The Office for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at the University of Rhode Island hosted 200 faculty from around the world to learn more about inclusivity at their first Innovative Education Conference on March 27. This all-day event focused on how to engage college students, with 30 presentations and 15 posters on the topic…
While the sport she plays remains unchanged, the scenery for second-year Nikki Fernando of the University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team is drastically different than what she is used to. A native of Kihei, Hawaii, Fernando left everything she knew behind to travel 5,024 miles to play her sport at the next level. For…
Professor of Costume Design David Howard has been teaching at the University of Rhode Island for nearly 26 years, and has made significant contributions to the theater department and the surrounding community. Some of these include immense development of both the theater program and wardrobing. His education began at the State University of New York…
New England has been invaded, but not in the way you may think – jumping worms have taken root in the soils of New England farms, gardens and properties, causing severe effects on the ecology of these areas. On Thursday, March 28, the University of Rhode Island’s Master Gardener Program hosted a talk titled “Spread,…
From Argentina to Nebraska to Kingston, one thing that has remained constant in the life of Geronimo Narizzano is the game of golf. Narizzano, a fourth-year, is in the midst of his second season with the University of Rhode Island men’s golf team after spending two years at Southeast Community College in Nebraska. Narizanno’s journey…
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. For Lisa DeWetter and Jonathan King, who founded Green River Alpacas in 2009, this rings true. Across the street from this couple’s home in Exeter, Rhode Island, they have found a love for raising these animals, according to…
University of Rhode Island professor Emi Uchida was awarded a $150,000 Pew Marine Fellowship this year, to head a research program studying mangrove and seagrass ecosystems and their social impacts in Indonesia. The Pew Organization is a nonprofit and non-government affiliated organization that funds different research projects around the world based in the United States….
Two Middle East policy experts visited the University of Rhode Island on March 26 to discuss the Israeli/Palestinian conflict in a panel co-sponsored by URI Hillel and the URI Department of Political Science. Representing Palestine was Ghaith al-Omari, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. al-Omari served various positions in the…
Businesses from around New England gathered to provide internships and summer opportunities for students at the Center for Career and Experiential Education’s annual Spring Career Expo on Wednesday, March 27 at the Ryan Center. Inclusive for all majors, 120 organizations from across New England were involved with the expo, said Holly V. Hernandez, assistant director…
The Rhode Island Senate Committee proposed phasing out the tipped wage and increasing the state minimum wage on March 24, sparking deliberation on tipping culture and restaurant funding. Sponsored by legislators such as Reps. Karen Alzate and Joseph McNamara, the bill would gradually increase overall wage for employees “receiving gratuities,” or those reliant on tips…