Alpha Zeta Omega (AZO)

Eligibility: All College of Pharmacy Students. Mission: A professional fraternity selected on the basis of: Character, Fellowship and Scholarship. Objectives include: promoting the profession of Pharmacy, developing high standards of Scholarship, and inculcating a spirit of Fellowship amongst all of its members (co-ed).  

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Pharmacy professor develops novel virus-like particle platform for vaccine delivery

Xinyuan Chen aims to produce universal flu vaccine, new coronavirus vaccine A University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy professor has developed a novel virus-like particle platform to safely and more effectively deliver vaccines to the body, a next step in the potential development of a universal flu vaccine and a new coronavirus vaccine. Dr. […]

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Study to use algal blooms to reduce neuroinflammation progresses

Matt Bertin’s research into the use of chemicals from algal blooms published in national journal A URI College of Pharmacy professor’s study on the potential use of chemicals commonly found in algal blooms to reduce neuroinflammation has been published in a journal of one of the largest scientific organizations. Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical […]

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Marie Rodriguez ’21

I would come back to URI in a heartbeat. The Pharmacy program definitely prepares you really well. The professors are so nice; you can talk to them about any questions and really have a connection. Even on rotations, everyone always notices that you’re from URI. They like URI students.

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include: pharmd admission

We have three paths into the professional years (years 3-6) of the Pharm.D. program: entry directly from high school (0-6), internal transfer within URI and external applications.  Most of our students come to us directly from high school, through application to the 0-6 program. Successful candidates typically have high grades in science and mathematics, do […]

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