Campus Recreation holds wellness writing events Journaling could be a great stress reliever for students to practice. Photo by Grace DeSanti. If you find your mind racing, filled with stress and panic and are looking for a way to help calm your thoughts, you may benefit from wellness journaling. Every Friday. a group of students…
Sam Adams handles COVID regulations on campus while also taking classes towards his Ph.D. Photo from uritoday.com Imagine being both a student and in charge of an emergency that affects every single person at your job. That is the case for Director of Emergency Management and the Assistant Director of Public Safety Samuel Adams. “It’s…
The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed lab research at the University of Rhode Island this semester, according to several professors and students across different research departments, including chemical engineering and the Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory. Arjit Bose is one of many professors on campus who said the pandemic has affected lab work. He said that…
Graphic from Zoom. Nothing will ever replace the feeling of being in a classroom surrounded by peers; yet, since March, schools and students nationwide have taken up the challenge of remote learning. Although the transition to virtual learning due to COVID-19 was difficult at first, the use of online meeting platforms, namely WebEx and Zoom,…
URI students engineer mask to detect COVID Engineer Vignesh Ravichandran tries on a mask that monitors COVID-19 symptoms. Photo from URI. A team of students and professors at the University of Rhode Island have created a smart mask that can monitor COVID-19 symptoms and connect the information straight to your phone. Electrical, computer biomedical engineering…
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship allows students to participate in research on topics such as climate change. Photos courtesy of SURF. Some people might spend their summers surfing the waves at Narragansett Town Beach, but others may take part in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at the University of Rhode Island instead. The…
URI is now offering a program that allows students to receive a certificate for cannabis studies. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. At the start of the fall semester, the University of Rhode Island kicked off their very first session of certificate of cannabis studies, welcoming their first cohort to the program. This certificate is through URI’s…
Sophomore nursing major, Abby Royer, is one of many students helping to fight COVID-19. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. Over the past several months, University of Rhode Island nursing students have taken steps to join the fight against COVID-19 by entering the workforce. The URI College of Nursing contacted students by email during the mandatory quarantine…
Meet Chief Diversity Officer Mary Grace Almandrez Chief Diversity Officer, Mary Grace Almandrez, discusses her inspirational career. Photo courtesy of Brown University. Mary Grace Almandrez, the chief diversity officer (CDO) at the University of Rhode Island, an unusual favorite place on campus: the second floor of Quinn Hall. To most, Quinn Hall is just another…
Professor moms meet virtually to discuss challenges they face in pandemic URI Professors, Cheryl Foster, Kayon Murray-Johnson and Anna Santucci, share their experience of balancing work and children amid the pandemic. Photos from uri.edu. Professor Cheryl Foster checked her calendar and realized she’d put in the wrong date for the “Professor Mom” Zoom lounge on…