Exercise, sleep important to keeping stress at bay The holiday season is upon us and with it comes chronic stress felt by many. This year, those worries are compounded by the record spread of COVID-19 infections and a divisive election that overshadows the season. So, how do we manage our stress? As there are public […]

Health Sciences students, faculty help distribute 2,400 USDA food boxes to University community, local nonprofits In an effort to help tackle hunger, students and staff at the University of Rhode Island distributed approximately 2,400 boxes of food to members of the University community and more than a dozen local nonprofits this month. The boxes, each […]

Deb Riebe, Molly Greaney featured in national career site article The world has changed in many ways in recent months, not the least of which is in the job market, which presents challenges — and opportunities — for new college graduates. Zippia, a site for companies who want to recruit top-level staff and job seekers […]

Annual Senior Day moves online due to ongoing pandemic An older adult named Daureen told of the difficulties she has with otherwise simple tasks like cooking because of the arthritis in her hands. She detailed the medicines she takes, expressed concerns about falling, scheduled follow-up physical therapy appointments, and even got a quick mental health […]

Dean Gary Liguori honored faculty and staff members for a successful academic year, distributing excellence awards to select members of the faculty and staff of the College of Health Sciences. Dean Liguori and Associate Deans Deb Riebe and Brian Quilliam joined the college’s department heads in distributing 15 awards to faculty and staff members during […]

First-in-the-nation program aims to educate therapeutic cannabis employees across the country

Former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy to deliver keynote The University of Rhode Island celebrated the launch of its new undergraduate program in interdisciplinary neuroscience Oct. 14 with a virtual event to extend an official congratulations and welcome to its inaugural class. Former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, noted mental health advocate, delivered the keynote speech. Joining […]

Prize money from the national organization will help fund Alisa Baron’s research projects moving forward College of Health Sciences Assistant Professor Alisa Baron will have some new funding to support her academic and research endeavors after receiving a national award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Baron, assistant professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders, will […]

1st virtual meeting: 11/9/2020 from 3-4pm.
2nd virtual meeting 12/3/2020 from 5-6pm.
3rd virtual meeting 1/7/2020 from 6-7pm.