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All Articles: Announcements
![Calvin Sun](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-12/calvin_sun_news.jpg)
Dr. Changquan “Calvin” Sun has achieved the ScholarGPS Number 1 ranking in Pharmacy among all academic scholars in the United States.
![A photo of Nicole, Nan, and Conrad](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-08/summer_23_grads.jpg)
Nicole Mai Bentz, Nan Wang, and Conrad Fihn each successfully defended their PhD thesis this summer to become our program's most recent graduates.
![Kelsey Holdaway](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-08/kelsey_holdaway.jpeg)
Holdaway received the Dr. Paul B. Myrdal Memorial Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE).
Chenxu Li is the recipient of the 2022 James C. Cloyd Neuropharmacology Fellowship.
![Reena Kartha](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-07/reena-kartha-news.jpg)
Dr. Reena Kartha, is promoted to associate professor (term) in the Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology.
![Dr. Philip S. Portoghese's headshot](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-07/portoghese.jpeg)
The Medicinal Chemistry Department celebrates and honors Dr. Phillip S. Portoghese as he retires from the University after 62 years of exemplary teaching, research, and service.
![Dawn Hood](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-07/dawn-hood-2023.jpg)
Hood will start July 10; brings strong financial and strategic background
![Robert Vince wearing Weaver Medal](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-08/vince-weaver-medal-2023.jpg)
Robert Vince, PhD, director of the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota, has been selected as the 2022 Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal recipient.
![Robert Vince](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-06/robert-vince-news-2023.png)
Robert Vince, PhD, director of the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota, has been selected as the 2022 Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal recipient.
![Dr. Changquan Calvin Sun](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2023-03/changquan-calvin-sun.jpg)
Honor bestowed on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications that are scientifically or socially distinguished.