College of Pharmacy Professor Jaime Ross finds sex-dependent cognitive decline similar to that found in humans Micro- and nanoplastics prevalent in the environment routinely enter the human body through water we drink, foods we eat, and even the air we breathe. Those plastic particles infiltrate all systems of the body, including the brain, where they […]

Students will design a therapeutic garden on campus while learning healing benefits of working with and in nature The University of Rhode Island continues to expand the College of Pharmacy’s Heber W. Youngken Jr. Medicinal Garden outside Avedisian Hall, converting an unused parking lot into an expansion of the green space, and establishing a database […]

URI Pharmacy Professor Ashley Buchanan’s study, funded by the NIH, examines potential impact of ‘spillover’ within social networks

Pharmaceutical Development Institute, RI Bio provide hands-on workshops preparing trainees for careers in biotechnology industry

URI Pharmacy Professor Jeffrey Bratberg, available for expert interviews, breaks down science on vaccines and dangers of school district exemptions While vaccines have been shown to be safe and highly effective in protecting against communicable disease, rates of vaccinations among the youngest students have steadily inched down in recent years as parents increasingly seek exemptions […]

The award-winning Heber W. Youngken Jr. Medicinal Garden — open to all — offers place to learn about traditional and modern plant-based medicines

RI-INBRE’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship attracts hundreds of students from all 10 affiliated colleges and universities in RI More than 350 students and faculty members from 10 colleges and universities around the state converged on the University of Rhode Island Aug. 1 to showcase 150 biomedical research projects they’ve spent the summer studying, as RI-INBRE, […]

Registration is open for training that expands pharmacy technicians’ role,helps increase vaccine adherence This summer, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy faculty and staff members are continuing their efforts to help fight communicable diseases through a training program on the Kingston Campus that teaches pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines. Originally developed by Washington State […]