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• Alumni Spotlight: Q&A with Ron Clinton, PT ’70, MEd ’86
  June 1, 2023
  "I have the opportunity and privilege to help people learn to self-manage and self-treat their pain. Every client is unique and has a unique personal plan to be developed. Being exposed to the concept of treating holistically allows me to treat the whole person and not just the area of the body that the order calls for."
• Faculty, staff, students and alumni: Apply to be featured in Wayne State's Warrior Strong photoshoot on June 13
  May 31, 2023
  Do you want to be a part of a WSU marketing campaign? Wayne State is looking for fresh faces for an upcoming photoshoot. They will be shooting in various locations on campus and around Detroit on Tuesday, June 13. All current and admitted WSU students, alumni, faculty and staff members are encouraged to apply.
• Wayne State University drops COVID vaccine requirement, mandatory testing and Campus Daily Screener
  May 30, 2023
  In an email from the Campus Health Committee, WSU Chief Health and Wellness Officer Laurie Clabo said, "The continued decline of cases throughout our community and the recent expiration of the federal government’s public health emergency declaration have allowed us to make some major updates to Wayne State’s COVID-19 policies."
• WSU Applebaum PharmD program honors preceptors during annual Recognition & Development Event
  May 26, 2023
  On May 18, members of the WSU Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Doctor of Pharmacy program gathered for the annual PharmD Warrior Preceptor Recognition & Development Event. Awards were presented to four exemplary preceptors.
• Private scholarships awarded to WSU Applebaum students during Donors & Scholars events
  May 25, 2023
  The Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences celebrated student success and donor generosity during two distinct Donors & Scholars Luncheons, honoring Health Sciences on May 17 and Pharmacy on May 18, 2023. 
• Dr. Moh Malek becomes first Health Care Sciences faculty member awarded Outstanding Graduate Mentor by Wayne State
  May 25, 2023
  Since 1994, the Outstanding Graduate Mentor award has been presented to graduate faculty recognized by their department and graduate students as excellent graduate mentors. Honorees must demonstrate abilities to advise, support, sponsor and inspire graduate students in making progress toward completion of their degrees and becoming members of a larger professional community.
• Michigan Medicine: Paige Senn, DPT '21, helps teen with rare neuromuscular disorder slow disease progression
  May 24, 2023
  Until there's a treatment, Maggie will be working with her physical therapist, Paige Senn, to keep her muscles healthy and hold the symptoms at bay. Senn will be creating physical therapy plans to strengthen the teen’s muscles and slow their atrophy. "It's important to be mindful of the types of muscle contractions she is doing so nothing is damaged further," Senn said. "A good gauge for the intensity of the exercise is to make sure she can hold a conversation during these activities." Senn has created a physical therapy regiment that helps Maggie Eggleston find ways to do the tasks that she has struggled doing, such as pulling her hair up or playing the violin.
• Winter 2023 WSU Applebaum Undergraduate Dean's List
  May 23, 2023
  Students completing six to 11 credit hours and achieving a 4.0 GPA and students completing 12 or more credits who achieve a GPA of 3.75 or higher for the semester are placed on the Dean’s List.
• GALLERY: Pharmacy Donors & Scholars photos
  May 22, 2023
  On May 18, 2023, the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences celebrated student success and donor generosity during the Donors & Scholars Luncheon for Pharmacy programs. Over a quarter of a million dollars was awarded through more than 160 scholarships.
• GALLERY: Health Sciences Donors & Scholars photos
  May 22, 2023
  On May 17, 2023, the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences celebrated student success and donor generosity during the Donors & Scholars Luncheon for Health Sciences programs.
• Hot off the presses: Read and share the digital version of the brand-new WSU Applebaum magazine
  May 17, 2023
  Published in May 2023, WSU Applebaum magazine features news and information about students, faculty and alumni representing all 11 programs. Look for familiar faces and feel free to share the link with your colleagues, contacts and friends!
• CE opportunity for pharmacists: APhA MTM training at Wayne State June 22
  May 17, 2023
  On Thursday, June 22, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will present American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services training.
• WATCH: Pharmacy Donors & Scholars ceremony
  May 17, 2023
  The Pharmacy Donors & Scholars ceremony was held on Thursday, May 18.
