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McMaster’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is a neighbour of the Waterloo School of Pharmacy: both are located at the Health Sciences Campus in downtown Kitchener. Over the years, the schools have taken advantage of their proximity to collaborate on projects and events.

In December, McMaster Medicine recognized Waterloo Pharmacy’s Elaine Lillie as an invaluable partner and honoured her with the Excellence in Collaboration Award for Interprofessional Education.

What were you doing on January 7, 2008? You may not remember, but 90 of your colleagues certainly do. They were starting class at Canada’s newest pharmacy school. The building wasn’t even finished yet. 

Professor Michael Beazely kicked off the lecture to the crowd of over 150 people. Beazely discussed the chemical structure of marijuana, differentiating between THC and CBD, two of the active constituents in the cannabis plant. 

Chang and the team interviewed community pharmacists in Huron and Perth counties. These are two rural southwestern Ontario counties that have seen increasing rates of opioid misuse and yet continue to have an unmet need for addiction-treatment services.

On November 10, Professor Marianna Foldvari received an award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievements in Nanoscience from Nano Ontario, an organization that represents Ontario’s nanotechnology community. She then travelled to San Diego to be appointed a Fellow of the prestigious American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS). These honours recognize Foldvari’s accomplishments in pharmaceutical sciences and nanomedicine research. 

The Waterloo School of Pharmacy is pleased to welcome Associate Clinical Professor J.M. Gamble to the faculty. Gamble joins Waterloo Pharmacy from Memorial University in Newfoundland.

Zoppy, a business designed by pharmacy students Israa Ali, Rida Bukhari, Rui Su, Ali Syed and Paula Wang, proposes a strategy for making health care easier to access for busy Canadians. Zoppy is the 2017 winner of the Pharmasave Business Competition, an event where third-year pharmacy students design innovative business plans and compete for a $5000 prize.

The Waterloo School of Pharmacy is pleased to welcome Associate Professor Emmanuel Ho to the faculty.  Ho joins Waterloo Pharmacy from the University of Manitoba and has research experience in developing strategies for the imaging, treatment, and prevention of diseases.

Doctor of Pharmacy student Munaza Saleem (photo credit James MacDonald) was selected from an applicant pool of young women across Canada to step into the role of Minister of National Defense for a day.

As part of the University of Waterloo’s Reunion Weekend Sept 29-30, the School of Pharmacy hosted Friday night trivia and Saturday Continuing Professional Development (CPD).