Navigating health care
If you’ve had to find a primary-care provider or pay a medical bill lately, you know that accessing and paying for health care can be difficult. But why? How can we get the care we need?
If you’ve had to find a primary-care provider or pay a medical bill lately, you know that accessing and paying for health care can be difficult. But why? How can we get the care we need?
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- URI engineering professor recipient of NSF CAREER Award for assistive and rehabilitative robotics researchKINGSTON, R.I. – August 6, 2025 – Severe motor impairment such as paralysis and degenerative conditions can limit a person’s ability to perform certain dexterous tasks. Currently, there are technological advancements that can aid in restoring some of this ability, but they can be invasive, requiring surgical implants that create drawbacks. University of Rhode Island […]
- Engineering professor Weiwei Jia receives NSF CAREER Award to advance cloud computing applications, systemsKINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 6, 2025 – With the rapid advancement and widespread integration of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies, new challenges and performance demands are emerging that cannot be effectively addressed by traditional solutions. Systems used in the cloud are designed for legacy applications and traditional hardware. Cloud providers consistently struggle to meet the […]
- Preterm birth can cause health problems later in life, should be considered in adult health records, URI study showsKINGSTON, R.I. — August 4, 2025 — The stress preterm infants experience at birth can carry on throughout a lifetime and cause negative health impacts later in life, necessitating the routine inclusion of birth history in medical records and the development of clinical guidelines for adults born preterm, the longest continuously running study of individuals […]
- John Olerio named to Providence Business News 40 Under Forty listKINGSTON, R.I. – July 31, 2025 – University of Rhode Island Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives John Olerio M.B.A. ’11, Ph.D. ’20 has been recognized with a PBN 40 Under Forty Award by Providence Business News. The annual award recognizes individuals under the age of 40 who have excelled in their profession and are involved […]
- Core matters: URI geoscientist weighs in on critical mineralsKINGSTON, R.I. – July 31, 2025 – Critical minerals are a hot topic in the news these days, whether as a point of contention between countries or in discussions of supply and demand. Critical minerals are nonfuel minerals/metals necessary to industry and are essential in a wide range of technologies. Their availability is sensitive to […]
- URI jazz students to return to Newport Jazz Festival for third yearKINGSTON, R.I. – July 31, 2025 – University of Rhode Island music students will again take the stage at the legendary Newport Jazz Festival. Playing a half-hour set that tips the hat to the festival’s vast history, the seven URI students will perform Sunday, Aug. 3, at about 2:45 p.m. on the Foundation Stage at […]
