Staff and Faculty News

September 24, 2019

Incoming students in the Pharmaceutical Healthcare Business (PHB) undergraduate program kicked off the fall semester with an annual retreat where they bonded with one another, got to know faculty better, and heard from program alumni about the transition into their careers.

September 24, 2019

Each with their own big ideas, eight speakers graced the first TEDxUSciences stage on Sunday, September 22, 2019 in the Science and Technology Center to share their thoughts on everything from working to end poverty, finding your purpose in life, the need for safe injection sites, to recovering from substance use disorders.

September 19, 2019

University of the Sciences (USciences) in collaboration with L2C Partners and Early Charm Ventures today announced the launch of Abri Science, an advanced materials company that is licensing technology invented at USciences for commercialization.

September 10, 2019

The Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics received a $25,000 grant from the American Institute of Physics that will be used to help further develop a summer camp.

September 03, 2019

Students entering their first professional year (P1) at Philadelphia College of Pharmacy had a chance to speed network with professionals working in the field on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 gaining career advice from eight pharmacists in just two hours.

August 13, 2019

Matthew Farber PhD, director of the Brewing Science Certificate Program and assistant professor of biology can now add another title to his name: published textbook author.

July 25, 2019

Described as "by far one of the best decisions I've made in college" by one student, attending the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Institute on Substance Use Disorders in Salt Lake City, Utah has been an annual experience for students of George Downs PharmD'72 for 31 years.

July 16, 2019

Thanks to a new grant from the National Institute of Health, Maggie Pearce PhD, assistant professor of biology and neuroscience, is leading a new study to explore degenerative diseases using fruit flies.

July 16, 2019

Jamaica in the summer sounds like a vacation, but for one group of USciences students, it was another step in their academic career to prepare them for a job in the healthcare industry.

July 08, 2019

USciences partnered with Main Line Health to offer a week-long Health Career Summer Academy to expose teens to careers in the health professions.

June 26, 2019

For the life sciences industry, polymers might be a game changer. From changing the way we think about medication delivery to discovering new materials for implants, experts brought their ideas to USciences in May for a two-day symposium entitled "Polymers in Life Sciences" where they explored the vast possibilities.

June 24, 2019

A new study of patient cases presenting with a deadly Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, suggests climate change and warming waters may be the cause of an increased number of infections in areas not previously impacted.

June 24, 2019

USciences physics students and alumni came together for two weeks in June to share their passion for science with middle school girls enrolled in the Physics Wonder Girls Camp.

June 24, 2019

Julie Becker PhD, MPH, associate professor of health policy, warned that an explosion at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery on Friday, June 21, 2019 could be dangerous for those in the area at risk.

June 20, 2019

A new book entitled "Diagnosing Madness, The Discursive Construction of the Psychiatric Patient, 1850-1920" studies the linguistic negotiations made to identify mental illness and diagnose patients.

June 19, 2019

6abc Action News spoke with Ashley de Marchena, PhD at University of the Sciences about what parents need to know about autism. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and her expertise is in early diagnosis of autism.

June 18, 2019

Every year, the University comes together after the spring semester is over to celebrate the years of service by employees.

June 05, 2019

A team of students from three Chester County-area high schools is preparing to represent the United States in an international physics competition in Poland after winning the national title at USciences in April.

May 23, 2019

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia presented the 2019 Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching to Eric Pelletier DPT, assistant professor of physical therapy, on May 22, 2019, at its 198th Commencement Ceremony.

May 17, 2019

Salus University and University of the Sciences have announced three new partnership agreements that enable USciences students to pursue a clear pathway to Salus University's Doctor of Audiology or Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies degree.