Rachel Ferreira doesn’t let her cerebral palsy silence her.
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Healing Body and Mind: College of Health Sciences clinics
The University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences aims to improve the overall health of the campus community and beyond.
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Project aims to improve diet quality of preschool children
Continue reading "URI study brings nutrition advocacy directly into the home"Students across multiple health disciplines screen senior citizen volunteers
Students from all three colleges in the Academic Health Collaborative got some hands-on training while senior citizens from the community gained some valuable health information during the Senior Health and Wellness Program at Independence Square Tuesday.
Continue reading "Students across multiple health disciplines screen senior citizen volunteers"Bedtime story: Study finds sleep-deprived students
Here’s an easy math problem with a challenging solution: The average young adult needs nearly nine hours of sleep per night to ensure physical, mental and emotional well-being. The average college student gets just six-and-a-half hours of sleep per night. In case you’re too tired to do the math, that adds up to 17.5 hours […]
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One of just 14 in the U.S., URI joins the international Age-Friendly University Global Network With substantial investments in the Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and intergenerational programs like Cyber-Seniors, the University of Rhode Island has made a concerted effort to be welcoming to people of all ages, including older […]
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Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may fail to improve cognition in healthy students and actually can impair functioning, according to a study by researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Brown University.
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The graduate of the Health and Physical Education Program, part of the College of Health Sciences, is leading the Iran National Team in the international tournament.
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Adapted exercise sessions for people with disabilities or exceptionalities are not new, but the University of Rhode Island Xtreme Inclusion program has raised the bar across several measures.
Continue reading "URI Xtreme Inclusion raises the bar on adapted exercise programs"URI Wellness Conference to feature James Prochaska, behavior change pioneer, and international population health experts
KINGSTON, R.I., May 24, 2018 —The University of Rhode Island will mark important milestones in the institution’s contributions to physical and mental health with a two-day event in September featuring world-renowned Professor of Psychology James Prochaska as well as other leading experts in population health and behavior change.
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