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Kerry LaPlante
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Kerry LaPlante | University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy | Dean
AT 16 YEARS OLD, Kerry LaPlante already...
New pilot program provides workforce training for biomedical students
Like most primarily undergraduate institutions, Rhode Island College can fly under the radar when it comes to academic biomedical research in the Ocean State.
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R.I. legislators pass bill to keep medical debt off credit reports
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly recently passed legislation that would protect Rhode Islanders from credit problems resulting from medical debts.
The bills sponsored by Rep....
Researchers, scientists across R.I. get $21M to support research, training
PROVIDENCE – Researchers and scientists across the state will receive a $21 million federal grant to strengthen the biomedical workforce pipeline and boost the...
Chen to serve as director of Lifespan’s Brain Tumor Program
PROVIDENCE – The Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute and the Lifespan Cancer Institute recently announced the addition of Dr. Clark C. Chen as director of...
URI launches VR lab to enhance high school STEM education
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A new program at the University of Rhode Island is bringing virtual reality and traditional lab spaces together to provide local high...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation treatments are helping patients with depression
Akos Antwi recalled the day when one of her clients who had been suffering with depression for more than 30 years came to her...
R.I. receives $4.4M in federal funding to help build healthier communities
PROVIDENCE – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is awarding a five-year $4.4 million grant to the R.I. Department of Health as part...
Rhode Island Free Clinic announces new medical director
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Free Clinic announced that Dr. Melinda Delaney has taken over as the new medical director.
Delaney began her new role...
R.I. experts to gather to discuss progress in Alzheimer’s research
PROVIDENCE – Scientists, researchers and advocates across the region will gather at Butler Hospital on Sept. 21 to discuss the latest advances in Alzheimer's disease...
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