Announcing the 2023 George Urdang Medal
AIHP Historical Director Lucas Richert, PhD, today announced that Dr. Alain Touwaide has been selected to receive the 2023 George Urdang Medal, AIHP’s most prestigious award. AIHP awards the George Urdang Medal biennially to recognize the lifetime achievements of a person who, over a sustained period, has made important scholarly contributions to the field of […]
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Welcome Kristen Huset – Our New Digitization Collections Specialist!
The AIHP staff in Madison are thrilled to announce a valuable addition to our team. Kristen Huset has joined AIHP as our new Digitization Collections Specialist, and we couldn’t be more excited. Kristen brings a wealth of experience and expertise in digitizing historical collections, preserving valuable artifacts, and making our cultural heritage accessible in the […]
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2023 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize Awarded
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is pleased to announce that the 2023 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize has been awarded to Wesley Sparkmon, PhD, MPH. The Sonnedecker Prize is awarded for the best unpublished manuscript submitted in an annual competition on a topic within the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. […]
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John Parascandola Receives AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award
The Institute’s Board of Directors has awarded the 2023 AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award to longtime AIHP member John Parascandola, PhD, for his extraordinary contributions to the Institute and the field of pharmacy history. The Robert P. Fischelis Award is conferred annually by AIHP’s Board of Directors to recognize an individual or organization who has […]
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2023 Kreminar: “Highlighting Our Homebase: Stories from the AIHP/UWSoP Historical Collections.”
AIHP invites all members to join us for a free webinar on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at Noon (Central) for the final lecture in this summer’s “Kreminar” series. This week’s lecture will feature JJ Strange, a PhD student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison History of Science, Medicine and Technology program, whose lecture is entitled “Stories […]
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Remembering Pharmacy’s Past: Tadeusz Pankiewicz: A Biography of a WWII Pharmacist
Editor’s Note: The following article is part of AIHP’s “Remembering Pharmacy’s Past” series, in which we highlight previously published articles that recount aspects of pharmacy’s long and colorful history. The article was authored by Rachel Buchanan and Robin Tumlinson, PharmD candidates 2022, and Bernie R. Olin, PharmD., Associate Clinical Professor Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy. The article […]
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“We Remember Them” Update: We Need Your Help!
AIHP last November posted an article on its website highlighting a new book published by longtime Institute member Dennis B. Worthen, PhD, that identifies and provides brief biographies of 165 pharmacists and pharmacy students who were killed in action, or died while on active duty, during World War II. The book, We Remember Them: Pharmacy’s […]
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AIHP Leadership Transition Underway
Current AIHP Historical Director Lucas Richert, PhD, will become the Institute’s Executive Director on July 1, when Dennis Birke retires from that position, AIHP President John D. Grabenstein, PhD, announced in a recent email sent to members. AIHP will also hire a new Director of Operations to manage the Institute’s day-to-day affairs, Dr. Grabenstein announced. […]
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Nominations for Certificates of Commendation Now Being Accepted
Each year AIHP awards Certificates of Commendation to recognize individuals or organizations whose work or actions have contributed to or promoted the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals in creative or innovative ways. The Institute is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Certificates of Commendation. Nominations will be accepted through August 1, 2023. The nomination form is available on AIHP’s […]
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AIHP Member Publishes Book on Drug Promotion Memorabilia
Pharmacists of a certain age will remember when pharmaceutical companies promoted their products with a vast array of pens, key chains, ashtrays, and a myriad of other kinds of trinkets. Those days ended in 2009 when the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) released its Code on Interactions with Health Care Professionals, which essentially […]
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AIHP Announces New Online Directory of Pharmacy Museums
AIHP is pleased to announce that its website now features an online directory of museums of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals in the United States. AIHP is offering the directory to encourage members and others interested in the history of pharmacy to visit and support museums in their area. The directory can be accessed through a […]
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AIHP Awards PhD Research Support Grant
The Institute is pleased to announce that a $2,000 AIHP PhD Research Support Grant has been awarded to Maggie Mang, a doctoral candidate in the Science and Technology Studies program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The grant will support Ms. Mang’s research for her dissertation, currently titled “Between Farm and Pharma: Agricultural Experimental Labs and Histories […]
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Results of Member Survey Available for Review
Institute members are invited to review the results of a recently-conducted member survey. A report summarizing the results of the survey is available at this link. AIHP sent an email to all of its members in December 2022 inviting them to complete a linked survey form. A total of 85 member responded, representing approximately 22% […]
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Remembering Pharmacy’s Past: Prohibition Era Medicinal Liquors
Editor’s Note: The following article is part of AIHP’s “Remembering Pharmacy’s Past” series, in which we highlight previously published articles that recount aspects of pharmacy’s long and colorful history. This article was authored by Aniel D. Russo, PharmD, and David Baker, BS, MBA, JD, Associate Professor, Western New England University College of Pharmacy & Health […]
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AIHP Member Awarded the 2023 Remington Honor Medal
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recently announced that Henri R. Manasse Jr. has been awarded the 2023 Remington Honor Medal, the highest honor bestowed by APhA and one of the pharmacy profession’s most prestigious awards. Dr. Manasse has been an AIHP member since 2013, and previously served on the Institute’s Awards Committee. APhA selected Dr. […]
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New Podcast Links the Humanities and Biomedicine
