‘Drastic increase’ of students seeking disability support

The University of Rhode Island’s Disability, Access and Inclusion office is receiving more complex requests for accommodations as students adjust to post-pandemic classroom requirements, and it is working to address the changing needs of students with disabilities. DAI provided accommodations to 1,425 students, or around 8% of the URI student body, between July 1 and…

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University emphasizes academic support, re-enrollment

The University of Rhode Island is working to retain student enrollment and success through the Academic Enhancement Center and re-enrolling students lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. The university has seen an increased interest in students seeking academic support within the past few years, according to Jennifer Burgess, the director of the academic enhancement center. One…

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Researchers relaunch microplastics initiative, seek local perspectives

Using social science to find out what Rhode Island citizens know about microplastics in the Narragansett Bay, three women at the University of Rhode Island relaunched a marine debris survey in summer 2024. The experiment began in 2020 and was run by Coastal Institute Senior Fellow Seray Ergene and marine affairs professor Tracey Dalton. Ergene…

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This Week In Sports 12/5

Men’s Basketball FINAL (11/28): University of Rhode Island 83-78 University of Texas Arlington FINAL (12/2): URI 84-78 Yale University URI finished off a sweep of the Jacksonville Classic with an 83-78 victory over UT Arlington to move to 7-0 on the season on Thanksgiving. The Mavericks brought the game within two points at 77-75 with…

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