Sheila Roberson
Public Relations Coordinator
Articles by Sheila Roberson
| May. 11 2012 |
UGA College of Pharmacy graduates 121 studentsThe University of Georgia College of Pharmacy graduated 121 doctor of pharmacy students in ceremonies held May 5 in Athens. Of those students, 70 graduated with honors, including one first honor graduate. Other honors were five summa cum laude, 32 magna cum laude and 33 cum laude. |
| Mar. 29 2012 |
Toxicologist to study insecticide risks to infants and childrenJames Bruckner, a toxicology professor in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, received a two-year, $898,179 contract from the Consumer Specialty Production Association to assess potential neurotoxic risks posed by pyrethroid insecticides to infants and children. The research findings will be forwarded to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency so it can develop scientifically based exposure guidelines to assure safe levels of pyrethroids in agriculture and the home. |
| Mar. 21 2012 |
UGA to hold pharmaceutical development symposiumNine international leaders in the field of modern drug development will speak at the first Symposium on Pharmaceutical Development sponsored by the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. The daylong event on April 19 at the Classic Center will begin with registration at 8 a.m. |
| Mar. 12 2012 |
Southern Research CEO Jack Secrist to give first College of Pharmacy Chu LectureThe department of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy will hold the first lecture of the Chu Lectureship Series on March 28 at 11 a.m. in room 201 of the pharmacy south building. |
| Feb. 14 2012 |
Healthy Dawgs wellness program helps UGA workforce, pharmacy studentsA wellness initiative by the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is bettering the lives of 65 UGA employees. Through the Healthy Dawgs program, they are learning more about their prescription medications and how to make health-improving decisions. According to a recent assessment, many participants have reported marked improvement in their well-being and lifestyle. |
| Dec. 13 2011 |
Raising puppies for the blind is a full-time job for UGA studentFirst-year University of Georgia College of Pharmacy student Mallory Nelson has always loved dogs, so it's not a stretch of the imagination that she'd have one living with her during college. The unusual part is that she's training Pepsi, a black Labrador puppy, to be a guide dog for a disabled person. |
| Nov. 30 2011 |
UGA pharmacy researcher continues work on melanoma treatmentA research scientist in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is continuing her work on melanoma, a type of skin cancer that has become an emerging health crisis in the United States, with a grant from the American Cancer Society. |
| Oct. 10 2011 |
Pharmacy student program benefits hospital’s diabetes careStudents in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy were part of a team of health care workers who helped make a unique diabetes specialty certification a reality for St. Mary's Health Care System of Athens. |
| Oct. 6 2011 |
Good health, flu shots featured at annual DawgtoberfestThe University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and the American Pharmacists Association will celebrate American Pharmacists Month with the ninth annual Dawgtoberfest: Rx for Good Health Oct. 19 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Tate Student Center. |
| Sep. 22 2011 |
Kennedy receives $570,600 NCI award for cancer researchAthens, Ga. - Eileen Kennedy, assistant professor of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, received a National Cancer Institute Transition Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health for more than $570,600 over the next three years. Her project will look at specific mechanisms related to breast cancer. |
| Jul. 15 2011 |
Bartlett named AAPS FellowMichael Bartlett, professor of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, has been named a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists for 2011. Last year he was chosen recipient of the AAPS Research Achievement Award in Analysis and Pharmaceutical Quality, one of the highest awards conferred by AAPS. |
| Mar. 16 2011 |
UGA offers new anticoagulation certificate program for pharmacistsThe University of Georgia College of Pharmacy has developed a new practice-based certificate program in anticoagulation therapy management. |
| Mar. 4 2011 |
Dean Emeritus Stuart Feldman honored for diversity effortsDean Emeritus Stuart Feldman of the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy was honored during a Feb. 25 reception in conjunction with the university’s 50th anniversary of desegregation celebration. Feldman’s efforts to enhance and promote diversity within the college were honored. |
| Feb. 17 2011 |
UGA College of Pharmacy to host Good Manufacturing Practices conferenceThe 35th International Good Manufacturing Practices conference on spotlighting GMP enforcement will be held at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel March 14-17. |
| Jan. 19 2011 |
UGA study suggests vitamin therapy may be harmful to breast cancer patientsA recent University of Georgia study indicates that a common vitamin used to treat breast cancer victims might actually be harmful to patients. |