New program is the only one of its kind in Rhode Island
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The URI Office of Continuing Professional Development for the Health Professions will update health professionals from around Rhode Island and the region on new practice recommendations for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes during a special webinar on Jan. 9 at noon. Continuing Education credit is available.
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University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy professors are part of a clinical trial of retinal screening processes that could help clinicians detect Alzheimer’s disease possibly two or more decades before patients develop life-altering clinical symptoms.
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The College of Pharmacy-affiliated Institute is committed to enhancing and expanding the capacity and workforce development of pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms The URI Pharmaceutical Development Institute continued its mission to enhance the economic development of the region’s pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and help expand the biopharmaceutical workforce this week, hosting Amgen Inc. employees for training […]
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Combining his passion for personal health and helping others improve their physical performance, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy alumnus Chris Federico has joined New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady’s Boston Marathon team, which hopes to improve on the $125,000 it raised for the TB12 Foundation during the marathon last April.
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From achieving a top 10 national ranking in federal research funding, inducting its inaugural Hall of Fame, engaging in groundbreaking research and taking home several national awards, among many other accolades, it’s been a monumental year for the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. Find out about all the college’s accomplishments in the 2019 […]
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Dozens of high school students descended on Avedisian Hall Friday to learn about the College of Pharmacy and the opportunities it offers during the College’s annual High School Day. High school students with an interest in a career in pharmacy and their families and teachers were welcome to tour the building, and speak to URI […]
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Eight URI College of Pharmacy students were awarded scholarships Thursday during the college’s 62nd annual Heber W. Youngken Jr. Pharmacy Clinic. The conference at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick, named for the inaugural dean of the URI College of Pharmacy, brought together practicing pharmacists and pharmacy educators for a continuing education summit hosted by the […]
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Regional chapter advances policy initiatives; ‘Operation Immunization’ honored Students from the URI College of Pharmacy hosted the northeast regional conference of the American Pharmacists Association in Providence recently, advancing the region’s proposed policy changes to the national organization, and picking up an award for the College’s Operation Immunization program. Third-year Pharm.D. student Angela Dansereau, along […]
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Pharmacy Professor Matthew Bertin teams with pharmaceutical firm to discover anti-inflammatory molecules from aquatic microbiome Toxic algal blooms can be devastating to natural waterways, robbing them of oxygen, creating dead zones, and sickening people and animals. However, they may also be beneficial, potentially helping combat the progression of neurodegenerative disease, a URI College of Pharmacy […]
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