Theme Park Engineering and Design club combines passion, creativity URI engineering students use their imagination to draw up roller coasters that lead to big opportunities. PHOTO CREDIT: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikuriegas/ Engineering may not be the first thing to come to mind when thinking about creative expression for many people, but for one club at the University of…
Our main library, like the president it was named after, plans on continuing to be a resource for students for a long time. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron One building that connects every student at the University of Rhode Island is Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons with the constant renovations to engage students in…
Mahki Mitchell slams one home in the first half of Saturday’s win against Davidson. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark The losing streak has finally been snapped. The University of Rhode Island men’s basketball team ended their six-game skid, upsetting the Davidson Wildcats 72-65 on Saturday before falling to the Dayton Flyers on Monday night 63-57. Entering…
The new Matrix cardio machines allow students to do interval-based training during their workouts. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille Ahead of the spring semester, the University of Rhode Island and its gym facilities decided to begin the new year with some new equipment. Cardio machines at both the Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center and Mackal…
Picked to finish third in the A-10 this season, baseball hopes to make another run for a conference title. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com After finishing just above .500 in 2021 with a record of 28-26-1 and losing in the conference semifinals, there’s plenty for the University of Rhode Island Baseball team to build off of heading…
New Star Wars series disappoints fans with unfocused storylines. PHOTO CREDIT: disneyplus.com After decades of mystery, the famed bounty hunter returns in “Star Wars :The Book Of Boba Fett” “The Book of Boba Fett”’s announcement came at the very end of “The Mandalorian” Season 2, with an end-credits scene of Fett and his assassin partner,…
Female student-athletes coach children on campus URI hosts a National Girls and Women in Sports day clinic for the first time after the pandemic to help spark a passion for athletics in young women. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark For the first time in two years, URI Athletics’ “National Girls and Women in Sports Day” clinic…
Students at URI are teaming up with NASA to develop engines that will cut space travel to Mars in half. PHOTO CREDIT: NASA When University of Rhode Island mechanical and industrial engineering professor Bahram Nassersharif first met Michael Houts, he knew that he wanted to bring Houts to his classroom. Houts, nuclear research manager at…
URI is partnering with the Ocean Agency to make waves in the world of underwater technology. PHOTO CREDIT: plastics.uri.edu For many, what is happening below the ocean surface may never be known. Creating new techniques and ways to capture the audience to teach them about the marine environment is important in helping us preserve this…
Where does your dining hall food waste go? PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron The COVID-19 pandemic has generated more food waste at the University of Rhode Island, but faculty and staff are working to make the community more environmentally friendly. Pierre St-Germain, director of Dining Services, said that a lot of time and energy goes into…