• WATCH: Health Sciences Donors & Scholars ceremony
  May 17, 2023
  Watch a recording of the Health Science Donors & Scholars ceremony that was held Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
• GALLERY: WSU Employee Recognition Ceremony for anniversaries and retirees
  May 15, 2023
  On Tuesday, May 9, the university community gathered in the Wayne State Fieldhouse to honor those who retired or celebrated anniversaries during 2020-23 — including several WSU Applebaum faculty and staff members.
• Wayne State Academic Recognition Ceremony celebrates WSU Applebaum faculty excellence
  May 15, 2023
  Faculty and academic staff from across campus were celebrated for their contributions to the university, academic community and professional development at the Academic Recognition Ceremony and reception on April 27 at the Student Center Building. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Kyle Burghardt received a Career Development Chair award and Professor of Physical Therapy Moh Malek received an Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award.
• GALLERY: WSU May '23 Commencement Ceremonies
  May 14, 2023
  On Friday, May 5, WSU Applebaum graduates walked across the Commencement stage at the Wayne State Fieldhouse.
• Pathologists’ Assistant Heidi Wagner, Physical Therapist Michael Nanzer join the WSU Applebaum Board of Visitors
  May 10, 2023
  The Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has appointed two new members to its Board of Visitors: Heidi Wagner and Michael Nanzer.  
• WATCH: Wayne State Pharmacy Class of 2023 Convocation Ceremony
  May 9, 2023
  On Monday, May 8, students, faculty and friends of the Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences programs gathered at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center to celebrate the Class of 2023 Pharmacy Convocation.
• Michigan Pharmacist: Perspectives on a new ambulatory care concentration at Wayne State, by Dr. Helen Berlie and Dr. Candice Garwood
  May 8, 2023
  "In addition to meeting the needs of our changing health care landscape and the profession of pharmacy, student perspectives and preferences are also an essential part of the process when considering the importance of a career in ambulatory care."
• Today@Wayne: PharmD graduate Klea Noskey '23 achieves her dream
  May 4, 2023
  It’s been nearly a decade since Klea Noskey arrived in the US from her tiny, picturesque village in Albania, determined to earn an education. The journey hasn’t always been easy, but after earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree this week, Noskey will start her residency at Beaumont Hospital-Troy. She said, "I would like to be a clinical pharmacist, and that’s why I decided to pursue residency because it gives me a lot more clinical knowledge and gets me more familiar with the system and will allow me to collaborate with the doctors and nurses and PAs and be part of the team.”
• Today@Wayne: Pathologists' Assistant graduate Sam Matthews '23 heads into forensics
  May 3, 2023
  Passionate about forensics, May 2023 graduate Sam Matthews will work as a traveling forensics pathologists’ assistant after graduation. “Even when I was in undergrad, I wanted to be a medical examiner; I had wanted to be one since I was little," she said. Already a small, niche career field, pathologists’ assistant becomes even more so when you add the forensics component. For some, that could be intimidating, but for Matthews, it’s invigorating. In a profession she loves so much, one that’s headed towards an exponential growth, Matthews is happy to be at the forefront.
• GALLERY: Dr. Rosanne DiZazzo-Miller earns AOTA Roster of Fellows Award
  April 26, 2023
  At the 2023 American Occupational Therapy Association national conference in Kansas City, Associate Professor Rosanne DiZazzo-Miller was presented with the AOTA Roster of Fellows Award, which recognizes her as an occupational therapist who has made a significant contribution to and impact on the profession as an outstanding clinician, educator, scholar, mentor and advocate.
• WXYZ-TV: Driving simulator at Wayne State University measures danger levels of texting while driving, featuring Dr. Randy Commissaris
  April 26, 2023
  Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Randall Commissaris and his lab are featured in a Distracted Driver Awareness Month news segment about texting behind the wheel.
• GALLERY: Wayne State STEM Day 2023
  April 26, 2023
  Wayne State University hosted nearly 2,500 students and teachers from 27 metro Detroit middle schools for a day of hands-on STEM activities across campus. WSU Applebaum participated with interactive sessions on medical laboratory science, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, radiation therapy technology and radiologic technology. Students had a blast concocting their own Warrior Lotion, helping a skeleton move, using surgical techniques to remove objects from Jell-O and more!