Announcements

As part of Ohio State’s ongoing modernization of BuckID access controls, the legacy magnetic stripe card readers on the Xeroxes in Parks and Riffe will be upgraded between May 18 and mid-June with more secure contactless “tap” readers.

Graduates, family and friends, alumni, and faculty and staff gathered at the Jack Nicklaus Museum on May 11 for the MS Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (MS HSPAL) program graduation celebration.

On May 9, Bachelor of Science of Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) students graduating or matriculating to the PharmD program this fall were invited to attend the 2026 BSPS Milestone Celebration.

On Friday, May 8, graduating P4 students gathered in the Dr. Robert J. and Barbara B. Weber Pharmacy Classroom for a special awards luncheon recognizing their achievements.

On May 7, graduating PhD students and their advisors gathered at The Ohio State University Faculty Club for a luncheon to celebrate the PhD graduates.

Dr. Schmuhl obtained her Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration and is now authorized to prescribe controlled substances — a major step forward for pharmacist-led medication management in Ohio and nationally.

The 11th Annual College of Pharmacy Alumni Society Pharmathon 5K was held on April 26.

The U.S. Department of Justice has extended the ADA Title II compliance deadline to April 26, 2027.

On April 15, 2026, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society officially became the Royal College of Pharmacy, assuming a new role as the professional leadership body for pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA) announced that alumna Dana Wilkerson, PharmD, MS ’18, BCACP, of Worthington took office as Immediate Past President at the OPA 148th Annual Conference, April 9-11 in Columbus.