MSSC promotes local BIPOC businesses Building Unity and Inspired Leaders of the Diaspora (B.U.I.L.D.) held its first annual event to help URI students reach BIPOC employers, leaders and organizations. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer On Wednesday, April 20, the Multicultural Student Services Center and the Center for Career and Experiential Education held the…
URI’s Fine Arts Center hosted its second to last Jazz Combos show of the semester, showcasing five student groups. PHOTO CREDIT: Nadia Sutryrina | Managing Producer On April 19, the University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center Concert Hall hosted its third of four jazz combos nights of the spring semester. As the concert began,…
Professor of landscape architecture shares her passion for combining an interest in people and nature to help students succeed in their paths. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Jane Buxton, a professor of landscape architecture and planning, has been at the University of Rhode Island for three years and takes a very personalized approach with her students by…
With Earth Day approaching it is important to look at ways climate change affects areas. URI’s GSO explored “Effects of Climate Change on Recreational Fishing and Boating” this past week. PHOTO CREDIT: seagrant.gso.uri.edu The University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography hosted the Rhode Island Sea Grant Baird Symposium webinar series “Effects of Climate…
An adaptation of José Rivera’s “Sueño” at the Trinity Repertory Company is set to feature two URI alums. PHOTO CREDIT: Trinity Rep Two University of Rhode Island alumni will be performing in the Trinity Repertory Company’s production of “Sueño” an adaptation written by José Rivera, an Obie Award-winning playwright, of Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s…
Nathaniel Mitkowski teaches students impact of plants The chair of the department of plant science Nathaniel Mitkowski shares his life-long love for plants. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Nathaniel Mitkowski, professor and the chair of the department of plant sciences and entomology at the University of Rhode Island, has been interested in plants since he was 12…
Trombone ensemble slides into our hearts with a modern jazz set from the group “Lenwood Slide Collection”. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu On Thursday, March 24, the Lenwood Slide Collective, a trombone ensemble coordinated by member Jordan Jacobson, an artist and teacher in classic trombone, hit the stage of the University of Rhode Island’s Fine Arts Concert…
A URI professor appeared on “The Dan York Show” to discuss the political economics of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. PHOTO CREDIT: Wikipedia University of Rhode Island professor of economics, Richard McIntyre, was recently featured on “The Dan Yorke Show” to talk about the economic implications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. McIntyre, a political economist,…
A group of URI alum who redesigned downtown Woonsocket won an award for their work. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu A University of Rhode Island landscape architecture design studio was recently honored by the American Planning Association Rhode Island chapter (APA-RI) for a proposed redesign of downtown Woonsocket along the banks of the Blackstone River. The project,…
How does war in Europe affect our community? PHOTO CREDIT: Dreamstime.com The war in Ukraine has had an impact on many people around the world and the University of Rhode Island is no different, as a lot of URI organizations have decided to start raising funds and awareness to make a change. On Feb. 24,…