Pharmacy professor acknowledged with national lifetime achievement award
Rhode Island resident, URI alum and professor, Robert Dufresne, talks about winning the Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award, and the ultimate reward of giving back to students. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Robert Dufresne has been at the University of Rhode Island long enough to have taught current professors, and his long career was recently celebrated with…
An Unfiltered Exchange: Coffee with Niko Poulakos
An informal caffeinated conversation with the Cigar Professor Nikolaos Poulakos, who’s actually not a coffee drinker (from first impressions) shares how he made it from hitchhiking around Europe as a college kid to teaching philosophy at the University of Rhode Island. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer Professor Nikolaos Poulakos, or simply Niko, works hard to create…
A yogi’s thoughts on ‘Full Moon Meditation’
New meditation practice on the Quad offers students a way to relax into the school year. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer When I first saw Full Moon Meditation on the list of University of Rhode Island O-Week events, I was intrigued. As a certified yoga instructor, I teach and practice meditation on a daily basis, but…
Rewind, Rewatch, Review: ‘Move It, Move It’ on climate change
Rewind Rewatch Review: “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa” is more than a typical kids comedy, reminding and informing us of the current climate crisis. PHOTO CREDIT: imbd.com One week before moving into college, my 4-year-old niece begged me to have a movie night. So, being the fun aunt that I am, I gathered all of the…