March 30, 2018Katie Ozenberger, a PSOP graduate student, will be spending 2 months in Jordan working with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency on a project that will incorporate geospatial and drug utilization methods to identify populations most at-risk for experiencing barriers in accessing primary care services and essential medicines in refugee communities in Jordan.

March 28, 2018A study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry is the first to describe a signaling pathway that affects communication — a process called quorum sensing — between Streptococcus bacteria cells. In extreme cases, or when bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, these common but serious infections can lead to death. “Quorum sensing is how bacteria regulate their behavior as a collective,” said Michael Federle, corresponding author on the study. “This social regulation may provide many benefits to bacteria and, in the case of bad bacteria, may help promote survival and help defend against the immune system.”

March 13, 2018Fourteen College of Pharmacy students have been awarded a Chancellor’s Student Service and Leadership Award (CSSLA). The Chancellor's Student Service Award (CSSA) honors students who have made an outstanding contribution to the University through service to campus and the UIC community.