The University of Rhode Island’s class of 2028, made up of around 3,350 students, were welcomed to the community on Aug. 30 and 31. Along with 600 transfer and 600 graduate students, the accomplishments of the new first-year class were praised by Dean Libutti, associate vice president for enrollment management and student success at URI….
Located at the top of the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus, the Kingston Fire District offers various opportunities for students interested in firefighting. “These services are provided through a highly-trained, dedicated and adaptable force of volunteers known as the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company,” according to the Kingston Fire District website . One of the…
Engineers for a Sustainable World, a non-profit organization at the University of Rhode Island, is working to rebuild nearby pollinator habitats by collecting seeds and organizing plantings across campus. The group of eight students works in conjunction with invasion science professor Laura Meyerson’s NRS 401 class, Foundations in Restoration Ecology, according to third-year ESW student…
The University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus is currently in phase one of its construction plans to rebuild the pier, add a new ocean robotics laboratory and complete site work across the campus. On May 8, 2023, the campus hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new pier. The pier was renovated to accommodate a…
South County Hospital, the closest hospital to the University of Rhode Island, faced backlash following a Sept. 10 petition calling for changes in management after the resignation of several physicians. Three of four physicians in the hospital’s oncology department have resigned. The petition, an open letter addressed to hospital officials, cited “irreconcilable differences” as the…
The University of Rhode Island recommended precautionary measures on Sep. 20 in response to a nationwide increase in mosquito-related viruses. Rhode Island experienced upticks in the prevalence of both viruses among mosquito populations this year, according to URI’s medical director, Dr. Christopher Nasin. Both Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile virus are arboviruses, meaning they…
The University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center held a beam signing on Thursday, Sept. 19 to celebrate the predicted completion date of the center, September of 2025. URI began reconstruction of the Fine Arts Center in 2021 with $73 million in funding, Jeanette Riley, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said….
In order to mitigate housing struggles, the South Kingstown Town Council began community outreach about an affordable housing initiative that plans to renovate three properties on Aug. 22. The three sites include South Road School, Wakefield Elementary School and the Oliver Watson House, according to the South Kingstown Council website . A resolution to hire…
Alan Shawn Feinstein, an educational philanthropist that donated to the University of Rhode Island and over 200 other schools, died at age 93 on Sept. 7. Feinstein established the Feinstein Foundation with a mission to improve Rhode Island communities, Dean Dennis, professor and dean of the College of Education, said. Established in 1991, the Foundation…
The Narragansett Police Department is working with the University of Rhode Island to promote community well-being and safety through weekly meetings and student outreach, according to Dean of Students Dan Graney . Well-being is a strategic goal for both URI’s division of student affairs and the University as a whole, according to Graney. Well-being encompasses…