Photo by Anna Meassick | Entertainment Cinemas is the nearest movie theater to campus. As a freshman at the University of Rhode Island who lives on campus and doesn’t own a car, I have found going to the movies is much more difficult in comparison to when I am back home. In talking to students,…
Photo by Joseph Lachance | The university is being awarded for their tremendous increase of degree completion. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities has named the University of Rhode Island as one of the top five national finalists for an award celebrating a tremendous increase of degree completion. With the other four finalists being…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Sailing is a common practice in the bay that poses as a stressor and effects the bay. The University of Rhode Island is collaborating with other institutions across the state of Rhode Island to monitor the ecological health of the Narragansett Bay. URI is the leading institution for the project,…
Photo by Kayla Michaud | Cast members perform during the dress rehearsal for “Noises Off.” The University of Rhode Island’s theater department is wrapping up the fall 2018 season with a humorous play called “Noises Off,” that opens on Nov. 29. “Noises Off is a hilarious show about a terrible show,” Erik Schlicht, a junior…
Despite a disappointing season for women’s soccer, there is still much that can be taken away. Many of the team’s athletes have shown great potential on this year’s team, yet one stands out from the rest. Brooke Osmanski, a sophomore forward for the URI women’s soccer team, has been named MVP by Cigar Sports. Brooke…
Paul Larrat, the current Dean of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island, grew up with dreams of being an astronaut before he ever thought about joining higher education. He holds three degrees from URI in business and pharmacy as well as a Ph.D from Brown University in Epidemiology. When he first stepped on campus…
Photo by Andrew Main | President David Dooley and Douglas Dusharm cut the ribbon to open up the new URI Health Mobile. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Rhode to Health Mobile Unit was held yesterday at the Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center. The Rhode to Health Mobile Unit is a 37-foot long van that will…
Three College of Business students from the University of Rhode Island placed second in the 2018 Business Language case competition hosted by the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business in Utah. In this competition, teams of three are introduced to a startup or a company that has a specific problem they want fixed. The…
When “The Greatest Showman” hit theaters in December 2017, the film’s soundtrack became an instant success. The movie musical follows the story of P. T. Barnum, the creator of the modern circus, and features 11 original songs written by award-winning composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who are also known for their work in “La…
A team of four women called Wengineers, from the University of Rhode Island, took first place in the 2018 Health Hacks Rhode Island competition. This competition was hosted by the URI College of Engineering and had numerous sponsors such as Johnson and Johnson, Delsys and Brown University. The event organized teams of developers and hardware…