Members of AIHP will be interested in a new podcast (“The Clinic and the Person”) that aims to show how the humanities (e.g., language arts, visual arts, history) can be applied in health professional education and practice with the goal of improving patient care. The program’s intended audience includes pharmacists and other healthcare workers who […]
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Call for Nominations for the George Urdang Medal
The American Institute for the History of Pharmacy is now accepting nominations for the George Urdang Medal. The deadline for receipt of nominations is June 1, 2023. The George Urdang Medal recognizes the lifetime achievements of a person who, over a sustained period, has made important scholarly contributions to the field of the history of pharmacy […]
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AIHP Accepting Applications for 2023 AIHP PhD Research Support Grants
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is now accepting applications for 2023 AIHP PhD Research Support Grants. The deadline for receipt of applications is March 31, 2023. The AIHP PhD Research Support Grant Program encourages academic research by doctoral candidates on topics related to the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals (broadly defined). The […]
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Jeffrey Sturchio Appointed to AIHP’s Board of Directors
AIHP is pleased to announce that Jeffrey L. Sturchio, PhD, has joined its Board of Directors as an appointed director. He will serve a three-year term. Dr. Sturchio is an accomplished historian of the history of medicine and science and an experienced executive in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and nonprofit sectors. He has been a member […]
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Cynthia Boyle and Patricia Kienle Elected to AIHP’s Board of Directors
Two longtime AIHP members have been elected to the Institute’s Board of Directors. Cynthia J. Boyle, PharmD, FAPhA, who was appointed as AIHP’s Vice President in 2021, has been elected to that position for a three-year term. Patricia C. Kienle, MPA, BCSCP, FASHP, has been elected to serve a three-year term as a Director. The […]
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Competition Opens for the 2023 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is pleased to announce the opening of the 2023 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize competition. Each year, the Sonnedecker Prize recognizes the author(s) of the best unpublished manuscript submitted in the competition on a topic within the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The Prize is […]
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Points Blog Seeks Contributing Editors
Points, the joint blog of AIHP and the Alcohol and Drugs History Society (ADHS), is accepting applications for five new Contributing Editors to join the editorial team. Interested AIHP members are encouraged to apply. Points brings together scholars and thinkers with wide-ranging expertise to produce original reflections about the history of drugs, medicines, pharmaceuticals, alcohol, […]
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Remembering Pharmacy’s Past: Looking Back at Pharmacy and the Kefauver Hearings
Editor’s Note: AIHP is introducing a new feature called Remembering Pharmacy’s Past, in which we will highlight previously published articles that recount aspects of pharmacy’s long and colorful history. We begin this feature with an article by AIHP’s former Executive Director, Greg Higby, PhD, originally published in the Fall 2017 issue of the AACP History […]
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AIHP Pharmaceutical Trade Catalog Collection Now Online
Selections from AIHP’s Pharmaceutical Trade Catalog Collection have been digitized and are now available online (here) through the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC). The nearly 500 pharmaceutical trade catalogs in the collection, dating from 1829 to 2000, provide a picture into the products of American drug manufacturers of the period. The digitization of the […]
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From the Collections: America’s First College of Pharmacy Now Part of St. Joseph’s University
From the Collections is a recurring feature at aihp.org that highlights articles, artifacts, images, and other items of interest from AIHP publications and collections. This post is contributed by William A. Zellmer, a past president of AIHP. The years 2021 and 2022 have marked important milestones in the long and illustrious history of the Philadelphia College […]
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From the Collections: Supporting Student Research
From the Collections is a recurring feature at aihp.org that highlights articles, artifacts, images, and other items of interest from AIHP publications and collections. This post is contributed by Susie Seefelt Lesieutre, AIHP’s Collections Associate. As work begins on the National Endowment for the Humanities grant awarded earlier this year, the historical collections in the AIHP Kremers […]
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Grand Opening of Expanded Pharmacy History Museum
The University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy hosted the grand opening of the Coit Museum of Pharmacy and Health Sciences on October 29, 2022. The museum is a major expansion of the college’s pharmacy museum first established in 1966. Expansion of the museum was made possible by a $50 million gift from […]
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AIHP Adopts Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Values Statement
AIHP has adopted a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Values Statement to express its commitment to DEI principles and practices. Approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting in October, the statement reads: The mission of the American Institute for the History of Pharmacy (AIHP) is to advance knowledge and understanding of the history of […]
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Tribute to Pharmacists Killed in World War II Posted on Website
“[T]here were some who did not survive; their stories have been forgotten or never told.” Dennis B. Worthen, PhD A new resource on AIHP’s website honors the 165 American pharmacists and pharmacy students who were killed in action, or died while on active duty, during World War II. The resource, a directory titled We Remember […]
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AIHP’s Annual Members Meeting Scheduled for November 10
Mark your calendars! AIHP’s Annual Members Meeting (formerly the Annual Business Meeting) is scheduled for Thursday, November 10, 2022, beginning at 1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm Eastern. The two-hour meeting is designed to allow AIHP’s leaders and staff to report to our members and supporters on the Institute’s status and activities. The meeting will be streamed […]
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Slate of Nominees for AIHP’s Board of Directors Announced
AIHP’s Nominations Committee has announced the slate of nominees for positions on the Institute’s Board of Directors. Reflecting the high volunteer spirit of our members, Institute members in the upcoming election will have the opportunity to choose between two nominees to fill one position on the Board. AIHP’s bylaws charge the Nominations Committee (comprised of […]
