Five outstanding Human Development and Family Science seniors were awarded the 2021 HDF Excellence Awards for their outstanding academic achievements. Congratulations to Madeline Green, Morgan Tibbits, Kathleen Hayes, Lindsey St. Clair, and Annemarie Yacino!
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Engaging Generations Cyber-Seniors provides devices, training, tech mentoring for older people Media Contact: Patrick Luce, 401-874-4046 | Share: Twitter Facebook KINGSTON, R.I. — May 19, 2021 — During the height of the pandemic late last year, Warwick resident Patricia Fenton got the call she had been waiting for — her new grandson had been born, a rare bit of joyous news during one […]
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What attributes would you say the best student credit cards share? Credit card companies truly like college students because of the students’ earnings and spending potential after graduation. As such, there are lots of good options for college students out there. The best credit card varies from one person to another – it really depends […]
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Jing Jian Xiao, PhD is a professor and researcher in consumer economics and personal finance at the University of Rhode Island (URI). His university was recently approved as an AFCPE® Registered Education Program, meaning that their program’s curriculum meets the educational requirements to prepare students to sit for the AFC® exam. AFCPE: What inspired you to become […]
Continue reading "URI recently approved as an AFCPE registered Education Program"URI Department of Human Development and Family Science offers courses in personal finance When considering finance courses at the university level, one usually envisions complex classes on banking, corporate finance, investments, the stock market and hedge funds. Balancing a checkbook, filing personal income taxes, examining costs and benefits of student loans or calculating retirement needs […]
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Nilton Porto MBA/Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Family Finance, Human Development & Family Science, University of Rhode Island When done properly, credit card balance transfers are a powerful financial strategy for consumers. The main goal is to save money by transferring a high interest debt into a low interest option. As everything else in the realm of […]
Continue reading "Nilton Porto featured on WalletHub"HDF Excellence Awards are given to outstanding students majoring in HDF who demonstrate academic and professional excellence. The winners are: Shannon Mitchell Shannon is a double major with HDF & Psychology and is a part of the Honors program. Shannon served as undergraduate teaching assistant for Dr. Skye Leedahl. She was also a research assistant […]
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HDF Professor Sue Adams, who founded URI’s Sleep Research Lab, studies the causes and effects of sleep deprivation in college students, and offers some creative solutions.
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Rachel DeNofio mentors others in blended learning – mixing tech in traditional instruction Teacher of the Year
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