University of Rhode Island chemical engineering assistant professor and researcher Ryan Poling-Skutvik was awarded the National Science Foundation CAREER Award that allocates nearly $590,000 of funding for his lab over five years. Poling-Skutvik researches polymers, also known as plastics. Plastics are used in everything from electronics and appliances, to tools and textiles. “The modern era…
Lindsay Agvent, a teaching assistant and graduate student at the University of Rhode Island, has been researching Jonah crabs, a species that scientists don’t know a lot about the biology and history of. Jonah crabs have become an important fishery in Rhode Island because of the decreasing lobster population, Agvent said. Inshore and offshore Jonah…
Sean Sposato’s career has consisted of four full seasons, 50 appearances and 178 total innings pitched up to this point, with all of those statistics coming in front of his family. Sposato, a fifth-year starting pitcher on the University of Rhode Island’s baseball team and native of Ashaway, Rhode Island, has been the backbone of…
For third-year third baseman Emily Power of the University of Rhode Island softball team, the 2024 season has been one of growth. Power batted in the low .200s and high .100s through the first two years of her career in Kingston, Rhode Island. However, in 2024, she has a batting average of . 284 ,…
Working for The Good Five Cent Cigar shaped my experiences here at the University of Rhode Island in ways that are difficult to lay out in a 500-word goodbye column. Transferring to Rhode Island as a third-year to be a part of the URI Sailing Team and only ever living in off-campus housing, my experience…
Starting a new job can be intimidating. For a transfer student applying to an organization at a school you haven’t fully acclimated to, it could be especially daunting. In such a new environment, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by new social surroundings and professional endeavors. Typically being a graphic designer, the production manager is usually…
The University of Rhode Island theatre department took audiences down Skid Row, performing “Little Shop of Horrors” last Thursday, and will continue to do so through Sunday. The show, directed by Paula Mcglasson and Jimmy Calitri, marks the fourth and final show from URI theatre’s 2023-2024 season. The musical production is based on the 1960…
Coachella, one of the biggest annual outdoor music festivals in the United States, featured Lana Del Rey, Tyler the Creator and Doja Cat as the headliners for the past two weekends. Lana Del Rey was the headliner for the Friday dates, April 12 and 19. Tyler the Creator headlined the Saturday dates of April 12…
New England Institute of Technology student Seth Brown’s short documentary, “URI Underground,” was played at 193 Coffeehouse on Thursday, April 11, spotlighting the music community at the University of Rhode Island. When tasked with a project for the final of his video and music recording class, Brown decided to cover the URI music community through…
Students from the Latinx Student Association held a poetry slam at the University of Rhode Island Multicultural Center on Tuesday, April 16, where readings of both original and published works were shared. Inspiration behind the event stemmed from a poetry night hosted by Powerful Independent Notoriously Knowledgeable Women for women’s awareness, according to event organizer…