Dance like nobody’s watching at the RhodyTHON fundraiser to raise money for Hasbro Children’s Hospital. PHOTO CREDIT: Greg Clark | Staff Photographer After two long years of working around COVID-19 protocols The University of Rhode Island’s RhodyTHON dance marathon is back in full swing. “RhodyTHON is a nonprofit student-run organization,” Paige Nickla, the executive director of…
Virtual master gardener program workshop plants a seed of knowledge in students. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer Spring has sprung at the University of Rhode Island as the Master Gardener Program held its fifth virtual workshop on gardening and food justice in collaboration with the Providence Community Library and the Brown University Superfund…
Mariya Y. Omelicheva, professor of strategy at National War College, spoke about human trafficking at a workshop this week. PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook.com This past Tuesday, the University of Rhode Island Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies taught students how to “spot the signs, be vigilant, be observant, be someone’s hero” when it comes to human…
URI assistant professor of natural resource science, Brain Gerber shares his advice for students and his story. PHOTO CREDIT: URI.edu Brian Gerber has had an extensive biological career prior to becoming an assistant professor in the department of natural resource science. Before coming to the University of Rhode Island, Gerber traveled around the world as…
The Dean of the College of Health and Sciences Gary Liguori was appointed as the editor in chief of “Exercise, Sports and Movement.” PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Gary Liguori, dean of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Rhode Island, is moving onto another opportunity, as he was announced as the editor in chief…
The Gender and Sexuality Center hosts yoga and mindfulness sessions to destress students during midterms. PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor To give students an outlet before midterms, the Gender and Sexuality Center at the University of Rhode Island hosted a yoga session on March 4. The session, led by sophomore Emma Rousseau, the…
Doctoral candidate Daphne Chemutai Kiplagat draws her inspiration for and love of storytelling from her family. PHOTO CREDIT: Daphne Chemutai Kiplagat Traveling and writing are constant occurrences in University of Rhode Island teaching assistant Daphne Chemutai Kiplagat’s life as she dives into different perspectives of African culture through storytelling. “The obvious stories that you deliver…
Kees de Groot, a professor of secondary education, shares his mindset to keep passions for learning inside and out of the classroom. PHOTO CREDIT: Kees De Groot Cornelius “Kees” de Groot has been an educator for 32 years, working as a professor of secondary mathematics in the School of Education at the University of Rhode…
URI professor Rabia Hos was recruited by the U.S. Department of Education to empower women in Lebanon through educating women in rural areas. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu After a journey to America that began with a ticket and a lottery, University of Rhode Island professor Rabia Hos is now heading up a program led by the…
Graduate runner Bethany DeLoof added a New England title and a third-place finish at A-10s to her already impressive resume last month. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese | Staff Photographer University of Rhode Island Women’s middle distance runner Bethany DeLoof has had a successful five-year career as a student-athlete at the school. This season, she has…