College students help connect elders with lessons on all things technology. PHOTO CREDIT: URI College of Health Sciences At the University of Rhode Island, student mentors teach senior citizens how to use technology in the “Cyber-Seniors: Connecting Generations” program, according to Skye Leedahl, associate professor in the human development and family science (HDF) department. Leedahl…
Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies’ Alana Bibeau speaking at “Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice.” PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer Women of color are largely responsible for creating the reproductive justice movement that is known today, and according to reproductive justice scholar Zakiya Luna,…
URI’s women’s basketball player, Madison Hattix-Covington speaking with coach Tammi Reiss on the sidelines. PHOTO CREDIT: Connor Zisk | Staff Photographer After a historic four year career at Virginia Commonwealth University, Madison Hattix-Covington has found a new home in Kingston. As the 2020-21 Atlantic-10 Champion and the first VCU Ram to win the 2019-20 Atlantic-10…
Second-year Cristobal Bustos premiers new documentary film Pictured: Film Student, Cristobal Bustos. PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer From sports highlight tapes to a new documentary, second-year film student Cristobal Bustos is growing as a filmmaker. Originally from Colombia, Bustos moved to the United States when he was 5 years old with his family,…
Rhody students give their Groundhog Day Predictions We asked University of Rhode Island students what their predictions are for Groundhog Day. “From what I’ve seen weather-wise, I’d probably say more winter. I mean, it was snowing sideways earlier today.” – Ethan Zall ‘26 “I don’t have a prediction because why depend on a groundhog seeing…
Graduate School lecture discusses dangers of plastic pollution The GSO’s “Confronting Ocean Pollution” lecture discusses how plastics and chemicals disrupt marine life. Illustration by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) discussed the dangers of plastic waste and forever chemicals in their lecture entitled “Confronting Ocean Pollution.”…
Pictured: Professor of journalism, Kendall Moore. Photo contributed by: Kendall Moore At the University of Rhode Island, Kendall Moore advocates for gender equality and portraying underrepresented ethnicities in film while being a professor in the department of journalism and film media. In the classroom, Moore teaches broadcast journalism and documentary filmmaking. Those classes usually have…
The portrait of a man and his helmet discussed at the Brown Bag series. PHOTO CREDIT: The Metropolitan Museum of Art The University of Rhode Island holds the Brown Bag Series in order to highlight different faculty and graduate students who are able to share their research in areas including public humanities. Lisa W. Tom,…
Twelve teachers across Rhode Island board URI’s Endeavor ship to gain oceanography experience. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Twelve teachers all across the state were chosen to participate in the Rhode Island Teachers at Sea program, in which they were able to board the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanograpy’s Endeavor ship to conduct research…
Pictured: Professor of Spanish, Iñaki (Ignacio) Pérez-Ibáñez PHOTO CREDIT: LinkedIn Iñaki (Ignacio) Pérez-Ibáñez is an assistant professor of Spanish at the University of Rhode Island who originated from Spain, before deciding to pursue a career in the United States. Pérez-Ibáñez teaches Spanish and second language teaching methodology courses, where he teaches students how to become…