Health Sciences students among those earning Black Scholar Awards for outstanding achievement - Fifteen University of Rhode Island students, including four students from the College of Health Sciences, were honored recently for their academic and community achievements at the University’s 26th annual Black Scholar Awards. 
Professor honored among world’s most prolific writers on consumer finance - HDF Professor Jing Jian Xiao named third most ‘productive and influential’ author by the International Journal of Consumer Studies University of Rhode Island Human Development and Family Science Professor Jing Jian Xiao has been identified as the number 3 most productive writer among educators published in the International Journal of… 
Health Sciences researchers collaborate with visiting professor from Spain - Ester Cerezo Telez spent the summer lending her expertise to kinesiology research; more collaborative studies are planned The University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences has expanded its outreach and research collaborations with international universities, hosting a physiotherapy professor from Madrid, Spain, who lent her expertise to several ongoing… 
Having a partner more important than children to staving off loneliness during pandemic, new study finds - A new study released in the European Journal of Ageing found that having a partner had a greater impact than having children in helping to stave off loneliness among older adults during the pandemic’s first wave. 
The anatomy of success - Kinesiology student Matthew Roache’s passion for athletics and science has become a career path in healthcare 
URI Psychology professors develop alcohol intervention for First Nation group - Nichea Spillane’s and Nicole Weiss’ study funded by $600,000 NIH grant Two University of Rhode Island psychology professors are partnering with one First Nation community in Canada to develop and test a novel alcohol intervention for First Nation groups — helping alleviate at least one outcome of the historical trauma…
