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• WATCH: Dean Cummings has a 30-second message for students about staying safe
  September 17, 2021
  In this quick video message, Dr. Brian Cummings urges everyone to remain vigilant about keeping each other – and our families – safe. Complete the Campus Daily Screener each day before coming to campus, and continue to wear your masks.
• WSU chapter of Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy to host local P&T competition
  September 1, 2021
  The Wayne State University student chapter of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) achieved an outstanding second-place national performance at the 21st annual P&T competition last April. Now, the group is excited to host a local P&T competition that will be held at the university from November 2021 through January 2022.
• Kappa Psi brothers win Outstanding Professional Program Award from Professional Fraternity Association
  September 1, 2021
  WSU’s Kappa Psi brothers have made an impact not only in the metro Detroit area; they have also garnered national attention, recently winning the prestigious 2021 Outstanding Professional Program Award from the Professional Fraternity Association (PFA), besting thousands of professional fraternities from all across the nation.
• PHOTOS: 2021 PharmD White Coat Ceremony
  August 25, 2021
  On August 24, the Class of 2025 gathered in the WSU Student Center ballroom to celebrate the start of their pharmacy education by taking the Oath of a Pharmacist and trying on their white coats for the first time. Share in the experience by checking out our Flickr album.
• 2021-23 cohort begins Applebaum PharmD Leadership & Scholars Program
  August 20, 2021
  Wayne State University third-year student pharmacists Sara Barakat, Kelly Kepley, Klea Noskey and Brooke Penny will each receive a $4,000 scholarship – as well as a $2,000 budget to build on the work of earlier cohorts to advance community-ambulatory pharmacy practice.
• Model D: Pharmacist, WSU alumna Tania Begum serves Bengali community
  August 10, 2021
  Begum opened Community Rx Pharmacy in 2013 with co-owner Mahbubur Motlib after seeing Bangladeshis were moving northward into Warren and Sterling Heights. “We don't have a Bengali-speaking pharmacy in this location… we want to be with the people and be their support center, a resource center for them,” she says.
• WSU establishes new Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases
  August 9, 2021
  The Center for Emerging and Infectious Diseases builds on the university’s experiences in combating COVID-19 to prepare Detroit and the state of Michigan to tackle pandemic diseases. The center is the first of its kind located in an urban setting within the state.
• Trial by fire: Dr. Paul Kilgore calls on a lifetime of experience to aid in urgent vaccine development and rollout
  August 4, 2021
  The coronavirus was a moment the WSU Applebaum associate professor of pharmacy practice and that program's director of research had prepared for his entire career. “This is something we expected — we thought it would be influenza but I expected to confront a pandemic in my lifetime,” he said. “Everything I learned and experienced during my work with the Centers for Disease Control in the ’90s and the International Vaccine Institute in South Korea in the early 2000s really equipped me to hit the ground running and not be fearful. I knew what we needed to do.”
• Wayne State University joins URC partners in mandating vaccination for all students, faculty and staff coming to campus
  August 3, 2021
  "As we have from the beginning of the pandemic, we are today revising our campus response to respond to emerging evidence and local data. To best protect the health and safety of our campus community, Wayne State will require all students, faculty and staff who plan to be on campus during the fall semester to receive their COVID-19 vaccination. Proof of your vaccination must be submitted by Aug. 30 for you to be allowed on campus," said WSU President M. Roy Wilson.
• Masks are required inside WSU buildings now through Sept. 15 for everyone, regardless of vaccination status
  August 3, 2021
  "Full vaccination of our campus community will eventually eliminate the need for masks and allow a renewed sense of normalcy in our interactions. Beginning today through Sept. 15, however, when we can be more confident in our overall vaccination status, masks will be required indoors for everyone, regardless of vaccination status," said WSU President M. Roy Wilson. "At that point, we will revisit the mask requirement, and hopefully eliminate it. Of course, masks will not be required if you are working alone in your office. We recognize that this is inconvenient, but it is temporary, and more important, safe."
• Dr. Richard Lucarotti aces 45-year Wayne State career with professor emeritus honor
  June 28, 2021
  In his role as WSU Applebaum's associate dean for pharmacy, Richard Lucarotti was instrumental in significantly revising the PharmD curriculum in 2016 to meet the evolving needs of the pharmacy profession.
• WDET: Dr. Paul Kilgore says virus getting faster, more efficient at transmission
  June 25, 2021
  WSU Applebaum Professor of Pharmacy Practice Paul Kilgore says the delta variant could be an issue this fall for unvaccinated people, citing hot spots appearing in areas in Texas where there is a lack of vaccination. “The virus is getting much better at moving from one person to another,” he says. “That means that the virus can be transmitted much quicker, much more efficiently. So I’m particularly worried about unvaccinated populations in Detroit. I’m extremely concerned about this coming fall.”
