As Artificial Intelligence becomes more common, the University of Rhode Island Academic Affairs AI Task Force just released its second annual report on its strategies to incorporate the developing technology into students’ academic experience and announced a new AI major. The new major, called Interdisciplinary and Applied AI, will be coming in the fall of…
The 2026 midterm elections begin on Nov. 3, causing students at the University of Rhode Island to start thinking about their decision to vote. Midterm elections are held halfway through the four-year presidential term. Citizens have the chance to vote for all offices besides the president and vice-president. For many first and second-year students, this…
After a long anticipation, fine arts students and faculty alike are bustling with excitement as they propel into a new era of creativity from the official opening of the new Fine Arts Center on Sept. 14. The home of the art, art history, music and theater departments, the post-renovation FAC has new features for each…
URI Dining Services has reduced the share of items that students can purchase using Dining Dollars in the Corner Store for the 2026-2027 school year. Students are no longer able to purchase “pantry staples” with Dining Dollars, according to Dining Services. This includes dry goods, sauces, spices and ramen. Frozen foods, along with health and…
URI professor Ying Zhang received a $4 million National Science Foundation grant to further her research on coastal wetland restoration in collaboration with Louisiana State University. Zhang, who works in the cell and molecular biology department, said that her team’s research focuses on the mechanism, benefits and outcomes of wetland restoration. “Our hope is that…
Over the summer, University of Rhode Island Dining Services underwent its first renovations on its Mainfare Dining Hall since its opening in 2007 and are adding an all new Mainfare West that will expand on the original Mainfare with late night dining and other features. What started as just a roof leak turned into a…
The University of Rhode Island prepares to launch a new Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Media program aimed at students looking to broaden their horizons in the film department. The BFA is described as intensive and experiential,“integrating elaborate creative practice with critical and historical study.” The program is designed for students searching for further…
The University of Rhode Island’s Office of New Student Transitions hosted its sixth annual O-Week celebration from Sept. 4 to 6. Student orientation leaders led two new programs this year that brought some added excitement to new students coming into O-Week. “We had two new additions that we did as cohorts,” Rhode Island Admissions Director…
Arrests September 11: Elliot Tisdale, an 18-year-old University of Rhode Island student, was arrested at Browning Residence Hall and charged with possession of alcohol by a person between 18 and 21 years old. Sex Offenses September 13: A sex offense was reported at Gorham Residence Hall. September 13: A sex offense was investigated at Barlow…
The University of Rhode Island Student Senate passed three bills Wednesday surrounding the approval of the amendments to its constitution, while extending a controversial judiciary proposal aimed at removing executive leadership from office. Former Faculty Senate President Evan Preisser attended the meeting to share a presentation about the accomplishments of the senate during the 2025-2026…