{"id":1941,"date":"2024-09-11T14:12:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T21:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/pharmacy\/2024\/09\/11\/on-the-cusp-august-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T14:12:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T21:12:38","slug":"on-the-cusp-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/pharmacy\/2024\/09\/11\/on-the-cusp-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"On the CUSP: August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Awards and Recognitions<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/amy-kang\">Dr. Amy Kang<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has been appointed to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bpsweb.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/pharmacy\/2024\/08\/29\/board-of-pharmacy-specialties-appoints-dr-kang-to-infectious-disease-council\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 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