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URI professor wins Generation Rx Award of Excellence from national pharmaceutical association

URI College of Pharmacy Clinical Associate Professor Anita Jacobson (left) and former Pharm.D. student Emily Lancor '24 distribute Narcan at a community site in Hope Valley, Rhode Island.

Clinical Professor Anita Jacobson honored for passion, commitment to substance use education and advocacy University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Clinical Professor Anita Jacobson is the 2025 recipient of the Generation Rx Award of Excellence from the American Pharmacists Association. The recognition is among the national organization’s top awards, recognizing “a pharmacist who has […]

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URI students win national clinical skills competition

URI College of Pharmacy students Emma Van Reysen (left) and Gabriella Mignosa won a national pharmaceutical skills competition at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Midyear Conference in New Orleans this week.

Gabriella Mignosa and Emma Van Reysen beat out more than 130 teams to win highly competitive event at national conference Two University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy students won a national clinical skills competition at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Midyear Conference in New Orleans this week, after three rounds of competition against […]

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URI professors to help build state’s opioid, overdose research infrastructure as COBRE leaders

URI pharmacy Clinical Professor Jeffrey Bratberg has been named deputy director of the Community-engaged Research Core of Rhode Island Hospital’s Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) on Opioids and Overdose.

Jeffrey Bratberg and Nicole Weiss appointed to lead Center of Biomedical Research Excellence on Opioids and Overdose Two University of Rhode Island professors will work to support research to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic throughout the region as the new leaders of the Community-engaged Research Core of Rhode Island Hospital’s Center of Biomedical Research Excellence […]

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URI students bring interdisciplinary health education to South Kingstown High School during wellness fair

URI pharmacy student Myriam Sarah Thiam explains the dangers of smoking and vaping to South Kingstown High School students during an interprofessional health and wellness fair at the high school Dec. 6.

University of Rhode Island students from the Colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences imparted some health wisdom on younger students during an interactive health and wellness fair at South Kingstown High School Dec. 6. About 70 URI students helped educate high school students during an interprofessional presentation involving the departments of nutrition, physical therapy […]

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URI pharmacy professor joins national coalition urging better access to medication for opioid use disorder

URI College of Pharmacy Clinical Professor Jeffrey Bratberg co-authored a national report requesting federal agencies simplify regulations to allow pharmacies to distribute methadone to people seeking treatment for opioid use disorder.

Jeffrey Bratberg co-authors report calling for federal government to allow pharmacies to distribute methadone to treat opioid use disorder The federal Drug Enforcement Administration and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration should simplify regulations to allow pharmacies to dispense methadone to people seeking treatment for opioid use disorder, according to URI College of Pharmacy […]

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High school students experience URI College of Pharmacy during Exploration Day

Students in South Kingstown High School's pharmacy technician program examine one of the lifelike mannequins in the URI College of Pharmacy's Simulation Laboratory during the semi-annual Exploration Day.

High school students from around the region tour Avedisian Hall, learn about the College of Pharmacy and the opportunities it offers High school students with an interest in a career in pharmacy joined their teachers for a tour Avedisian Hall, home of the URI College of Pharmacy, and interacted with faculty members and URI students […]

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URI professor wins national grant to study rare disease that can lead to cirrhosis, liver failure

URI College of Pharmacy Associate Professor Nisanne Ghonem recently received a research award from the American Liver Foundation for her study of medications to treat primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare autoimmune disease that can lead to cirrhosis and liver failure.

Pharmacy Professor Nisanne Ghonem’s American Liver Foundation award will help fund probe into novel medications to treat primary sclerosing cholangitis University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Associate Professor Nisanne Ghonem is among eight recipients in the country of a pilot research award from the American Liver Foundation, which will help advance her research into […]

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URI Pharmacy alum, TikTok star educates patients, advocates for profession

URI College of Pharmacy alum Ethan Melillo films one of his many TikTok videos in his home studio in East Greenwich. Melillo has amassed nearly 500,000 followers, while continuing his full-time job as a pharmacist with L'Oreal.

Ethan Melillo has amassed nearly 500,000 followers of his educational, entertaining videos The public’s perception of a pharmacist used to be a reclusive scientist in a white lab coat dumping pills in a bottle and slapping on a label for a cashier to hand to a customer. That perception has drastically changed, as patients increasingly […]

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URI students in multidisciplinary teams assess older adults’ health, balance, fall risk

Senior Health, Wellness, and Fall Risk program offers comprehensive health assessments to community volunteers, experience for students Students from the Colleges of Health Sciences and Pharmacy got some hands-on training while older adults from the community gained valuable health information during the Senior Health, Wellness, and Fall Risk program in Independence Square recently. Under the […]

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