Larrat resumes his teaching, research role in the college after 11 years at the helm During the last 11 years, the URI College of Pharmacy has tripled its research funding; launched the Pharmaceutical Development Institute; helped establish the George & Ann Ryan Institute for Neuroscience; played an instrumental role in the fight against COVID-19; and […]
Continue reading "Paul Larrat reflects on tenure as dean of URI College of Pharmacy"‘Where big things come from small packages’: Pharmacy student’s start-up earns funding at i(x)Studio Pitch Night
PharmD student Willy Njeru Nanovyx pitch his company, Nanovyx, a drug delivery concept that uses bacterial molecules to carry antibiotics
Continue reading "‘Where big things come from small packages’: Pharmacy student’s start-up earns funding at i(x)Studio Pitch Night"URI students bring interdisciplinary health education to South Kingstown High School
Students from the Colleges of Pharmacy, Health Sciences and Nursing teach and interact with younger students at high school’s health fair
Continue reading "URI students bring interdisciplinary health education to South Kingstown High School"Gallery: High school students experience College of Pharmacy during Exploration Day
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 and their families and teachers toured Avedisian Hall, home of the URI College of Pharmacy, and interacted with faculty members and URI students […]
Continue reading "Gallery: High school students experience College of Pharmacy during Exploration Day"URI College of Pharmacy wins national grant to improve access to opioid use disorder medications
The $455,000 grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts will fund training for local pharmacists to prescribe, administer medications The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy will further the fight against the ongoing opioid epidemic thanks to a new $455,000 grant from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts to train pharmacists to prescribe […]
Continue reading "URI College of Pharmacy wins national grant to improve access to opioid use disorder medications"URI College of Pharmacy, Providence VA establish research partnership
The formal agreement creates a URI research hub in the capital city, and bolsters research efforts The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is establishing a research hub in Providence that will help expand its already robust research program at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in the capital city. A new memorandum of understanding […]
Continue reading "URI College of Pharmacy, Providence VA establish research partnership"Bacteria and Algae and Toxins–Oh My
Two URI pharmacologists are continuing the URI College of Pharmacy’s tradition of marine research, expanding into freshwater systems—and wading right into the yucky stuff.
Continue reading "Bacteria and Algae and Toxins–Oh My"Pharm.D. students awarded scholarships at 66th annual Youngken Pharmacy Clinic
Eight URI College of Pharmacy students were awarded scholarships Thursday during the college’s 66th annual Heber W. Youngken Jr. Pharmacy Clinic. The conference, named for the inaugural dean of the URI College of Pharmacy, brought together practicing pharmacists and pharmacy educators for a continuing education summit hosted by the College of Pharmacy and URI Office […]
Continue reading "Pharm.D. students awarded scholarships at 66th annual Youngken Pharmacy Clinic"URI names Kerry LaPlante dean of the College of Pharmacy
Internationally recognized expert in antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases, LaPlante is the first female dean of the College of Pharmacy The University of Rhode Island has named Kerry LaPlante, an internationally recognized expert in antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases, as the next dean of the College of Pharmacy. LaPlante, who currently serves as department chair […]
Continue reading "URI names Kerry LaPlante dean of the College of Pharmacy"Pharmacy students administer hundreds of COVID, flu vaccines
The college’s annual immunization clinic expands to include COVID-19, other infectious diseases URI College of Pharmacy students administered about 200 vaccines Wednesday, helping protect fellow students, faculty and staff members against COVID-19 and the flu, along with a host of other infections, during an immunization clinic in Avedisian Hall. All members of the URI community […]
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