Marin Macro

‘These institutions are not built for us’ SH: Lecture discusses the Indigenous student experience in academia

In her lecture “Becoming Indigenous-Serving Institutions,” Fort Lewis College President Heather Shotton discussed how universities are to better recognize Indigenous students in a system that, historically, doesn’t recognize them. The lecture, taking place on Oct. 7, was part of this year’s honors colloquium series, “Education: Behind the Curtains.” Shotton is an education scholar focused on…

Read More
In July, journalism professor Kendall Moore and her documentary team won the best documentary award at the Essence Film Festival for their film “Harm in the Water.” PHOTO CREDIT: URI.edu

URI professor publishes award-winning documentary

Kendall Moore’s film “Harm in the Water” won the best documentary award, chronicling the effects of chemical pollution in black communities. Directed by Moore, a University of Rhode Island professor of journalism, the film “Harm in the Water” travels along the Mississippi River, documenting the effects of chemical pollution within Black communities, according to a…

Read More
The Good 5 Cents Cigar Logo

Health Services offers free, anonymous HIV testing

University of Rhode Island Health Services partnered with AIDS Project Rhode Island and provided free and anonymous HIV and HCV testing to students. The testing, conducted in Memorial Union Room 313, offered a private and convenient way for students to know their status, according to Jessica Green, assistant director of health promotion and wellness. Testing…

Read More
The Good 5 Cents Cigar Logo

URI receives $1.9 million NIH grant to support Ph.D students

A first-time award of $1.9 million to the University of Rhode Island will support 56 doctorate students engaged in interdisciplinary study of neuroscience, biotechnology and engineering. The funds benefit students in their first two years of post-doctoral study at URI, according to Jodi Camberg, co-director of the interdisciplinary program. Students awarded funding receive a stipend,…

Read More
Artwork in the “Education, Behind the Curtain” exhibit in Lippitt Hall. PHOTO CREDIT: Aidan Cahill | Contributing Photographer

Educators’ stories told through art

Across three campus buildings, 106 artworks on display were showcased by local educators. The University of Rhode Island’s 2025 Honors Colloquium series, entitled “Education, Behind the Curtains,” continued this week with an art exhibit showcasing work by Rhode Island’s educators. The exhibit, featuring 106 pieces of art on display across three buildings, interacts with the…

Read More