University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy

The School of Pharmacy is a professional school of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, within the Faculty of Science. It was previously housed in Faculty of Science buildings on the main university campus in Waterloo, but was re-located to a new $34 million building on the university's Health Sciences Campus in downtown Kitchener in 2008.[1]

School of Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy building in Kitchener
TypeSchool
Parent institution
Faculty of Science
AffiliationUniversity of Waterloo
DirectorAndrea Edginton
Academic staff
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Location, ,
43°27′10″N 80°29′56″W / 43.45279°N 80.49896°W / 43.45279; -80.49896
Websiteuwaterloo.ca/pharmacy

It is the only pharmacy school in Canada that offers co-operative education.[1]

It was designed by Siamak Hariri of Hariri Pontarini Architects and Robbie/Young + Wright Architects of Toronto, Ontario in 2008. The building facade features wood, brick, stone, COR-TEN steel while the glass windows feature images, painted by artist Sky Glabush, of common plants used in the historical development of pharmaceuticals.

Faculty

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In 2020 School of Pharmacy associate professor Kelly Grindrod was named Canadian Pharmacist of the Year by the Canadian Pharmacists Association in recognition of her work as an advocate, mentor and health care provider.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About the School of Pharmacy". University of Waterloo. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ Latif, Anam (21 May 2020). "University of Waterloo professor recognized as Canadian Pharmacist of the Year". therecord.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ "University of Waterloo professor named Canadian Pharmacist of the Year - English". www.pharmacists.ca. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ Versolatto, Tegan (20 May 2020). "UW prof named Canadian pharmacist of the year". CTV Kitchener. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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