Dan Brogan demonstrates one of the robots in the AI Lab that opened last semester. Photo by James McIntosh. Dan Brogan, a junior mechanical engineering student and technology assistant for the University’s Artificial Intelligence Lab, slowly moves a red vase in front of a small, six-legged android. The robot, appropriately named “SIX” moves its sensor…
President Dooley poses for a photo with students while visiting them in Indonesia during J-Term. Photo by Brook Williams Ross. URI president makes appearance during Indonesia J-Term Trip The President of the University of Rhode Island, David Dooley, made a special appearance during a January term trip to Indonesia and directly interacted with faculty and…
The University of Rhode Island and the State of Rhode Island announced three Innovation Campus Projects last December, which will combine academics with commercial businesses. According to a press release from the office of Governor Gina Raimondo, the three projects will be supported by $12 million from a $20 million bond approved by Rhode Island…
Photo by Anna Meassick | Many students have admitted to trying Juuls in the past and some continue use. Last month, the popular e-cigarette brand, Juul, placed restrictions on their sales to meet FDA standards that are intended to discourage young people from vaping. Juul, which makes up over 70 percent of the U.S. e-cigarette…
On Dec. 10, the University of Rhode Island Women’s Center will host its first-ever Fem Fest in to promote gender equality inspired by the age of the #metoo movement. The event’s coordinator, junior Shannon McDonnell, said that the event is about celebrating gender equality and discussing modern gender issues. McDonnell said that current events, such…
Only five percent of state legislators nationwide are born between 1981 and 1997, but one recent URI graduate looked to change that. Michael Steiner, 31, graduated from URI this summer with an undergraduate degree in applied economics and ran for state representative as a Democrat in Rhode Island’s 41st district this year. The district includes…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | Despite high demand on campus, Bagelz is choosing to close down and focus on their Wakefield location. Bagelz, the bakery located in the Kingston Emporium, will close by the end of this year so the business can focus on its Wakefield location. Scott Lieberman, Bagelz’s owner, said that the Emporium’s…
Photo by Anna Meassick Thursday, Nov. 8 At 8:23 a.m., a parked motor vehicle was struck by the mirror of a University of Rhode Island shuttle on Flagg Road near the Center for Biological and Life Sciences. Campus police filed a report. At 11:58 p.m., someone reported smelling marijuana in Barlow Hall. Campus police filed…
The 2018 midterm election resulted in Democrats winning the House, Republicans maintaining their majority in the Senate and the highest voter turnout in decades. The Democratic Party took the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in eight years, flipping over 28 seats from 2016, according to Politico. Republicans kept their majority in the…
My two majors, political science and journalism, compliment each other pretty well. It is far from an unheard combination, especially for someone who was always passionate about writing and current events. So, when I mention that I am also pursuing a minor, people assume that it is something that seems easily applicable to a career:…