Jason Dwyer, Ph. D. is a professor at the University of Rhode Island who runs the Dwyer Research Group. Dwyer is interested in utilizing a fairly new field in science known as nanotechnology. “I’m interested in making minute tools that allow us to discover things about nature, and turn those discoveries into applications,†said…
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 11:12 p.m., a report was filed with the university police regarding an incident of harassment that took place on campus. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 2:30 p.m., university police arrested a 21-year-old on Old North Road for disorderly conduct. On Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 4:40 p.m., a report was filed…
The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department will be putting on its first show of 2016, starting this weekend with “columbinus,†written by Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli and directed by URI’s Joe Short. Originally premiering in Maryland back in 2005, the play made its off-broadway debut in 2006 and, as the title suggests,…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team was swept by no. 14 Florida State University this past weekend to kick off the season. The Seminoles outscored the Rams 50-6 in the three-game set. On Friday, Rhode Island senior Steve Moyers got the start and the loss, but the game did not get out of…
A professor at the University of Rhode Island is developing a painless, needle-less vaccine to help with nicotine addiction. Dr. Xinyuan Chen, Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at URI is working to develop a laser-based powder, applied right to the skin. The powdered drug enters through tiny micro-channels in the skin and blocks…
Several students grew concerned about the University of Rhode Island’s dining halls after watching two student workers remove an insect from the beverage section of Mainfare Dining Hall on Jan. 30. Theresa Truong, a student eating in the dining hall at the time, described the event and her meal as off-putting after hearing a…
Two police officers from the University of Rhode Island received recognition on Monday for their work reviving a man involved in a motor vehicle accident. Patrolman Officer Michael McCabe and Patrolman Officer Salvatore Bugge were presented with citations from the Rhode Island State House Senate Chamber. McCabe and Bugge were the first respondents who…
The University of Rhode Island’s forensic science seminar series went off with a bang last Friday when FBI bomb expert, Kirk Yeager spoke on explosives. After earning a PhD from Cornell University in organic chemistry, Yeager went on do a post-doc at New Mexico Tech, where he later went on to become a researcher and…
This is the first installment of a semester-long series that documents my exploration of faith on the University of Rhode Island campus. The goal is to sit down with every religious center on campus and learn about their religion and community. Before I get started, I should tell you a little about my own beliefs….
What students from the University of Rhode Island believed to be a fire in Adams hall last Sunday night was in fact nothing more than a harmless steam leak. Residents of Adams hall were evacuated from the building after the fire alarm was pulled around 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 14, according to an incident…