This week, the Bucks County Courier Times visited the Delaware Valley Science Fairs in Oaks, Pa., where the University of the Sciences was among colleges and universities offering scholarships to the hundreds of young student-scientists participating in the event.
Watch: http://youtu.be/99lFtLcv3kM
Yelena Yankovskaya, PharmD, a managed markets fellow at USciences’ Mayes College of Healthcare Business and Policy, spoke at the recent Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy's Annual Meeting & Expo in San Diego. She described the expectations and roles of predictive modeling, value-based insurance design, and gamification/social media in contemporary managed care pharmacy.
Comcast SportsNet ran a profile on sophomore basketball player Garret Kerr.
Coach Dave Pauley and SID Bob Heller worked with the Inquirer to tell the inspirational story of point guard Brian Boyle who was born with a birth defect that causes one or more sutures (soft spots) on a baby's head to close earlier than normal.
With a campaign about Exercise-to-Go, a STEM Academy team won first place in a competition to develop the best message about healthy lifestyles using social media. The University of the Sciences’ Mayes College of Healthcare Business and Policy hosted the competition on Jan. 19 to encourage students to use social media such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr to creatively persuade others to live a healthy lifestyle.
Although it began at Penn, Textbook Friend is planning to go national. With a total of nearly 60 students working on the project across Penn, Drexel University, Temple University and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, the team is hoping for a nationwide expansion.
Read more: http://www.thedp.com/article/2013/01/new-student-startup-combats-textbook-price
Manuel Rosado is concentrating on completing college applications. His list includes University of the Sciences, Temple, the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford, and Drexel. The Inquirer ran two stories on him and both times mentioned that University of the Sciences was one of his destinations.
Read more: http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-26/news/35348923_1_manny-feltonville-school-troublesBelow is a brief write-up that was published in the December 2012 issue of Pharmacy Today highlighting PCP students' visit to City Hall for Pharmacists Month in October.
Fraternity Raises Money for Local Storm Victims: Learning about the condition of the Five Towns through family and friends on Facebook, Joe Kenny DPT’15 went out and solicited donations from his fellow students as well as teachers on the campus of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. With the help of his Delta Chi brothers, the 21 year old ended up collecting $675, which he donated to the Five Towns Community Center the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Read more: http://fivetowns.patch.com/articles/fraternity-raises-money-for-local-storm-victims
An internship at the St. Christopher's Hospital for Children pharmacy and a visit to the University of the Sciences set his sights on a career in pharmaceuticals. He's considering the University of the Sciences, Temple, Drexel, and the University of Pennsylvania, but only if he can live on campus.
Read more: http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-25/news/35348923_1_manny-feltonville-school-troubles
