With topics as varied as the COVID-19 vaccine, substance use disorders, intimate partner violence, and more, students in the University of Rhode Island Academic Health Collaborative have conducted dynamic research projects that have the potential to impact health and health care far beyond campus.

The exercise science and Kinesiology graduate takes break from medical school to earn an MBA; aims to merge medicine with business tech and innovation. For the first two years of medical school, Richard Lisi III was going through his coursework, learning the basics of anatomy, physiology and pharmacology, and basically preparing for his planned career […]

Maya Vadiveloo helped write official guidance that focuses on dietary patterns over specific food rules Following heart-healthy nutritional guidance — despite the well-known benefits of doing so and the even better known detriments of not — often proves to be a difficult commitment. But the American Heart Association is making it simpler to follow in […]

Sarah Behm testifies in support of more education funding, plans for future advocacy role A URI Human Development and Family Sciences student who also acts as an advocate for teachers and early childhood educators recently testified before the Rhode Island House Finance Committee, encouraging legislators to increase funding for early educators, who are among the […]

The April 6 event in the College of Health Sciences advanced labs aimed to promote biomechanics, other STEM fields, especially among women The University of Rhode Island Department of Kinesiology welcomed high school students from around the state to its labs in Independence Square to learn about biomechanics and other STEM fields during the annual […]

Clinical Associate Professor Anne-Marie Dupre’s project funded by national Parkinson’s Foundation

Student couples at the University of Rhode Island are invited to participate in a free relationship assessment and follow-up counseling at the University’s Couple and Family Therapy Clinic just in time for Valentine’s Day and all the romantic expectations it brings. The number of sessions is limited, so students are urged to register immediately. Under […]

Gary Liguori will launch and direct ACSM’s ‘Exercise, Sport, and Movement’ University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences Dean Gary Liguori has been appointed the inaugural editor-in-chief of Exercise, Sport, and Movement (ESM), the American College of Sports Medicine’s new open access journal. In addition to serving as dean of the College, Liguori is […]

The University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences recently welcomed Assistant Professor Nekehia Quashie to the college. Specializing in family dynamics, especially as it relates to health care, Quashie has joined the Department of Health Studies. Learn more about one of the College’s newest professors: Education: Ph.D. Sociology, University of Utah; M.S. Sociology, University […]