KINGSTON, R.I. – July 11, 2006 – Roberta S. King was frustrated three years ago when she tried to explain to her University of Rhode Island pharmacy students how diuretic drugs work at a cellular level in the body. “You can talk about how the drugs work and you can use still diagrams, but those […]
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Support from pharmacy chain exceeds $100,000 KINGSTON, R.I. — July 20, 2006 — The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy has dedicated a classroom with the latest animation technology to Brooks Eckerd Pharmacy. The pharmacy chain has supported several College projects, its total support exceeding $100,000. During springtime ceremonies with company officials, the College […]
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Preceptors, company president receive kudos for contributions KINGSTON, R.I. — May 31, 2006 — The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy has honored two alumni who mentor students during their clinical rotations and another alumnus for his national leadership in the profession. The College presented the Dr. Norman A. Campbell Award for Ethics and […]
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Warren resident creates anti- HIV compounds KINGSTON, R.I.—May 19, 2006—University of Rhode Island pharmacy student Michael Hanley was recently named a 2006 Barry M. Goldwater scholarship winner for his work in HIV transmission prevention research. The annual awards are given to undergraduate sophomores and juniors who are interested in pursuing science and math related careers. […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. — May 8, 2006 — The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy has named its physical assessment workshop in memory of an alumnus who saved the life a woman in the midst of a stroke. During recent ceremonies at the College that launched this spring’s assessment workshop, Pharmacy Dean Donald E. Letendre […]
Continue reading "URI honors late pharmacy alumnus who saved a life"Scenario is Category 5 hurricane in Rhode Island KINGSTON, R.I. — May 3, 2006 — As a member of the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team deployed to Louisiana to assist in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, Jeffrey Bratberg knows what works and what doesn’t. Now the assistant professor of pharmacy at the University of […]
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Group bests UConn for premier spot KINGSTON, R.I. — April 27, 2006 — The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy captured first-place in a national competition that ranked the reach and effectiveness of student-driven Medicare Part D education efforts. Twenty-two URI pharmacy students were honored during ceremonies at the recent American Pharmacists Association’s annual […]
Continue reading "URI pharmacy students win top national honors for Medicare Part D education efforts"The notion that some substances in the environment can damage the nervous system has an ancient history. The neurotoxicity of lead was recognized more than 2,000 years ago by the Greek physician Dioscerides, who wrote, “Lead makes the mind give way.” In the intervening millennia many other substances have been added to the list of […]
Continue reading "New Thinking on Neurodevelopment"Now more than ever, Rhode Islanders relying on URI for prescription information KINGSTON, R.I. — January 23, 2006 — When Rhode Islanders need help deciphering the complexities of Medicare Part D, understanding drug imports from Canada or evaluating the latest TV drug commercials, they look to the Pharmacy Outreach Program of the University of Rhode […]
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Another way that University’s College of Pharmacy helps Southeastern New Englanders KINGSTON, R.I. — January 23, 2006 — The University of Rhode Island and Providence television station ABC 6 have launched a new segment called “Ask the Pharmacist” to provide viewers in Southeastern New England with accurate and timely answers to their medication questions. Featuring […]
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