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New Issue of History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals Just Published With New Editorial Structure
The latest issue of AIHP’s academic journal, History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals (HoPP), has just been published, and is currently being mailed to Institute members. Members will be able to access the digital version of the issue (No. 64.1) on the HoPP website shortly. The issue contains four lead articles, four book reviews, and other […]
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Hasegawa Lectures on Prescription Dispensing During the Civil War Era
AIHP member Guy R. Hasegawa, PharmD, presented a lecture on prescription dispensing during the American Civil War at the August 25, 2022, annual meeting of the Mortar and Pestle Society, the charitable organization that supports the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum in Alexandria, Virginia. Dr. Hasegawa’s topics including prescription-writing practices during the mid-1800s; typical prescription ingredients; the […]
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Professor Paula De Vos Receives 2022 Edward Kremers Award
AIHP is pleased to announce that the 2022 Edward Kremers Award has been awarded to Paula S. De Vos, Ph.D. for her book, Compound Remedies: Galenic Pharmacy from the Ancient Mediterranean to New Spain (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2020). AIHP awards the Edward Kremers Award biennially to recognize the author(s) of a book, or a […]
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Call for Papers for Special Issue of History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals
History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, the official journal of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (AIHP), is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue: “Regulating Reproduction in the History of Pharmaceuticals and Drugs.” Guest editors for the special issue will be Dr. Kelly O’Donnell of Yale University and Dr. […]
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AIHP Marks 50th Anniversary of Pharmacy Stamp With “First Day Cover” Collection
For many interested in the history of pharmacy, November 10, 1972, stands out as the momentous day the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring the pharmacy profession. AIHP is marking the 50th anniversary of the stamp’s issuance by posting on its website a collection of pharmacy stamp “first day covers,” courtesy of pharmacist […]
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From the Collections: Exploring the Drug Topics Photograph Collection
From the Collections is a recurring feature at aihp.org that highlights articles, artifacts, images, and other items of interest from AIHP publications and collections. This post is contributed by Susie Seefelt Lesieutre, AIHP’s Collections Associate. The AIHP Drug Topics Photograph Collection comprises nearly 20,000 black and white photos commissioned by Drug Topics for use in the […]
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AIHP Issues Three Certificates of Commendation
AIHP is pleased to announce that it has awarded Certificates of Commendation to two individuals and one organization for their notable contributions to the history of pharmacy. The Institute’s Certificate of Commendation program recognizes projects and contributions that have either advanced knowledge or understanding of the history of pharmacy or that have used the history […]
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Michael Harris Receives AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award
The Institute’s Board of Directors has awarded the 2022 AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award to longtime AIHP member Michael Harris for his extraordinary contributions to the Institute and the field of pharmacy history. The AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award is conferred annually by AIHP’s Board of Directors to a person or organization that has had […]
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AIHP Awards 12 Student Certificates of Recognition
The Institute is pleased to announce that it has awarded AIHP Student Certificates of Recognition to 12 students during the 2021–22 academic year. The purpose of the Student Certificate of Recognition Program is to recognize and encourage superior achievement in historical study or activities by pharmacy students. A Student Certificate of Recognition typically is awarded […]
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45th International Congress for the History of Pharmacy Planned
AIHP members are encouraged to attend the 45th International Congress for the History of Pharmacy, which is being held in Milan, Italy, on September 7-10, 2022. The International Congress is the biennial meeting of the International Society of the History of Pharmacy, of which AIHP is a member. This year’s meeting is being hosted by […]
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AIHP Digital Library Update: Drug Advertising Collections
AIHP recently added the James Harvey Young Drug Advertising Collection to the AIHP Digital Library. These ads are a valuable complement to the Mickey Smith Drug Advertising Collection that we posted to the Digital Library earlier this year. Together these two collections comprise around 250 separate ads. The James Harvey Young collection consists mostly of […]
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AIHP Accepting Nominations for Certificates of Commendation
Each year AIHP awards Certificates of Commendation to recognize individuals or organizations whose work or actions have contributed to or promoted the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The Institute is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Certificates of Commendation. Nominations will be accepted through August 1, 2022. The nomination form is available on AIHP’s website. […]
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AIHP Honors 50-Year Members
Imagine being an AIHP member since Lyndon Johnson or Richard Nixon was president. Imagine becoming an Institute member when the Vietnam War was raging or when the federal Medicare program was first created. For some of us, these things occurred before we were born, and long before we ever considered becoming a member and supporter […]
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New $326,000 Grant To Expand Access to AIHP’s Historical Collections
AIHP is pleased to announce that its host institution, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy (UWSoP), has been awarded a $326,000 grant designed to significantly increase the public’s ability to discover, use, and access the Institute’s important historical collections. The three-year grant was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. AIHP’s Historical Director, […]
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AIHP Members Invited to Join “Hormones and Health” Program
AIHP members are invited to join us for a online program and panel discussion on Hormones and Health on Wednesday, April 27, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Central. This program is free, but preregistration at this link is required. Hormones play a significant role in human reproduction – from feelings of love, sex and […]
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AIHP Awards $2,000 PhD Research Support Grant
