A new University physical therapy initiative is set to be founded after the awarding of a $2.5 million grant from the Foundation for Physical Therapy. The initiative — called the Center on Health Services Training and Research — will provide funding for new studies and the training of physical therapy ...
Superfoods, such as blueberries, kale and chia seeds, have become a nutritional craze over the past few years — one that has even touched ground on campus. Some nutrition pundits have praised their alleged health benefits, but the truth behind these claims has sometimes been seen as scientifically ...
This article is the first in an ongoing series, Science at the Cinema, that explores research and researchers portrayed in film. “The Imitation Game,” nominated for eight Academy Awards, details the accomplishments and pitfalls of Alan Turing, a British mathematician, and his most notable creation ...
The documentary “The Human Face of Big Data,” screened Wednesday in Salomon 001, “strikes a balance of all the good that can happen with the data that we collect and the evil content that could happen as well,” said David Sherry, chief information security officer for Computing and Information ...
As shopping period came to a close Wednesday evening, so ended a two-week span of myriad educational choices for students — choices that can be both empowering and overwhelming. While the open curriculum affords a unique type of academic liberty to students, the underlying empirical merits and drawbacks ...
A paper authored by University researchers and published in this month’s issue of the journal Cognition examines the relationship between social psychology and cognition. “Although social psychology has been studying cognitive processing for about 50 years, there are still a lot of questions about ...
Children with mental health disorders — particularly depression, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — are three times more likely to be identified as a bully, according to a recent study by University researchers in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. The study shows that nearly ...
The Ocean State is blowing the nation away, as it was recently ranked the state with the most marijuana use. According to the latest statistics from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 13 percent of Rhode Island citizens over the age of 12 have used marijuana in the past month — almost double ...
Study shows drug use and impulsivity related in prison population A new study by University researchers examines the link between impulsive behavior and drug use in prison inmates. The research team, composed of public health and psychology professors who focus on addiction, recruited 242 adult inmates ...
Professor of Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences Sheila Blumstein, who served in administrative roles including interim president, will enter a phased retirement effective July 1, Chair of the CLPS department William Heindel announced in an email to a CLPS listserv earlier this month. Blumstein ...
When physicians order certain medical tests or procedures to be done for a patient, they have the option to self-refer patients back to their own office. These self-referrals are widely viewed as financially motivated and self-serving, yet loopholes in the law allow their continuation. A recent paper ...
Even during rest, the brain is always actively balancing its cycles of activation and deactivation, a new study by University researchers suggests. A team of neuroscientists explored how multiple inhibitory cells remain active to offset excitatory cells, even when the brain is in a calm and sedated ...
Providence Talks, an initiative aimed at closing the “word gap” between high- and low-income children before kindergarten, plans to expand its operations this spring as its pilot phase wraps up, said Rob Horowitz, a spokesperson for the program. The program was launched by former Providence Mayor ...
There may be a hidden reason influencing treatment choices for early-stage classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: socioeconomic factors. In a recent study, University researchers found that type of insurance, sex and race all significantly affected the type of treatment patients received. Headed by Assistant ...
While people cite numerous reasons for their lack of exercise, cultural beliefs may need to be added to the list. Whether a certain physical activity is associated more with a certain race could affect how often various ethnic groups engage in the activity, according to new work done by University researchers. Black ...
University researchers have found a unique interplay among race, genes and diet that may influence a person’s risk for diabetes. In their recently published study, Simin Liu, professor of epidemiology and medicine, and Kei Hang Katie Chan, a postdoctoral research associate, identify multiple genes ...
Throughout history, groups of nomads have not always been given the attention they deserve, said Nicola Di Cosmo, professor of East Asian Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, in a lecture he delivered Tuesday night in Smith-Buonanno 201. The event, which drew a sparse ...
Study probes helmet efficacy Though the two sports go by the same name, men’s and women’s lacrosse differ significantly. In the former, both protective gear and injuries are common and in the latter, little protective gear is worn and though injuries are rarer, they still occur. This difference ...
Armed with a $300,000 grant for a three-year period of study, Karla Kaun, assistant professor of neuroscience, plans to examine how memory affects millions of fruit flies’ preference for alcohol after intoxication. The grant, awarded by the Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical ...
Brown community members are using crowdsourced funding websites to raise money for personal causes, nonprofit organizations and now scientific research, thanks to experiment.com — the Kickstarter of the academic world. As an alternative to applying for research grants, some Brown community members ...
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