus 2015 highlights managed care pharmacy
The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s Nexus 2015 conference attracted more than 2,400 managed care pharmacists and other health care professionals from the United States, Europe and Canada, including VCU School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. and Ph.D. students, faculty and alumni. Nexus 2015: Connecting Health Care and Innovation took place in late October in Orlando, Fla. […]