Aria Mia Loberti ’20, a renowned actress, activist and now author of her first published book, returned to the university for her first book launch event on Oct. 2. Loberti is an advocate for disability rights, particularly those who are blind or vision impaired. She launched her book at the Higgins Welcome Center, sharing the…
As higher education continues to adapt to artificial intelligence, students and professors at the University of Rhode Island said that the technology has the potential to enhance learning and emphasize rules around ethics. Researchers and staff at URI have reported multiple consequences with using AI when dealing with academics, according to Kevin Bryan, manager in…
The University of Rhode Island faculty senate proposed to change the manual’s second grade option provisions, allowing students the ability to retake a course at any time during their undergraduate careers. Changes to the second grade option provision concern chapter eight of the university manual. The idea of negating the transcript GPA is something that…
The Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island has been experiencing delays in investigations since a testing suspension in November of 2024 and shortage of examiners. Around the time of the testing suspension, the three main examiners working at the RI Crime Lab decided to pursue other opportunities at different labs,…
Mold remediation efforts for the Robert L. Carothers Library have been resolved, yet concerns still linger about whether lost academic journals and works will be able to be replaced. Mold discoveries from 2024 ultimately resolved last semester at the University of Rhode Island, with the help of DAI General Contracting, safety and risk management and…
Before joining the University of Rhode Island psychology staff as department chair this fall, Davis Schnyer researched cognitive neuroscience in one of the three original research labs involved in TRACK TBI, a national multisite study. Schnyer has observed the behavior, memory and attention of healthy people, as well as those suffering from mental illness or…