Angelita Hensman is among 46 nurses around the country this year to receive the Future of Nursing Scholars Program award to support her Ph.D. study at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Nursing. Last year when the program was rolled out, URI was one of only 14 schools nationally to have a student selected […]

Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Rhode Island Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) supports research at nine institutions of higher education in of Rhode Island scientists study three specific research questions about […]

Why does a rainstorm depress some people and make others happy? Why is a sunset heartbreaking for some, breathtaking for others? Why does the music of Joni Mitchell make some weep, others rejoice? Our moods determine our behavior, but what exactly is a mood and how can it be defined in literature and art?