Fascination with science, passion for helping others leads pharmacy graduate toward career in infectious disease

Like many health professionals who choose to dedicate their lives to helping others, Rebecca O’Toole’s career path was directed by a harrowing personal experience, which, while stressful and frightening, ultimately proved inspiring thanks to the compassion of the health-care workers on the case. O’Toole was already a student in the University of Rhode Island College […]

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Program to prepare next generation of biotech experts receives renewed funding

RI-INBRE’s workforce development program, based on URI’s Kingston Campus, develops talent for biomedical, bioengineering, biomanufacturing industries The Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (RI-INBRE) program will continue preparing students to be the next leaders in the state’s biotechnology industries after receiving renewed funding from the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. RI-INBRE’s […]

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Annual showcase highlights pharmacy student research projects; winners announced

Dozens of pharmacy students displayed their dynamic research projects during the College's annual Research Showcase April 26.

With subjects as varied as arthritis, cancer, vitamin D deficiency, diabetes and influenza, along with many more, dozens of URI College of Pharmacy students showed off their research projects during the annual Student Research Showcase in the lobby of Avedisian Hall April 26. Faculty members reviewed the research and issued awards for the top projects […]

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High school students experience URI College of Pharmacy during Exploration Day

South Kingstown High School students examine a patient mannequin in the high-tech simulation lab in Avedisian Hall.

High school students from around the region tour Avedisian Hall, learn about the College of Pharmacy and the opportunities it offers High school students with an interest in a career in pharmacy joined their teachers for a tour Avedisian Hall, home of the URI College of Pharmacy, and interacted with faculty members and URI students […]

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URI College of Pharmacy ranked among nation’s ‘Best Pharmacy Schools’

The URI College of Pharmacy is ranked among the best programs in the nation, with the PharmD program slotting in at number 31 of 141 pharmacy colleges in the country.

Doctor of Pharmacy program ranks 31 nationally, College’s highest mark, in U.S. News & World Report rankings The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy’s programs are again ranked among the top pharmacy colleges in the country, with the Doctor of Pharmacy program making an impressive rise over the four years since the last survey, […]

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URI pharmacy student lobbies Congress for lower drug costs, greater patient access

URI Doctor of Pharmacy student Alexander Vose attended RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill, during which he lobbied Congress along with his partner for the week, Marjorie Deslauriers from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Alexander Vose joined colleagues from around the country in Washington, D.C. for RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill A University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy student recently experienced first-hand how Congress works, learned how to discuss pharmaceutical issues with government representatives, and helped lobby Congress for lower drug costs and greater access for patients. Third-year […]

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