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• Health Television Nepal: Paul Kilgore presents research at International Patient Safety Conference
  July 1, 2019
  The conference in Kathmandu was attended by a large number of clinicians as well as Nepali government health leaders. It featured several international speakers including participation from the Global Health Initiative at Henry Ford Health System.
• Oakland Press: Tarek Hassoun '18 opens HealthLine Pharmacy
  June 20, 2019
  Tarek Hassoun, a 2018 graduate of the WSU Applebaum Doctor of Pharmacy program, recently opened HealthLine Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy which provides free home delivery to patients within a 15-mile radius of its Bloomfield Hills location.
• Drug Topics: Amber Martirosov on aspirin and COPD
  June 19, 2019
  Martirosov provided an analysis of a recent observational study that suggested that aspirin might be instrumental in preventing flare-ups of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease (COPD).
• Vaccine expert Basel Khatib to lecture at WSU Applebaum June 6
  May 31, 2019
  The lecture is part of the campuswide #KnockOutHPV campaign designed and managed by PharmD student Adalah Yahia. 
• Hilary Marusak among Crain's 2019 Notable Women in STEM
  May 28, 2019
  Hilary Marusak, a postdoctoral fellow in WSU Applebaum's Translational Neuropsychopharmacology (TNP2) Lab, was selected as a Crain's Notable Women in STEM 2019 honoree.
• WSU Applebaum postdoc Hilary Ann Marusak to present research seminar May 29
  May 10, 2019
  Hilary Ann Marusak, Ph.D., a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, will present "Effects of childhood adversity on brain and behavioral development" at IBio.
• Vaccine expert Dr. Basel Khatib to lecture for #KnockOutHPV campaign
  May 2, 2019
  Renowned vaccine expert Basel Khatib MD, FAAP, will present a lecture, "HPV Diseases and Vaccine: Myths and Facts," on Thursday, June 6, at 10 a.m. in the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Room 540). 
• Community Homeless Interprofessional Program (CHIP) earns honorable mention in national award competition
  May 2, 2019
  The Wayne State University Community Homeless Interprofessional Program (CHIP) earned an honorable mention in the 2019 Excellence in Interprofessional Education Collaboration National Award competition presented by the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) and the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC). 
• Student athlete Jackie Feist wins 2019 EACPHS Deans' Award
  April 22, 2019
  Feist, who is working on her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree, is a redshirt senior on the Wayne State women's cross country and track & field team.
• Pharmacy alumni Rochelle and David Fontana return April 19 to share their career journeys
  April 11, 2019
  David and Rochelle Fontana will return to their alma mater, the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, on Friday, April 19, and each will give a brief talk about their career paths since their time at Wayne State. Their talks will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the WSU Applebaum auditorium, 259 Mack Avenue, Detroit.
• SPIN peer mentoring program inspires diversity in pharmacy profession
  April 8, 2019
  Founded in 2018 by impassioned student pharmacist Mona Mawari, the Student Pharmacists Inclusion Network (SPIN) is making big strides to ensure that the Wayne State PharmD degree program reflects and supports a diverse student body, with a long-range goal of reducing health care disparities in Detroit. 
• Mary Beth O'Connell publishes second edition of comprehensive book on women's health
  March 28, 2019
  Women's Health Across the Lifespan: A Pharmacotherapeutic Approach has been published as an ebook in AccessPharmacy, which all Wayne State University students, faculty and staff can access for free. 
• UNC’s Robert Blouin to receive 51st annual Lakey Award, deliver keynote April 1
  March 26, 2019
  On April 1, Wayne State's Alpha Chi chapter of the national Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society will present Robert A. Blouin, PharmD, Executive Vice Chancellor, Provost and Bryson Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, with the 2019 Roland T. Lakey Award. All are welcome to attend his keynote lecture from 5 to 6 p.m. in the WSU Applebaum auditorium.
• Geri Smith chosen for Lambda Kappa Sigma service award
  March 15, 2019
  Professor Emerita Geralynn Smith was selected to receive the Ruth Davies Flaherty Service Award for the Lambda Kappa Sigma (LKS) Omicron alumni chapter for her outstanding service and loyalty to the professional fraternity.
• My Tran wins Lambda Kappa Sigma Alumni Scholarship
  March 6, 2019
  Each year, the LKS Omicron alumni chapter awards this scholarship to a member of LKS Omicron Collegiate Chapter who demonstrates service and leadership within LKS, as well as academic achievement, community service involvement and participation in extracurricular activities. 
• LKS to present lecture by Sally Rafie, pharmacy-based contraception expert
  March 4, 2019
  Sally Rafie, PharmD, was instrumental in establishing legislation and protocols for pharmacists to prescribe birth control in California, and she has a long record of research and advocacy in the field of reproductive health.
• Tim Stemmler wins Wayne State’s 2019 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award
  March 1, 2019
  The award is given to one faculty member university-wide each year whose teaching, scholarship and research have brought distinction to the university’s graduate programs.
• Lynette Moser named chair of Department of Pharmacy Practice
  February 22, 2019
  Associate Professor (Clinical) Lynette Moser has been appointed chair of the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Department of Pharmacy Practice. Moser has been serving as interim chair.
• Christine Rabinak, Arun Iyer honored for excellence in mentorship
  February 22, 2019
  Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences faculty members Christine Rabinak and Arun Iyer have been selected to receive Excellence in PostDoc Mentorship Awards by the Wayne State University Graduate School. Only four faculty members from across the university earn this award each year.
• Lebanese American University–Wayne State exchange students experience pharmacy practice abroad
  February 18, 2019
  A little more than a year following a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Lebanese American University’s School of Pharmacy and WSU Applebaum, the first exchange of students between the two faculties is wrapping up.
• Professors Wilhelm, Miller to receive awards at APhA annual meeting
  February 8, 2019
  Associate Professor (Clinical) Sheila Wilhelm and Professor Emeritus (Clinical) Douglas Miller will receive national awards from pharmacy leadership fraternity Phi Lambda Sigma. Wayne State’s chapter, Gamma Chi, nominated the two pharmacy practice faculty members.
• Paul Kilgore appointed chair of College Research Committee
  February 8, 2019
  Associate Professor Paul Kilgore has been appointed the new chair of the WSU Applebaum College Research Committee starting March 1, 2019. Kilgore will succeed Associate Professor Diane Adamo, who has served as chair for several years.
• The Rounds Table: Christopher Giuliano and Claudia Hanni on pantoprazole, aspirin
  February 8, 2019
  Christopher Giuliano, associate professor of pharmacy practice, and Claudia Hanni, a 2016 Wayne State Pharm.D. graduate who is now serving as a preceptor, cover pantoprazole in patients at risk for GI bleeding in the ICU and effects of aspirin for primary prevention in persons with diabetes. 
• 'Sex, Drugs and the Dragon' event offers free STI testing, vaccine status
  February 5, 2019
  Do you know your HPV cancer vaccine status? How about your STI status? Find out – and learn much more about sexual health and drug effects – at this Feb. 19 campus health fair for and led by students.
• EACPHS cross country runners earn GLIAC All-Academic Excellence honors
  January 28, 2019
  Redshirt senior Jackie Feist (Beverly Hills, Mich. / Birmingham Groves) and sophomore Kiersten Reeves (Ionia, Mich.) were both named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team for having a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better.