Announcements

Michelle L. Payne, Keaton S. Smetana, Casey C. May

Dean Deanna Kroetz and Drs. Liva Rakotondraibe, Emanuele Cocucci and Mitch Phelps recently returned from Taiwan, where they represented Ohio State at National Taiwan University Research Day alongside peers from the University of Michigan, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University and Seoul National University.

This prestigious honor recognizes pharmacy students who make significant contributions to public health.

Graduates of the MS and PhD programs gathered with faculty and staff at the Kathleen Brooks Graduate Student Reception on April 29 in the Riffe Classroom.

The Master of Science in Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (MS/HSPAL) program welcomed the 2025 class into the Latiolais Leadership Program (LLP) on May 7 at the Jack Nicklaus Museum on Ohio State's campus.

Zhifen Cui, Furong Huang, Kun Fang, Jingyue Yan, Yuebao Zhang, Diana D Kang, Yufan Zhou, Yue Zhao, Jeffrey I Everitt, William Hankey, Andrew J Armstrong, Jiaoti Huang, Hongyan Wang, Victor X Jin, Yizhou Dong, Qianben Wang

Jen Rodis, PharmD, FAPhA, associate dean for outreach and engagement at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, has been awarded a 2025–26 University Outreach and Engagement Documenting Impact Grant.

Molly Downing, PhD, assistant professor of practice; Jen Plahovinsak, MS, director of the MS Translational Pharmacology Program; and Steven Nagel, MS, director of learning design and multimedia, presented the College of Pharmacy's interactive eLearning module on responsible and ethical AI use at the 2025 Academy of Teaching conference on May 5.

On Friday, May 2, graduating P4 students gathered in the Riffe Classroom for a special awards luncheon recognizing their achievements.

View photos from the big day!