Dean Gary Liguori, joined by URI President David Dooley, Provost Donald DeHayes, and the faculty and staff of the College of Health Sciences, conferred degrees upon the graduating class of 2021 on May 22.

Halah Davis fell in love with the University of Rhode Island. The high school athletic standout and star tennis recruit had visited other universities but the size and beauty of URI’s Kingston Campus won her over. Four years later, as she prepares to graduate, she has no regrets.

Bismah Siddiqui aims to make an impact on public health, after inspiring her fellow grads As Health Studies major Bismah Siddiqui was about to complete her last final exam, she took a minute to pull out her cell phone and record a video to send to friends of her officially closing her laptop on her […]

Engaging Generations Cyber-Seniors provides devices, training, tech mentoring for older people During the height of the pandemic late last year, Warwick resident Patricia Fenton got the call she had been waiting for — her new grandson had been born, a rare bit of joyous news during one of the most difficult years in recent memory […]

Publication PTProgress ranks the URI PT program in the top 10 nationally The University of Rhode Island Physical Therapy program is among the best values in the country, according to industry publication PT Progress, ranking in the top 10 nationally among schools with below-average tuition rates. At no. 8, the URI program is the only […]

Five recent graduates of the University of Rhode Island Physical Therapy program have secured professional residencies in prestigious programs around the country, an impressive number in a single year for such an academic program. The doctor of physical therapy alumni landed residencies in from coast to coast, in such prestigious organizations as the University of […]

The University of Rhode Island Physical Therapy Clinic has announced it will continue evaluating and treating orthopedic and neurologic conditions for students, faculty, staff and the general public once the spring semester ends, continuing throughout the summer. The Physical Therapy Clinic, a division of the URI College of Health Sciences, is located in Independence Square, […]

We may not know it by name, but executive functioning is something we use every day. It helps us to remember information, gives us the flexibility to multitask, and helps us control our attention, behavior and thoughts.

College of Health Sciences partners with RI Association for the Education of Young Children on mentoring, training program The teachers and directors at both Child Development Centers run by the College of Health Sciences’ Department of Human Development and Family Science will help educate early childhood education teachers thanks to a recent grant. The Child […]

Ph.D candidate Shannon Forkus’ study funded by Kirchstein Award from National Institute on Drug Abuse Military sexual trauma is a serious and pervasive problem among military populations, affecting about 16 percent of military personnel and veterans, and a disproportionate number of victims are affected by substance use disorders. Clarifying the relationship between military sexual trauma […]