Students and faculty from URI Department of Kinesiology earn awards at reginal conference. - URI well-represented at American College of Sports Medicine conference KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 29, 2025 – The Department of Kinesiology in the University of Rhode Island’s College of Health Sciences had a major presence at…
URI professor examines use of technology to monitor patients after joint replacement - Technology has advanced, but barriers to implement technology remain
URI kinesiology internship reestablished in Australia – Rhody Today - URI senior Bella DeVivo of Bethel completes ‘life-changing’ kinesiology internship in Australia
URI Day of Giving - Please consider donating now to the Thomas “Doc” Manfredi Research Fund! Doc is an emeritus faculty member in the Kinesiology Department and started as a faculty member in 1982 where he started the Exercise Science program including the master’s program. As a professor, Doc was a tireless champion for student research and served as the major […]
High school students from around Rhode Island get hands-on STEM lessons at URI Biomechanics Day - More than 500 students visited Mackal Field House as URI Department of Kinesiology hosts annual event
Record number of high school students expected to attend URI Biomechanics Day - Close to 500 students from 10 Rhode Island high schools will attend the Sixth Annual Biomechanics Day at the University of Rhode Island Wednesday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
URI alumna’s study on foot biomechanics, involving women’s basketball team, published in international journal - Cairns’ study, “The Relationship between Foot Anthropometrics, Lower-Extremity Kinematics, and Ground Reaction Force in Elite Female Basketball Players,” was recently published in the journal Biomechanics.
Seed funding awarded to boost promising medical research projects - The Rhode Island Foundation is awarding more than $360,000 in seed funding to 15 promising medical research projects.
Increased physical activity can spur cognitive development, help children manage symptoms of ADHD - URI Kinesiology Professor Nicole Logan’s funded study aims to support alternative methods of treating the common childhood condition
Kinesiology department hosts high school students for hands-on Biomechanics Day - Students get hands-on experience with the high-tech equipment in the College of Health Sciences’ labs
