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URI Pharmacy student earns national award for work in public health

Paige Ethier recognized for “excellence in public health pharmacy” by US Public Health Service URI College of Pharmacy student Paige Ethier has earned national recognition for her commitment to public health and her work with underserved populations from the United State Public Health Service. Lt. Jessica Newman presented the P4 student with the Excellence in […]

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URI Pharmacy students, faculty members promote profession at Statehouse

The Face of Pharmacy Day educates leaders on pharmacists’ roles, issues important to the profession Dozens of URI Pharmacy students joined several faculty members and Dean Paul Larrat at the 14th annual Face of Pharmacy Day at the Rhode Island Statehouse April 4. Created by the Rhode Island Pharmacist’s Association, the Face of Pharmacy Day […]

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URI grad dedicated to improving length, quality of life

Whether it’s studying new medications to treat Alzheimer’s disease, helping develop vaccines that aim to prevent the debilitating disease, or educating the next generation of elder care professionals, few have done more to advance the medical care of older adults than Dr. John Stoukides. As director of Geriatrics at Roger Williams Medical Center, Roger Williams […]

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College of Pharmacy to host Health Disparities Awareness Day

By Allie Lewis Bringing attention to differences in access and availability of healthcare across socioeconomic groups, the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy will host a Health Disparities Awareness Day April 6. The event will highlight health disparities in Rhode Island, as well as the rest of the country. It will help provide a […]

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PHOTOS: URI College of Pharmacy hosts annual Seminar By the Sea

With an emphasis on caring for and advocating for the patients they are tasked with serving, pharmacists from around the region gathered in Newport recently for the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy’s annual “Seminar By the Sea” conference. The conference — March 14-16 at Gurney’s Newport Resort and Marina, 1 Goat Island, Newport […]

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URI Brain Fair offers family-friendly exploration of brain science, health

Colleges of Pharmacy, Health Sciences take part in fair hosted by George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience The second University of Rhode Island Brain Fair offered the public a chance to discover firsthand the amazing capabilities of our brains and explore brain health and science through creative activities. The URI Brain Fair is sponsored […]

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URI alum, CVS vice president named 2018 Campbell Award winner

The award, presented at URI Pharmacy’s Seminar By the Sea, honors ethics and excellence in healthcare The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy presented alumnus Tom Davis with the Dr. Norman A. Campbell Award for Ethics and Excellence in Healthcare, honoring his “profound dedication” to the pharmacy profession and society as a whole. Davis, […]

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URI Pharmacy’s Seminar by the Sea to tackle trending health topics

Conference in Newport offers continuing education credit for pharmacists With a theme of “advocating for our patients,” the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Professional Development is scheduled to present its 33rd annual Seminar by the Sea Northeast Regional Conference in March. The conference — March 14-16 at Gurney’s Newport Resort […]

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63 percent of survey respondents want URI to be tobacco-free

College of Pharmacy offers smokers tools to quit There is strong support among students, faculty and staff for a University of Rhode Island free of tobacco and electronic nicotine product use, according to a survey conducted last semester. Distributed and analyzed by URI’s Tobacco-Free Committee, the survey generated 2,274 responses, with 72 percent of those […]

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DNA study aims to identify carcinogen damage long before cancer develops

URI Pharmacy Assistant Professor Deyu Li leads study funded by NIH A person unknowingly exposed to a carcinogen may live for years — even decades — before a cancer diagnosis is made, giving tumors time to grow and the disease time to develop, making treatment more difficult or even impossible. But what if people knew […]

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