The Institute is pleased to announce that a $2,000 AIHP PhD Research Support Grant has been awarded to Taylor Dysart, a doctoral candidate in the Department of History and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. The grant will support Ms. Dysart’s research for her dissertation, currently titled “The Scientist and the Jaguar: Enchanting Plants and […]
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The History of Pharmacy’s Expanded Role in Combatting COVID-19
Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy interns in the United States have played a vital role in the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. An unprecedented federal preemption of state pharmacy practice laws facilitated pharmacy’s expanded authority for COVID-19 testing and for providing immunizations and Covid treatments. The fascinating history of how the federal government created […]
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AIHP Affirms Importance of History of Pharmacy Instruction in PharmD Curriculum Standards
AIHP is urging the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to retain instruction in the history of pharmacy among the required curriculum elements when it updates accreditation standards for Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) programs. AIHP’s views were sent in a letter responding to ACPE’s request for comments as it begins a comprehensive review of the […]
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AIHP Accepting Applications for 2022 PhD Research Support Grants
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is now accepting applications for 2022 AIHP PhD Research Support Grants. The deadline for receipt of applications is April 1, 2022. The AIHP PhD Research Support Grant Program encourages academic research by doctoral candidates on topics related to the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals (broadly defined). The […]
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2022 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize Competition
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the 2022 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize. AIHP awards the Sonnedecker Prize to the author(s) of the best unpublished manuscript received in our annual competition on a topic within the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. […]
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Call for Nominations for the Edward Kremers Award
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Edward Kremers Award. The deadline for receipt of nominations is May 15, 2022. AIHP awards the Edward Kremers Award to recognize the author(s) of a specific book, or a series of related articles, published within the past five years, in […]
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New Collections Posted on AIHP’s Digital Library
The Institute invites members to visit our growing AIHP Digital Library, hosted on Omeka, a web publishing platform. Over the past year, Institute staff have begun to digitize select AIHP collections to make them more accessible to members and researchers, as part of a strategic initiative to increase overall access to collections housed at AIHP’s […]
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Members Support AIHP With Year-End Gifts Totaling $10,500
In early December, AIHP invited members to supplement their support for the Institute by making a year-end donation. The response from our loyal members was extremely gratifying! AIHP extends its thanks and gratitude to the following 55 members who made year-end gifts totaling $10,500: Paul Ackerman * Nancy Alvarez * Rima Apple* Richard Beebe * […]
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New Appointments to AIHP’s Board of Directors
AIHP’s Board of Directors took action in December to fill several Board vacancies. A current director, Cynthia J. Boyle, PharmD, was elected to the position of Vice President. John Grabenstein left that position in November when he was installed as AIHP’s President. Dr. Boyle, a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of […]
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AIHP Director Receives ASHP Distinguished Leadership Award
John E. Clark, PharmD, MS, FASHP, who joined AIHP’s Board of Directors in November, was awarded the ASHP Distinguished Leadership Award at the organization’s Midyear Clinical Meeting in December. The award is given annually to recognize contributions to excellence in pharmacy practice leadership in acute and ambulatory care settings. Dr. Clark is an Assistant Professor […]
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Grabenstein Installed as AIHP President
“We pursue history to inform progress” John D. Grabenstein, RPh, PhD, was installed as AIHP’s President at the Institute’s Annual Business Meeting on November 18. He succeeded W. Clarke Ridgway, who retired from the Board of Directors after serving two-years as President and nine years as Treasurer. Dr. Grabenstein is a globally recognized vaccinologist, pharmacist, […]
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First Issue of History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals Now Available Online!
AIHP is pleased to announce that the first issue of History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals. vol. 63, no. 1 (2021), the Institute’s renamed academic journal is now available online at JSTOR. AIHP members can use their JSTOR login credentials and password to access this issue. (AIHP members having difficult accessing the issue on JSTOR should […]
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AIHP to Host “Contested Cannabis” Online Roundtable
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is pleased to announce that it will host an online virtual roundtable discussion on the topic of “Contested Cannabis: A History of Marijuana in Wisconsin and the Wider World.” The Roundtable will be a free online streaming event on December 8, 2021, from 1:00–2:30 PM Central Time (2:00–3:30 […]
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AIHP Establishes Strategic Priorities
AIHP’s Board of Directors has established four strategic priorities that will guide the Institute’s work and allocation of resources over the next three years. The Board also adopted a comprehensive action plan for implementing the selected priorities. Undertaking an organizational review process to identify and select a set of strategic goals for the Institute has […]
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Fischelis Award Presented to Metta Lou Henderson
Executive Director Dennis Birke presented the AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award to Metta Lou Henderson, PhD, on October 19 at a ceremony at the History of Pharmacy Museum at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in Tucson. AIHP’s Board of Directors in June selected Dr. Henderson to receive the 2021 Fischelis Award, which is […]
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Global Drug Histories Book Launch and Workshop
To mark the publication of Cannabis: Global Histories by MIT Press in the Autumn of 2021, the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy and the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, in conjunction with the Centre for the Social History of Health and Healthcare at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, participated in a […]
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Annual Business Meeting Scheduled for Nov. 18
