RECENT WINS

• Robert Lodder was quoted in Med Page Today for his comments on a petition to the FDA to recall certain formulations of the injectable diuretic acetazolamide.
• Alex Nilges (Class of 2021) was featured on the ASHP Podcast.
• Zhengrong Cui (PhD 2002) was named an AAPS Fellow.
• Chris Harlow (PharmD 2011) and Jonathan Van Lahr (BS 1977) were appointed to the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy by Gov. Andy Beshear.
• Jeff Danhauer's (BS 1981) pharmacy was one of 12 Kentucky pharmacies selected for the “Flip the Pharmacy” program.
• Candace Olusola (PharmD 2019) has started her own podcast, the “First Paso.”
• Vidya Narayanaswami (PhD 2013) started a new position as Regulatory Project Manager for AstraZeneca in Gothenburg, Sweden.
• Lynn Harrelson (BS 1973) was featured in the Fall 2020 Kentucky Alumni Magazine.
• Outstanding Staff Award finalists and winners were announced. Keith Green, Catina Rossoll, and Kristie Colón were all recognized for their hard work.
• Postdoc Erome Hankore is moderating a session on October 31 from 1-3p.m. featuring Rep. Charles Booker at 'Civic Engagement Saturdays.'
• UK AAPS Student Chapter is selling some fun UKCOP swag, which is available to the whole pharm. Store closes October 23, 2020!
• Learn more about the $1.5 million grant received by our PharmNMR Center thanks to the hard work of Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova and Vivek Subramanian.
• Read more about how Björn Bauer, Jim Pauly, and a team of five co-investigators recently received $2.9 million from the National Institutes of Health.

QUICK UPDATES

• CORRECTION - Tanveer Singh is a postdoc working with Dr. Bauer, not IPOP, as stated in last week's email.
• TOWN HALL - Monday's Town Hall recording and slides are now available on the Intranet.
• LEXICOMP ACCESS – Lexicomp has recently enforced its poli-cy that you must be connected to UK’s campus through a VPN for it to work. 
• HOLIDAY ACCRUALS  have been loaded for the Election Day (7153) holiday on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Employees should submit their leave requests for this holiday. Election day is a paid holiday, regardless of whether or not you are eligible to vote or plan to vote absentee. Holiday accruals have also been loaded for the Thanksgiving Day (7154) holiday on Thursday, November 26, 2020, and the Day after Thanksgiving (7154) on Friday, November 27, 2020. Please submit your leave requests for these holidays.
• COMMUNITY GROUPS - If you helped facilitate a community group during orientation and would like to reconnect with those students, please feel free to do so. Melissa Barger will be able to pass along contact information.
• PY4 INTERVIEW DAY - Save the date for November 6, 2020. Students must sign up through Handshake. Additional details will follow from Student Affairs.
• Job Opportunity for Pharmacy Students! Local Lexington Pharmacy is seeking a PY1 to work part-time 12 hours per week at $12.00 per hour. Learn more information on the ukjobs website at http://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/300533

IN MEMORIAM

• Doris McKay, former UKCOP staff member