With the growing concern of global warming and pollution sitting heavy on communities’ shoulders, there is hope to be found yet in the Master Gardeners program at the University of Rhode Island. The Master Gardeners are a group of volunteers that conduct many community outreach programs throughout the year, in connection with programs in surrounding…
In September, University of Rhode Island professor Skip Mark participated in the Geneva Human Rights Platform, a worldwide conference focused on the monitoring of human rights. Mark, an assistant professor in the political science department and also the director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, has been researching human rights at URI since…
The University of Rhode Island is gearing up to host “Polarization of Politics in America: Finding the Center” as part of its Langevin Symposium Series. This event promises to bring in leaders, experts and political professionals from both sides of the aisle to come together to create an important discussion of the polarization of 21st…
Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, a panel titled “¡Presente! Visibilizing Latinx Culture and Identities Today” showcased Latino representation in media and art on Sept. 27 at 5:30 p.m.. The lecture showcased local and international Latino culture in the world of art. Erin McCutcheon, an assistant professor of arts of the Americas chose…
The language department hosted a welcome back event at the Language Center in Swan Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 4-5pm. Students who attended received passports which they could have stamped at any of the six language tables dispersed through the room. If students collected four stamps from four different countries, they received a prize…
Invasive species are posing a threat to the ecosystems they invade, and typically a biologist’s solution to the damage caused by invasive species is to eliminate them from the environment they harm. However, some controversy on killing invasive species has arisen, as some biologists believe it is unethical to kill invasive species. According to Laura…
On Oct. 1, the U.S. federal government passed a continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown due to Congress’s failure to pass funding legislation for the upcoming year. During a government shutdown, the money that the federal government disburses to pay employees and fund research and federally funded programs stops flowing, resulting in many federal…
As the flagship institution of the Ocean State, the University of Rhode Island is no stranger to collaborating with the many industries that conduct activities on our state’s coastlines and waters. On Sept. 29, some of these industries got to interact with over 300 URI students in attendance at the first annual Sea Services Symposium,…
Keith Labelle, the Deputy Director of Title IX, came to discuss the i-Stand Program. Labelle gives presentations to student organizations and hosts awareness events. Labelle’s work involves everything pertaining to sexual violence prevention, including the four classes he teaches on campus. One goal of the presentations is to change how students approach rape culture, according…
The University of Rhode Island men’s golf team finished 11th out of 12 teams this past weekend at the rainy Macdonald Cup in New Haven, CT. The Rams were without their top player, Bryson Richards, who remained home due to back spasms. Head Coach Gregg Burke spoke on Richards’ absence, and detailed that the loss…