More than 700 students crossed the stage to receive their bachelor’s degrees from the College of Health Sciences during the College’s annual commencement ceremony in the Ryan Center Saturday, May 18. Dean Gary Liguori and the entire College congratulates the College of Health Sciences Class of 2019. Check out a full gallery of the ceremony […]
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GALLERY: College presents end-of-year faculty, staff awards
As the 2018-19 academic year winds down, College of Health Sciences Dean Gary Liguori honored faculty and staff members for a successful and distributed excellence awards to select members of the faculty. Dean Liguori and Associate Deans Deb Riebe and Brian Quilliam joined the college’s department heads in distributing 14 awards to faculty and staff […]
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College of Health Sciences students joined others from the Academic Health Collaborative in presenting their research projects at the Annual Honors Conference in the Memorial Union Ballroom Wednesday.
Continue reading "Gallery: Health Sciences students present research at annual Honors Conference"URI Parkinson’s group helps patients be ‘LOUD for Life’
College of Health Sciences program helps treat speech impediments, swallowing difficulties Among the physical impediments faced by patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, speech and swallowing complications are often the first and most common. The problem is so severe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists swallowing complications among Parkinson’s patients as the 14th leading […]
Continue reading "URI Parkinson’s group helps patients be ‘LOUD for Life’"Childhood Development Center marks ‘Week of the Young Child’ with community service project
Preschoolers collect food donations for Jonnycake Center URI’s Childhood Development Center (CDC) within the College of Health Sciences celebrated Week of the Young Child along with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) last week, working with preschoolers to perform service in the community. “This is an annual celebration of early learning, […]
Continue reading "Childhood Development Center marks ‘Week of the Young Child’ with community service project"College of Health Sciences hosts high school students for Healthcare Workforce open house
High school students from around the state practiced CPR on simulation lab mannequins, measured their bone density, made healthy smoothies, and more as they visited the URI College of Health Sciences Tuesday. The College hosted 130 high school students for its Healthcare Workforce Transformation Open House. The students had multiple presentations to choose from, including […]
Continue reading "College of Health Sciences hosts high school students for Healthcare Workforce open house"Zumba class in Child Development Center teaches kids importance of exercise, healthy habits
The youngest members of the College of Health Sciences, the preschoolers at the URI Child Development Center (CDC), learned about the importance of regular physical activity while participating in a Zumba clinic this week. Ashley Tabb, a College of Health Sciences senior and recreation services student employee, visited the CDC to lead the kids’ Zumba […]
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April 14 event to spotlight to healthy lifestyles, need to address opioid crisis By Ross Balding Physical therapy is often seen as a safer alternative to opioid prescriptions for pain management. Aiming to raise awareness of the devastating opioid crisis in Rhode Island and the benefits of healthy alternatives, students in the Physical Therapy Department […]
Continue reading "URI Physical Therapy students to host Run Your Life 5K"Public policy change key to encouraging more active lifestyle
Communities can improve population health by design By Ross Balding Many Americans know that they should be leading more active lifestyles, but that doesn’t mean they make an effort to change that. Public health and transportation consultant Mark Fenton knows telling people they should be more active isn’t enough, and the most effective way to […]
Continue reading "Public policy change key to encouraging more active lifestyle"Student Spotlight: Psychology major Meinca Pinchinat
By Ross Balding Most undergraduates planning to go to law school do so with the ultimate goal of becoming a practicing lawyer. Junior Psychology major Meinca Pinchinat is aiming higher, however, and her goal is to become a federal judge or Supreme Court justice. Pinchinat has always considered herself a mediator, and often finds herself […]
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