Abbie Judson

Textiles and Merchandising Event Attracts US Politicians, Business Leaders, Professors, Students

Students Nathan Ankomah-Mensah, Muhammed Enayetur Rahman, Billy Connelli, Kiran Thakur, Gozde Cay and Professor Kunal Mankodiya demonstrate materials from the wearable biosensing lab. Photo by Nora Lewis. By Abbie Judson and Erin Hassman On Monday, Feb. 11, the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business, Business Engagement Center and Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network’s (RITIN),…

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Giving Voices to the Lost, Forgotten, Silenced

Becci Davis shared her art installation on the voices lost due to Confederate monuments. Photo by Joseph Lachance. Alumna Multi-Media Artist Presents her Confederate Monument Art Installation Multimedia Artist Becci Davis, presented her multi-media site specific art installation on Confederate monuments in Georgia on Feb. 19 in the Fine Arts Center. This art installation features…

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National Association of Black Accountants Taking First, Second, and Third Place in Conference

Students in URI’s chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants pose for a photo at the Annual Minority Business Conference. Photo courtsey of NABA. The University of Rhode Island’s student chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) took first, second and third place in this year’s Annual Minority Business Conference in Boston. Dr. Alejandro Hazera, a…

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What’s Trending Around Campus: Are the Construction Workers Around Campus Impacting Students Style?

Subcultures collide on URI’s campus with students adopting style trends from construction workers’ unofficial uniform: Carhartt hats and Timberland work boots. URI is no stranger to construction work, and with the new engineering building and dorm hall being built this past semester, an abundance of construction workers have been present on campus. While these construction…

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URI studies to improve children’s diets and decrease childhood obesity

An associate professor at the University of Rhode Island is conducting a study on improving children’s diets through direct home visits, cooking demonstrations, nutrition and meal advising for parents. Dr. Allison Tovar, a professor of Nutrition and Food Science, is working with the Community Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Research Group at URI to help young,…

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