University of Rhode Island senior Caitlyn Landry didn’t find an organization on campus that interested her during her freshman year, so she started one herself. Puppy Raisers, an organization that raises and trains future service dogs, has been a part of the campus community for three years thanks to Landry’s hard work and experience. This…
Richard E. Beaupre: 1962 URI alumnus Marissa Tansino: What does this mean for this facility to be named after you? Richard E. Beaupre: “Well to me, I got an honorary degree here in 2003, and I thought that was the end of the story. This is far beyond that. This is the greatest honor I’ve…
The University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team hosted the ninth annual Art Carmichael invitation over the weekend, first defeating Stony Brook, before falling to San Diego State in a heartbreaker, and then again coming up short against Notre Dame in the finale. The Rams looked to extend their three game winning streak heading into their first match on Friday afternoon against the Stony Brook Sea Wolves. They swept…
LOCAL The Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority (RIPTA) will be receiving more than $5 million in federal grants through a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) program. The funds, totaling $5.6 million, will be awarded to the City of Pawtucket to support a new bus hub project on its border with Central Falls. The new station is…
The University of Rhode Island Rams football team dropped their home opener to the University of Albany Great Danes, 35-7 at Meade Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Rams were trying to snap a four-game home opener losing streak, while Albany was looking to feed off of a 22-16 win over Buffalo, the school’s first ever victory…
The School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island has recently been awarded nearly $3 million from the National Science Foundation to use towards a research expedition in the Arctic’s Northwest Passage. In August of 2017, 12 high school students, 18 undergraduate students, six graduate students and a team of dedicated scientists will depart…
The University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus celebrated the 40th anniversary of Research Vessel Endeavor with hands-on demonstrations and tours for the public last weekend. “It was an outreach to the community,” Tom Miller, assistant dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography, said. “It was a way of bringing everyone together with marine biology…
University of Rhode Island women’s rowing head coach, Shelagh Donohoe, coached USA’s Paralympic rowing team to a silver medal with a time of 3:21.65, just behind gold medal winner Great Britain (3:25.08). This is Donohoe’s fourth time winning a medal for the United States in any Olympic Games as a rower and coach. As a…
Multicultural Student Services Center Director Melvin Wade attended the Student Senate meeting to discuss the 20th Annual Diversity Week. Wade noted the change of the event over the last 20 years, which he credits to the student body and in particular, this generation. Although the event drew over 3,000 attendees last year, he stressed the…
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