August 24, 2026 was a beautiful day for a round of golf and a chance for alumni to reconnect with friends, faculty, staff, former classmates and the larger pharmacy community.
The University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy hosted the Canadian Society of Healthcare-Systems Pharmacy - Ontario Branch (CSHP-OB) West Chapter residency research night for the fifth year.
For Mera Yousef (Rx2028), co-op was an opportunity to turn classroom learning into real patient care. Read more about her first co-op work term at Ponds Mill Medical Pharmacy to see how she applied her pharmacy knowledge in practice and sharpened her communication skills.
Luca Roy (CAP 2025) shares his first-year experience in the Conditional Admission to Pharmacy program in the Faculty of Science.
Ayesha Amanullah (Rx2027), a third-year PharmD student, shares how she used co-op to explore many different pharmacy opportunities available to students. She reflects on how she developed a deeper understanding of the pharmacy profession through her co-op work terms.
Waterloo Pharmacy celebrates its newly graduated 2026 PhD and MSc graduate students and graduate student award winners.
Winners of the 2026 Pharmasave Business Competition students Zainab Rashid (Rx2027), Ishan Singh (Rx2027) and Noah Spitzl (Rx2027) created a platform idea that connects pharmacies, reduces waste and saves costs for pharmacies.
Dr. Emmanuel Ho, professor at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy, has received support through the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation’s (CABHI) Ignite program to advance an innovative mobile screening tool that aims to detect early signs of eye disease and potential changes in cognitive health.
Dr. Andrea Edginton, Hallman Director and Professor at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy, has been awarded the prestigious 2026 AFPC–Pfizer Research Career Award from the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada.
The University of Waterloo and Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) are pleased to announce that Dr. Tejal Patel, Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy, has been appointed as Schlegel Chair in Medication Management and Aging.