School News

The University at Buffalo, State University of New York (UB SUNY) has been selected to be the United States host for the Zimbabwe Emerging Faculty Development Program (ZEFDP). Through a grant funded by the U.S. Department of State to the Institute of International Education, a global non-profit organization facilitating international exchange, the program will bring nine faculty from different universities in Zimbabwe to UB for six weeks beginning in early June 2023. The programmatic areas include biomedical research, pharmacy, university administration, public health, and sustainable development. 

On May 8, the University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (UB SPPS) welcomed Ann E. Weber, PhD, senior vice president, Research and Development, Kallyope Inc., as our 2023 David Chu Lecturer.

Ashley Woodruff, PharmD, director of Interprofessional Education and clinical associate professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, has been elected Chair-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Technology in Pharmacy Education and Learning Special Interest Group (TIPEL SIG) where she will serve a three-year term.

Nicholas Fusco, PharmD '10, division head, Division of Education and Teaching Innovation and clinical associate professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, has been inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) and is a recipient of a 2023 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant (SOTL).