Carolyn Ren, a professor at Waterloo Engineering, has won $265,000 in federal backing to develop a palm-sized device capable of detecting COVID-19 infection within 30 minutes. Pharmacy professor Emmanuel Ho, along with Keith Fowke of the University of Manitoba, are supporting the project.
Online learning is the new norm at the School of Pharmacy in Spring Term as a result of COVID-19. Faculty members are exploring a variety of innovative methods to deliver content and assessments in a virtual space.
Richard is one of four recipients chosen from among University of Waterloo instructors
Senior pharmacy students are supporting Ontario’s health-care system in the fight against COVID-19. These students are completing their rotations, a requirement for senior pharmacy students where they are placed in health-care sites across the province for six months.
Here are some of their stories:
Charina Alducente in Thunder Bay Region
Today, the School of Pharmacy is celebrating a spring convocation like no other. For the first time, the School was unable to welcome graduates for a reception in person. Although safety precautions due to COVID-19 keep us apart, the faculty and staff at the School extend their sincere congratulations to our newest alumni!
Senior pharmacy students are supporting Ontario’s health-care system in the fight against COVID-19. These students are completing their rotations, a requirement for senior pharmacy students where they are placed in health-care sites across the province for six months.
Here are some of their stories:
Lee Pham in the Kitchener-Waterloo Region
Nikita Mahajan and Ezgi Ulkuseven standing in the lobby of the building where they worked on co-op. Nikita and Ezgi were on co-op at the Ministry of Health when COVID-19 struck in Canada.
Cindy completing her reserach project from home. Cindy’s CIHR proposal was ranked first out of the 290 applicants in her application pool.
Monica Hoang had no idea earlier this year that she’d be spending the last few months of her PhD working on the design of a COVID-19 testing kit.
Over 200 pharmacy candidates have now completed virtual interviews. Pictured above is Becky Ewan preparing for admissions in 2019 compared to her 2020 preparations.
“Tell us something you are passionate about.”