{"id":3234,"date":"2019-01-29T12:35:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology-draft\/?page_id=3234"},"modified":"2019-01-29T12:36:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T17:36:06","slug":"archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/news\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/uris-biomechanics-day-event-exposes-younger-students-to-high-tech-science-promotes-stem-fields\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2026-04-13_10-04-08-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/uris-biomechanics-day-event-exposes-younger-students-to-high-tech-science-promotes-stem-fields\/\">URI\u2019s Biomechanics Day event exposes younger students to high-tech science, promotes STEM fields<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More than 500 high school and middle school students visited the Kingston campus for the annual event<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/using-augmented-reality-to-motivate-prosthesis-training\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"116\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Nov_5-plan-comparison_-Legacy_Basic_PRO_ORG_ENT-v10.5.0-1-pdf-116x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/using-augmented-reality-to-motivate-prosthesis-training\/\">Using augmented reality to motivate prosthesis training \u00a0 \u2013 Rhody Today<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI researcher studies how technology can make training more engaging<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-professor-elected-trustee-of-american-college-of-sports-medicine\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2026-03-12_09-42-49-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-professor-elected-trustee-of-american-college-of-sports-medicine\/\">URI professor elected trustee of American College of Sports Medicine \u2013 Rhody Today<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Kinesiology professor Christie Ward-Ritacco named regional chapter trustee<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2026\/03\/04\/paid-summer-internships-for-chs-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2026\/03\/04\/paid-summer-internships-for-chs-students\/\">Summer Internships for CHS Students!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The College of Health Sciences is now offering\u00a0summer internships\u00a0for undergraduate and master\u2019s students.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/former-uri-hockey-player-to-officiate-in-winter-olympics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2026-01-08_10-14-44-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2026-01-08_10-14-44-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2026-01-08_10-14-44-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/former-uri-hockey-player-to-officiate-in-winter-olympics\/\">Former URI hockey player to officiate in Winter Olympics<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI alumna Amanda Tassoni to referee women\u2019s hockey in Winter Games<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-and-faculty-from-uri-department-of-kinesiology-earn-awards-at-regional-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_5742-1280x1305-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_5742-1280x1305-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_5742-1280x1305-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/students-and-faculty-from-uri-department-of-kinesiology-earn-awards-at-regional-conference\/\">Students and faculty from URI Department of Kinesiology earn awards at reginal conference.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI well-represented at American College of Sports Medicine conference KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Oct. 29, 2025 \u2013 The\u00a0Department of Kinesiology\u00a0in the University of Rhode Island\u2019s\u00a0College of Health Sciences\u00a0had a major presence at&#8230;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/uri-professor-examines-use-of-technology-to-monitor-patients-after-joint-replacement\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2025-10-08_11-27-34-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2025-10-08_11-27-34-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2025-10-08_11-27-34-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/uri-professor-examines-use-of-technology-to-monitor-patients-after-joint-replacement\/\">URI professor examines use of technology to monitor patients after joint replacement<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Technology has advanced, but barriers to implement technology remain<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/uri-kinesiology-internship-reestablished-in-australia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2025-09-05_08-46-13-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2025-09-05_08-46-13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2025-09-05_08-46-13-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/uri-kinesiology-internship-reestablished-in-australia\/\">URI kinesiology internship reestablished in Australia \u2013 Rhody Today<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI senior Bella DeVivo of Bethel completes \u2018life-changing\u2019 kinesiology internship in Australia<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2025\/04\/23\/uri-day-of-giving\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/dog-logo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/dog-logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/dog-logo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2025\/04\/23\/uri-day-of-giving\/\">URI Day of Giving<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Please consider donating now to the Thomas \u201cDoc\u201d 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\u2019s program. As a professor, Doc was a tireless champion for student&nbsp;research and served as the major [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/high-school-students-from-around-rhode-island-get-hands-on-stem-lessons-at-uri-biomechanics-day\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2025-04-15_08-54-34-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2025-04-15_08-54-34-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2025-04-15_08-54-34-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/high-school-students-from-around-rhode-island-get-hands-on-stem-lessons-at-uri-biomechanics-day\/\">High school students from around Rhode Island get hands-on STEM lessons at URI Biomechanics Day<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More than 500 students visited Mackal Field House as URI Department of Kinesiology hosts annual