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Powerlifting records established by URI kinesiology professor - Department chair Matt Delmonico sets state records in bench press and deadlift After 40 years of doing resistance training, Matt Delmonico, professor and chair of the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Kinesiology, felt it was time to test himself in his first sanctioned competition, so he entered the United States Powerlifting Association Rhode Island […]
African American young adults favor family support when it comes to caring for older adults - A study led by Nekehia Quashie, an assistant professor of public health in the University of Rhode Island’s College of Health Sciences, examined how different African American age groups felt about the responsibility of supporting older adults.
Nutritional countermeasures to spaceflight studied at URI - Theodoros Pavlidis, a URI Ph.D. student in health sciences with a specialization in nutrition, is studying compounds in foods to counteract the effects that varied gravity levels have on muscle function and muscle loss in outer space.
Professor joins URI Department of Psychology with 21-year record of success - The University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences continues to strengthen its roster of faculty members in the Department of Psychology by adding Christopher Beevers as the Prochaska Endowed Professor of Individual and Population Health and director of graduate studies. Beevers worked at the University of Texas (UT) at Austin from 2005-26. His most […]