Mark your calendars! AIHP’s Annual Business Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 18, 2021, beginning at 1:00 pm Central/2:00 pm Eastern. The meeting is designed to allow AIHP’s leaders and staff to report to our members and supporters on the Institute’s status and activities. The meeting will be streamed live on the internet via Zoom. […]
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AACP Pharmacy History Lectures Available for Viewing
AIHP recently posted on its website two videos of lectures addressing important topics in the history of pharmacy. Both videos feature lectures given at annual meetings of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) History of Pharmacy Special Interest Group (SIG). The lectures can be watched on the AIHP Multimedia web page. The first […]
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AIHP Awards 2021 George Urdang Medal to Olivier Lafont
AIHP Historical Director Lucas Richert, PhD, today announced that Olivier Lafont has been selected to receive the 2021 George Urdang Medal, AIHP’s most prestigious award. AIHP awards the George Urdang Medal biennially to recognize the lifetime achievements of a person who, over a sustained period, has made important scholarly contributions to the field of the […]
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AIHP Awards 2021 Certificates of Commendation
AIHP is pleased to announce that it has awarded 2021 Certificates of Commendation to five individuals and one organization for their notable contributions to the history of pharmacy. The Institute’s Certificate of Commendation program recognizes projects and contributions that have either advanced knowledge or understanding of the history of pharmacy or that have used the […]
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AACP History of Pharmacy SIG Newsletters Available on AIHP Website
AIHP is pleased to partner with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s History of Pharmacy Special Interest Group (SIG) to make available copies of the History of Pharmacy SIG’s official newsletter, Pharmacy Chronicles: Past, Present, and Future. The complete archive of the newsletters (issues #1-#10) is now available on AIHP’s website. Each issue of […]
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Pharmacy in History vol. 62, no. 3 & 4 Published
AIHP is pleased to announce the publication of Pharmacy in History volume 62, numbers 3 & 4 (2020)—the final issue to be self-published by AIHP under the title Pharmacy in History. Beginning in 2021, AIHP has partnered with the University of Wisconsin Press to publish its academic journal, which, going forward, has adopted the new […]
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AIHP Awards 17 Student Certificates of Recognition
AIHP is pleased to announce that it awarded AIHP Student Certificates of Recognition to 17 students during the 2020–21 academic year. The purpose of the Student Certificate of Recognition Program is to recognize and encourage superior achievement in historical study or activities by pharmacy students. A Student Certificate of Recognition typically is awarded to the student […]
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Watch 2021 Kreminar Videos
In May and June of 2021, AIHP hosted and helped organize the second annual Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs. The Summer 2021 “Kreminar” explored the theme of Opiates & Opioids and featured six virtual seminars, presentations, and discussions by scholars and practitioners researching and writing about the history and the […]
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2021 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize Awarded
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (AIHP) is pleased to announce that the 2021 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize has been awarded to Isaac C.K. Tan, a PhD candidate in modern Japanese History in the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures at Columbia University. The Sonnedecker Prize is awarded for the best unpublished […]
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AIHP Announces 2021 Board Election Results
AIHP is pleased to announce that Institute members have elected John Grabenstein, RPh, PhD, as the organization’s next president, and John E. Clark, PharmD, MS, FASHP, FFSHP, as a director. Their three-year terms will begin when they are formally installed at AIHP’s Annual Business Meeting, scheduled for November 18, 2021. More than 200 of the […]
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AIHP Receives Grant for Cannabis History Project
AIHP recently received a $2,000 “mini-grant” from Wisconsin Humanities, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, to develop programming that traces the changing history of cannabis in Wisconsin and other states. The Institute will use the grant to create an online digital exhibit and to host an online roundtable discussion moderated by […]
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Metta Lou Henderson Receives AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award
AIHP’s Board of Directors has awarded the 2021 AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award to Metta Lou Henderson, PhD, for her extraordinary contributions to the Institute and the field of pharmacy history. Dr. Henderson is Professor Emerita at Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy, where she was a faculty member for 20 years before her retirement […]
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Remembering Glenn Sonnedecker
Glenn Sonnedecker (1917–2021), a leading historian of pharmacy and a former Director of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, died on June 25, 2021 at the age of 103. In a special tribute to “Glenn,” as he was known to all of us at the Institute, AIHP’s President, W. Clarke Ridgway, noted his […]
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AIHP Mourns the Passing of Alice Jean Matuszak
AIHP recently learned of the passing of Alice Jean Matuszak, a longtime member and former AIHP President. Dr. Matuszak was professor emerita of pharmaceutics and medicinal chemistry at the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy. She passed away in January at the age of 85. Dr. Matuszak became an AIHP member in 1966 and […]
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AIHP Awards 2021 PhD Research Support Grants
AIHP Historical Director Dr. Lucas Richert has announced the awarding of two AIHP PhD Research Support Grants for 2021 to Miriam F. Lipton, a PhD candidate at Oregon State University, and to Taylor Serota Bell, a PhD candidate at the University of California, Davis. Each received $2,000 to fund continued research for their dissertations. Ms. […]
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AIHP is Accepting Nominations for 2021 Certificates of Commendation
Each year AIHP awards Certificates of Commendation to recognize individuals or organizations whose work or actions have contributed to or promoted the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The Institute is now accepting nominations for the 2021 Certificates of Commendation. Nominations will be accepted through August 1, 2021. The nomination form is available on AIHP’s website. […]
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Call for Proposals: ISHP 2022 Fellowship Grant
