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,…
Learning about dairy farms on pen and paper is one thing, but seeing cows, meeting farmers and observing the milking process is another, according to Justine Deming, who teaches the University of Rhode Island’s New England Dairy Travel Course. “[It’s] a completely different perspective when you go and meet the farms and see how they…
As Hannah Hernandez boarded her plane back to Rhode Island in January, and flew away from a charred Los Angeles County, she described the feeling in one word: guilt. “There’s some girls that I know that have to stay back, because literally everything is gone, they won’t ever get to go back home [to their…
Spring rush has begun at the University of Rhode Island, bringing new excitement to the Kingston Campus as chapters welcome potential members. Two hundred girls are vying for a spot during this year’s spring rush, a stark contrast to the 800 girls who rushed this past fall, according to Trinity O’Neill, a fourth-year double major…
Despite communications issues within the executive and legislative branches of the University of Rhode Island student senate, the organization will continue to work to improve academic and community policy at the university level. Student senate plans to speak with the new Narragansett Town Council and chief of police, Kyle Rekas, and the South Kingstown Town…
Justin Parent, an assistant psychology professor at the University of Rhode Island, received a presidential award and high honor for his work in how stress and adversity impact childhood development. The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers recognises outstanding scientists who show potential in their early careers, according to Parent. This honor is…
Scattered footprints traced the snow outside of East Hall as bundled students lined up under the setting sun, waiting to look through telescopes and experience a planetary parade among the stars. Students saw Mars, Venus and Jupiter through telescopes during a planetary viewing on Friday, organized by the University of Rhode Island’s physics department. “Whenever…
Mark Conley is entering his 27th year at the University of Rhode Island and has a list of academic titles under his belt, but his passion for teaching wasn’t sparked until later in his musical career. Conley, a professor of music, director of choral activities and chair of the music department at URI, grew up…
Participating in research while studying at the University of Rhode Island provided students in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in their field of interest that will aid them in their continued education as graduate students. Emily Bauser is a fourth-year cellular and molecular biology major….
With the holiday season approaching, organizations have been the warm and crackling fire of campus, opening their doors for students to connect campus through a community effort focused on festivity and giving back. To spread cheer, encourage student involvement and de-stress the campus environment before finals, University of Rhode Island clubs and organizations hosted holiday…