![Laura Palombi receives award](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2022-10/palombi_award_200_0-maroon.jpg)
Palombi was recognized for her work in the area of substance abuse prevention and intervention, and for her leadership in training people on how to use naloxone.
![Heather Blue](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2022-10/heather_blue_0.jpg)
Assistant Professor Heather Blue has been named the 2019 Minnesota Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) Outstanding Pharmacist Award recipient
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Venkatram Mereddy, professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, will receive the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) Outstanding Graduate Faculty Advisor Award.
![Laura Palombi headshot](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2022-10/palombi_0-maroon.jpg)
Federal grants are helping the U collaborate with rural partners to focus on strengthening community resources to prevent addiction and create healthy environments for those working toward recovery.
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This is the highest recognition of excellence in the practice or provision of health care by AHC faculty.
![Mike Swanoski](/sites/pharmacy.umn.edu/files/2022-10/swanoski_mike-maroon.png)
The closing of rural pharmacies affects vulnerable demographics, such as the elderly and those suffering from chronic illnesses—leading to poorer health outcomes for individuals and their communities.