Paul Hastings first member of gay community to be honored KINGSTON, R.I. March 31, 2011 – As president and chief executive officer of California-based OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Paul Hastings has helped improve the lives of people around the world through his work in the biotechnology industry. As the first member of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and […]
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Five have never been seen in nature before KINGSTON, R.I. – March 30, 2011 – University of Rhode Island researcher Navindra Seeram has discovered 34 new beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup and confirmed that 20 compounds discovered last year in preliminary research play a key role in human health. Today at the 241st American […]
Continue reading "URI scientist discovers 54 beneficial compounds in pure maple syrup"March 26, 2011, Dr. Norman Campell received the Joseph L. Fink III Founders Award, the American Society for Pharmacy Law’s highest recognition, at the ASPL Annual Meeting in Seattle. The wording on the plaque reads, “Recognizing sustained, outstanding service and contributions to the professions of pharmacy and law and to the American Society for Pharmacy […]
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The University of Rhode Island will be introducing a new 3-D printer for the next academic year, which will provide a hands-on approach in learning about chemicals and drugs, and how they affect the human body. Professor of biomedical sciences Bongsup Cho said the printer will most likely be housed in the new pharmacy building […]
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Can render solid, touchable versions of drug, virus molecules, architectural models, and artificial limbs…. KINGSTON, R.I. – February 28, 2011 – Professor Bongsup Cho sat at his desk discussing a new 3-dimensional printer that will soon be a part of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy. As he explained how the printer will […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. – February 1, 2011 – As part of her research into breast cancer, University of Rhode Island scientist Roberta King has for years been studying the role of an enzyme in regulating estrogen activity. King is specifically interested a type of enzyme, called sulfotransferases, which contribute to balancing and regulating numerous biologically active […]
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Topping out ceremony celebrates milestone for $75 million project KINGSTON, R.I. – November 10, 2010 – Another major piece of the University of Rhode Island’s health and life sciences district came closer to reality today as the last steel beam was lifted into place atop the $75 million home of the College of Pharmacy. State […]
Continue reading "URI cheers completion of steelwork on new home for pharmacy"250 plus student to attend in Providence KINGSTON, R.I. – November 4, 2010 – Students in the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy will host this year’s midyear regional meeting for the Academy of Student Pharmacists, a division of the American Pharmacists Association. From Friday, Nov. 5 through Sunday, Nov. 7, 13 colleges of […]
Continue reading "URI pharmacy students to host regional meeting"National Drug Enforcement Agency Take Back Day set for Sept. 25 KINGSTON, R.I. – September 20, 2010 – They are prescribed for back injuries, torn knee ligaments, oral surgery and for dulling the pain following numerous types of surgeries. But long after the pain subsides, remnants of the treatments remain in people’s medicine cabinets. They […]
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Played role in responding to accident that killed Sen. Stevens KINGSTON, R.I. – September 20, 2010 – In an ironic twist of events, Anastasia Manchette, a University of Rhode Island pharmacy student, was unusually prepared for the plane crash that claimed the lives of former Senator Ted Stevens and four others this past summer in […]
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