Grace DeSanti | The broadcast studio is actively under construction with plans to open by the end of February. The Harrington School of Communication and Media is going to launch its state-of-the-art broadcast studio in the Chafee Social Science Center at the end of February. The studio will have a cutting-edge control room with a…
The University of Rhode Island will launch the BEACON Study to test a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease–marking the first time the University has ever sponsored a clinical drug trial. Beginning in April, The Ryan Institute of Neuroscience will begin to test a drug to reduce inflammation in brain blood vessels as a possible…
Student Katherine Loo performs in her senior viola recital Anna Meassick |Katherine Loo plays the viola during her senior recital University of Rhode Island Senior Katherine Loo put years of practice to the test during her senior viola recital last Sunday, Feb. 3 in the Fine Arts Concert Hall. With 40 people in attendance Loo…
Photo courtesy of Stephen Brenner. Former MSC student, Stephen Brenner, holds and studies an American Woodcock that was caught during the study. Graduates, volunteers, professors, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and others are making contributions to research the tiny American Woodcock, known as the Timberdoodle. The research has been conducted at the University…
Photo courtesy of Nikki Noya. University Alumna Nikki Noya (center) poses with her co-anchors Gailen David (left) and Bobby Laurie (right). A University of Rhode Island communications alumna has recently landed a job as an anchor on the travel television show, “The Jet Set.” Nikki Noya, class of 2000, attended URI as a communication studies…
Photo courtesy of Mary Grace Almandrez The University of Rhode Island recently announced the hiring of new Interim Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Mary Grace A. Almandrez. Almandrez is working towards creating an inclusive environment for both the students and staff of the University. Through various goals and strategies she plans to implement over time, Almandrez…
Both the University of Rhode Island women’s and men’s track and field teams competed at the New England Championship this past Friday and Saturday. The men’s track team finished in fourth place, with a combined 70 team points, while the women’s track team finished fifth, with a combined 57 team points. It was a two…
In this week’s meeting of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate, three and a half hours were spent to pass four bills. Finance Committee Chair Zachary Taylor announced that he would be running for Student Senate President with Senator John Bagley as his running mate. During his speech, Taylor expressed that it has been…