< Previous Article | Next Article > Wei Lu Awarded $1.3 Million for Nanoparticle Cancer Treatment “I am very grateful for this support, without which I could not have gotten this major federal funding.” – Wei Lu The National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.3 million to University of Rhode Island researcher Wei Lu […]
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Bolstering a Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Lead Exposure
< Previous Article | Next Article > Bolstering a Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Lead Exposure Lifelong Hazard Researchers striving to understand the origins of dementia are building the case against a possible culprit: lead exposure early in life. A study spanning 23 years has now revealed that monkeys who drank a lead-rich formula as […]
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< Previous Article | Next Article > College Research Day “We have some great minds and ideas in The College of Pharmacy” – Associate Dean Bongsup Cho December 3, 2013 – The College of Pharmacy held a ceremony to recognize faculty and student research achievements for the current year of 2013. Dozens of research posters […]
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< Previous Article | Next Article > Unravel the mysteries of the brain If the human brain is what gets your electrodes going, at URI you’ll have about a dozen different undergraduate majors from which to choose – from biochemistry and psychology to pharmacy, engineering, communicative disorders and more – and our graduate Interdisciplinary […]
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< Previous Article | Next Article > Dr. Akhlaghi Wins $1.65 Million Grant to Study Possible Alcoholism Treatment Dr. Fatemeh Akhlaghi, a University of Rhode Island professor of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, has received $1.65 million from the National Institutes of Health to study a new treatment for alcoholism in collaboration with Dr. Lorenzo Leggio […]
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Our pharmacy students here at URI had the opportunity to show off their work at the ASHP Midyear in December of 2013. There were around 15 posters that were created with topics ranging from HPV Immunizations to Advanced Pharmacy Practice in the Home. They were very grateful for this opportunity and enjoyed networking with the […]
Continue reading "Midyear Posters"URI Professor Lands $1.3 Million for Nanoparticle Cancer Treatment
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.3 million to University of Rhode Island researcher Wei Lu to study the application of inorganic nanoparticles in the treatment of cancer.
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When the state crime lab is located right on your college campus, you can turn murder, mysteries, and mayhem into a great academic experience.
Continue reading "Meet CSI at URI"Pharmacy students improve patient awareness of HPV, cervical cancer
Pharmacy students improve patient awareness of HPV, cervical cancer Results of 2-year study at Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic found that the mostly Hispanic patients were less knowledgeable than the non-Hispanic patients about HPV, the causes of cervical cancer, and how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases. KINGSTON, R.I. – Nov. 26, 2013 – Jeff Chau […]
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Results of 2-year study at Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic found that the mostly Hispanic patients were less knowledgeable than the non-Hispanic patients about HPV, the causes of cervical cancer, and how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases.
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