Author: Ian T Lester

URI Health Services pharmacist named Preceptor of the Year

KINGSTON, R.I. – April 10, 2007 – The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy has honored alumnus Sean O’Donnell with the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Preceptor of the Year award. Preceptors oversee pharmacy students’ clinical experiences and serve as their mentors. O’Donnell, a resident of Wakefield, graduated from the URI College of Pharmacy in 1987 […]

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URI pharmacy professor researches lead exposure

URI pharmacy professor researches lead exposure, builds bridges between U.S. and Middle East in Yemen KINGSTON, R.I. – February 28, 2007 – Nasser Zawia’s year-long Fulbright fellowship in Yemen ended last year, but the associate professor of pharmacy continues work with the country’s scientists and officials on infant exposure to lead and other biomedical research. […]

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URI pharmacy grad honors mentor, helps students with $100,000 pledge

KINGSTON, R.I. – February 13, 2007 — A 1984 graduate of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy has made a 10-year, $100,000 pledge to bolster an existing pharmacy scholarship fund named after one of his favorite professors. Paul Hastings, president and chief executive officer of OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Redwood City, Calif., made the pledge […]

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Two URI pharmacy professors part of team established to prevent pneumonia outbreaks at Warwick school

KINGSTON, R.I. – February 1, 2007 –Two University of Rhode Island clinical assistant professors of pharmacy advised patients and distributed antibiotics in January at a Warwick elementary school clinic set up by the state’s health department. The state Department of Health called on Jeffrey Bratberg and Brett Feret, to be part of a team set […]

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Tom and Cathy Ryan make $2.5 million donation to URI College of Pharmacy

Tom Ryan to chair $100 million ‘Making a Difference’campaign KINGSTON, R.I. – January 18, 2007 – Tom Ryan, chairman, president and chief executive officer of CVS Corp., and his wife Cathy have pledged $2.5 million to the University of Rhode Island’s Making a Difference campaign, it was announced today. “This is a wonderful gift from […]

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URI student travels to the tundra to complete a non-traditional pharmacy rotation

KINGSTON, R.I. – January 4, 2007 – One University of Rhode Island pharmacy student traveled to Alaska last summer for her pharmacy rotations in an effort to experience a minimalist lifestyle. Heather Mae Grant, a sixth-year pharmacy major from West Kingston, said she always wanted to travel to Alaska because she enjoys the outdoors. When […]

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Rhode Island casts overwhelming yes vote for new College of Pharmacy Building

KINGSTON, R.I. — November 9, 2006 — Thirty-eight of Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns approved the higher education bond issue that will provide $65 million for a new College of Pharmacy building at the University of Rhode Island. Election-day approval of the $72.8 million Question 4 bond referendum will also provide $7.8 million to […]

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Pharmacy research, outreach programs could grow at URI if voters approve Question 4

Some of its faculty are making critical discoveries about drug interactions while others are helping another state agency save millions in pharmacy costs. The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is benefiting our state, country and indeed the world. But the College no longer has the space or technology it needs to grow in […]

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