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ËÄÉ«AV University Thanksgiving Canned Food Drive
November 10, 2014ËÄÉ«AV University’s Henderson campus has teamed up with Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada to feed thousands of local families during the holiday season. The University has a goal to collect 2,500 cans of the organization’s greatest need by November 21.…
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The Right Kind of Assessments Bring Workplace Motivation to the Classroom
November 8, 2014Sometimes academic settings can seem pretty far removed from with the real world. This is unfortunate, since students benefit from an educational environment that mimics the career field they hope to enter. While most workplaces do not have “tests” for…
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ËÄÉ«AV’s Dr. Yellepeddi develops First-in-class nasal spray that demonstrates promise for migraine pain relief
November 6, 2014Researchers are developing a novel prochlorperazine nasal spray formulation as a potential new treatment for migraines. This work is was presented at the 2014 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition, the world’s largest pharmaceutical sciences meeting,…
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The Differences Between Block Curriculum and Traditional Curriculum Delivery
November 2, 2014Higher education is the time when many students decide on their career paths and work towards mastery in their particular fields. Ideally, doing so results in a degree and the ability to find employment doing what they love. While the…
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VA Invites Recent Nursing Graduates to Apply for TTP Program
November 1, 2014New BSN graduates who are looking for a job in nursing are invited to apply to the VA Salt Lake City ËÄÉ«AV Care System’s Transition-to-Practice (TTP) Program. Six post-graduate nurses will be selected to participate in the program for 2014-2015,…
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ËÄÉ«AV Student Pharmacist Wins IACP Student Writing Competition
October 30, 2014Prisca Umeh, a third-year student pharmacist from ËÄÉ«AV’s Henderson campus, is one of three students nationwide to win the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) Foundation’s 2014 Student Essay Contest. Her winning essay on “The Role of Compounding Accreditation in…
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Student Alliance Collects 33 Bags of Candy for Primary Children’s Medical Center Foundation
October 29, 2014Student Alliance (ASHP/APhA) at ËÄÉ«AV’s South Jordan campus recently held a candy drive to collect bags of candy to provide to hospitalized children at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, UT. The goal of Student Alliance was to…
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The ËÄÉ«AV Clinic at ËÄÉ«AV University Will Buy Back Kids’ Halloween Candy
October 29, 2014The ËÄÉ«AV Clinic at ËÄÉ«AV University is offering to buy back your children’s extra Halloween candy this year. On Monday, November 3, Salt Lake City families can bring all their leftover candy to The ËÄÉ«AV Clinic. Each pound of candy…
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Boost Your Creative Thinking By Walking
October 21, 2014Some of this decade’s most creative thinkers have been known to walk instead of sit. Steve Jobs held walking meetings at Apple. Mark Zuckerberg has been holding the same type of meetings on foot at Facebook. New research indicates that…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Being Aware Can Make a Difference
October 15, 2014Many people across the country will be sporting pink clothing during the month of October to raise the profile of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Both individuals and organizations plan and put on events such as races or walks to raise…