Pharmacy Practice News

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) welcomed incoming students and celebrated the start of the fall 2025 semester with a series of Welcome Week events, including a multi-day orientation, a school-wide ice cream social and the White Coat Ceremony for first-year PharmD students.

Ashley Woodruff, PharmD, BCPS, clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice at the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS), has been named a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). She has also been appointed associate dean for professional education at SPPS, effective Aug. 1, 2025.

A team of PharmD students from the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) has been named a top 10 national finalist in the 2025 Good Neighbor Pharmacy National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition.

Faculty and staff from the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) participated in the 2025 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting held in Chicago, IL, from July 19-22, showcasing our school’s leading research and educational innovation with the national pharmacy academic community.

Nicholas Smith, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, has been named a recipient of the Exceptional Scholar: Young Investigator Award from the University at Buffalo (UB).