• All are welcome at COVID-19 vaccine town hall June 29
  June 21, 2021
  Do you or your family members have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine? WSU Applebaum experts can help!
• Women 18-45 asked to respond to Research Scholars project survey: Did COVID-19 affect women's reproductive health?
  June 17, 2021
  Wayne State Doctor of Pharmacy Research Scholar Karli Pelaccio (P3) and Professor of Pharmacy Mary Beth O'Connell are principal investigators on a research study exploring sexual health and behaviors, and contraception use and access during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• PharmD alumnus Frank Prano '20 vaccinates a WSU Applebaum VIP
  June 17, 2021
  Interim Dean Cathy Lysack is back in Detroit! Yesterday, she received her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a local CVS, where Wayne State PharmD alumnus Frank Prano '20 is the pharmacist. Read what she had to say about the experience.
• AMCP, SNPhA, SPPA support Kappa Psi’s Reach Out and Read initiative
  June 16, 2021
  Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity has adopted Reach Out and Read as its national philanthropy and Wayne State’s Mu Omicron Pi chapter of Kappa Psi has been supporting this initiative over the past academic year through book donation drives and fundraisers. Over the spring semester, the WSU brothers of Kappa Psi invited other student organizations at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to join in supporting their childhood literacy program.
• Dr. Michael Rybak and WSU Applebaum team receive NIH R21 grant to investigate antibiotic-bacteriophage combination
  June 11, 2021
  Wayne State University Professor of Pharmacy Practice Michael Rybak received funding as the principal investigator for a new NIH R21 grant from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a total amount of $423,000. The title of the grant is "Anti-biofilm activity of bacteriophage-antibiotic combinations against MRSA" (1R21AI163726-01). 
• Mind, heart and soul: Doctor of Pharmacy student Joseph Paul Javier gives everything his all
  June 9, 2021
  People who aren’t familiar with his story are astounded by everything Javier manages to accomplish in any given day — on top of making his way through Wayne State’s rigorous Doctor of Pharmacy program in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. His email signature block lists no fewer than 15 affiliations and leadership positions below his name. And Javier isn’t just busy. He’s good.
• Containing COVID-19 with vaccines: How are we doing and what more can be done? with Dr. Paul Kilgore set for June 9
  June 8, 2021
  The presentation, which will take place Wednesday, June 9, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom, will identify and describe current COVID-19 trends and disease burden, identify and describe approved COVID-19 vaccines and other vaccines in development, and describe opportunities and tools for addressing vaccine hesitancy.
• WXYZ: Dr. Paul Kilgore offers insight during TV news segment on next-generation COVID treatments
  June 7, 2021
  WSU Applebaum Associate Professor and Director of Research Paul Kilgore, who played a critical role in the development of the Moderna and J&J vaccines, addresses vaccine hesitancy and ongoing research.
• Ulyana Kucherepa, PharmD '21, named AACP Walmart Scholar
  June 1, 2021
  Kucherpa is among 85 graduate students, doctoral students, residents and fellows nationwide to earn a spot in the program for 2021. Each Walmart Scholar will work with a faculty mentor on a research project throughout the year and participate in the AACP Annual Meeting.
• Nora Fritz, Dennis Parker win EACPHS Excellence in Teaching Awards
  May 26, 2021
  The awards recognize outstanding faculty – one in Health Sciences and one in Pharmacy – who, to an exceptionally high degree, demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of their subject, superior classroom performance, and high educational standards; communicate their subject matter accurately, clearly, and effectively; generate enthusiasm and respect for learning; motivate their students to excel; and are accessible to students.
• WSU, APhA partner on medication therapy management virtual certificate training course for licensed pharmacists
  May 20, 2021
  The APhA Certificate Training Program hosted by Wayne State University will be offered in a virtual format. Zoom Video Conferencing will be used to deliver the live sessions on June 8-9, 2021.
• WDET: Dr. Paul Kilgore on prematurity of CDC mask guidance
  May 18, 2021
  Dr. Paul Kilgore, Wayne State professor of pharmacy practice, says his personal behavior has not changed despite the CDC relaxing masks guidelines or fully vaccinated adults.
• WDIV: Devin Scillian talks with Dr. Paul Kilgore and Dr. Marcus Zervos about vaccination progress
  May 10, 2021
  Flashpoint's first segment on Sunday, May 9, featured a discussion with two Wayne State University doctors who played critical roles in the development of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines: WSU Applebaum Associate Professor and Director of Research Dr. Paul Kilgore and Assistant Dean of Global Affairs Dr. Marcus Zervos.