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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The URI College of Pharmacy hosts the clinic Nov. 2, offering CE credit to pharmacists and pharmacy techs, scholarships for students The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy will present its Heber W. Youngken, Jr. Pharmacy Clinic on Nov. 2, offering pharmacists and pharmacy technicians valuable continuing education credits, and featuring some of the […]

New pharmacy students receive white coats, take the Oath of a Pharmacist More than 100 new University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy students officially entered into the field of pharmacy Sept. 29 as they donned their white coats for the first time. Pharmacy Dean Paul Larrat welcomed the students and their families in a […]

The many significant accomplishments of the faculty, staff, students and alumni of the URI College of Pharmacy in 2022-2023 are chronicled.

Flu and COVID among the vaccines offered in the lobby of Avedisian Hall Oct. 11 URI College of Pharmacy students will help their fellow students, along with faculty and staff members, stay healthy this season while gaining some valuable practical experience as they host an immunization clinic Oct. 11. The College is offering flu and […]