Today, most COVID-19 conversation is about the when and where of the vaccine. But the country’s public health experts have been clear—now is not the time to take our foot off the gas when it comes to testing. Continued access to affordable, reliable testing is essential.

That is why the new COVID-19 test, developed by a team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island, is so important. Because it is saliva-based, URI’s test is less invasive than many of the traditional nasal swab tests, and our researchers say it is sensitive, specific, and can deliver results at a lower cost.

Registration is required to access content, information collected will not be shared outside of The University of Rhode Island. Platform educates students on College offerings, career opportunities The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy has launched a PharmD Exploration Center to help educate potential students on the College and on the many of career […]

Dr. Vibhuti Arya’s presentation scheduled for March 26, 2 p.m. The URI College of Pharmacy and Academic Health Collaborative will welcome St. John’s University Clinical Professor and racial dialogue expert Dr. Vibhuti Arya for a fascinating discussion on structural racism and health equity on March 26 at 2 p.m. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, […]

Dr. Megan Ranney has been a national public health leader throughout pandemic Dr. Megan Ranney, emergency physician and professor at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, has become a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic, appearing on national television repeatedly to advise the public on the pandemic. Now, she brings her talents and […]

From the selfless service of College personnel to groundbreaking research projects, some of the many recent accomplishments of the URI College of Pharmacy are chronicled in the Winter 2021 newsletter.

URI College of Pharmacy hosts ‘Surviving the Tsunami of COVID-19: A Healthcare Provider’s Survival Kit’ virtually March 17-19 Health professionals from around the region will earn valuable continuing education credits while discussing some of the most pressing healthcare issues of the day during the 36th annual Seminar by the Sea Northeast Regional Conference presented by […]

Study to show impacts on mother, child of prescription opioid use Prescription opioid use among pregnant women has increased in recent years, putting both mother and unborn baby at risk. It is necessary to comprehensively evaluate the safety of opioids on both mother and infant, the subject of a funded study in the URI College […]

Robert and Birdie Lawrence Endowed Scholarship gives preference to African American students with financial need While improvements in diversity have been made in recent years, African American people are still severely underrepresented in the pharmacy profession across the country, accounting for less than 5 percent of all pharmacists, according to PharmacyTimes. A new scholarship established […]

With the production of the COVID-19 vaccine, the end of the pandemic is on the horizon. While there’s still a long way to go, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy faculty and staff members continue their efforts to hasten the end of the deadly pandemic, training pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to administer the vaccine. […]

Saliva-based test developed by Professor Angela Slitt and her team is fast, accurate and low-cost By Elisa Mason By now, most people have either seen or received the invasive COVID-19 test with the gigantic swab inserted into the nasal cavity. That long, thin swab collects a sample of the potentially infected cells in the area […]