Dean Paul Larrat leads ceremony to enshrine first four members The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy inducted the inaugural class of its Hall of Fame Friday, honoring former professors and staff members for the tremendous impact they have made not just at URI but on the pharmacy profession and health care as a […]
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The Shen Lab is specialized in the areas of formulation development, manufacturing, in vitro and in vivo product performance testing, and development of in vitro-in vivo correlation (IVIVC) for advanced drug delivery systems and medical devices.
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Dr. Deng’s research program is primarily focused on investigating bile acid and cholesterol homeostasis under physiological and pathological conditions. Disruption of bile acids and cholesterol homeostasis by genetic or environmental factors has been associated with various diseases.
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I knew from a very early age that I wanted to be a pharmacist, pharmacy isn’t just pushing pills across the counter at someone; there is a whole other human side to it.
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‘Community First Responders program’ to educate public, provide naloxone and other resources to combat crisis Professors, students and health professionals from the University of Rhode Island aim to stem the ongoing opioid crisis in rural communities around the state, thanks to a $1 million grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. […]
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Thomas M. Ryan ’75 Hon. ’99, former chairman, president and CEO of CVS, and his wife, Cathy Ryan, have made a gift of $35 million to the University of Rhode Island, the largest private contribution in its history. This builds on the Ryans’ notable philanthropic history with URI and brings their cumulative giving total to […]
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Culinary, design students apply health benefits research uncovered in maple Students from around the region created tasty treats and demonstrated innovative uses of a local crop that shows promising health benefits as they demonstrated the culinary — and medicinal — versatility of maple. The Maple internship program at the Food Innovation Nexus (FIX) at Johnson […]
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URI College of Pharmacy Dean Paul Larrat is being honored for his “career achievements and strong leadership in the region,” as he is named one of the original “25 Over Fifty-Five” by Providence Business News. The newspaper announced its inaugural class for the award on July 12, honoring executives in the fields of finance, medicine, […]
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To hear Erica Estus talk about her career is to be reminded of that time in early childhood when you believed it was entirely possible to be a ballerina-firefighter-astronaut-mom.
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A University of Rhode Island-based initiative that has successfully expanded biomedical research capacity at nearly all of Rhode Island’s universities and colleges has been awarded another $20 million in federal funding to further expand the program over the next five years.
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