VIDEO: URI professor develops painless, needle-less vaccine

A professor at the University of Rhode Island is developing a painless, needle-less vaccine to help with nicotine addiction. Dr. Xinyuan Chen, Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at URI is working to develop a laser-based powder, applied right to the skin. The powdered drug enters through tiny micro-channels in the skin and blocks…

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URI Hillel goes “Above and Beyond”

  URI Hillel presented “Above and Beyond,” a film about an often overlooked part of Israeli history, this past Tuesday night in Swan Auditorium. “Above and Beyond,” produced by Nancy Spielberg and directed by Roberta Grossman, is a documentary about a pivotal part in the state of Israel’s history. Shortly after Palestine was partitioned in…

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Track and Field athletes qualify for New England Championships, look ahead to A-10’s

  The University of Rhode Island track and field teams both competed this past Friday, with the men’s team competing at the Fastrack National Invite in New York and the women’s team taking part in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational held at Boston University. For both teams this was an opportunity to get some extra…

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“The Walking Dead” takes over TV

  “I’m in a love/hate relationship with The Walking Dead!” This may sound like a typical Tumblr text post exclaiming shock or frustration at an unexpected plot development or recently deceased character, but in recent months I’ve found out it’s an increasingly accurate representation of my relationship with Cable TV’s most popular program. With the…

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