Deteriorating Fine Arts Center begins renovations. Photo by James Singer. The University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Center is undergoing renovations that administrators hope will lead to increased enthusiasm towards the arts and a better learning environment for students and staff. According to Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Nedra Reynolds, who…
URI Housing distributes eco-friendly desk lamps After a semester-long delay, residents at the University of Rhode Island were treated to energy-efficient lamps and power strips by Housing and Residential Life (HRL) in late January. The lamps and power strips were planned to have been distributed at the beginning of the 2019 fall semester, according to…
Health College Representative and Co-Chair of The Cultural Committee Rhianon Small. Photo by Autumn Walter. After being unschooled for the first 18 years of her life, Rhianon Small was more than ready to begin her life as a college student. After attending the Community College of Rhode Island for four years, Small enrolled at the…
Dr. Sunshine Menezes of the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting. Photo by Autumn Walter. Dr. Sunshine Menezes has a lot of interests. Thankfully, she has found a place at the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting that incorporates everything that she cares about. There, Menezes combines her love of oceanography, science communication…
Professor Laura Meyerson of the Natural Resource Sciences Department. Photo by Greg Clark. A global study of the invasive plant species, phragmites, has led Dr. Laura Meyerson to scale the coasts of North America and Europe. Meyerson, a professor in environmental and life sciences, researches this species specifically to observe what changes in this species…
URI Social Media Coordinator Shaun Holt. Contributed by Shaun Holt. “I think that I’ve always loved the concept of storytelling and I think almost anything you do in life you can break down through a story. That’s why I love talking to people, that’s why I love listening to people; so to find ways to…
Political Science Professor Brendan “Skip” Mark lectures on the book that changed his life. Photo by Nicole Wagner. One book on human rights changed Brendan Mark’s life. The book, entitled “Human Rights and Structural Adjustment,” convinced the now-professor of political science to focus his research on human rights and inequality as he pursued his degree…
Photo from uridressage.weebly.com The University of Rhode Island Dressage Club is a place where students can explore a passion for horses through horse care, dressage practice and competitions. Dressage is a type of western style horse riding, different than the more widely known equestrian style riding. In French, dressage translates to “horse training” or “horse…
Associate Anthropology Professor Holly Dunsworth bout to break out a sick drum solo using femur bones. Hardcore. Associate Anthropology Professor Holly Dunsworth lectures about her research on human pregnancy, for which she was interviewed for a Netflix series. Photo by Autumn Walter. When Netflix sought to create an episode about childbirth for their series “Sex,…
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