Nisanne Ghonem, assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy, is a recipient of the 2017 Mentored Research Awards from Advance-CTR, a federally funded statewide effort to support clinical research that can be translated into approaches and policies to improve the health of Rhode Islanders.
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URI to host first campus-wide undergraduate showcase for research, scholarly, creative works
Undergraduate students from all colleges and departments at the University of Rhode Island will present their research, performance art, and scholarly work at the first Showcase of URI Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Arts.
Continue reading "URI to host first campus-wide undergraduate showcase for research, scholarly, creative works"URI seeks reports of bobcat sightings in Rhode Island for studies of distribution, population, habitat
A University of Rhode Island researcher is asking Ocean State residents to report any sightings of bobcats in the state for ongoing studies of the habitat usage, distribution and population of the region’s only wild cat.
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In a common garden at the University of Rhode Island, Laura Meyerson has been growing specimens of Phragmites – also known as the common reed – that she has collected from around the world. And while they are all the same species, each plant lineage exhibits unique traits.
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Jordan Powell was recruited to play baseball at the University of Rhode Island, and while he hopes to continue playing long after he graduates next spring, a summer internship he just completed has revealed a dormant curiosity for, of all things, turtles.
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Hopkinton resident Evelyn Siler has long been interested in studying genetics, in part to learn whether there is a genetic component to her brother’s autism. The University of Rhode Island senior has taken initial steps in that direction by studying the genetics of an invasive marine organism that can be used to understand the environmental effects […]
Continue reading "URI student studies how climate change will affect larval growth of marine invertebrates"URI receives $8 million federal grant to establish research center on chemical pollutants in drinking water
Nonstick cookware and firefighting foam are miles apart in their purpose, but they have one disquieting characteristic in common. Both products are made with chemicals that could be contaminating drinking water and posing a human health hazard.
Continue reading "URI receives $8 million federal grant to establish research center on chemical pollutants in drinking water"URI Social Science Institute awards summer research grants
The University of Rhode Island’s Social Science Institute for Research, Education and Policy (SSIREP) recently awarded its first grants for ten promising summer faculty research projects. Ranging from $1,500-$3,000, these grants were awarded to encourage and promote collaborative and interdisciplinary research in the social sciences.
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Brad Wetherbee and his research team have been capturing and tracking the movements of mako sharks since 2004, and more than 25 percent of those affixed with satellite transmitters have been caught and killed by commercial or recreational fishermen.
Continue reading "URI researcher: Mako sharks killed at far higher rate than earlier estimates"URI researcher leads international team in revising neck pain guidelines
A professor at the University of Rhode Island led an international team of experts who spent several years revising and expanding clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of neck pain. The Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy published “Neck Pain Guidelines: Revision 2017, Using the Evidence to Guide Physical Therapist Practice” in its July issue.
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