URI Health Studies Professor Steve Cohen examines urban-rural divide, a growing disparity in health care that is worse in some areas Racial disparities in health and health care throughout the lifespan are pervasive and well-documented, and culminate in a life expectancy for Black people that is about four years shorter than for white people. One […]

Vivier is a respected educator and practitioner who spent nearly two decades at Rhode Island’s Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Brown University before his current tenure at Tufts

Students in multiple health disciplines gain access to state-of-the-art neuroscientific technology after Champlin Grant University of Rhode Island students and faculty members in multiple health disciplines will soon have access to state-of-the-art neuroscientific technology to enhance classroom lessons and research education, thanks to a grant from the Champlin Foundation. College of Health Sciences Professors Mariusz […]

The College of Health Sciences distributed end-of-semester awards to faculty and staff members during the College’s annual holiday event Dec. 14. Interim Dean Deb Riebe, Associated Deans Brian Quiiliam and Sue Adams, and Assistant Dean Cindie Cruger handed out awards for excellence in research, teaching and service, as well as a staff excellence awards. Winners […]

Students from the Colleges of Health Sciences, Pharmacy and Nursing teach and interact with younger students at high school’s health fair Students from all three University of Rhode Island health colleges imparted some health wisdom on their younger counterparts during a health fair at South Kingstown High School recently. More than 80 URI students from […]

Natalie Sabik honored by American Psychological Association for her use of Intersectionality Toolbox to identify disparities University of Rhode Island Associate Professor of Health Studies Natalie Sabik has won the 2023 Innovative Teaching Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, recognizing her work to address social issues in her classes and […]

Preschoolers handed out custom works of art in exchange for donations to the RI Community Food Bank The University of Rhode Island Child Development Centers hosted its annual Art Exchange in the Memorial Union Dec. 7 to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The preschool students, along with Director Jessica MacLeod and her staff […]

By Samantha Melia The exercise room at Independence Square on the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus buzzed with chatter about Thanksgiving plans, enlivened with the usual small talk and laughter. The lightness of the session might have fooled some into thinking that this was just an ordinary exercise class, not part of a battle […]

Parenting interventions teach techniques to ‘turn back the clock’ Research has shown that children who experience adversity during their early years may undergo faster biological aging. Nonetheless, recently published research reveals that positive parenting interventions can potentially shield children from this consequence, helping slow the epigenetic aging process. A new study with research from the […]

Partnership provides hearing aids, services to those in need at full-service audiology clinic on University of Rhode Island campus The University of Rhode Island Speech and Hearing Centers are helping give the “gift of hearing” to members of the community not just during this holiday season, but all year long. The center, part of the […]