Nearly 20 Baltimore-area homeschool students received an inside look at the pharmacy profession when visiting the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) on Jan. 20. The group’s visit consisted of a lab tour, discussions with faculty, and interactive activities. Andrew Coop, PhD, associate dean for academic affairs and professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UMSOP, delved into the core question that drives a scientist — why? “Always ask questions,” Coop advised the students. “Just because someone says something, find out what they did to measure that. How did they come to their conclusions?”