Catherine ‘Dolly’ Cairns’ research aims to help improve performance, decrease injury A biomechanics study conducted by University of Rhode Island graduate and former star guard on the women’s basketball team Catherine “Dolly” Cairns was recently published in an international journal. Cairns conducted the study on the basketball floor of the Ryan Center and in the […]

Preschoolers sold custom works of art in exchange for cash or non-perishable food donations The University of Rhode Island Child Development Centers hosted its annual Art Exchange in the Memorial Union Dec. 12 to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The preschool students, along with Director Jessica MacLeod and her staff of teachers and […]

The College of Health Sciences distributed end-of-semester awards to faculty and staff members during the College’s annual holiday event Dec. 11. Dean Patrick Vivier and Associate Deans Deb Riebe and Brian Quilliam handed out awards for excellence in research, teaching and service, as well as a staff excellence awards. The categories and winners, along with […]

Nicole Weiss and Jeffrey Bratberg appointed to lead Center of Biomedical Research Excellence on Opioids and Overdose Two University of Rhode Island professors will work to support research to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic throughout the region as the new leaders of the Community-engaged Research Core of Rhode Island Hospital’s Center of Biomedical Research Excellence […]

A public health advisor in global health protection at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Olowookere supports international emergency response and recovery efforts

University of Rhode Island students from the Colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences imparted some health wisdom on younger students during an interactive health and wellness fair at South Kingstown High School Dec. 6. About 70 URI students helped educate high school students during an interprofessional presentation involving the departments of nutrition, physical therapy […]

URI psychology Professor Nicole Weiss’s study, funded by $5.5 million NIH grant, aims to prevent return to use, overdose deaths Continuity of care is critical to success following residential treatment for opioid use disorder—especially for those also experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder—but due to barriers like access to care, exorbitant healthcare costs, and the potential for […]

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist encourages speech language pathology students to continue helping people who ‘suffer in silence’ Former NBA star and advocate for people who stutter Michael Kidd-Gilchrist offered advice and inspiration for those who share the often lifelong condition, encouraging them to be who they are despite their communication challenges, during a presentation on the University […]

Recent College of Health Sciences graduate and current master’s candidate Alyssa Alvez ran preschool students in the Child Development Center on the Kingston Campus through their paces in a physical education-style class recently, giving the youngsters outdoor exercise on a warm autumn morning, and giving Alves experience working with young students as she prepares to […]

Senior Health, Wellness, and Fall Risk program offers comprehensive health assessments to community volunteers, experience for students Students from the Colleges of Health Sciences and Pharmacy got some hands-on training while older adults from the community gained valuable health information during the Senior Health, Wellness, and Fall Risk program in Independence Square recently. Under the […]