Joseph P. Balthasar, BS ’91, PhD ’96, has received an Entrepreneur Award from the University at Buffalo (UB) in recognition of his entrepreneurial leadership and groundbreaking work in drug discovery and development.

Aaliyah Sims, PharmD ’28, has been selected as one of 21 outstanding student pharmacists nationwide to receive the 2025 CVS Health/American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Community Pharmacy Award for Student Pharmacists.

Faculty, residents, fellows and students from the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) participated in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Annual Meeting, held Oct. 18-21 in Minneapolis, MN. SPPS attendees showcased our cutting-edge research and leadership in clinical pharmacy, engaging with the national clinical pharmacy community.

The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (UB SPPS) continues to attract and support some of the nation’s most promising pharmaceutical scientists and clinical researchers. This year’s incoming PhD students in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Division of Clinical and Translational Therapeutics have earned top university honors and competitive national fellowships, underscoring UB’s reputation as a leader in drug discovery, development, biotherapeutics, translational science and novel delivery systems.