URI awarded $14 million Innovation grant to improve care and lower costs for cognitively challenged adults with chronic diseases KINGSTON, R.I. — July 23, 2012 — As the Americans with Disabilities Act marks its 22nd anniversary this week and lawmakers nationwide evaluate plans to implement some or all of the Affordable Care Act, the University […]
Continue reading "$14 Million Health Care Innovation Award"URI researchers ask, ‘Is your health at steak?’ KINGSTON, R.I. – Nothing goes better with your Fourth of July fireworks than a backyard barbecue. But if you’re not careful, your grilled meats could be a health hazard. According to two URI scientists, the charring on your steaks and burgers are heterocyclic amines or, if you’ve […]
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Kerry LaPlante: Recognition of Research Fellowship by ACCP
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More than 30 renowned researchers from around the world to speak KINGSTON, R.I. – June 7, 2012 – The University of Rhode Island will hold a global pharmaceutical sciences conference featuring Nobel Prize winner Thomas Steitz from Sept. 28 through 30 at its Kingston Campus. Steitz, the Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and […]
Continue reading "Nobel laureate to keynote international pharmaceutical conference at URI"Students in public health class to administer fake anti-virals to test emergency response KINGSTON, R.I. – April 24, 2012 – Don’t be alarmed if you see a person dressed in a biohazard suit Thursday afternoon outside the University of Rhode Island’s Memorial Union. That individual will just be watching for zombies and making sure they […]
Continue reading "Zombie outbreak is target of mock URI pharmacy clinic"The Matty Fund team up to help parents of children with epilepsy KINGSTON, R.I. – April 16, 2012 — The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and The Matty Fund are teaming up to help parents of children with epilepsy who want information about pharmaceuticals used to treat the disease. URI Clinical Associate Professor […]
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URI researcher sees ‘marine nutraceuticals’ as growth industry for Rhode Island Chong Lee studies health benefits of marine organisms KINGSTON, R.I. – March 13, 2012 – The marine nutraceutical industry is booming in Europe and Asia, and it has taken off in recent years in Canada as well. While the industry is still in its […]
Continue reading "URI researcher sees ‘marine nutraceuticals’ as growth industry for Rhode Island"Steve Kogut and Brian Quilliam: Received the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy Award of Excellence for their 2012 publication
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Dr Bongsup Cho offers an insight into his current research into environmentally-induced cancer, which will expose how aromatic amines mutate DNA and interfere with its repair mechanisms. Could you briefly describe your current research project? Formation of aromatic amine-DNA adducts is believed to initiate cancer. We are concerned with elucidating the mechanisms by which amine-DNA […]
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URI’s 3D animation work featured in the January 2012 issue of International Innovation magazine.
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