“I believe the most important part of recruiting students is building a relationship.” Clinical Professor Erica Estus, who heads up the URI College of Pharmacy recruiting program, has faced major obstacles over the past two years establishing those relationships while the COVID-19 pandemic prevented prospective students from visiting Avedisian Hall. Coupled with a national downturn […]

Maggie Charpentier will lead local chapter’s advocacy for pharmacists, patient care, public health University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Clinical Professor Maggie Charpentier has been appointed President of the Rhode Island Society of Health-System Pharmacists (RISHP), putting her in position to expand advocacy for pharmacists in the state with the ultimate goal of further […]

The use of self-tracking of bio-behavioral states along with prescription dosing information is increasingly popular in the care and study of many human diseases. Parkinson’s Disease is particularly amenable to such tracking, as patients live with the progressive disease for many years, increasing motivation to pursue quality of life changes through careful monitoring of symptoms […]

From the selfless service of College personnel to groundbreaking research projects, some of the many recent accomplishments of the URI College of Pharmacy are chronicled in the College’s 2021 Annual Report.

BSPS student wins first place in Undergraduate Research Showcase Maggie Hill won for her project combating disease in shrimp A URI College of Pharmacy student’s study on a common disease affecting shrimp in aquaculture projects recently won first place at the Undergraduate Research Showcase on campus. Maggie Hill, a BSPS student in the College of […]

More than 75 high school students descended on Avedisian Hall Nov. 12 to learn about the College of Pharmacy and the opportunities it offers during the College’s annual High School Day. High school students with an interest in a career in pharmacy and their families and teachers were welcomed to tour the building, and interact […]