Students attain certification as medication technicians in state facilities Certified Nursing Assistants in Rhode Island Department of Health-approved long-term care facilities will soon be able to administer medications to patients, helping relieve the burden on nurses in often short-staffed facilities. The initiative is thanks to a partnership involving the University of Rhode Island College of […]

Introduction to Biotechnology is one of several online and in-person courses the Institute offers for biopharmaceutical employees The University of Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Development Institute has teamed up with RI Bio, Back to Work RI, and Rhode Island’s Department of Labor and Training to introduce workers to careers in biotechnology. “Introduction to Biotechnology” is a […]

Dean Paul Larrat, joined by URI President David Dooley, Provost Donald DeHayes, and the faculty and staff of the College of Pharmacy, conferred degrees upon the graduating class of 2021 on May 23.

Marie Rodriguez completed her PharmD studies while caring for ailing parents Like many who consider a career in a health care field, Marie Rodriguez always had an interest in caring for others. Unlike most, the graduating URI College of Pharmacy student has unfortunately gotten plenty of hands-on experience in her own home, which has only […]

A University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy student is among three undergraduate student leaders the university selected to receive a prestigious A. Robert Rainville Student Leadership Award. PharmD major James Cocozza credits being a Resident Assistant for more than five years and the president of the Housing and Residential Life Community Leadership Board for […]

URI College of Pharmacy faculty, staff and students have been making a difference on the front lines of the pandemic from the beginning, and that continues as the COVID-19 vaccination effort shifts from larger clinics to more targeted areas to reach populations that have not yet been vaccinated. Students Melissa Gianetti and Yan Cen have […]

First of its kind program educates students in multiple positions in one of nation’s fastest-growing industries The inaugural class of the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy’s groundbreaking online undergraduate certificate program in therapeutic cannabis studies, is set to graduate this spring, adding educated personnel to one of the fastest growing industries in the […]

The following URI College of Pharmacy research awards represent the effort and hard work that researchers have endured during a challenging work environment. The COP Research Committee would like to recognize all COP investigators for leading the research community and showing their commitment to research progress at the University. This list is a compilation COP […]

We may not know it by name, but executive functioning is something we use every day. It helps us to remember information, gives us the flexibility to multitask, and helps us control our attention, behavior and thoughts.

Nearly 80 percent of Class of 2021 applicants earned residencies for postgraduate year 1, well ahead of the 63 percent average The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy continues to be a national leader in pharmacy education, most recently placing first in the northeast and no. 8 nationally in postdoctoral residency placement rate for […]