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To Legalize or Not to Legalize, That is the Question

΢Ȧ sociology faculty weigh in on the legalization of marijuana in R.I.

​Dry Bones Come Alive for ΢Ȧ Alumna Michelle Valletta

΢Ȧ's North Burial Ground Project provides experiential learning opportunities for faculty and students that benefit the greater Rhode Island community.

Public Health and Prevention is on the Move in Rhode Island

΢Ȧ Impact

Prof. Carol Cummings is co-principal investigator on a project to assess and build the health literacy of Rhode Islanders on Medicaid and the professionals who serve them.

Filling the Gap in Breastfeeding Education

΢Ȧ Impact

This student saw a new mom struggling to breastfeed and took the issue on as an honor's research project.

Ambassador for Ocean Science – Alumnus Christopher Reddy

Christopher Reddy collects oil leaking from the USS Arizona, which was destroyed during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 in Oahu, Hawaii. (In the background, the USS Arizona Memorial straddles the sunken vessel.)

Discrimination Does More Than Divide People

Psychology professor researches the effects of microaggressions on people of color.

Two ΢Ȧ Scholars Win NEPA Award

Award winners are distinguished for meeting high standards in academic performance, research, service work on campus and in the community, and for their serious interest in the field of psychology.

They’ve Got the Bug: Bio Lab Research at ΢Ȧ

At ΢Ȧ, research students aren't worker bees, they're collaborators.

Swimming in Genes: Bio Lab Research at ΢Ȧ

Morning is feeding time in the lab of Assistant Professor Larissa Patterson.

Earth Beat: Bio Lab Research at ΢Ȧ

"This research opened my eyes to how much I love biology and specifically ecology.”