The Watershed Watch Program at URI monitors water bodies across Rhode Island and Connecticut. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Whether it is as far west as Connecticut, as far south as Block Island or as far north as Woonsocket, there are important ecosystems in many bodies of water across the area. The University of Rhode Island…
Professor Morgan Haldeman now lectures students in geology classes after traveling the world studying volcanoes. Photo by Anna Meassick. Morgan Haldeman, a geology professor at the University of Rhode Island, travelled the world studying dozens volcanoes, before she started teaching last year. Now, she teaches GEO 100, GEO 120, “Geology of National Parks,” and is…
Freshman catcher Susan Harrison gets ready to receive the pitch during Softballs home opener against Brown this past Wednesday. Photo by Anna Meassick. The University of Rhode Island softball team entered Wednesday’s matchup against Brown riding a three-game win streak and improved it to four in a row after defeating in-state rival Brown 3-0. The…
Sophomore forward Brennan Henry surveys the ice looking for his teammate against Stony Brook. Photo by Anna Meassick. The University of Rhode Island’s men’s ice hockey team’s season ended this past weekend with a loss in the quarterfinals of the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League playoffs. URI’s 2018-2019 campaign began on the last weekend of…
Junior Cyril Langevine hits the deck as he dives for the ball on Senior Day against UMass. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball season came to a close this past Saturday as they lost to St. Bonaventure in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship. The Rams finished the season…
Professor Ashton Avila returned to teach for the film department, after gaining first-hand experience in the film industry. Photo courtesy of Ashton Avila. URI Alumna Ashton Avila Returns to Ocean State to Teach Three Film Media Classes After returning to the Los Angeles area post graduation, University of Rhode Island alumna Ashton Avila decided to…
Alumna Amy Bloom turned her art degree into a home design business. Photo courtesy of Amy Bloom. Amy Bloom Coleman is a University of Rhode Island alum from the class of 1992, who has since turned her skills as an art major and travel experiences into a highly successful home design company in Lehigh Valley,…
Although the anti-vaxxers movement has become increasingly problematic across the nation, the University of Rhode Island has taken many precautions to ensure that students are protected from preventable infections. Nationwide, the anti-vaxxers movement has resulted in a comeback of some previously eradicated diseases, such as measles and tetanus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently…
The Cliff Walk in Newport is one of several locations where the Bachelorette will film. Photo by Anna Meassick. With the beginning of season 15 of the “Bachelorette,” comes much more drama and excitement, but for those in the Rhode Island area, even more is in the near future. Newport will soon become the backdrop…
Roosevelt Hall offers advising to students to fix problems originally made with their class schedule during summer orientation. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Summer orientation has been notorious among students for messing up schedules and putting students in classes that they already have credit for from high school. In terms of general education classes in the…