Adventuring outside the classroom

Photo by Anna Meassick | Students in NRS 423 trek through wetlands as part their weekly four-hour lab. Wetland Ecology, an upper-level class in the College of Environment and Life Sciences, takes students beyond the typical classroom setting by traveling to different wetlands throughout the area each week. This course combines a classroom and field…

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State negotiates new bottled water distribution companies for higher-education institutions

The state of Rhode Island has contracted two new companies to deliver bottled water to the University of Rhode Island and other higher education institutions across the state. The contract with Poland Springs, URI’s previous provider, expired at the end of 2017. There were rumors that Poland Springs stopped delivering their products to campus because…

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A day in the life of an EMS recruit

The Emergency Medical Service program at the University of Rhode Island has given first-year student Tatiana Snedeker, a glimpse of what her life will resemble once graduated. Snedeker is a first-year nursing student and part of URI’s volunteer EMS program. EMS provides prehospital care for ill or injured students, as well as transportation if needed….

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