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Scholar discusses Greenland’s self determination

The University of Rhode Island marine affairs department brought in University of Akureyri professor and Fulbright Scholar, Rachael Lorna Johnstone, to give a lecture on the Indigenous people of Greenland’s fight for self-determination under international law on Feb. 25. Johnstone discussed the history of Greenland and the people that have inhabited the land. As reflected…

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Inside the office of where virtual reality and 3D body scans take place. PHOTO CREDIT: Rhody Today

3D technology to treat body image disorders

3D body scanning technology and virtual reality are providing people an objective view of their bodies, and is becoming a new way to treat body image disorders. “It’s definitely a detailed body image, but it’s not what we usually see,” said fourth-year dietetics major and President of URI’s Eating Concerns Advisory, Abbey Lanier. “So I…

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Food storage inside of Rhody Outpost in the Dining Services Warehouse. PHOTO CREDIT: URI.edu

Outpost to withstand rising food prices

Amid concerns about how the economy is going to affect students at the University of Rhode Island, Rhody Outpost feels prepared to help. The Outpost, a food pantry for students who struggle with food insecurity, was established in 2015. “[The Rhody Outpost is] important because first of all, food is a basic need, food is…

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A student tests the InBody 770 machine, part of a kinesiology study. PHOTO CREDIT: URI Health and Performance Testing Lab

Sports medicine educates underrepresented female athletes

Female athletes are a largely underrepresented group in sports medicine, according to the National Institutes of Health, which led a University of Rhode Island doctoral candidate to study the effects of relative energy deficiency on these athletes. Relative energy deficiency is the mismatch between energy intake from calories and energy expenditure during exercise, which leads…

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The Synergy Project: A Collaboration of Art and Science explores topics of oceanography. PHOTO CREDIT: Will Holt | Staff Reporter

‘There is life happening’: Marine exhibit highlights beauty of science

“The Synergy Project: A Collaboration of Art and Science” exhibition aims to communicate and explore topics of oceanography through the combined efforts of artists and researchers. The exhibit showcases 50 works created by both artists and scientists from the University of Rhode Island and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, according to the project’s website. “Synergy…

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URI’s Student Action for Sustainability collects compost in campus dining halls. PHOTO CREDIT: Emma Roberts | Staff Photographer

Dining collects 30,000 lbs of compost under new program

University of Rhode Island’s Student Action for Sustainability collected over 30,000 lbs. of compost since launching its dining hall food recovery system last spring, according SAS President Dylan Murdock. This initiative is URI’s first attempt at post-consumer composting, according to Pierre St-Germain, the director of dining services. In URI dining halls, this is the food…

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Health Services’ remodeled waiting room on Butterfield Road. PHOTO CREDIT: Susan Zmich | Project Manager

Health Services receives second stage of remodel to promote accessibility, well-being

The University of Rhode Island finished its second remodeling stage for Health Services over J-term, adding a wheelchair-accessible front desk counter, replacing carpeted floors with luxury vinyl tile and replacing seated desks with ergonomic ones. During the summer of 2024, the north wing of the building was re-designed with new flooring and blinds in the…

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URI’s newest therapy dog in training, Betty. PHOTO CREDIT: Lindsey Anderson

Meet new therapy dog trainee

The University of Rhode Island therapy dog team just gained a new member: Betty, a seven-and-a-half-month old English labrador. Betty is about to start training and will soon be a familiar face on campus. The URI campus has been aiming to make the canine support network grow, according to Lindsey Anderson, who is Betty’s handler,…

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