Category: News

Toxic algal blooms may be key to slowing neurodegenerative disease

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 […]

Continue reading "Toxic algal blooms may be key to slowing neurodegenerative disease" →

$1M grant fuels URI efforts to stem opioid crisis in rural areas

‘Community First Responders program’ to educate public, provide naloxone and other resources to combat crisis Professors, students and health professionals from the University of Rhode Island aim to stem the ongoing opioid crisis in rural communities around the state, thanks to a $1 million grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. […]

Continue reading "$1M grant fuels URI efforts to stem opioid crisis in rural areas" →

Tom and Cathy Ryan make record gift of $35 million to University of Rhode Island for neuroscience, scholars program, and athletics

Thomas M. Ryan ’75 Hon. ’99, former chairman, president and CEO of CVS, and his wife, Cathy Ryan, have made a gift of $35 million to the University of Rhode Island, the largest private contribution in its history. This builds on the Ryans’ notable philanthropic history with URI and brings their cumulative giving total to […]

Continue reading "Tom and Cathy Ryan make record gift of $35 million to University of Rhode Island for neuroscience, scholars program, and athletics" →

URI, JWU and FIX combine to unlock power of ‘The Smarter Sweetener’

 Culinary, design students apply health benefits research uncovered in maple Students from around the region created tasty treats and demonstrated innovative uses of a local crop that shows promising health benefits as they demonstrated the culinary — and medicinal — versatility of maple. The Maple internship program at the Food Innovation Nexus (FIX) at Johnson […]

Continue reading "URI, JWU and FIX combine to unlock power of ‘The Smarter Sweetener’" →