Ryan Institute at URI Receives Approval for Clinical Trial Targeting the Blood Vessels in Alzheimer’s Disease

In a pioneering clinical trial that will attack Alzheimer’s disease by targeting inflammation in the brain’s blood vessels, researchers at the George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience have received regulatory approval to initiate the BEACON...
14-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

URI scientists model Anak Krakatau volcano, tsunami to better prepare U.S. for future tsunamis

The recent eruption of Anak Krakatau – which means “son of Krakatau” – is providing URI researchers Stephan Grilli and Steven Carey with a new opportunity to gain additional insights and create models that they hope will help the United...
3-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

R.I. Schools Offer Dual Degree in Pharmacy, Physician Assistant Studies

URI Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students can apply to Johnson & Wales’ Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS) program after completing their fourth year of the six-year pharmacy program. Applications began in the spring.
4-Sep-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Graduate School of Oceanography Hosts NASA-Led Exploration of Deep Sea

Scientists with a NASA-led expedition are operating from the Inner Space Center at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography as colleagues explore the deep Pacific Ocean to prepare to search for life in deep space.
28-Aug-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Researcher Develops New Contaminant Detection Technique for Blood Thinner Heparin

In 2008, a contaminant eluded the quality safeguards in the pharmaceutical industry and infiltrated a large portion of the supply of the popular blood thinner heparin, sickening hundreds and killing about 100 in the U.S.
17-Aug-2018 3:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Research Indicates Long-Legged Lizards Better Adapted for Hurricane Survival

Jason Kolbe has been thinking about hurricanes and lizards for many years. The University of Rhode Island professor of biological sciences has measured the length of lizard legs and the size of their toe pads to assess how those factors influence...
17-Aug-2018 3:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Four URI scientists among 100 researchers on NASA-led expedition to North Pacific

Four scientists from the University of Rhode Island are among 100 researchers from 30 institutions who shipped out of Seattle today to embark on a month-long expedition to study microscopic organisms that live deep in the ocean and play a critical...
10-Aug-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study: ADHD Drugs Do Not Improve Cognition in Healthy College Students

Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may fail to improve cognition in healthy students and actually can impair functioning, according to a study by researchers at the...
19-Jul-2018 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

see all news