Beginning in the spring semester of 2026, the University of Rhode Island will launch its first 100-level interdisciplinary sustainability introduction gen-ed course. The course was developed last year by lecturers Pamela Lezaeta and Martina Müller. Most students aren’t aware the course exists, according to Lezaeta. Unlike upper-level environmental classes, the 100-level format offers an interdisciplinary…
The University of Rhode Island has launched GEO557, a hands-on geoscience course built for graduate students to study coastal hazards. Geoscience teaches topics such as beach profiling, using GPS equipment and leveling tools to observe seasonal beach changes and storm impacts, according to graduate student Sophia Motta, who has taken a course from Chris Russoniello,…
The Rhode Island 2026 fiscal year budget included $2.3 million to support campus accessibility improvements around the University of Rhode Island’s campus over the next five years. The university barely meets the Americans with Disabilities Act minimum requirements, according to Annette Bourbonniere, co-owner of Accessibility & Inclusion Consulting LLC and URI Disability Advocacy Group co-founder….
Alumni, students and athletes gather at URI’s sports complex to celebrate homecoming weekend. PHOTO CREDITS: Nora Kelley | Photo Editor & Emma Roberts | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island welcomed back alumni this weekend for a 50th reunion celebration for the class of 1975, as a part of annual homecoming events. URI’s homecoming…