NEWS ADVISORY WHO: Donald L. Carcieri, governor of Rhode Island, Dr. David M. Dooley, president of the University of Rhode Island, Ronald P. Jordan, dean of URI’s College of Pharmacy and Thomas M. Ryan, chairman, president and chief executive officer of CVS/Caremark, as well as federal and state officials, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry, URI […]
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URI launches construction of $75 million pharmacy building
To be key part of University’s new health, life science district KINGSTON, R.I. – October 5, 2009 – When Fogarty Hall opened as the new home of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island in 1964, it was designed to accommodate 150 students. This semester, the 700 students and 45 faculty members […]
Continue reading "URI launches construction of $75 million pharmacy building"Graduating pharmacy major believes URI taught him ‘to be the best of the best’
Graduating pharmacy major believes URI taught him ‘to be the best of the best’ University of Rhode Island graduating pharmacy major Chris Sibicky experienced many facets of the University during his six-year tenure in Kingston. The length of URI’s pharmacy program coupled with its complexity can be intimidating, but Sibicky says the tight-knit nature of […]
Continue reading "Graduating pharmacy major believes URI taught him ‘to be the best of the best’"Live webcasts bring URI events into your living room
Thanks to the acquisition of a remarkable new technology, a wide variety of University events will now be available to view as live webcasts on your home computer. The Division of University Advancement recently acquired several remotely controlled video cameras that can be operated from anywhere using a joystick and a laptop computer. The cameras […]
Continue reading "Live webcasts bring URI events into your living room"URI to sponsor lecture series to celebrate Charles Darwin anniversaries
As part of the global celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his On the Origin of Species, the University of Rhode Island will host a public lecture series featuring three noted biologists who will address evolutionary approaches to various aspects of modern biology and […]
Continue reading "URI to sponsor lecture series to celebrate Charles Darwin anniversaries"Congratulations Class of 2009
The following is the list of students who graduated at the commencement exercises on May 17, 2009: Revathi Annapareddy, Poughkeepsie NY Maria Arena*, Cranston RI Deanne Bacon, Warwick RI Melissa Bargione***, Glastonbury CT James Belden, East Greenwich RI Joseph Bellucci***, Cumberland RI Kerry Botelho***, Somerset MA Kaitlyn Bowersox, Hudson NH Sara Brescia***, Columbia SC Michelle […]
Continue reading "Congratulations Class of 2009"CVS Caremark Donates $2 million to URI College of Pharmacy
Gifts support new building campaign, research KINGSTON, R.I. – September 1, 2009 – CVS Caremark Corp. has made a $2 million pledge to the University of Rhode Island in support of its College of Pharmacy. The donation, the largest single corporate gift in the 52-year-history of the College of Pharmacy, is part of the $100 […]
Continue reading "CVS Caremark Donates $2 million to URI College of Pharmacy"Kappa Psi
Kappa Psi is a professional fraternity which promotes leadership and fellowship in pharmacy through a combination of professional, philanthropic, and social events.
Continue reading "Kappa Psi"URI co-sponsoring international drug safety, effectiveness conference in Providence
800 from academia, government, industry to participate KINGSTON, August 3, 2009 – Due in large part to the involvement of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy, the International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk will hold its next session in Providence, Aug. 16 through 19. Previously held in such cities as Bordeaux, Amsterdam, […]
Continue reading "URI co-sponsoring international drug safety, effectiveness conference in Providence"URI sets research grant record
$85.5 million in awards helps boost economy KINGSTON, R.I. – August 3, 2009 – The University of Rhode Island was awarded more than $85.5 million in research grants and contracts during fiscal year 2009, the most it has ever received and almost $20 million more than it was awarded the previous year. The University also […]
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