RX Impact On March 10th, a group of University of Rhode Island pharmacy students and professors traveled to the nation’s capital in order to advocate for better pharmacy care. Pharmacy students Ben Carroll, Megan Elias, and Ashley Pincins, led by Associate Dean Paul Larrat and Elaina Goldstein, met with US Senators and Congressmen to discuss […]
Continue reading "RX Impact"Pharm.D. Class of 2010 Information on post graduation plans as of May 3, 2010 Elaine Alexander, NJ Medical Affairs Fellowship Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, NJ Colleen Allard, MA Hospital Pharmacist TBD, NY/TN Cheryl Auger, RI Community Pharmacist CVS/Caremark Pharmacy, RI Christopher Barker, NJ Community Pharmacist Walgreens, NJ Benjamin Barner, NY Community Pharmacist Walmart Pharmacy, RI […]
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To provide expertise on health care effectiveness, costs KINGSTON, R.I. – May 20, 2010 – The associate dean of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy has been named a Congressional Fellow for his expertise on managing health care costs, optimizing pharmaceutical effectiveness and epidemiology. E. Paul Larrat, also a URI professor of pharmacoepidemiology, […]
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Harleysville, Pa. resident to embark on prestigious fellowship KINGSTON, R.I. – May 19, 2010 – University of Rhode Island pharmacy student Karen Thudium has learned numerous lessons during her advanced clinical rotations and research placements in Providence, Bay Pines, Fla., Allentown, Pa. and St. Louis. But one stands out. “I learned that pharmacy students from […]
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For maple syrup producers and lovers, this could be the best of times and the worst of times. March is typically the peak time for tapping sugar maple trees for the sap that gets distilled into the sweet, amber elixir aficionados consider far superior to the cheap, fake stuff made from high fructose corn syrup. […]
Continue reading "Study: Anything but real maple syrup is for saps"KINGSTON, R.I. – March 22, 2010 – Before you dig in to your next stack of French toast or waffles, you might want to pour on pure maple syrup. That’s because University of Rhode Island researcher Navindra Seeram, who specializes in medicinal plant research, has found more than 20 compounds in maple syrup from Canada […]
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Kelly Orr: Awarded National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Liaison of the Year (fall 2013)
Continue reading "Awarded National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation’s Award"Lipitor metabolism study in patients with diabetes KINGSTON, R.I. – December 1, 2009 – A researcher in the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy is seeking subjects for a study focusing on the metabolism and side effects of Lipitor™ on patients with diabetes. Fatemeh Akhlaghi, URI associate professor of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, has […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. – November 16, 2009- Answer: “University of Rhode Island pharmacy students.” The Question: “Who are the winners of this year’s annual Pepto Bowl?” Three of URI’s own pharmacy students took home the handsome sterling silver bowl in this year’s “Jeopardy-style” National Association of State Pharmacists Associations and the Nonprescription Medicines Academy Pharmacist Self […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. –November 2, 2009—The Indian Student Association at the University of Rhode Island will celebrate Diwali 2009: “We made the darkest night the festival of lights” on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Rainville Ballroom, Memorial Union, 50 Lower College Road, Kingston. The popular event generally draws about 250 people. […]
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