Tag: University of Rhode Island
Is RIC’s tuition-free scholarship worth the price tag?
As lawmakers consider legislation that would make Rhode Island College’s Hope Scholarship permanent, state and college officials argue that the school’s rebounding enrollment and...
Summit panelists: R.I. trying to chip away at the many health...
When primary care nurse practitioner and state Sen. Pamela Lauria, D-Bristol, sees patients with urgent symptoms, she finds that a potential medical emergency isn’t...
Health care panel: Team approach needed to make system fixes
It doesn’t take a clinical degree to diagnose why Rhode Island has difficulty retaining health care providers who completed their education in the Ocean...
Liebermann awarded for her research work on HPV, breast and cervical...
ERICA LIEBERMANN, an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing, has received the 2026 Rising Star Research Award from the...
URI pharmacy enrollment rebounds after decline
When Kerry LaPlante decided to become a pharmacist, the opportunity to play a direct, accessible role in community health care served as a major...
Advanced Placement participation surges across R.I. high schools
At Narragansett High School, students as young as freshmen are stepping into college-level classrooms, tackling Advanced Placement courses that just a decade ago few...
Pawtucket stadium still planning how to cash in on World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just months away from bringing a weekslong flood of soccer fans and more than $1 billion in economic...
Cutting out food waste and dining no-shows
There are two ways to think about food. There is food we prepare and there are meals that are prepared for us.
Where food is...
Tara Scungio
HEALTH CARE HEROES 2026 AWARDS
Mental Health Provider/Advocate: Tara Scungio, URI Health Services psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner
What led you to choose health care...
PBN health care summit: Multifaceted approach needed to repair R.I.’s ailing...
PROVIDENCE – When primary care providers choose to practice in Massachusetts or Connecticut over Rhode Island, it’s not about luxury.
Across the board, the Ocean...
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