{"id":2261,"date":"2018-12-04T16:18:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T21:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/health-studies-draft\/?page_id=2261"},"modified":"2024-03-28T14:12:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:12:39","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/public-health-week-focuses-on-well-being-of-uri-community\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/NPHW_social-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/NPHW_social-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/NPHW_social-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/NPHW_social-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/NPHW_social.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/public-health-week-focuses-on-well-being-of-uri-community\/\">Public Health Week focuses on well-being of URI community\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Full week of health-related events planned for April 6-12<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2026\/03\/24\/national-public-health-week-2026\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-112139-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-112139-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Screenshot-2026-03-24-112139-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2026\/03\/24\/national-public-health-week-2026\/\">National Public Health Week 2026<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Department of Public Health at URI along with the entire College of Health Sciences will be celebrating National Public Health Week beginning on Monday, April 6th and continuing through Sunday, April 12th with a week full of fun and engaging activities across campus. We are inviting all of our campus community members to participate [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2026\/03\/04\/summer-internships-for-chs-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/CHS-Summer-Internships-2026-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2026\/03\/04\/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:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2026\/02\/27\/dr-molly-richards-research-featured-in-miami-herald\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Miami-Homeless-Article-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Miami-Homeless-Article-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Miami-Homeless-Article-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2026\/02\/27\/dr-molly-richards-research-featured-in-miami-herald\/\">Dr. Molly Richard&#8217;s research featured in Miami Herald<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Molly Richard\u2019s research on doubled-up homelessness was recently featured in the Miami Herald. Their measure of doubling up\u2014defined as staying with others due to economic hardship or housing loss\u2014was used to estimate the number of people experiencing this often \u201chidden\u201d form of homelessness. The article highlights how this approach helps quantify the full scope [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2026\/02\/11\/dr-molly-richard-recently-published-op-ed-in-the-providence-journal\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"72\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Screenshot-2026-02-11-151548-150x72.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2026\/02\/11\/dr-molly-richard-recently-published-op-ed-in-the-providence-journal\/\">Dr. Molly Richard recently published op-ed in the Providence Journal<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Molly Richard, Assistant Professor of Public Health, recently published an op-ed in the&nbsp;Providence Journal&nbsp;arguing that rent stabilization is a critical tool for preventing homelessness in Rhode Island. In the piece, titled &#8220;Stabilizing Rents can Reverse Rise in Homelessness,&#8221; Dr. Richard challenges the narrative that homelessness is a personal failure, instead framing it as a [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/former-uri-baseball-pitcher-is-going-bananas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Levesque-Trystan-Bananas-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Levesque-Trystan-Bananas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Levesque-Trystan-Bananas-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/former-uri-baseball-pitcher-is-going-bananas\/\">URI Public Health Alum is going &#8220;Bananas&#8221;!<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2025\/12\/08\/dr-richards-new-paper-shows-how-structural-racism-contributes-to-homelessness\/\">Dr. Richard&#8217;s new paper shows how structural racism contributes to homelessness.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Homelessness isn\u2019t just a housing issue\u2014it\u2019s a racial equity issue, according to new research from the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Department of Public Health. A national study by Assistant Professor Molly Richard finds that Black people in the U.S. are five times as likely to experience homelessness as White people\u2014and Black families with children are [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/homelessness-rates-vary-sharply-by-race-uri-paper-shows\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5CKIR402xN-2GrdRtv56x1ufJbiJXTKLs2BDKY9qRAfhq-xnXCspTiZpR3-g_aem_ZnEG4T3gdaZ64AsSWKpSMw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Richard-Molly-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Richard-Molly-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/Richard-Molly-web.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/homelessness-rates-vary-sharply-by-race-uri-paper-shows\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5CKIR402xN-2GrdRtv56x1ufJbiJXTKLs2BDKY9qRAfhq-xnXCspTiZpR3-g_aem_ZnEG4T3gdaZ64AsSWKpSMw\">Homelessness rates vary sharply by race, URI paper shows<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Public Health Assistant Professor Molly Richard\u2019s latest paper published in national journal<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2025\/09\/08\/dr-nekehia-quashie-awarded-who-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/NTQ_passport-size300-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/NTQ_passport-size300-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/NTQ_passport-size300-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2025\/09\/08\/dr-nekehia-quashie-awarded-who-grant\/\">Dr. Nekehia Quashie Awarded WHO Grant<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Nekehia Quashie, an assistant professor in Public Health, along with Dr. Flavia Andrade and doctoral student Ting Hu from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, were recently awarded a grant from the World Health Organization (WHO). This grant will fund research focusing on unmet care needs of older adults in the Americas.&nbsp;The project,&nbsp;Quantifying unmet need [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/2025\/08\/19\/uri-public-health-welcomes-new-faculty-member-dr-molly-richard\/\">URI Public Health welcomes new faculty member, Dr. Molly Richard<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Public Health Department is pleased to welcome Dr. Molly Richard to our group of esteemed faculty this Fall! Dr. Richard comes to us from Boston University with a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University&#8217;s Community Research and Action Department.&nbsp; Molly Richard is a community-engaged researcher focused on homelessness, housing, and the social determinants of health. 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