Many have made URI’s campus their home to raise a family and retire Despite being surrounded by college students, many homes on campus belong to Kingston residents. Photo by Grace DeSanti. There are many people who live on campus year-round, and many of these people are not affiliated with the University of Rhode Island in…
Dr. John Kirby dropped out of college about 40 years ago, but that did not stop him from being named the University of Rhode Island’s Dean of the College of Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS) in 2010. As a sophomore in college, he found that he wasn’t really connecting with the school and the coursework….
The building’s design gives students a unique experience The University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering’s newest building, the Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering, is viewed as one of the most technologically-exceptional facilities on the East Coast. The building was essentially a result of two important aspects that the college wanted to integrate to take…
Albert Kausch has a 4.6 on RateMyProfessors.com. Over the last 15 years, biotechnology professor Albert Kausch has earned a 4.6 rating on RateMyProfessors.com. Photo by Autumn Walter. “Absolute best professor I have ever had.” This is just one of the overwhelmingly positive reviews left on ratemyprofessor.com for the issues in biotechnology Professor Albert Kausch. “I…
Six marine biology majors presented their summer research this past Friday Sophomore marine biology major Katrina Davis shared her experience at her summer internship working with beluga whales. Photo by James McIntosh. The third annual “I Know What You Did Last Summer” lecture was held this past Friday afternoon, where a total of six University…
Mindfulness and meditation is being used more frequently on campus “I love talking to people about mindfulness because I think it can be a total game changer in how people feel and how they move through their life every day.” This is how Rachel Leveillee, director of the Academic Testing Center, describes her “secret superpower.”…
Quahogging is a popular activity in the state, but the terminology confuses some non-residents Despite being the smallest state in the U.S., Rhode Island certainly has plenty of unique words, phrases, foods or concepts that leave out-of-staters confused. What is an example of one such word? quahog. For many people who live outside the 1,212…
The Women’s Center held a discussion panel on the social media trend “hot girl summer,” and discussed self-empowerment, gender and sexuality on Oct. 22. The mediator from the Women’s Center had compiled a list of questions about the topic beforehand. They created a circle of chairs for students who wanted to participate, and they were…
Many trees and plants around campus are tagged with their Latin names and their place of origin. Photo by Chris Crosby. Numerous trees on campus have been tagged by the plant sciences professor While walking around campus, have you ever noticed that some of the trees have a metal plaque on them and wondered why?…
Professor Nancy Forster-Holt shares her experience with entrepreneurship and innovation. Photo from uri.edu Nancy Forster-Holt has inspired her students through her teaching, classroom lessons “Traditionally, females will look at a job description and say ‘Oh, I don’t have a 100 percent of what it takes, so I won’t apply.’ Males will look at the same…