Nikommo, a celebration of giving for the Narragansett Tribe was celebrated at the MSSC on Dec. 3. PHOTO CREDIT: Tomaquag Museum URI’s Native American Student Organization (NASO) collaborated with the Tomaquag Museum to hold an event in the Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC) celebrating the Indigenous holiday of Nikommo on Dec. 3. According to the…
Twelve teachers across Rhode Island board URI’s Endeavor ship to gain oceanography experience. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Twelve teachers all across the state were chosen to participate in the Rhode Island Teachers at Sea program, in which they were able to board the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanograpy’s Endeavor ship to conduct research…
The Community First Responder Program (CFRP) received a grant of $1.3 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that allows them to expand into a regional hub, adding new programs at five institutions in New England. Anita Jacobson, a clinical professor in the College of Pharmacy and the program director of the…
Ryan Chapman reflects on work with USA track and field From LEGOs to lacing up Nike sneakers, professor of kinesiology Ryan Chapman works to construct a better future. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Ryan Chapman, assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Rhode Island, has lived an interesting life working for Nike designing shoes and teaching…
Robert Flynn aims to support, strengthen campus military community Navy veteran Robert “Bob” Flynn was hired as the new director of the Military and Veteran Education (MAVE) Center. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Robert “Bob” Flynn served as a Navy commander for 28 years, and is taking on a new role as the new director of the…
K-pop group ITZY played at MGM music hall in Fenway Park. PHOTO CREDIT: David Broccoli | Staff Reporter My brother and I both love K-Pop and share music with each other a lot. We both have our favorite bands, his being ITZY and mine being Stray Kids. I had just been to my first concert…
Selena Gomez’s new Apple Tv+ documentary “My Mind and Me” dives into her experience with her mental health struggles and being vulnerable with her audience. PHOTO CREDIT: appletv.com Released on November 2, 2022, “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me” tells the story of Gomez’s fall and comeback into Hollywood between 2016 and 2020. The film…
URI’s school of oceanography is studying PFAS, the harmful chemical that leads to disease such as cancer. PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer PFAS, or Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances, are a group of chemicals that have thousands to millions of molecules and can be found in all aspects of the world around us. Rainer…
Vocalist and music composer Louis Shriber continues to perfect his practice. Photo courtesy of: Louis Shriber Louis Shriber, a second-year music composition major with a focus on voice, continues to grow his passion for music in his college career. Shriber is a part of many musical groups in Rhode Island, such as the Rhody Rhapsodies,…
PINK women hold on-campus safety events to educate the community. PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer On Thursday, Oct. 27, the University of Rhode Island’s P.I.N.K. (Powerful, Independent, Notoriously, Knowledgeable) Women organization held a safety awareness event for women and anyone else who wanted to come and listen. Aliviyah Perryman, a third-year psychology major…