The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration withdrew a speed limit reduction law originally intended to limit ship-strikes for whales on Jan. 15, prompting concerns from Graduate School of Oceanography emeritus marine researcher Robert Kenney. Under the current speed limit regulations, most vessels that exceed 65 feet in length are limited to a speed of 10…
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…
URi-STAND, the Bystander Intervention Program at the University of Rhode Island, held a screening of “The Hunting Ground” to provide education and awareness of sexual assault on college campuses, on Feb. 19. “The Hunting Ground” is a documentary film produced by Amy Ziering and written by Kirby Dick, and released in 2015, according to IMDb….
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…
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…
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…
Just under three weekends from now, the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament will be underway in Washington D.C. There is not much separation in the men’s basketball standings. However, there is still time for teams to control their destiny. It’s the push to get hot (or stay hot) at the right time before playoffs. Each week,…
“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…
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…
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…