As treatments have extended lifespan of young patients with Fanconi Anemia, related neurological syndrome discovered, prompting NIH-funded study
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URI team creates tabletop blast device to study long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury
Molecular biologists, neuroscience researchers team with mechanical engineers for URI-built experimental model offering new way to look at TBI-related neurodegenerative disease
Continue reading "URI team creates tabletop blast device to study long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury"Dr. Erica Estus Receives Two National Awards from ASCP
Clinical Professor Erica Estus, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP has been nationally recognized for her outstanding contributions to pharmacy education and senior care. At the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) 2025 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in San Diego, she received not one but two of the organization’s top honors: the ASCP Outstanding Faculty Award and the […]
Continue reading "Dr. Erica Estus Receives Two National Awards from ASCP"From the Lab to Capitol Hill: Guiding the Nation’s Health Policy
Patrick Dumas ’16 still remembers the first time he stepped into a URI research lab. Surrounded by equipment he had only seen in textbooks, he felt a spark of possibility. That spark would eventually carry him far beyond the bench.
Continue reading "From the Lab to Capitol Hill: Guiding the Nation’s Health Policy"Pharmacy Class of 2029 welcomed to profession during White Coat Ceremony
New pharmacy students receive white coats, take the Oath of a Pharmacist The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Class of 2029 was officially welcomed into the profession on Sept. 26 as students donned their white coats for the first time, ceremonially beginning their professional years as pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists in training. Pharmacy […]
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Registration now open for URI College of Pharmacy conference Nov. 6, offering valuable CE for pharmacists, expanding college’s impact on pharmaceutical health As the world’s population continues to age, health care has become increasingly complex due to the natural aging process, often resulting in cognitive decline, an increase in diagnoses and specialist appointments, and especially […]
Continue reading "URI’s 68th annual Youngken Clinic to focus on older adult health"How URI Prepared Dr. Steve Shen, PhD ’17, for a Career in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dr. Yuanjun “Steve” Shen, PhD ’17, is a proud graduate of the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy’s Pharmaceutical Science program and now serves as an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University. While at URI, Dr. Shen trained under world-class faculty, gained hands-on research experience, and built the foundation for a career […]
Continue reading "How URI Prepared Dr. Steve Shen, PhD ’17, for a Career in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences"URI College of Pharmacy names inaugural recipient of Thomas J. Kalista Scholarship
Pharm.D. student Cailin McCaffrey chosen for scholarship that honors the late, beloved pharmacy professor Third-year Doctor of Pharmacy student Cailin McCaffrey is the inaugural recipient of the Thomas J. Kalista Scholarship, the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy announced during a ceremony in Avedisian Hall Sept. 17. Named for the late, beloved professor who […]
Continue reading "URI College of Pharmacy names inaugural recipient of Thomas J. Kalista Scholarship"Emeritus pharmacy professor Norman Campbell dies after long, distinguished career
Mentor to countless pharmacy and URI professionals, Campbell was 89 University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy professor emeritus, former faculty member and associate dean, alumnus, and mentor, Norman A. Campbell, 89, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Sept. 11, 2025 in Warwick, R.I. A pioneer in the pharmacy profession, Campbell was a role model […]
Continue reading "Emeritus pharmacy professor Norman Campbell dies after long, distinguished career"Lab Coat Ceremony marks ‘motivating transition’ to lab science for undergraduate pharmacy students
Third-year students ceremonially welcomed into Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences major Undergraduate pharmacy students were ceremonially welcomed into the URI College of Pharmacy’s Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences program, where they will begin their careers in pharmaceutical research, during the college’s Lab Coat Ceremony last week. The third-year students who have completed required prerequisites formally transitioned in […]
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