In conjunction with this semester’s Honors Colloquium, Democracy in Peril, this year’s RISE-UP Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge is centered around Democratizing Innovation. Now in its second year, the challenge, which is part of the RISE-UP initiative and the University of Rhode Island Honors Program, welcomes students from all majors to create ideas for addressing problems…
Professors in a University of Rhode Island research program have been predicting hurricane patterns to improve public safety and mitigate storm damage amidst recent weather crises. The program, Rhode Island Coastal Hazards, Analysis, Modeling and Prediction, increases awareness for communities through real-time hazard and impact prediction. RI-CHAMP has over the past 10 years been able…
While most people come home from work or school looking for a place to unwind, Mark LaHoud spends his work days making that place a reality. “When we open our doors, we’re hosting a party,” LaHoud said. “Everyones invited, and we have no idea what kind of party it’s going to be.” This is the…
A series of research trips, which began in 2019, have allowed students at the University of Rhode Island to join a professor on his boat on the ocean to catch, tag and release sharks. Professor Brad Wetherbee of the University of Rhode Island Department of Biological Sciences spearheaded these educational day trips. “It provides them…
Jenny You, a third-year computer science major at the University of Rhode Island, is one of 11 students in the International Game Technology Scholarships for Women in Computer Science. “[The program is] a way for women to immerse themselves in computer science as well as have a space to meet other women in CS,” You…
When not researching ocean engineering at the University of Rhode Island, Jennifer Amaral spends her time either in the water or on walks with her two dogs, Jali and Koda. Amaral began first year at URI in Browning Hall in 2007, and returned to the university as an assistant research professor of ocean engineering in…
Vice President Kamala Harris discussed election stakes, economic goals, morning workouts and her love of Special K cereal during her longest solo interview since becoming a Democratic nominee on Tuesday. The interview , which was led by Howard Stern on SiriusXM and spanned an hour and five minutes, centered around Harris’ motivations as a woman…
The distinct sound of sniffles and sneezes across campus confirmed what University of Rhode Island Health Services staff already knew: it’s flu season. The changing of the seasons and shift to indoor gatherings tend to cause the rise in influenza-like illness, according to URI Health Services nursing coordinator Jennifer Strollo. On Oct. 1, two students…
Through yoga, prayer, challah and community, the University of Rhode Island Hillel Center upheld almost 4,000-year-old traditions in celebration of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah began Oct. 2 and ended on Friday. Yom Kippur begins Friday at sunset and ends at nightfall on Saturday. Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terrorists attacked Israel, making it…
The University of Rhode Island introduced a master’s degree that allows students to become provisionally licensed as mental health counselors in Rhode Island – something they couldn’t do before. The new degree in mental and behavioral health counseling will begin its first term in summer 2025, according to Mark Robbins, professor and chair of the…