Katie Branch named Diamond Award recipient by American College of Personnel Association By Allie Lewis A URI College of Health Sciences professor’s dedication to engaging students and preparing them for success beyond college has earned her national recognition. The American College Personnel Association has chosen Katie Branch, Ph.D., as a 2018 Diamond Award recipient. Branch, […]

Surveys help to identify gaps in services and needs of patrons By Allie Lewis Psychology students in the College of Health Sciences surveyed hundreds of food bank patrons to learn the challenges they face in accessing proper nutrition to better identify gaps in food bank procedures and improve service. Many of the people accessing local […]

Irene McIvor-Mason’s paper ties financial independence to well-being among young adults Having three college age children, Irene McIvor-Mason is well acquainted with the struggles of managing college cost and student debt. However, her expertise in this area extends well beyond her family experiences and has led to a national honor. A developmental science graduate student […]

Health Sciences researchers examine metabolic demands of snowboard cross By Allie Lewis Olympic medals are earned during the off-season, and research being conducted by professors and students at the University of Rhode Island could bring athletes that much closer to the podium.   In partnership with Carrabassett Ski and Snowboard Academy in Maine, Kinesiology Department […]

URI health expert Jacqueline Beatty highlights the leafy green vegetable’s benefits for National Spinach Day It turns out Popeye the Sailor may have been on to something. You may not be immediately transformed into a tornado of strength or be magically able to handle whatever comes your way after chowing down a can of spinach, […]

Do you want to quit smoking, break free of the nicotine cravings that accompany e-smoking devices or end a chewing tobacco habit? Then join the University of Rhode Island’s Tobacco-Free Committee for the nationwide Kick Butts Day Wednesday, March 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union.

Colleges of Pharmacy, Health Sciences take part in fair hosted by George & Anne Ryan Institute for Beuroscience

The University of Rhode Island’s Physical Therapy Program and undergraduate Pre-PT club will hold the Run Your Life 5K fun run and walk Sunday, April 15 at 9:30 a.m. on the Kingston Campus Quadrangle. The #ChooseYou Healthy Lifestyle Exposition will also be held that day from 9 a.m. to noon.

A University of Rhode Island faculty member has been named a 2018 Pillar of the Profession by the leading national association for student affairs professionals.

To increase awareness of the issue and help spur the change, URI Nursing Professor Betty Rambur is spearheading a series of webinars to enhance health care professionals’ knowledge of health system science and promote understanding of health system transformation concepts. The 50- to 90-minute programs — funded by a $119,000 grant from the state Executive […]