BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 16 -- Samford University issued the following news release: During a week in October, third-year students at Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy completed their PHAR 530 Focused Patient Care Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE). The students gained hands-on experience in community pharmacies where they administered vaccines, counseled patients, conducted medication therapy management and collaborated with preceptors. Eighty-one students admini  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Oct. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: University of South Alabama Assistant Professor of Audiology Dr. Nicholas Stanley has received a National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program award. This award will repay 50 percent of Stanley's qualified educational loan over two years in exchange for a commitment to conducting research involving patients with communication difficulties. "To receive this award is very validating for  more

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Oct. 16 (TNSres) -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news: Tuskegee University has been awarded the first phase of an $11 million grant by National Health Genome Research Institute to establish a Center in Genomic Research. The Carver Genomic Research Center will focus on addressing health disparities in the Black Belt South by studying genetic factors that contribute to diseases like cancer in minority populations. "The establishment of the Carver Genomic Resear  more

FLORENCE, Alabama, Oct. 16 -- The University of North Alabama issued the following news release: Just one year since the launch of the $100 million Shine On, Gold Comprehensive Campaign for the University of North Alabama, and already the goal is well within sight as more than $75 million has been raised. "We are at a critical juncture in the the University's history, and this campaign will be a vital part of launching us into our bicentennial in 2030," said UNA President Dr. Ken Kitts. "Alread  more