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August 20, 2026

Next Generation of Heart Research Beats Strong Across UH Labs

Through the UH-HEART and UH-CURE programs funded by the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health, respectively, 15 undergraduate students gained hands-on cardiovascular research experience this summer and presented their work at local and national scientific meetings.

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August 28, 2026

SNPhA Chapter Earns Top Honors at National Convention

UHCOP’s SNPhA chapter earned national recognition at the 2026 SNPhA/NPhA National Convention, winning eight of nine national initiative awards, securing top competition finishes and celebrating major individual honors.

August 25, 2026

APhA Institute Deepens Pharm.D. Students’ Understanding of Substance Use Disorders

The annual American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Institute on Substance Use Disorders brings together pharmacists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, attorneys, recovery advocates and other professionals for educational sessions, small-group discussions and personal stories focused on substance use disorders and recovery.

August 20, 2026

PPS Symposium Features Over 60 Presentations by Aspiring Researchers

The 2026 PPS Research Symposium hosted University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher Juliane Nguyen as its Scholar-in-Residence along with more than 60 poster and podium presentations by undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral research trainees.

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September 2, 2026

GI Organoid and Regenerative Medicine Researcher Sumimasa Arimura Joins UHCOP Faculty

UHCOP recently welcomed gastrointestinal stem cell and organoid researcher Sumimasa Arimura, Ph.D., as a research associate professor in the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

August 28, 2026

SNPhA Chapter Earns Top Honors at National Convention

UHCOP’s SNPhA chapter earned national recognition at the 2026 SNPhA/NPhA National Convention, winning eight of nine national initiative awards, securing top competition finishes and celebrating major individual honors.

August 25, 2026

APhA Institute Deepens Pharm.D. Students’ Understanding of Substance Use Disorders

The annual American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Institute on Substance Use Disorders brings together pharmacists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, attorneys, recovery advocates and other professionals for educational sessions, small-group discussions and personal stories focused on substance use disorders and recovery.

August 20, 2026

PPS Symposium Features Over 60 Presentations by Aspiring Researchers

The 2026 PPS Research Symposium hosted University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher Juliane Nguyen as its Scholar-in-Residence along with more than 60 poster and podium presentations by undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral research trainees.

August 20, 2026

Next Generation of Heart Research Beats Strong Across UH Labs

Through the UH-HEART and UH-CURE programs funded by the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health, respectively, 15 undergraduate students gained hands-on cardiovascular research experience this summer and presented their work at local and national scientific meetings.

August 13, 2026

Ying Xu: Finding the Heart of the Matter

Ph.D. candidate Ying Xu’s personal connection to cardiovascular disease is fueling her research into more precise treatments for heart failure and arrhythmia. Supported by an American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship, Xu is investigating how the AKAP12-PDE8A signaling pathway disrupts heart function and whether targeting it could help protect patients from cardiac dysfunction.