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News Brief: A Donation the School of Nursing Couldn't Refuse

Like the "Godfather," the Lifespan Health System doesn't forget a favor. 

M.S.N. Student Publishes Study on Toxic Exposure in Iraq Vets

"Now that we have the evidence-based data to support the need for screenings," Poisson says, "it will be easier to get legislators behind the bill."

Heroes Work Here: Faculty/Nurse Inside COVID-19 ICU

Along with seeing patients and supervising nurses, Melinda Hodne is on the phone throughout the day informing family members of their loved one's condition.

Medical Data Isn’t the Problem. Understanding It Is.

Alumna Roberta Powell is competing for a share of more than $100,000 seed money for her new app that translates medical data for the layperson.

SBIRT in Action – Opening Up Conversations on Substance Use

Rhode Island College nursing student Meaghan Whittum discusses patient with her health-care team.

RIC Invests in Nursing’s Future – First DNP Graduates

Ashlee Viveiros (above) is one of four Rhode Island College graduates who earned the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the 2019 commencement ceremony. Here she is being hooded.

Filling the Gap in Breastfeeding Education

Rhode Island College Impact

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

Burn Pits – The Agent Orange of the Iraqi War

Service members are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with chronic – even deadly – illnesses

Jane Williams, Visionary Leader and Founding Dean of the School of Nursing, Retires

RIC President Frank D. Sánchez and Dean Jane Bodine Williams at her retirement reception.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Dayna Reilly Makes Tennis History at RIC

Rhode Island College Impact

Dayna Reilly is one of the greatest women’s tennis student-athletes in Rhode Island College history.