Award supports study of risky alcohol use among young adults with ADHD - Dr. Amy Stamates has been awarded a 5-year K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
First-in-kind models will help break new ground in studying Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders - On two new grants, the Van Nostrand lab is developing the field’s first gene-edited CAA rat models to help investigate the role of brain blood vessels in disorders related to Alzheimer’s disease.
INP/Ryan Institute Hold First Annual Neuroscience Symposium - The event was held on Friday, November 4, 2022 in the Avedisian Hall Lobby, and sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program and the George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience.
Today’s adolescent substances of choice may be harder for adults to detect - Written by a team of URI trainees under INP and Psychology Professor Sarah Feldstein Ewing, a new paper provides health care professionals and parents concrete steps for screening, detection and intervention.
URI neuroscientist receives $10.3 million grant for research on retinal scanning to detect early-stage Alzheimer’s - INP faculty member Jessica Alber is looking to change the way doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a change that could raise new possibilities for treatment.
INP Alumni Discuss Neuroscience Careers - Listen to a discussion led by URI's Center for Career and Experiential Education and the INP Coordinator on what recent INP alumni are doing with their degrees in neuroscience and how current students can learn from them.
1 in 5 College Students Abuse ADHD Medication – Here’s What We Can Do About It - NBC spoke to three psychologists who specialize in ADHD, including the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program’s Director, Dr. Lisa Weyandt, to learn more about what’s causing the rise in diagnosis and why college students are misusing the medication. 
URI launches undergraduate degree program in interdisciplinary neuroscience, welcomes inaugural class - Former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy will deliver the keynote as URI celebrates the official launch of its new undergraduate program in interdisciplinary neuroscience on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at noon with a free virtual event. Watch the Video- Letter of Support for Justice and Equity from INP Leadership - The INP leadership affirms URI’s actions to commit to a more just and equitable society and we are dedicated to fostering a community that rejects dehumanization of any individual.
$35 gift million will support neuroscience study at URI - The vast majority of this record gift from Tom and Cathy Ryan will provide transformational funding for academic purposes, including an expansion of research and teaching capacity in neuroscience and the creation of a scholars program to attract high-performing students.
URI researchers embark on autism study with Yale, UConn-affiliated Haskins Labs - Professors at the URI's new Collaborative Cognitive Neuroscience Lab are partnering with research scientists at Haskins Laboratories to better understand how children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) learn language.
Neuroscience career awaits URI student whose love of molecular biology pointed her toward medicine - Baizat Ibrahim has always been fascinated with DNA and molecular biology. She also knew it was a college major that would prime her for her ultimate goal – a career as a medical doctor.
Communicative disorders professor named director of URI’s Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program - Leslie Mahler, associate professor of communicative disorders in the University of Rhode Island’s College of Health Sciences, is the new director of the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, where she serves as a faculty member.
URI researchers identify bioactive compounds that may inhibit Alzheimer’s - INP faculty member Navindra Seeram and his team have isolated and identified 21 compounds from pomegranate juice and extracts that, when they interact with gut microflora inside the human body, can have positive effects on brain cognition and memory. This discovery could lead to breakthroughs in protecting against Alzheimer’s.
Be a Brainiac. - At URI, the opportunities available to expand your mind about brain science are as thought-provoking as the brain itself.
