URI to boost the ranks of minority science, engineering professors KINGSTON, R.I. — July 1, 2005 — Growing up in South Carolina, Brian Brock was always intrigued by science. It’s a family legacy since his mother taught high school science. Today Brock is pursuing a master’s degree in pharmacology and toxicology at the University of […]
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A prescription for a healthy future KINGSTON, R.I. — May 24, 2005 — South Kingstown elementary school children learned some important lessons about poisons and cigarettes thanks to University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy students. The URI students visited classes at the South Road School this spring as part the College’s annual outreach program […]
Continue reading "URI pharmacy students teach local children about dangerous substances"An elderly woman in Woonsocket suffers a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital. KINGSTON, R.I. — May 2, 2005 –The area hospital has some of her records because she has been treated there before, but she has been seeing specialists in Providence and Boston. How can medical professionals retrieve information about her prescribed […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. — April 22, 2005 — Last week, the University of Rhode Island celebrated the achievements of several students who have taken on leadership roles in the community while also maintaining their solid academic records. A leading student athlete, the head lifeguard at URI’s Tootell Aquatic Center, and the College of Pharmacy Student Leadership […]
Continue reading "URI announces 2005 student leadership awards"14 February 2005. Scientists have little trouble accepting the idea that ontogeny is a process rich in interplay between genetic and environmental factors, or that environmental insults ranging from malnutrition to toxins during the embryonic and early postnatal periods can harm development. But what about the argument that environmental insults suffered early in life could […]
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$100,000 Champlin Foundations grant provides latest animation technology KINGSTON, R.I. — October 27, 2004 — Powerful computer technology made possible the creation of such animated film hits as Shrek and Finding Nemo. Now, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Champlin Foundations, the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy has similar computer animation technology […]
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