Health officials ease concerns over COVID-19 spread due to in-person courses

Ellen Reynolds, vice president of student health and wellness and director of health services, urges students to continue to adhere to COVID-19 mandates to keep the community safe. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese | Staff Photographer Unlike other universities in Rhode Island that started online for the first few weeks of the spring semester due to…

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Volcanic eruption prompts professor, doctoral student to research natural disasters

A professor and doctorate candidate at the University of Rhode Island are investigating possible mechanisms that lead to disasters such as the volcanic eruption in Tonga, a country in Oceania near Fiji. Stephen Grilli, a professor and the chair of ocean engineering and a professor of oceanography, and Maryam Mohommadpour, an ocean engineering doctoral candidate,…

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Across the Atlantic: Professor explores diseases, microorganisms in aquaculture

Marta Gomez-Chiarri hopes to stabilize oyster hatcheries Marta Gomez-Chiarri, a professor of fisheries, animal and veterinary sciences, is researching microbes to promote stability in oyster hatcheries. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer Marta Gomez-Chiarri, a professor of fisheries, animal and veterinary sciences at the University of Rhode Island, said that her love of the…

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Look back down: new Netflix film disappoints

Netflix lets down fans with “Don’t Look Up,” a social commentary film that misses its mark. PHOTO CREDIT: tribaltribune.com Although the Netflix original “Don’t Look Up” features expensive names and calculated satire, the chaos of Adam McKay’s film is counterproductive and overly outrageous. This apocalyptic movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence attempts to display…

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