URI study urges alcohol drinkers to be aware of emotional state

Whether positive or negative, emotion may increase consumption While, historically, men in the United States have tended to drink more than women, that trend has reversed over the last decade, prompting a University of Rhode Island behavioral science psychology student to study the implications of the shift, and examine how emotion and craving are impacting […]

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Fourth annual URI Neuroscience Symposium highlights dynamic student research

Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, Ryan Institute for Neuroscience host annual symposium in Avedisian Hall The University of Rhode Island’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program (INP) and George and Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience highlighted student research in a variety of neuroscience specialties at the fourth annual URI Neuroscience Symposium on April 13 in Avedisian Hall, home of the […]

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URI’s Biomechanics Day event exposes younger students to high-tech science, promotes STEM fields

More than 500 high school and middle school students visited the Kingston campus for the annual event High school and middle school students from around the state got a hands-on experience with the high-tech equipment used by the University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences during URI’s annual celebration of National Biomechanics Day in […]

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Health Sciences students from multiple disciplines highlight studies during annual Research Night

Dozens of students from multiple departments in the University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences showed off their dynamic research projects on various health topics during the college’s annual student Research Night on April 6. Undergraduate and master’s degree students, as well as Ph.D. candidates from all of the college’s academic programs displayed their […]

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