New Course Explores Link Between Drugs and the Human Experience
How is the human mind influenced by legal and illegal drugs? An innovative new multidisciplinary course from the USC Mann School, RXRS 202, will decode the effects of drugs—legal and illegal—on the human mind and society.
Intensive Lifestyle Counseling and Education by Health Specialists Associated With Higher Employment Rate Among People With Type 2 Diabetes
USC Schaeffer Center and University of Minnesota researchers found that study participants without a college degree had even larger employment gains from lifestyle changes recommended by specialists.
Zhang Awarded $2.5 Million NIH Grant
Yong (Tiger) Zhang of USC Mann was awarded a five-year, $2.5 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to fund a study that could lead to the development of new therapeutics for triple-negative breast cancer.
Richmond Named Professor Emerita of Regulatory and Quality Sciences
Frances Richmond, who established the USC Mann school’s regulatory science program in 1999, was granted emeritus status, effective July 1.
USC Mann Team Wins Best Poster Award at AACP Annual Meeting
A USC Mann research poster received the 2022-2023 Social and Administrative Sciences (SAS) Best Poster Award at the 2023 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting in Aurora, Colorado.
Mangul Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Serghei Mangul of USC Mann has received a $498,823 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Popovian to Speak at White Coat Ceremony for PharmD Class of 2027
Robert Popovian, PharmD ‘93, MS ‘97, founder of the strategic consulting firm Conquest Advisors, will speak at the USC Mann White Coat Ceremony for the PharmD Class of 2027.
Wang Receives 2023 Sustainability Research Award
Clay C.C. Wang of USC Mann and Travis Williams of USC Dornsife received a 2023 USC Sustainability Research Award for their project, “Converting Plastics into High Values Chemical Using Knowledge from Rules of Life.”
Kumar Joins Faculty
Radhika Venkatraman Kumar, PhD, has joined USC Mann as assistant professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences (teaching track).
Study: Inflation Reduction Act’s Cap on Insulin Out-of-Pocket Costs Boosts Prescription Fills
The Inflation Reduction Act’s policy capping out-of-pocket costs for insulin to $35 for a month’s supply led to increases in the total number of insulin fills for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Blame Capitalism? Why Hundreds of Decades-Old Yet Vital Drugs Are Nearly Impossible to Find
The shortages, which have been going on for years, have typically affected only low-cost generics rather than profitable brand-name drugs, Geoffrey Joyce writes.
USC Mann Faculty, Staff to Present at AACP Pharmacy Education 2023
At Pharmacy Education 2023, the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), to be held July 22 – 25, USC Mann faculty will lead numerous presentations and present research.
Cogan Joins Faculty
Dillon P. Cogan, PhD, has joined USC Mann as assistant professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences.
ACPE Renews Accreditation of PharmD Degree Program through 2031
The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has granted renewed accreditation for the USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’s Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree program for eight years, through June 30, 2031.
Faculty Q&A with Tam Phan
Tam Phan, PharmD ’18, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at USC Mann, talks about his work as a clinical pharmacist at the Los Angeles LGBT Center and how the healthcare system can improve in providing inclusive and accessible health care for LGBTQ+ patients.