URI will soon have a graduate-level data science certificate program. Photo from pexels.com The University of Rhode Island recently announced a new graduate-level program in data science starting this summer, as one of the first newly developed online-only programs offered at the University. URI began putting resources into new online certificates and master’s programs in…
Margie O’Brien: journalist, entrepreneur, storyteller Local journalist Margie O’Brien recently participated in an event with URI’s Women in Business organization. Photo from golocalprov.com Being the youngest of six siblings, Margie O’Brien has always been a storyteller. As a child, the now-journalist and business owner would fight for her parent’s attention around the “elbows-to-elbows” kitchen table…
URI yearbook back after year-long hiatus After a one-year-long hiatus, URI will once again have a yearbook. Photo from web.uri.edu. Due to COVID-19, the official yearbook of the University of Rhode Island, the Renaissance Yearbook, was never released in 2020. This year, Editor-in-Chief Hayley O’Marra has to put together two different yearbooks. According to O’Marra,…
Wildlife, conservation biology majors learn to save the planet Students in URI’s wildlife and conservation biology major learn to combat mass extinction and study animal populations. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. Climate change and changes to the ecosystems of the world are some of the largest problems that we face right now and will be one…
Nurses work to combat spread of virus through contact tracing Often relegated to the background, the Cigar takes a closer look at those contact tracing COVID-19 in the University community. Photo by Nicole Wagner. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of 60 registered nurses and nursing students have worked to trace cases of COVID-19 through…
URI recently held a webinar event to help students learn how to grow plants at home. Photo by James McIntosh. For this week’s installment of the University of Rhode Island’s Learn at Home Webinar series, Susan Scotti, one of Rhode Island’s master gardeners, taught over 500 viewers how to transfer their indoor seed startings to…
A look at the trendy and sustainability benefits of thrifting. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. Photo subject is Siena Filippa, URI graduate and instagram thrifter. Account: ri.reclaimed Thrifting has become one of the most popular things to do for many in Gen Z, as social media, especially TikTok, has made it a fun and trendy experience…
Happy March my beautiful tree branches, blowing in these extremely strong gusts of wind. I hope you all are surviving this week’s rudely cold weather, especially after last week being tauntingly warm. I have to give it up to March, however, for being so consistent with their cruel jokes. As we all know, March 2020…
The Wellness Center hosts weekly grab & go programs on Thursday nights. Photo by Ashlyn Messier. Last Thursday, the University of Rhode Island Wellness Center held a Grab N Go Paint Night event on Zoom led by senior Abygail Champdelaine. The Grab N Go Paint Night was a free event, with registration available through the…
Artists to continue “creating magic” in renovated space Tuesday’s bond referendum will give the URI Fine Arts Center a much-needed upgrade. Photo by James McIntosh. During Tuesday’s special referendum election, Rhode Island voters approved seven bond questions worth $400 million, related to developing projects throughout the state. Question One on the ballot grants $107.3 million…