CDC Highlights California Right Meds Collaborative
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication highlights USC’s California Right Meds Collaborative, which refers patients to community pharmacists for help in managing medications for chronic diseases.
USC Mann’s SCOPE Program Opens Pathways for Underserved Students
Mann School student members of the Southern California Outreach for Pharmacy Education (SCOPE) developed SCOPE Saturday Academy in fall 2022 to provide high school students from underrepresented and/or marginalized backgrounds an introduction and pathway to pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences as potential career options.
Mangul Awarded $3.9 Million NIH Grant
Serghei Mangul was awarded a five-year, $3,916,730 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for his project “Developing robust and scalable genomics tools and databases to analyze immune receptor repertoires across diverse populations.”
Trish testifies on PBMs at Senate Congressional hearing
Erin Trish, associate professor at USC Mann, was part of a panel of witnesses called to testify before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
With fanfare and festivity, USC Mann School marks a new era
The USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences celebrates its new name, its namesake and its expanding role in L.A. in health sciences, research and development.
Chacon Joins Faculty
Allison Chacon, PharmD, APh, has joined the USC Mann School as Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy (Clinician-Educator).
USC Mann welcomes on-site wellness counselor
Veronica Acosta, LCSW has joined USC Mann as its first on-site wellness counselor, a newly-created, full-time position designed to provide direct, on-campus support to students across degree programs.
New graphic novel heightens awareness of prescription opioid addiction
“Jackie’s Pain,” the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ latest health literacy publication, explains the risks of prescription opioid addiction.
Undergraduates named to Dean’s List for fall 2022
The USC Mann Dean’s List is an academic honor awarded to undergraduate students who have declared a major in USC Mann’s pharmacology and drug development or biopharmaceutical sciences programs.
New Master of Addiction Science seeks to revolutionize addiction treatment
The new program, which recently opened enrollment for fall 2023, is a cross-disciplinary curriculum partnership between the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, and Keck School of Medicine of USC Department of Population and Public Health Sciences.
Medicine from Garbage? New Process Shows Promise Turning Plastic Trash into Pharmaceuticals
Novel method developed by USC pharmacy and chemistry researchers to transform post-consumer mixed plastics into diverse and valuable secondary products has exciting potential implications for pharmaceutical development, manufacturing materials and other products.
Pioneering pharmacy professor learned early to work hard and help others
For almost five decades at USC, Jean Chen Shih has excelled at research and in teaching. Here, she is featured in the Trojan Title IX Trailblazer series.
USC School of Pharmacy announces $50 million naming gift
The USC School of Pharmacy will be renamed the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and will receive a $50 million endowment for student scholarships, faculty recruitment and more.
High-tech map promotes access to medicine and pharmacy services
A USC-developed interactive mapping tool shows the location of every pharmacy in the United States — and which neighborhoods are “pharmacy deserts.”
Honoring Leadership: Announcing the Recipients of the 2023 Alumni Awards
Eight outstanding leaders will be honored at the 2023 Alumni Awards Gala, to be held February 26, 2023 at the Westdrift Manhattan Beach Hotel.