event<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/record-number-of-high-school-students-expected-to-attend-uri-biomechanics-day\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_7166-2000x13331-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_7166-2000x13331-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_7166-2000x13331-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/record-number-of-high-school-students-expected-to-attend-uri-biomechanics-day\/\">Record number of high school students expected to attend URI Biomechanics Day<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Close to 500 students from 10 Rhode Island high schools will attend the Sixth Annual Biomechanics Day at the University of Rhode Island\u00a0Wednesday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/uri-alumnas-study-on-foot-biomechanicsinvolving-womens-basketball-team-published-in-international-journal\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/biomachanics-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/biomachanics-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/biomachanics-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/uri-alumnas-study-on-foot-biomechanicsinvolving-womens-basketball-team-published-in-international-journal\/\">URI alumna\u2019s study on foot biomechanics, involving women\u2019s basketball team, published in international journal<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Cairns\u2019 study, \u201cThe Relationship between Foot Anthropometrics, Lower-Extremity Kinematics, and Ground Reaction Force in Elite Female Basketball Players,\u201d was recently\u00a0published in the journal\u00a0Biomechanics.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/rifoundation.org\/news\/seed-funding-awarded-to-boost-promising-medical-research-projects\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_8960-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_8960-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_8960-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/rifoundation.org\/news\/seed-funding-awarded-to-boost-promising-medical-research-projects\">Seed funding awarded to boost promising medical research projects<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Rhode Island Foundation is awarding more than $360,000 in seed funding to 15 promising medical research projects.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/increased-physical-activity-can-spur-cognitive-development-help-children-manage-symptoms-of-adhd\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/N.-Logan-Article-Picture-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/N.-Logan-Article-Picture-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/N.-Logan-Article-Picture-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/increased-physical-activity-can-spur-cognitive-development-help-children-manage-symptoms-of-adhd\/\">Increased physical activity can spur cognitive development, help children manage symptoms of ADHD<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Kinesiology Professor Nicole Logan\u2019s funded study aims to support alternative methods of treating the common childhood condition<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/kinesiology-department-hosts-high-school-students-for-hands-on-biomechanics-day\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Students-Coventry-HS1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Students-Coventry-HS1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Students-Coventry-HS1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/kinesiology-department-hosts-high-school-students-for-hands-on-biomechanics-day\/\">Kinesiology department hosts high school students for hands-on Biomechanics Day<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students get hands-on experience with the high-tech equipment in the College of Health Sciences\u2019 labs<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.org\/memoryandaging\/passion-for-fitness-fuels-sam-slezaks-leadership-in-national-study-to-protect-brain-health\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Sam-Slezak-350w-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Sam-Slezak-350w-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Sam-Slezak-350w-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.org\/memoryandaging\/passion-for-fitness-fuels-sam-slezaks-leadership-in-national-study-to-protect-brain-health\">Passion for Fitness Fuels Sam Slezak&#8217;s Leadership in National Study to Protect Brain Health<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Sam Slezak originally set out to become a trainer for professional athletes. Today, he\u2019s a Research Coordinator at the&nbsp;Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital. While working with aging seniors doesn\u2019t come with the bright spotlight of training athletic superstars, the impact of his work is undoubtedly much more worthy of one, with the potential [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2022\/05\/27\/commencement-2022\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/graduation-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/graduation-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/graduation-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2022\/05\/27\/commencement-2022\/\">Commencement 2022<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Congratulations to Caroline Eastus, Daniel Baez, Kaitlyn Lyons, Jillian Cidras, Shelley Oliveira Barbosa, Kaitlin Millicker, Kendra Graham, and Ray Williamson for receiving their M.S. degrees!<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2022\/05\/06\/2022-academic-health-collaborative-ahc-student-research-award-winners\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_2665-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_2665-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_2665-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2022\/05\/06\/2022-academic-health-collaborative-ahc-student-research-award-winners\/\">2022 Academic Health Collaborative (AHC) Student Research Award Winners<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Daniel Baez (MS \u201922, Research Mentor: Dr. Adami) and Caroline Eastus (MS \u201922, Research Mentor: Dr. Adami) were honored for their significant contribution to health research with an AHC Student Research Award. Daniel\u2019s research project \u201cCOVID-19 restrictions induced higher reduction in physical activity and quality of life in smokers with normal pulmonary function than smokers [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2022\/04\/11\/national-biomechanics-day-on-april-6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/biomechanics-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/biomechanics-day-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/biomechanics-day-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2022\/04\/11\/national-biomechanics-day-on-april-6\/\">National Biomechanics Day on April 6<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Drs. Susan D\u2019Andrea and Ryan Chapman, with the help from KIN graduate students, organized URI\u2019s National Biomechanics Day to demonstrate how biomechanics is used to better understand biology in the physical world and make contributions to human movement and performance. Students from South Kingstown High School and Coventry High School were invited to experience the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2021\/10\/19\/lisa-vincent-assists-boston-renegades-win\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2019.Lisa_.Vincent-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2019.Lisa_.Vincent-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2019.Lisa_.Vincent-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2019.Lisa_.Vincent.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2021\/10\/19\/lisa-vincent-assists-boston-renegades-win\/\">Lisa Vincent Assists Boston Renegades Win!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Lisa Vincent is a linebacker for the Boston Renegades, who recently won their sixth Women\u2019s Football Alliance title on July 24, 2021. The trip to the championship game was taken in style.&nbsp; Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, loaned the Patriots team plane to fly the Renegades to Ohio. Vincent and her teammates take seriously their commitment [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2019\/11\/24\/how-to-apply-master-of-science-in-kinesiology\/\">How to apply: Master of Science in Kinesiology<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Find information on how to apply for the Master of Science in Kinesiology. Information on Applying to the Kinesiology Graduate Program 2019<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2019\/10\/22\/college-hosts-chinese-olympic-delegation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/IMG_5542-300x2001-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2019\/10\/22\/college-hosts-chinese-olympic-delegation\/\">College of Health Sciences hosts Chinese Olympic Delegation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Researchers, professors and sports scientists share information to fuel high-performance athletes\r\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/getting-beyond-the-bmi-uri-center-for-health-and-human-performance-helps-provide-fuller-health-and-fitness-picture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.ga_.Sydney-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.ga_.Sydney-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.ga_.Sydney-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.ga_.Sydney-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.ga_.Sydney-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/2018.ga_.Sydney.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/getting-beyond-the-bmi-uri-center-for-health-and-human-performance-helps-provide-fuller-health-and-fitness-picture\/\">The Center for Health and Human Performance<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Love it or hate it, most people are familiar with their BMI (body mass index) score. Yet experts agree that the BMI is lacking when it comes to providing an accurate overall picture of health and fitness.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/foundation.thoracic.org\/about\/research-program\/research-grant-recipients\/index.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Adami-A-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Adami-A-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Adami-A.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/foundation.thoracic.org\/about\/research-program\/research-grant-recipients\/index.php\">Congratulations to Dr. Alessandra Adami<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Congratulations to Dr. Adami who received a ATS Foundation grant award for her research on \"Determinants of 5-year Progression of Muscle Dysfunction and Inactivity in COPD Patients\".<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/commencement-2019-cranston-resident-kinesiology-graduate-finds-her-way-at-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Tse-NL-002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Tse-NL-002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Tse-NL-002.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/commencement-2019-cranston-resident-kinesiology-graduate-finds-her-way-at-uri\/\">Commencement 2019: Cranston resident, Kinesiology graduate, finds her way at URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When Ka Ki \u201cKay\u201d Tse moved from Hong Kong to the United States with her family in 2012, it was because her parents wanted her and her brother to have a better life. She thought that meant growing up to become a doctor or a lawyer... ... <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2018\/11\/14\/neacsm-2018\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/NEACSM.2018-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/NEACSM.2018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/NEACSM.2018-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/NEACSM.2018-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/NEACSM.2018.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2018\/11\/14\/neacsm-2018\/\">NEACSM 2018<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">&#8220;On November 8th&nbsp;&amp; 9th&nbsp;2018, students, faculty and alumni represented URI at the New England American College of Sports Medicine conference in Providence, Rhode Island.&nbsp;&nbsp;During the conference URI students and faculty attended lectures, and professional workshops linked to the conference\u2019s theme, \u201cFrom Alpha to Omega: Human Performance Across the Lifespan.\u201d URI\u2019s research was on display with [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2018\/03\/29\/faculty-students-hit-the-slopes-to-research-winter-sport\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Jake-Earp-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Jake-Earp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Jake-Earp.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2018\/03\/29\/faculty-students-hit-the-slopes-to-research-winter-sport\/\">Faculty, students hit the slopes to research winter sport<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In partnership with Carrabassett Ski and Snowboard Academy in Maine, Kinesiology Department Chair Disa Hatfield, Assistant Professor Jacob Earp, and two students hit the slopes over spring break to look at the metabolic demands of snowboard cross...