PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor I honestly cannot believe that this day is here. This sounds cliche, but it really does feel like yesterday when I showed up for my first Cigar meeting back in 2019. I had known I wanted to join a bunch of journalism-related organizations back then, and in the…
Groundbreaking for new four-building campus to occur in 2023 Pictured: Current location of the Tomaquag museum. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer The Tomaquag Museum is continuing to make preparations for its upcoming move to a new, more spacious location in Kingston. The new museum, which will be located on Route 110, just off…
Engineers Without Borders URI aims to build foundation A chapter of Engineers Without Borders chapter is in the process of being started at URI this semester. PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island has not had an Engineers Without Borders chapter until its first meeting earlier this year, according to…
Professor Issac Ginis, has developed an accurate model to predict hurricane intensity adopted by the National Weather Service. PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Pierson | Contributing Photographer Hurricanes pose one of the biggest natural threats to many people, and University of Rhode Island professor Isaac Ginis has helped the world understand the threats that they pose. Ginis…
Professor Annu Matthew’s ART 214: Photography I – Digital class organized a fundraiser to sell prints of their class projects to raise funds to donate to Ukrainian refugees. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer As the war between Ukraine and Russia continues, a group of students in photography professor Annu Matthew’s ART 214: Photography…
URI professor Rabia Hos was recruited by the U.S. Department of Education to empower women in Lebanon through educating women in rural areas. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu After a journey to America that began with a ticket and a lottery, University of Rhode Island professor Rabia Hos is now heading up a program led by the…
Birders flock to Rhode Island to see sharp-tailed sandpiper URI senior spots Siberia native bird, sharp-tailed sandpiper. PHOTO CREDIT: Peter Paton University of Rhode Island senior Sam Miller has been “putting names to birds” since he was a kid, but a recent bird he found left him barely able to believe his eyes. The sharp-tailed…