{"id":2384,"date":"2015-10-29T09:06:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T13:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/?page_id=2384"},"modified":"2025-12-10T10:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:08:27","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/study-shows-gains-in-preschoolers-executive-function-with-additional-teacher-training\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/worktime-teacher-at-child-level-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/worktime-teacher-at-child-level-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/worktime-teacher-at-child-level-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/study-shows-gains-in-preschoolers-executive-function-with-additional-teacher-training\/\">Study shows gains in preschoolers\u2019 executive function with additional teacher training<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A study performed by Sammy Ahmed, assistant professor of human development and family science in URI\u2019s College of Health Sciences, revealed how workshops and coaching help preschool teachers improve their&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/uri-child-development-center-director-receives-distinguished-service-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/JLM-IALS-Service-Award-2026-1200x800-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/JLM-IALS-Service-Award-2026-1200x800-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/JLM-IALS-Service-Award-2026-1200x800-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/uri-child-development-center-director-receives-distinguished-service-award\/\">Child Development Center director receives distinguished service award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jessica MacLeod, director of the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Kingston Campus Child Development Center, was named the recipient of the International Association of Laboratory Schools Mary Jane Taylor Distinguished Service&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/uri-graduate-student-to-present-ground-breaking-research-on-ingestive-behaviors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Adeleke-Justin-Akinkurolere-1200x800-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Adeleke-Justin-Akinkurolere-1200x800-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Adeleke-Justin-Akinkurolere-1200x800-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/uri-graduate-student-to-present-ground-breaking-research-on-ingestive-behaviors\/\">URI graduate student to present ground-breaking research on ingestive behaviors<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Adeleke Justin Akinkurolere, a Ph.D. student with a specialization in nutrition in URI\u2019s College of Health Sciences, is a finalist in the American Society for Nutrition\u2019s Emerging Leaders in Nutrition&hellip; <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/commencement-2026-trained-in-kinesiology-grounded-in-compassion\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/116A9528-1200x800-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/116A9528-1200x800-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/116A9528-1200x800-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/commencement-2026-trained-in-kinesiology-grounded-in-compassion\/\">Kinesiology graduate represented the very best of the College of Health Sciences<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">First-generation college student Jasmyn Gates earned her bachelor\u2019s degree in kinesiology from the College of Health Sciences while participating in URI's Honors Program. <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/mid-career-research-award-recognizes-uri-professors-achievements-in-pulmonary-rehabilitation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Adami-A_headshot-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alessandra Adami\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Adami-A_headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Adami-A_headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/mid-career-research-award-recognizes-uri-professors-achievements-in-pulmonary-rehabilitation\/\">Mid-career research award recognizes URI professor\u2019s achievements in pulmonary rehabilitation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island Associate Professor Alessandra Adami received a Mid-career Research Achievement Award from the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Assembly of the American Thoracic Society. <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/uri-college-of-health-sciences-expands-summer-internship-opportunities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Olivia-La-Hue-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Olivia LaHue, a nutrition major, spent part of her internship in 2025 preparing food at Camp Surefire, a camp in Rhode Island for youth with Type 1 diabetes. (Photo courtesy Olivia LaHue)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Olivia-La-Hue-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Olivia-La-Hue-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/uri-college-of-health-sciences-expands-summer-internship-opportunities\/\">URI College of Health Sciences expands summer internship opportunities<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">$350,000 will support summer internships for five years <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/counting-the-overlooked-hidden-homeless\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/iStock-1395914400-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI Assistant Professor Molly Richard has conducted and published research on doubled-up or hidden homelessness, a form of homelessness that goes unnoticed by the public. (Image: iStock)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/iStock-1395914400-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/iStock-1395914400-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/counting-the-overlooked-hidden-homeless\/\">Counting the overlooked \u2018hidden homeless\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI professor studies the extent \u2018doubling up\u2019 factors into homelessness crises <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/f06459bf3a.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-2.22.16-PM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-2.22.16-PM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-2.22.16-PM-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/f06459bf3a.html\">URI College of Health Sciences Annual Report 2025<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The many significant accomplishments of the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the URI College of Health Sciences are chronicled. <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/how-young-adults-perceive-ultra-processed-foods-underscores-need-for-consensus-definition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/2026-04-30_10-48-17-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/2026-04-30_10-48-17-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/2026-04-30_10-48-17-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/how-young-adults-perceive-ultra-processed-foods-underscores-need-for-consensus-definition\/\">How young adults perceive ultra-processed foods underscores need for consensus definition \u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">New study by URI researchers shows lack of consumer knowledge of ultra-processed foods <span class=\"excerpt-more\"><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2026\/04\/22\/uri-study-urges-alcohol-drinkers-to-be-aware-of-emotional-state\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Rothstein-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Melissa Rothstein, who recently completed her Ph.D. in behavioral science psychology, conducted a study on drinking and emotion in the HARP Lab, a simulated bar lab in Chafee Hall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Rothstein-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/Rothstein-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2026\/04\/22\/uri-study-urges-alcohol-drinkers-to-be-aware-of-emotional-state\/\">URI study urges alcohol drinkers to be aware of emotional state<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Whether positive or negative, emotion may increase consumption While, historically, men in the United States have tended to drink more than women, that trend has reversed over the last decade,&hellip; 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