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/children-from-military-families-explore-health-and-science-professions-at-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Disa_Hatfield_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Disa_Hatfield_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Disa_Hatfield_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Disa_Hatfield_web-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/children-from-military-families-explore-health-and-science-professions-at-uri\/\">Children from military families explore health and science professions at URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More than two dozen children from military-connected families around the state test their range of motion, race each other on turf and discover the capabilities of wearable technology during the 4-H Career and College Major Exploration Day held earlier this month...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/university-of-rhode-island-provides-training-workshops-to-chinese-olympic-delegation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Jake-Earp-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Jake-Earp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Jake-Earp.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/university-of-rhode-island-provides-training-workshops-to-chinese-olympic-delegation\/\">URI provides training workshops to Chinese Olympic delegation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Chinese Olympic Committee delegates, NHL coaches, college trainers and exercise scientists had snow and ice on their minds as they convened at the University of Rhode Island earlier this month.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/who\/robby-delgado-16\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/RobbyDelgado-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/RobbyDelgado-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/RobbyDelgado-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/RobbyDelgado-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/RobbyDelgado.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/who\/robby-delgado-16\">uri big thinker: robby delgado<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Robby\u2019s world encompasses much more than just classroom and the gridiron. He traveled to New Orleans on spring break to help people still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/quadangles\/making-bubbles-and-friends-in-tanzania\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Karie_Orendorff_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Karie_Orendorff_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Karie_Orendorff_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Karie_Orendorff_web-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Karie_Orendorff_web.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/quadangles\/making-bubbles-and-friends-in-tanzania\/\">Tanzania, Africa Service Trip<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI kinesiology lecturer Karie Lee Orendorff created the trip three years ago after falling in love with Tanzania, best known as the home of Mount Kilimanjaro\u2014the highest peak in Africa\u2014and the national park where Jane Goodall studied chimpanzee behavior.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2014\/05\/15\/uri-kinesiology-alum-wins-research-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Courtey_Armitano_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Courtey_Armitano_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Courtey_Armitano_web-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/2014\/05\/15\/uri-kinesiology-alum-wins-research-award\/\">URI Kinesiology Alum Wins Research Award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Cortney Armitano, graduate class of 2013 was awarded the 2014 Graduate Student Research Investigator Award at the Eastern District Association of American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Conference in Newport, Rhode Island on February 28th, 2014.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/cassie-catlow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Cassie-Catlow_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cassie Catlow playing hockey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Cassie-Catlow_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Cassie-Catlow_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Cassie-Catlow_web-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Cassie-Catlow_web.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/cassie-catlow\">URI Big Thinker: Cassie Catlow<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For junior Cassie Catlow, ice hockey is more than a sport \u2013 it\u2019s a way of life. But she\u2019s not just great at hockey. The kinesiology major has maintained a 3.85 grade point average at URI, and recently completed an internship at South County Orthopedics in South Kingstown.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/emily-clapham-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Emily-Clapham_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Emily Clapham with a surfboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Emily-Clapham_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Emily-Clapham_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Emily-Clapham_web-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Emily-Clapham_web.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/emily-clapham-2\">URI Big Thinker: Emily Clapham<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Determined to stop the epidemic of childhood obesity, Kinesiology Professor Emily Clapham is leading a fitness transformation and taking the \u201cnew\u201d physical education to the next generation of PE teachers.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/breaking-news\/content\/20130915-uri-students-learned-as-much-as-they-taught-at-village-school-in-tanzania.ece\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/KIN_students_Tanzania_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI students working with children in a classroom in Tanzania\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/KIN_students_Tanzania_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/KIN_students_Tanzania_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/KIN_students_Tanzania_web-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/KIN_students_Tanzania_web.