The University of Rhode Island had two finalists in the annual Northeast Regional Collegiate Soils contest hosted at URI’s own Alton Jones Campus on Oct. 18. Soil judging is the evaluation of a soil’s landscape, morphology and texture to define the type of soil, all while in a pit excavated to be five feet deep….
As the country’s final votes are counted, Rhode Island’s election results are in – the outcome marked a Democratic sweep across the state and saw all four bond questions on the ballot passed, which allocated funding to the University of Rhode Island. Although the country turned red, Rhode Island voted for Democrat Kamala Harris with…
The Rhode Island State Crime Lab, based at the University of Rhode Island, is experiencing delays in testing after suspending a portion of their firearms division in September following an evidence discrepancy. The suspension was made public in a Sept. 3 release by the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office. Toolmark analysis, or identifying the weapon…
In hopes of expanding its fundraising efforts, RhodyTHON wants to search for a bigger location to house its dance marathon scheduled for March 23, 2025. RhodyTHON is a student-run program that raises money for children being treated at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. While the larger program is through the Children’s Miracle Network…
The University of Rhode Island’s Office of Community, Equity and Diversity released an anonymous online campus inclusion survey on Oct. 15, the first since 2021, with an aim to re-establish a baseline for campus climate in a post-COVID-19 world. With three years having passed since the last campus climate survey, CED has decided to conduct…
Discussions of a potential medical school at the University of Rhode Island continued as state and university leaders addressed the needs of primary care providers across the state at a special legislative commission on Oct. 29. University President Marc Parlange was present, along with seven other members of URI faculty and board members, including the…
As it became official on Wednesday that president-elect and former President Donald Trump will return to the White House on Jan. 6, 2025, some students cheered over slices of pizza, while others struggled to fall asleep. Fourth-year James Gallarelli, secretary of the University of Rhode Island College Republicans, was “ecstatic” about Trump’s win over Vice…
The University of Rhode Island Police were kept busy over Halloween weekend, with an abnormal number of arrests and violations from Thursday through Sunday. Five alcohol violations occurred on campus this week, the most of any week this semester, resulting in five arrests. The first occurred on Thursday, Oct. 31 on Butterfield Road, where an…
The Rhode Island Coalition for Arts & Preservation launched its campaign for voter approval of a $10 million bond that state lawmakers placed on the 2024 state ballot to fund state arts and culture. If passed, the funds will be used to match grants from the Cultural Arts and the Economy Grant Program administered by…
Green economy ballot question calls for sustainable infrastructure, land conservation Rhode Island has a $53 million green economy bond on the ballot for the 2024 election, listed as Question 4, that will provide funding to nine different sectors within environmental development and sustainability. The largest allocation of funding is to the Port of Davisville. The…