Graduate School lecture discusses dangers of plastic pollution The GSO’s “Confronting Ocean Pollution” lecture discusses how plastics and chemicals disrupt marine life. Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) discussed the dangers of plastic waste and forever chemicals in their lecture entitled “Confronting Ocean Pollution.”…
Interim Dean Betty Rambur reimagines URI’s College of Nursing New Interim Dean for College of Nursing, Betty Rambur, aims to add technology and business into the college. PHOTO CREDIT: BettyRambur.com Betty Rambur, former Routhier Endowed Chair for Practice and professor of nursing at the University of Rhode Island, has been named interim dean of the…
Danielle Dennis devoted to teacher advocacy, growing connections New dean of URI’s Feinstein College of Education, Danielle Dennis aims to encourage students’ long learning. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu The University of Rhode Island has named Danielle Dennis dean of the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies. Dennis, a scholar of literacy education and…
IGT selects URI students to receive ten awards 10 first-year URI students are receiving a 20,000 dollar scholarship for women in STEM. PHOTO CREDIT: Openaccessgovernment.org The University of Rhode Island’s Department of Computer Science and Statistics is partnering with International Game Technology (IGT) to launch a scholarship program intended to support and inspire women in…
Former dean of College of Nursing named after year-and-a-half-long search Pictured: Barbara E. Wolfe, new provost and executive vice president of academic affairs. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island has appointed Barbara E. Wolfe as its new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. Wolfe, who has served…
Featured art pieces from “Some Food We Could Not Eat.” PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer Located inside of the University of Rhode Island’s Greenhouse, the “Some Food We Could Not Eat” exhibit features different forms of art media in order to provide perspective on the impact of food systems. The Main Gallery exhibition…
Ngawang Sangdrol is a human rights activist who came to speak at URI about her work fighting for freedom. PHOTO CREDIT: gwarlingo.com The University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies’ ongoing lecture series has given international human rights activists a platform to share their stories of fighting for peace through nonviolence. Last…
Pictured: The misprinted quote on the side on URI’s library. Aidan Cahill | Staff Photographer On Nov. 10, 1992, the University of Rhode Island’s Black Student Leadership Group (BSLG) peacefully protested and took over Taft Hall in an event now called “The Takeover.” More than 200 students, led by the newly-formed BSLG, acquitted access to…
Jessica Alber developing non-invasive prevention scanning Assistant research professor Jessica Alber received a grant for her work with Alzheimer’s disease. PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Pierson | Contributing Photographer Jessica Alber, an assistant research professor at the University of Rhode Island’s George and Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience, just received a five-year, $10.3 million grant to further…
Board of Trustees establishes ‘independent academic unit’ The University of Rhode Island Board of Trustees approved the criminology and criminal justice (CCJ) program’s request to gain department status at their meeting on Sept. 1. Over the past five years, URI’s CCJ program has grown in both popularity and significance, according to Natalie Pifer, an assistant…