Health advocate, former racewalker Mark Fenton to bring exercise message to URI Feb. 22 One would be hard-pressed to find anyone who’s not aware of the benefits of physical activity. From weight loss, to cardiovascular health, to prevention of diseases including cancer, diabetes, depression and more, the benefits of even moderate exercise can lead to […]
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URI students across health disciplines get immersed in learning during trip to Indonesia
URI students from across all three colleges in the Academic Health Collaborative got a firsthand look at health care overseas, helped educate residents on preventive health measures and experienced some of the local culture during a J-Term trip to Indonesia.
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At age 33, Christopher Phothisane is not your typical college student. For a long time he saw that as a liability. Now, as he prepares to graduate in May with a double major in biology and psychology—and an acceptance letter to Brown University’s medical school in hand—Phothisane understands that his non-traditional journey is actually a strength.
Continue reading "‘Non-traditional’ Health Sciences student headed to med school"Educational Tech: LENA gives URI speech pathology students an advantage
Speech pathology students are required to analyze a half-hour recorded conversation by listening to the recording and transcribing—by hand—every word, phrase, and turn in the conversation. That process can devour the bulk of a semester. Thanks to LENA, students at URI now have an advantage.
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Food and Nutrition Education Program Director Katie Mulligan appears on ‘Plant Pro’ segment Eating right doesn’t have to break the bank. There are plenty of affordable fruits and vegetables that will keep you on budget while packing in the nutrition. URI Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Director Katie Mulligan recently appeared on NBC 10 […]
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URI doctoral candidate helps those with substance abuse issues ‘find other ways to cope’ For Daniel Delaney, research at the University of Rhode Island is personal. His work on substance and alcohol abuse is driven by having in the past witnessed first-hand the damage it can cause. Delaney is doing all he can to […]
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URI grad helps develop medication to treat debilitating disease in children Chris Yun worked for years developing a cardiovascular medication that could reduce the chance of a recurrent cardiac event. After years of research, trials and development, the URI graduate and his colleagues at an Atlanta biotech firm were able to show a reduction in […]
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Dr. Wayne Velicer passes away after 44 years at URI During the final weeks of his life, the last thing Dr. Wayne Velicer wanted to do was talk about his condition. He didn’t want his URI colleagues to know the extent of the cancer ravaging his body. He didn’t want to distract from the work […]
Continue reading "URI loses a ‘giant’ in his field, in the classroom, in life"Nutrition Club students brighten Thanksgiving for 140 families
Thanksgiving will be a bit happier — and healthier — for more than 100 families this year, thanks to the efforts of a group of College of Health Sciences students. Members of the Nutrition Club assembled 140 Thanksgiving baskets and delivered them in a truck borrowed from URI Dining Services to Maplewood Terrace, a low-income […]
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Psychology Professor Lisa Weyandt will travel to Pennsylvania to receive the award URI Psychology Professor Lisa Weyandt will be honored by her alma mater for her distinguished accomplishments throughout her career. Weyandt will travel to Pennsylvania State University Oct. 27 to receive the award given annually to select graduates of Penn State’s College of Health […]
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