Tag: College of Pharmacy
URI researcher receives $1.5M grant to study brain disease linked to...
KINGSTON – A University of Rhode Island neuroscientist has received a $1.5 million research grant to study cerebral amyloid angiopathy, a disease that affects...
Genetically engineered bacteria could fight metastasized cancers, URI researcher says
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island researcher is studying how genetically reengineered bacteria could be used to target and destroy cancerous tumors,...
Rhode Island’s future is standing inside the URI Engineering Building
Last week, I saw something the state needs to pay much closer attention to when I arrived at the University of Rhode Island College of Engineering Capstone Showcase.
The future...
URI pharmacy enrollment rebounds after decline
When Kerry LaPlante decided to become a pharmacist, the opportunity to play a direct, accessible role in community health care served as a major...
URI honors pharmacy dean emeritus with ethics, excellence award
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island earlier this month recognized Dean Emeritus Paul Larrat with its Norman A. Campbell Award for Excellence and Ethics in Health Care.
The award...
Jacobson receives 2025 Generation Rx Award of Excellence
ANITA JACOBSON, a clinical professor at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, recently received the 2025 Generation Rx Award of Excellence from...
URI associate professor receives national grant to study liver disease
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy associate professor Nisanne Ghonem has received a $50,000 American Liver Foundation award to help...
R.I. pharmacists looking for a bigger role in care
Pharmacist Ginger Lemay noticed something was off when one of her regular customers approached the counter several weeks ago at the chain pharmacy where...
URI College of Pharmacy, Providence VA form research partnership
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island's College of Pharmacy is collaborating with the Providence VA Medical Center on a new research partnership.
The...
Pharmacies will weigh several factors in deciding whether to dispense abortion...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to allow retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills means drug stores will have to make a decision...


















