University expands virtual international education options

URI students during Carnival in Italy (above) and Interlaken, Switzerland (below) during their study abroad experiences. Photos contributed by Caroline Joncas. With COVID-19 prohibiting University-supported international travel, the University of Rhode Island’s Office of International Education will begin offering online study abroad opportunities for students next semester.  On Oct. 1, the Office of International Education…

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Annual Amanpour Lecture brings science journalist to discuss COVID-19

Ed Yong, a science journalist from The Atlantic, during his virtual talk about the mistakes America made in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Screenshots from Grace DeSanti. During the annual Christiane Amanpour Lecture, journalist Ed Yong argued that pre-existing vulnerabilities in American society exacerbated the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. An award-winning science…

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University awaits results, response to US presidential election

Incumbent President Donald Trump. Photo from Whitehouse.gov. Gone are the days when you’d wake up on the first Wednesday of November every four years and know the victor of the United States presidential election.  In a divisive Election Week in American history, the presidential contest of Republican President Donald Trump vs. former Democratic Vice President…

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‘The Tribe Has Spoken’

Aaron Meredith and Jamal Shipman, former participants of the show “Survivor,” share their experiences in the competition. Screenshots from Evan McAlice.  Last Thursday, The University of Rhode Island gave a whole new meaning to “the tribe has spoken.” URI’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology hosted a panel discussion featuring two contestants from the CBS reality…

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‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians’ (2005) vs. ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians’ (2010)

“Percy Jackson & the Olympians,” originally written by Rick Riordan, was made into a movie by directors Thor Freudenthal and Chris Columbus in 2013. Photo from TBIvision.com.  Greek mythology is fascinating but often difficult to read in its original form. Within the context of Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson” series, we had access to some of…

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