Champlin Foundations awards $421K in grants to URI

THE CHAMPLIN Foundations awarded the University of Rhode Island three grants totaling $421,795 to purchase high-tech equipment to advance education and student learning.
THE CHAMPLIN Foundations awarded the University of Rhode Island three grants totaling $421,795 to purchase high-tech equipment to advance education and student learning.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The Champlin Foundations awarded the University of Rhode Island three grants totaling $421,795 to purchase high-tech equipment to advance education and student learning.

The three grants will fund new teaching and research tools for in-vitro testing of pharmaceuticals, advanced characterization of powders, and imaging of nanoscale materials and processes.

“These projects provide our faculty with state-of-the-art technology and facilities that expand opportunities for our students and position the university as a leading institution dedicated to active and engaged student learning,” Mike Smith, president of the URI Foundation, said in a statement. “We are very grateful to the Champlin Foundations for their continued support and investment in our teaching programs, faculty and students.”

The three grants are:

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  • Augmentation of the Good Manufacturing Practice Laboratory with addition of pharmaceutical in-vitro testing, $109,000: The Good Manufacturing Practice Laboratory at the URI College of Pharmacy provides students with industrial experience in understanding the regulatory requirements for manufacturing and testing of pharmaceutical products. Funds from the grant will be used to purchase in vitro testing equipment for evaluation of pharmaceuticals under simulated body conditions, which will enhance student learning in the lab. With the addition of this equipment, URI will be the first university to have an advanced in vitro testing system coupled with pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities in a GMP lab, providing students with skills in great demand in the bioscience industry.
  • Undergraduate training and research for advanced production and characterization of powders, $158,500: This grant will fund acquisition of equipment for the advanced production and characterization of powders that will complement existing laboratory equipment and benefit students in a variety of disciplines, especially pharmacy and engineering. It will make URI the only university to provide undergraduate students with access to this technology.
  • An advanced hyperspectral imaging system to observe nanoscale materials and processes, $154,295: Funds from this grant will be used to purchase a hyperspectral microscope system that will allow students to gain fundamental insight into nanoscale materials, systems and processes with minimal time and training. The equipment can be used with ease in classrooms and laboratories throughout campus, enabling new approaches to undergraduate education in many disciplines and making students more competitive for employment.

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