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/breaking-news\/content\/20130915-uri-students-learned-as-much-as-they-taught-at-village-school-in-tanzania.ece\">URI students learned as much as they taught at village school in Tanzania<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI kinesiology students went to Tanzania in August 2013 to teach and work with Maasai children at their village school. The group brought along school, art and medical supplies.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/index.php?id=6696\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Surfs_Up_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI student teaching a child to surf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Surfs_Up_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Surfs_Up_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Surfs_Up_web-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Surfs_Up_web.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/index.php?id=6696\">Surfs Up at Narragansett Beach for local children of varying abilities thanks to URI\u2019s Surf Ocean Therapy Intervention<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Local children of varying abilities are learning to surf at Narragansett Town Beach thanks to a community adapted physical education program called Surf Ocean Therapy Intervention offered by the University of Rhode Island Kinesiology Department.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-researcher-evaluates-how-playing-surfaces-affect-athletic-performance-injury-potential\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Playing_surfaces_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI student jumping on a turf mat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Playing_surfaces_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Playing_surfaces_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Playing_surfaces_web-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Playing_surfaces_web.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-researcher-evaluates-how-playing-surfaces-affect-athletic-performance-injury-potential\/\">URI researcher evaluates how playing surfaces affect athletic performance, injury potential<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A group of University of Rhode Island students have been jumping up and down for weeks on a variety of playing surfaces in a study to evaluate how each affects athletic performance and injury potential.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-kinesiology-professor-swims-his-way-to-fitness-at-70\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Manfredi_swim_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI professor Tom Manfredi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Manfredi_swim_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Manfredi_swim_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Manfredi_swim_web-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Manfredi_swim_web.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-kinesiology-professor-swims-his-way-to-fitness-at-70\/\">URI kinesiology professor swims his way to fitness at 70<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The fountain of youth is really a pool of chlorine. Just ask Tom Manfredi, a 70-year-old professor of kinesiology at the University of Rhode Island who looks 20 years younger thanks to decades of swimming.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/justin-resendes-13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Justin-Resendes_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Justin Resendes with Pele and another soccer player\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Justin-Resendes_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Justin-Resendes_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Justin-Resendes_web-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Justin-Resendes_web.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/justin-resendes-13\">URI Big Thinker: Justin Resendes &#8217;13<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As a boy, University of Rhode Island senior Justin Resendes dreamed of playing professional soccer, and as an all-state honoree and captain of his high school team, he seemed well on his way to achieving his goal. Now his big idea is coaching in Major League Soccer.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/who\/destiny-chearino-12-ph-d-physical-therapy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Destiny-Chearino-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Destiny-Chearino-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Destiny-Chearino-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Destiny-Chearino-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Destiny-Chearino.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/who\/destiny-chearino-12-ph-d-physical-therapy\">uri big thinker: destiny chearino&#8217;12<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Destiny Chearino is a student of the class of 2012. Destiny loved karate as a child,  earned her black belt at age 11, and traveled as far a Italy to compete. But her desire for longer-lasting challenges with full physical contact motivated her to walk into a gym near her home and pick up a pair of boxing gloves. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/84166\/Researcher_from_USARIEM_Awarded_Top_White_House_Award_for_Scientific_Excellence\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Maria_Urso_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI grad Maria Urso in a lab coat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Maria_Urso_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Maria_Urso_web-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Maria_Urso_web-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1273\/Maria_Urso_web.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/84166\/Researcher_from_USARIEM_Awarded_Top_White_House_Award_for_Scientific_Excellence\/\">Maria Urso (&#8217;97, M.S. &#8217;00) receives top White House award for scientific excellence<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Soldiers are constantly at risk for injury. That\u2019s why research physiologist Maria Urso \u201997, M.S. \u201900 and her work finding the most effective means to help muscles recover after injuries is so valuable to our defense efforts.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2097,"featured_media":0,"parent":168,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3234","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2097"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3234"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3243,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3234\/revisions\/3243"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}