ABSTRACT ART: University of Rhode Island students have been working with clients of Cornerstone Adult Services in Warwick this semester on an art project called “Opening Minds through Art.” Molly Richards, right, of Cape Cod, Mass., a URI sophomore in human development and family science, with a minor in psychology, works with Margaret Pleau of […]

Elizabeth Briggs-Gruebel, a lecturer in the Human Development and Family Studies Department, took part in the TEDxURI event on February 10th.  Liz’s talk on The Power of Family Stories reveals to us the transformative power of family stories, which connect us to our past, anchor us in the present, and can even shape our future. […]

Dr. Katie Branch has been selected by ACPA : College Student Educators International as a 2018 Diamond Honoree. Diamond Honorees are recognized for their outstanding and sustained contributions to higher education and to student affairs. Congratulations Katie!

Dr. Annemarie Vaccaro has been awarded a 2018 NASPA Pillar of the Profession Award.  The NASPA Foundation presents this award to higher education professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of student affairs and to the professional organization. Pillars are nominated by colleagues, students or others with knowledge of their sustained leadership and […]

Dr. Phillip Clark has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Hiram J. Friedsam Mentorship Award. This award was developed to honor Dr. Friedsam, who was an outstanding teacher, researcher, colleague, and mentor to students, faculty, and administrators. Dr. Clark is being recognized for these similar qualities and for his achievements in mentorship. Congratulations […]

The Innovation Award recognizes faculty or staff members for their contribution to innovation, and their implementation of ideas that positively impact the College of Health Sciences. Creativity and innovation can occur in a number of areas including (but not limited to): 1) developing new processes, methods, or systems to improve efficiency, student success, or advising; 2) making CHS […]

According to Major Waste Disposal, the average American throws away 4.5 pounds of trash every day. To visualize how much trash that is, you would need a 100-mile-deep hole the size of a football field to store just one year of trash thrown away in the United States. The world is in general consensus that […]

Research Team Will Receive an Outstanding Paper Award at the AAFCS Conference in Dallas, Texas in June A team of six researchers led by Dr. Soo Hyun Cho will receive the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal (FCSRJ) Best Paper Award for 2016 for Personal Finance/Consumer Economics at the 108th Annual Conference of the American […]