The Department of Public Safety has come together to present URI’s first ever Safety Week to students and faculty. The event was held earlier this week over a course of three days. Students and faculty could sign up for the university’s emergency alert system, learn about bystander intervention and watch an FBI active shooter video,…
A former URI student is returning to campus to finish what he started – pledging Sigma Chi. Ed Johnson, a 58-year-old from Cranston, Rhode Island, attended URI back in 1975. He began pledging after the fraternity opened up their house for him to live in because there was no other housing available. After having to…
Reporters Allie Herrera and Marissa Tansino report on this week’s top stories.
Interview with Dr. Xinyuan Chen: Pharmacy Building, Feb. 15 Marissa: What exactly is the nicotine vaccine and how does it not hurt? Dr. Xinyuan Chen: The nicotine vaccine is a laser-based vaccine, which makes it not hurt. It blocks nicotine’s entry into the brain, helping to fight addiction. We apply both nicotine vaccine and…
A University of Rhode Island student is releasing her novel in paperback this week after meeting the quota for her eBook sales. Elizabeth Miceli, a junior at the university, released her book “Barren†last October. “I constantly hear, ‘Oh I wish it was paperback, I want to read it,’†Miceli said. “I think that’s…
A professor at the University of Rhode Island is developing a painless, needle-less vaccine to help with nicotine addiction. Dr. Xinyuan Chen, Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at URI is working to develop a laser-based powder, applied right to the skin. The powdered drug enters through tiny micro-channels in the skin and blocks…
Students and faculty at the University of Rhode Island started the spring semester by experiencing problems with Sakai after the program switched to the new third-party host, Longsight. The educational software program made the switch at the end of January. “There was a very frustrating problem,†Director of Media and Technology Services David Porter…
A designated driving program is making its way to the University of Rhode Island this weekend. The program, “Friends Matter,†allows students to volunteer to take their turn being a designated driver, and drive them and a group of their friends to bars including Bon Vue and Charlie O’s. Not only will it ensure students…
The University of Rhode Island is following the example of other colleges across the nation and banning self-balancing scooters from campus. Generally known as Hoverboards, these motorized boards met opposition when reports surfaced through the media about them catching fire. Assistant Director of Public Safety Samuel Adams said the reason for the ban is…
Financial credit is something almost everyone will need at some point in their life and it is fairly easy for college students to build if it is done right. “There’s a little bit of a reward if you do the right thing, but you have to be responsible and you can’t run away from…