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Western New England University College of Pharmacy to hold Summer Camp for High School Students

Published: March 31, 2017 | Categories: All News, Arts and Sciences, Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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The Western New England University College of Pharmacy will hold its 2017 Golden Bear Pharmacy Summer Camp from Monday June 26 to Friday June 30.

The Western New England University College of Pharmacy will hold its 2017 Golden Bear Pharmacy Summer Camp from Monday June 26 to Friday June 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the University’s Center for the Sciences and Pharmacy on the University campus. There is no cost to participants.

The 2017 Golden Bear Pharmacy Summer Camp is an opportunity for students to learn about various career paths in the pharmaceutical field, experience hands-on activities and demonstrations by the College of Pharmacy faculty, and get tips on how to prepare for a career in the pharmaceutical sciences.

Among the summer camp workshops are: DNA extraction and purification, drugs that are most often abused, herbal gardens, the compounding and sterile products labs, and more. The camp is open to any interested high school student who demonstrates strong academic skills and an interest in pharmacy or the pharmaceutical sciences, including chemistry and biology.

Register online at wne.edu/pharmacy-and-health-sciences/camp. For more information contact Arin C. Whitman, PharmD, Clinical Assistant Professor at Western New England University College of Pharmacy at arin.whitman@wne.edu.

The Golden Bear Pharmacy Summer Camp is supported by a generous grant from the Walgreens Company.