Ph.D. candidate Silvi Goldstein awarded Kirschstein grant to fund research Alcohol use disorder is a serious public health concern affecting many segments of society, none more so than racial minorities, especially among the homeless population, which experiences higher rates of alcohol-related sickness and death. This disparity in the care certain groups receive for alcohol use […]

Lab manager Lisa Vincent plays linebacker for Boston Renegades, who recently won their sixth Women’s Football Alliance title

Despite having to wait because of the COVID-19 pandemic, elementary school students in Providence and Newport will soon be able to enhance their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, art and math through lessons centered on diet, nutrition and what happens in the kitchen.

Assistant Professor Mark Hartman was honored by his former university A University of Rhode Island kinesiology professor’s dissertation on the origin of the sense of fatigue during physical exercise has been recognized by a prestigious award at his alma mater, Iowa State University. Assistant Professor Mark Hartman, an alumnus of Iowa State’s doctoral program in […]

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 […]