The International Society for the History of Pharmacy (ISHP) has issued a call for proposals for its 2022 ISHP Fellowship Grant. The €2,500 grant (approximately $3,000) seeks to support pharmaceutical history research of international relevance. The deadline for receipt of proposals is August 31, 2021. A proposal must include: a detailed description of the research […]
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ISHP Publishes 2021 Annual Newsletter
The International Society for the History of Pharmacy (ISHP) recently published the 2021 edition of its annual newsletter. AIHP members are encouraged to review the newsletter to learn of developments around the world in the fields of pharmacy and pharmaceutical history. ISHP, founded in 1926, is an international organization that promotes research, teaching, and publications […]
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2021 Summer Kreminar—Opiates & Opioids
Mark your calendars for the 2021 Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs. The Summer 2021 “Kreminar” explores the theme of Opiates & Opioids and will feature six virtual seminars, presentations, and discussions by scholars and practitioners researching and writing about the history and the contemporary status of opiates, opioids, and addiction. The Summer 2021 […]
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AIHP Opens Online Historical Exhibit
AIHP is pleased to announce the opening of the online historical exhibit, “The Misappropriation of Native/Indigenous Imagery in Pharmaceutical Advertising.” Composed mostly of images and artifacts from the joint collection of AIHP and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy, the virtual exhibit documents how drug companies and pharmaceutical manufacturers have misappropriated Native and Indigenous […]
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Call for Nominations for the 2021 George Urdang Medal
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is now accepting nominations for the 2021 George Urdang Medal. The deadline for receipt of nominations is June 1, 2021. The George Urdang Medal recognizes the lifetime achievements of a person who, over a sustained period, has made important scholarly contributions to the field of the history […]
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AIHP Mourns the Passing of Joseph Oddis
AIHP is sad to report that Dr. Joseph A. Oddis, a longtime pharmacy leader at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and a loyal supporter of the Institute, died on February 24, 2021, at age 92. A firm believer in the value of history, Oddis first joined AIHP in 1960 and maintained his membership for […]
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New Faces at AIHP
In 2021, AIHP and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy have warmly welcomed two new graduate students into the life of the Institute. Genevieve Lundberg, a first year Masters student in the UW-Madison iSchool, was hired by Lucas Richert as a Digital Archival Assistant. Through her work alongside Greg Bond and Kristen Huset to […]
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Upcoming Pharmacy History Conferences
Two upcoming international conferences about the history of pharmacy may be of interest to AIHP members. The British Society for the History of Pharmacy on March 26–28, 2021, is hosting the free online conference, “People, Places and Things: A Compendium of Talks on Pharmacy History.” Three lectures are planned for each day of the conference. […]
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AIHP Announces HoPP Editorial Board Appointments
Lucas Richert, AIHP Historical Director and Editor-in-Chief of the institute’s academic journal History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals (HoPP), has announced the appointment of five distinguished scholars to HoPP‘s Editorial Board. AIHP’s journal was formerly titled Pharmacy in History. Please read below for brief biographies of the five new HoPP Editorial Board appointees: Pablo Gomez, PhD, […]
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National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Becomes AIHP National Sponsor
AIHP is pleased to announce that the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is the newest member of the Institute’s National Association Sponsorship program. NABP has chosen to support the Institute at the Contributor level with a $2,500 annual contribution. Dennis Birke, AIHP’s Executive Director, welcomed NABP, stating: “NABP has supported AIHP as a […]
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Pharmacy in History Featured in JSTOR & Schomburg Center Open Library
AIHP is pleased to announce that four articles from Pharmacy in History have been included in the JSTOR & Schomburg Center Open Library—an open-access companion guide to the Schomburg Center’s Black Liberation Reading List. Librarians and archivists at the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture curated the Black Liberation Reading […]
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80 Years of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
This post is from Points, the joint blog of AIHP and the Alcohol and Drugs History Society. Points publishes original reflections about the history of drugs, medicines, alcohol, pharmacy, and their allied fields. On January 22, 1941, six men gathered in a pharmacognosy laboratory at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and founded the American Institute of […]
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Call for Applications for 2021 AIHP PhD Research Grants
Theme for 2021 Grants: “Barriers & Margins” AIHP is now accepting applications for 2021 AIHP PhD Research Support Grants. The deadline for receipt of applications is March 1, 2021. The AIHP PhD Research Support Grant Program encourages academic research by doctoral candidates on topics related to the (broadly defined) history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The […]
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AIHP Becomes Co-Sponsor of Points Blog
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is pleased to announce that starting January 1, 2021, AIHP will become cosponsor of the popular academic group blog Points. Founded in 2011, Points has been the official blog of the Alcohol & Drugs History Society (ADHS), a peer organization of AIHP. Going forward, ADHS and AIHP […]
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2021 Glenn Sonnedecker Prize Competition
AIHP is pleased to announce the 2021 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize competition. Each year, the Sonnedecker Prize recognizes the author(s) of the best unpublished manuscript, on a topic within the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The Prize is aimed at graduate students and Early Career Scholars (ECRs). (See eligibility requirements below). Co-authored papers […]
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Call for Papers—Colonial Histories of Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals
History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, the official journal of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy published by the University of Wisconsin Press, is pleased to announce a call for papers for a special issue: “Colonial Histories of Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals.” Scheduled for the winter 2021 issue of HoPP (vol. 63, no. 2), guest editors for the […]
