Numerous artists from 21 countries showcased their work across more than 95 galleries between Feb. 29 and March 3 at Santa Monica Airport for the pronounced visual art fair, Frieze Los Angeles. Through focus on the convergence of opportunity, community and art, Frieze Los Angeles 2024 brought communities together, according to an article from Beverly…
Construction is underway in Washington County, as neighborhood zoning is looking to redesign in South Kingstown and the Tower Hill Road bridge welcomes the installation of a new traffic pattern in North Kingstown. A series of interactive public meetings known as “charrettes” will occur from March 21 to 28 as a part of the Old…
The University of Rhode Island Department of Professional and Public Writing held a panel discussion on Tuesday, Feb. 27, where alumni and students weighed in on the importance of diversity and writing in the workplace. Prospective and undergraduate students gathered for the discussion led with a keynote from Sherri Craig, assistant professor of rhetoric and…
University of Rhode Island journalism professor, Kendall Moore, kickstarted this year’s Ocean Sciences Meeting through an immersive storytelling experience at the Inner Space Center on Sunday, Feb. 18. The experience featured storytellers, live music and a documentary film which would mark the start of this year’s 2024 OSM . After the presentation, Moore and her…
The University of Rhode Island Outing Club hosted their first fundraiser of the spring semester on Sunday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Panera Bread in Wakefield. C lub members headed to Panera for a bite to eat following a muddy three-mile hike at the King Benson Preserve, according to Club President Ellie Madigan…
Two University of Rhode Island Graduate Students led a music and culture-focused lecture on Nov. 29 and have been selected by URI to perform in Puerto Rico next year. The duo met to present and perform at URI’s Multicultural Student Services Center. During “Hashi,” graduate students Adrian Montero Moya and Moe Takamatsu combined lecture and…
The University of Rhode Island’s Humanities Department recently launched a program called “Innovations in Storytelling”, which focuses on the differing ways stories are composed, generated and expressed across diverse groups of storytellers. The weekly program explores storytelling through a vast arrangement of speakers from differentiating backgrounds and with differing styles of work ranging from photography,…
University of Rhode Island invasion science professor Laura Meyerson recently made an enormous impact in the study of invasive species through contributions to a global report on invasive alien species. In this report, Meyerson worked with 90 other scientists from around the world to complete research on invasive species. She is currently working with her…