Innovation liftoff

Dr. Fred Eshelman’s transformative gift to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has sparked a revolution of new ideas in pharmacy education, practice and science. Dr. Eshelman considers his gift an investment in a bright future for North Carolinians and beyond.

This is story number 85 in the Carolina Stories 225th Anniversary Edition magazine.

The Eshelman Institute for Innovation is made possible by a $100 million gift from Fred Eshelman to accelerate the creation and development of ideas leading to discoveries and transformative changes in education, research and health care. To learn more about the EII’s impact, visit unceii.org/impact.

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