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Nominations Announced for AIHP Board Positions
AIHP’s Nominations Committee has announced the nominees to fill the positions of two members of the Institute’s Board of Directors whose terms will end in November 2021. John Grabenstein, RPh, PhD, AIHP’s current Vice President, is being nominated to become the Institute’s next President. The Institute’s current President, W. Clarke Ridgway, plans to retire from […]
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Remington Medal Winner John Grabenstein to be Guest Speaker at AIHP Annual Business Meeting
AIHP is pleased to announce that John D. Grabenstein, RPh, PhD, recipient of the 2020 Remington Honor Medal and current AIHP Vice President, will be the guest speaker at the Institute’s upcoming Annual Business Meeting. Dr. Grabenstein, a globally recognized vaccinologist, pharmacist, and epidemiologist, will deliver a lecture entitled “Applying History’s Lessons to Contemporary COVID-19 […]
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AIHP Member Metta Lou Henderson Featured in Podcast Interview
In observance of Women Pharmacist Day, AIHP is please to highlight this podcast interview of Metta Lou Henderson, PhD, a longtime AIHP member and a pioneering researcher into the history of women in pharmacy. Dr. Henderson was interviewed by Melissa Murer Corrigan for her podcast series, MelisRx Scripts. Ms. Corrigan is a member of AIHP’s […]
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Big Changes Coming to Pharmacy in History for 2021
Important changes are coming to AIHP’s scholarly journal, Pharmacy in History, in 2021, according to the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Lucas Richert, PhD, who also serves as the Institute’s Historical Director. The name of the journal will change to History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals. In addition, AIHP has entered into a new publishing partnership with the University […]
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AIHP 2020 Annual Business Meeting
AIHP’s Annual Business Meeting was held Thursday, November 5, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. Central/2:00 p.m. Eastern. The virtual meeting was streamed live on the Internet. The Annual Business Meeting is the Institute’s once-a-year meeting of members. It is an opportunity for Institute leaders to report on the organization’s status and activities and for members to […]
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AIHP Mourns the Passing of Long-Time Treasurer Louis Vottero
We are sad to report that Louis (Lou) Vottero, who served as AIHP’s Treasurer for more than 30 years, died on September 12, 2020, at his home in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. He was 87. AIHP’s President, W. Clarke Ridgway, paid tribute to Professor Vottero for his many contributions to the Institute: “Lou worked […]
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AIHP Announces Changes to Awards Program
Following a comprehensive review of the Institute’s awards program, AIHP’s Board of Directors has approved changes to three of the organization’s leading awards: the George Urdang Medal, the Edward Kremers Award, and the AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize. Starting in 2021, the George Urdang Medal will become a lifetime achievement award and will recognize a person […]
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Buerki and Taglieri Re-elected to AIHP Board of Directors
AIHP Secretary Robert A. Buerki, PhD, RPh, and Director Catherine Taglieri, PharmD, RPh, have been re-elected to new three-year terms on the Institute’s Board of Directors. For the first time, AIHP conducted the election using an electronic web-based voting system. Dr. Buerki has been a member of AIHP since 1963 and served as the Institute’s […]
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AIHP Awards Five 2020 Certificates of Commendation
AIHP is pleased to announce that it has awarded five Certificates of Commendation to three individuals and two organizations for their notable contributions to the history of pharmacy. The Institute’s Certificate of Commendation program recognizes projects and contributions that have either advanced knowledge or understanding of the history of pharmacy or that have used the […]
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AIHP Announces Michael A. Flannery as Winner of 2020 Glenn Sonnedecker Prize
AIHP is pleased to announce that Professor Michael A. Flannery has received the 2020 Sonnedecker Prize for his article, “Government as Apothecary: Civil War Pharmacy and the Common Good,” The article was published in AIHP’s journal, Pharmacy in History (vol. 61, no. 1-2 (2019), pp. 3-14). The AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize is awarded annually to […]
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He Bian Appointed to Pharmacy in History Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief of Pharmacy in History and AIHP Historical Director Lucas Richert has announced the appointment of Dr. He Bian, of Princeton University, to the journal’s Editorial Board. Dr. Bian becomes the twelfth member of the Pharmacy in History Editorial Board. Dr. Bian is Assistant Professor in History and East Asian Studies at Princeton, with a research […]
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New Social History of Pharmacy & Pharmaceuticals Festival
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy were pleased to host the virtual, New Social History of Pharmacy & Pharmaceuticals Festival. The Festival was a free online streaming event that ram from Thursday, September 24 through Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Videos of all Festival sessions are now available […]
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Pharmacy in History vol. 62, no. 1 & 2 Published
AIHP is pleased to announce the publication of Pharmacy in History volume 62, number 1 & 2 (2020)! This issue marks the beginning of the second volume edited by AIHP Historical Director and Pharmacy in History Editor in Chief Lucas Richert. The lead article by Dr. Jacalyn Duffin, “The Yew Tree and the Crab: A […]
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AIHP Successfully Completes Inaugural “Kreminar” Lecture Series
AIHP and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy recently completed the inaugural Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs. The Summer 2020 “Kreminar” lecture series was a “smashing success,” according to AIHP’s Historical Director Lucas Richert, PhD, the George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy at the UW–Madison School of […]
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AIHP Board of Directors Holds Annual Meeting
AIHP’s Board of Directors held its annual two-day meeting on June 18-19, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was held virtually. (The Board usually meets in-person at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy, AIHP’s host institution.) In addition to receiving status reports from Historical Director Lucas Richert, PhD, and Executive Director Dennis […]
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Zellmer Continues to Serve AIHP as Advisor for Pharmacy Outreach
During his six years as AIHP’s President, William (“Bill”) Zellmer worked tirelessly to promote AIHP and its mission among his many contacts in the pharmacy profession. Bill’s term as President ended in November 2019, but his work for the Institute continues in his new volunteer role as AIHP’s Advisor for Pharmacy Outreach. As his tenure […]
