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Telehealth, the New Frontline for Health Care at RIC
"Telehealth is a method of providing health care remotely," explained Christie Rishworth, interim director and nurse practitioner of Health Services. "The benefit of telehealth is that it eliminates the possible transmission of infectious diseases like COVID-19 between a patient and their health-care provider."
AI and VR are Transforming Social Work Education at RIC
Grant-funded research allows future social workers to assess clients using artificial intelligence and virtual reality environments.
Student Advocacy Spurs New Queer Studies Minor
"Continue the revolution," urges Derek Sherlock, "that people like Marsha Johnson and Sylvia Rivera started in the queer community 50 years ago." (From left, Madeleine Dulude, Derek Sherlock and Sissy Rosso)
Filling the Gaps in Art Education
Graduate of the youth development program leads Riverzedge Arts program.
“A Pipeline of Leadership” – RIC Partners with Boys & Girls Club
This summer RIC President Frank D. Sánchez initiated a grant-funded partnership between RIC’s Youth Development Program and the Boys & Girls Club of Providence.
Afterschool Day at the R.I. State House
RIC's Youth Development Program – faculty, students and alumni – meet legislatures to advocate for after-school programs
McKamey & Clemons in D.C. to Discuss Nation’s After-School Programs
“This opportunity puts the Youth Development Program at RIC at the center of the national conversation about youth workers and begins to bring visibility to our state, our college and our growing program,” said McKamey.
To Repair Rather Than Punish, RIC Hosts Restorative Practice Symposium
“The goal of schools is to educate. Yet in Rhode Island more than 10,000 students were suspended last year, resulting in more than 43,000 days out of school,” said Colin Murphy, business and communications consultant for Youth Restoration Project (pictured third from left).
Universal Design for Learning and the Arts: A Seminar at RIC
Neuropsychologists have found that right-brain people have different skills and preferences than those who are left-brain. Universal Design for Learning is a framework for instruction that taps both sides of the brain.
RIC Trains Social Workers in Trauma-Informed Care
Grant-funded project targets mental health services for R.I. youth in the child welfare system.