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 […]

Ph.D. candidate Tessa Nalven awarded National Research Service Award from NIH A University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences graduate student will examine factors related to alcohol and other drug use among people with multiple races, a study funded by an F31 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Tessa Nalven, a Ph.D. […]

Five students in the College of Health Sciences will engage in impactful research projects after receiving funding for their studies from the URI Office of Undergraduate Research & Innovation. The students are among 62 from across the university selected to receive funding to work on their independent projects, mentored by 37 faculty members. In addition […]

Graduate students Tabatha Hartshorn and Kendra Graham aim to prevent, treat repetitive motion injuries, especially in swimmers

Majo Muentes teaches 45-minute online classes every week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 8 p.m. for those at the Fascitelli Center and those at home. Those interested in taking her livestream cycle class can register through the IMLeagues app or the IMLeagues website.

Sarah Feldstein Ewing, who holds the Prochaska Professorship in Population Health, presents groundbreaking study at NIH Capstone Conference Adolescent brains are developmentally distinct from adults, resulting in different reasons for engaging in risky behavior like substance abuse, which makes it difficult for clinicians to know how to approach addiction treatment with younger patients. While they […]

Emily Renna turned track stardom at URI into spot on U.S. National Bobsled team

A study by a team of psychologists from three universities found heightened levels of anxiety, depression and impulsivity and a decrease in actions to mitigate those symptoms among university faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Graduate lands the role of The Iron Sheik in NBC’s Young Rock

During the past year, food insecurity in the United States has reached record levels. College of Health Sciences personnel joined government, academic, business, and community partners on Jan. 20 to discuss the crisis during the fifth annual Rhode Island Food System Summit.