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  1. Wendy Cox and Kim Deloatch have been named AACP Academic Leadership Fellows.
  2. Tim Ives weighs in on the FDA recommendation to ban painkillers with acetaminophen for the Philly paper. http://bit.ly/N29uy
  3. For Eshelman Professor David Lawrence, PhD, lunch leads to a $5 million attack on breast and prostate cancer. http://is.gd/1jga8
  4. The noise rocking Beard Hall this afternoon is a massive drill being used in the elevator shaft as part of the elevator-replacement project.
  5. Update your address books: new campus box numbers have gone into effect at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. http://is.gd/19mTo
  6. @Dimple428 Orientation is Aug 21 and 24. First day of classes is Aug 25. The last day of exams is Dec 18.
  7. @Dimple428 Checking . . .
  8. Fred Eckel was interviewed in a Herald-Sun feature about the N.C. Association of Pharmacists. http://is.gd/Pq8G
  9. The School received an unusual and pleasant surprise on Memorial Day: a visit by the princess of Thailand, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
  10. Know someone interested in a career in pharmacy? Tell them about the Carolina pharmacy recruitment page on Facebook. http://is.gd/GR83
  11. New study by Russ Mumper: Packing doxorubicin or paclitaxel into nanocapsules can help overcome drug-resistant tumors. http://is.gd/F5rV
  12. Who will be one of the University's next Kenan professors? Find out in the latest issue of the dean's newsletter. http://is.gd/3QWZ
  13. Photos from the May 6 dedication of the Genetic Medicine Building are up. http://is.gd/xQkP
  14. The 2009 UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy awards are posted. Congratulations to all. http://is.gd/wH54
  15. FDA to consumers: Cut out Hydroxycut.Here's the NBC story featuring Macary Marciniak, PharmD, that ran nationwide. http://is.gd/wB90
  16. Curious about swine flu? The UNC Health Sciences Library has a list of resources. http://is.gd/v8B7
  17. Study: a pharmacist can cut medication problems by 1/3 and save $2,600 per heart-disease and high-blood-pressure patient. http://is.gd/uXFC
  18. Half of glaucoma patients stop taking meds. Why? A $2.65 million grant will explore what's said between patient and doc. http://is.gd/tFpm
  19. Speakers are set for this year's Chapel Hill Drug Conference (May 13-14) focusing on nanotechnology. http://is.gd/sqfL
  20. The fire alarm was activated today because a lit can of Sterno was accidentally thrown into a trash can. No damage or injuries.