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Robert Buerki Receives AIHP’s Robert P. Fischelis Award
AIHP’s Board of Directors has awarded the 2020 AIHP Robert P. Fischelis Award to Robert Buerki, PhD, RPh, for his extraordinary contributions to the Institute and the field of pharmacy history. Dr. Buerki, who has been an AIHP member for more than 55 years, has served the Institute in numerous leadership positions, including President and […]
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AIHP Affirms Support for the Pharmacy Profession’s Stand Against Racial Injustice
AIHP’s Board of Directors has affirmed the Institute’s support for the “Stand Against Racial Injustice” announced by thirteen national pharmacy organizations in a joint statement on June 5, 2020. Issued in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others, the joint statement of the national pharmacy organizations recognizes […]
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2020 Summer Kreminar #5 – David Guba, Taming Cannabis
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy are pleased to announce the inaugural Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs. The 2020 Summer “Kreminar” will explore the theme of Cannabis, and the fifth and final presentation will be by Dr. David Guba speaking […]
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2020 Summer Kreminar #4 – Adam Rathge, Cannabis Cures
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy are pleased to announce the inaugural Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs. The 2020 Summer “Kreminar” will explore the theme of Cannabis, and the fourth presentation will be by Dr. Adam Rathge speaking about, “Cannabis […]
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2020 Summer Kreminar #3 – Emily Dufton, Grassroots
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy are pleased to announce the inaugural Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs. The 2020 Summer “Kreminar” will explore the theme of Cannabis, and the third presentation will be by Dr. Emily Dufton speaking about, “Grassroots: […]
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2020 Summer Kreminar #2 – Chris Duvall, African Roots of Marijuana
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy are pleased to announce the inaugural Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs. The 2020 Summer “Kreminar” will explore the theme of Cannabis, and the second presentation will be by Dr. Chris Duvall speaking about his […]
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AIHP and UW School of Pharmacy Announce Digitization Project
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy are excited to announce a partnership with the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center (UWDCC) to digitize portions of the historical collections housed in Rennebohm Hall. UWDCC has provided digitization services since 2001 and has made available more than […]
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2020 Summer Kreminar #1 – Lina Britto, Marijuana Boom
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy are pleased to announce the inaugural Edward Kremers Seminar in the History of Pharmacy & Drugs. The 2020 Summer “Kreminar” will explore the theme of Cannabis, and the first presentation will be by Dr. Lina Britto speaking about her […]
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Greg Higby Elected APhA Honorary President
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy congratulates Greg Higby on his recent election as the American Pharmacists Association’s Honorary President for 2021–22! Higby, the former AIHP Executive Director (1987-2018), is currently the Institute’s Fischelis Scholar. APhA confers the title of Honorary President “upon a member who has made significant contributions to the association.” […]
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AIHP & UW School of Pharmacy Receive Library Grant
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy and the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy recently received a Library Collections Enhancement Initiative Grant to fund the project, “Before Big Pharma: Enhancing the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy/AIHP Pharmaceutical Trade Catalog Collection.” Sponsored by the UW–Madison Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, […]
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AIHP Wants to Document Your COVID-19 Stories and Experiences
Please participate in the AIHP COVID-19 Pandemic Pharmacy Historical Documentation Project. The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is documenting and preserving pharmacy stories and experiences during the COVID-19 global pandemic for the benefit of future historians and scholars. We seek to record the effects of this public health emergency on all types of […]
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AIHP Accepting Nominations for Certificate of Commendation
AIHP is now accepting nominations for Certificates of Commendation to recognize the efforts or projects of individuals or organizations that promote the history of pharmacy. Nominations will be accepted through August 1, 2020. The nomination form is available on AIHP’s website. AIHP awards Certificates of Commendation to recognize endeavors that show evidence of considerable effort, […]
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Boyle and Kadlec Appointed to AIHP’s Board of Directors
Two longtime leaders of the pharmacy profession have been appointed to AIHP’s Board of Directors. Cynthia J. Boyle, PharmD, FAPhA, Professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and past president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), and Gary W. Kadlec, a veteran healthcare executive and past president of the American […]
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Three Appointed to Pharmacy in History Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief of Pharmacy in History and AIHP Historical Director Lucas Richert has announced the appointment of three distinguished scholars to the journal’s Editorial Board. The appointees—David Courtwright, Paula DeVos, and Ben Urick—join the eight historians previously appointed to the Editorial Board at the time of its formation in 2019. David Courtwright is Presidential Professor Emeritus […]
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ISHP 2020 Newsletter Published
The International Society for the History of Pharmacy has published and posted on its website the 2020 ISHP newsletter (#21). The Newsletter contains plentiful information of interest for historians of pharmacy. Twenty-five different national and international pharmacy organizations provided informative reports about their activities in the last year. The Newsletter also contains an obituary of […]
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The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is documenting and preserving pharmacy stories and experiences during the COVID-19 global pandemic for the benefit of future historians and scholars. We seek to record the effects of this public health emergency on all types of pharmacy experiences. We invite you to share your pharmacy stories, photos, videos, artifacts, and other documentation of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.