The Harrington Broadcast studio continues to evolve in its development. |Photo by Grace DeSanti Although the new broadcast studio for the Harrington School of Communication and Media was scheduled to open in January 2019, the studio still remains unopen today. It was not the intention to delay the opening, but as the studio is a…
The university strongly encourages free-speech and acts to protect it even prior to Trump’s executive order. |Photo by Chris Crosby President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 2 in order to protect freedom of speech on college campuses, but at the University of Rhode Island this order has little to no effect on…
Although the anti-vaxxers movement has become increasingly problematic across the nation, the University of Rhode Island has taken many precautions to ensure that students are protected from preventable infections. Nationwide, the anti-vaxxers movement has resulted in a comeback of some previously eradicated diseases, such as measles and tetanus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently…
(Left to right) Arianna Rizzo, Sunny Davis, Griffin Alix, Sarah Angeloni, Sarah Vinci, Veronica Wood, and Mason Martin attend an Oscars viewing party. Photo courtesy of Veronica Wood. With controversial winners, breathtaking performances and excessively long run-times, awards season has come and gone. Among some of the most prestigious and anticipated award shows are the…
Shannon McDonnell visited Ireland, attending Dublin City University, during her spring semester in order to get more in touch with her Irish roots. Photo courtesy of Shannon McDonnell. The International Center at the University of Rhode Island offers a variety of choices for students to study abroad in the country of their choosing. One location…
The University of Rhode Island Health Services and South County were awarded $2 million to transform the local health care delivery system and combat suicide in Washington County, which has the highest suicide rate in the state. Washington County, the home of URI and other towns in southern Rhode Island has a suicide rate of…
The Student Alumni Association (SAA) at the University of Rhode Island will host the Nearly Naked Mile on March 6 at 4:30 p.m. to draw attention to the 4,000 homeless people in the state who do not have appropriate winter clothing. The event will take place on the URI Quad and anyone is allowed to…
The University of Rhode Island is experiencing an increase in the number of Flu and Flu Like Illnesses (ILI), mirroring trends in the state and the rest of the country. According to the Rhode Island Department of Health, the percent of Rhode Islanders with ILI is 6.59 percent compared to the rest of New England…
A nursing study at the University of Rhode Island found that a five, or even one minute delay in the clamping of healthy infants’ umbilical cords, is indicative of increased iron stores and brain development. The principal investigators of the study were Debra A. Erickson-Owens, a URI professor of nursing and certified nurse-midwife, and the…