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Doctor of Pharmacy professor leads research to develop new treatment for Post-COVID patients
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy professor Sachin A. Shah is leading a research team to help patients suffering from post-COVID 19 symptoms after successfully treating a woman using technology not available at any other pharmacy school.
MS in Engineering Science graduate named state’s top civil engineering student
Rogelio Garcia, a 2021 graduate of Pacific's MS in Engineering Science program, has been named California Civil Engineering Student of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE).
MS in Speech-Language Pathology graduates achieve 100% pass rate for 25th-consecutive year
University of the Pacific's Speech-Language Pathology Program graduates have achieved a 100% passing rate on the licensure exam for the 25th consecutive year, the longest record among all California private and public universities.
Doctor of Physical Therapy professor honored for community impact
Doctor of Physical Therapy professor Todd Davenport has received the Societal Impact Award from the American Physical Therapy Association for demonstrating compassion, philanthropy, and a commitment to improving society through physical therapy.
For Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD), Dental Surgery (DDS), Endontics (MSD), International Dental Studies (DDS) and Orthodontics (MSD) admissions, contact sf_admissions@pacific.edu.
My favorite way to enjoy our beautiful campus is to have lunch on a bench next to the rose garden between Burns Tower and Knoles Hall.
What is your favorite place to go to Stockton?
I like to go to Garlic Brothers restaurant. It's got good food in a casual atmosphere and is situated right on the Delta. Sunset views at dinnertime can't be beat!
What is your favorite movie and why?
Apocalypse Now. There's so many ways in which this movie is an outstanding work of art. Knowing the many, many struggles it took to get it finished makes me appreciate it even more.
An accomplished and nationally active performing arts admissions professional, Fred Peterbark most recently served as Dean of Enrollment and Aid at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Prior to that appointment, he served as Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management and Student Services at Roosevelt University’s College of Performing Arts in Chicago; Director of Music Admissions and Assistant Dean for Preparatory Programs at Ithaca College’s School of Music; Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Diversity at Louisiana State University’s College of Music and Dramatic Arts; and Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Outreach at the College of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Peterbark earned a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance with teacher certification (K-12) from the University of Michigan and a Master of Music in performance from the University of Colorado Boulder. He is co-author of “Caring for the Whole Student” in Sound Pedagogy: Radical Care in Post-Secondary Music (University of Illinois Press). He has presented on music admissions and recruitment at multiple NASM and NACAC convenings; lectured at the Aspen Music School; and has served as Monfort Professor in Residence at Colorado State University, where he spoke on Black Pioneers in Music Performance.
As a performer, Peterbark sang in the NAXOS recording of William Bolcom’s “Songs of Innocence and Experience” which won four Grammy Awards in 2005 (Best Classical Album, Best Choral Performance, Best Classical Contemporary Composition and Producer of the Year, Classical).
James "Jim" A. Uchizono, PharmD, PhD earned his bachelor of science in both chemistry and biology from University of California, Irvine in 1985. He later attended University of California, San Francisco where he received his doctor of pharmacy in 1990 and his doctor of philosophy in 2001. Dr. Uchizono also interned and worked at Genetech, Inc. He joined the Pacific pharmacy family in 2000. Dr. Uchizono loves the interactions he has with his students at Pacific. In 2006 he was awarded the Eberhardt Teacher/Scholar Award and in 2005 he received the Teacher of the Year award from the School.
He is a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American Pharmacists Association and the California Pharmacists Association.