{"id":2648,"date":"2026-05-15T17:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/pharmacy\/?st-import=146f0885914f9cf17e2136dcee4b12ec"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:00:45","slug":"on-the-cusp-april-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/pharmacy\/2026\/05\/15\/on-the-cusp-april-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"On the CUSP: April 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Awards and Recognitions<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dr. Neeloufar Fakourfar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was recognized through a CSHP Spotlight this month with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ymaws.com\/www.cshp.org\/resource\/resmgr\/files\/news3\/Member_Spotlight_-_NFakourfa.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">an article highlighting her pharmacy journey.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Amy Kang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was invited as a guest speaker on the Duke University 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