Kelsey Lotti and Victoria Ramos, physical therapy doctoral students at the University of Rhode Island, have channeled their passion for working with children into a fun and healthy event for local families.
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Student Spotlight: Jarolyn Fernandez, ’17
Jarolyn Fernandez could not be more prepared for a career as a patient advocate. She graduates in May with a triple major in health studies, communication studies and Spanish. But it was her upbringing in Providence as the child of immigrants from the Dominican Republic that has driven her to help people navigate the health care system.
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Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education has named Annemarie Vaccaro recipient of the 2017 George D. Kuh Outstanding Contribution to Literature and/or Research Award.
Continue reading "URI professor receives national award for research, scholarship"URI receives more than $600,000 in grants from The Champlin Foundations
The Champlin Foundations, one of the oldest philanthropic organizations in Rhode Island, has awarded the University of Rhode Island five grants totaling $602,580. These funds support educational tools and technologies in communications, engineering, pharmacy and health sciences, significantly enhancing student engagement and bolstering a broad spectrum of programs at URI.
Continue reading "URI receives more than $600,000 in grants from The Champlin Foundations"Technology-tutoring program erodes generation gap
The generation gap is shrinking one mouse click at a time, and the University of Rhode Island is helping to close it. In fall 2015 faculty from the Colleges of Health Sciences, Pharmacy and Arts and Sciences launched the URI Engaging Generations: Cyber-Seniors Program, an offshoot of an initiative started by teenage sisters in Canada in 2009 that has expanded […]
Continue reading "Technology-tutoring program erodes generation gap"URI Big Thinker Maya Vadiveloo on Weight Discrimination
We all know that carrying extra pounds can be bad for your health. Now a URI professor has found that how society treats overweight people makes matters worse.
Continue reading "URI Big Thinker Maya Vadiveloo on Weight Discrimination"Both older adults, URI students learn from health screenings
An older man carefully walks a straight line marked on the carpet while students assess his gait. Down the hall, a woman rises from her wheelchair to demonstrate a new prosthesis. In a room nearby, students advise a woman on medication use.
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“Brainstorming” is not a strong enough word to describe the intense activity that defined HealthHacks RI 2016, the health and wellness hack-a-thon held at the University of Rhode Island earlier this month. “Brain-typhooning” might be a better description, given the energy and creativity in evidence at URI’s Makerspace—a new resource of high-tech tools for collaborative thinking […]
Continue reading "Collaborate. Create. Compete."URI professor studies role of dads in helping children with autism
Michelle Flippin, an assistant professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders, recently received a $10,000 grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation to examine how fathers care for children with autism spectrum disorder.
Continue reading "URI professor studies role of dads in helping children with autism"URI student creates group that helps others find their purpose
URI Psychology major Kyle Nacci’s interests led him to found a campus group called Big Thinkers, which concentrates on helping students discover their purpose. The group evolved into Thrive Academy, and has now spread to eight other schools.
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