This fall brought many changes to the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus, including new alterations to how people can receive and enjoy their food. New Just Baked food kiosks have been installed in the 24-hour room in Robert L. Carothers Library, Keaney Gymnasium and the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences building, the last…
The University of Rhode Island Student Event Advising Office has released the Rhody Match form, a resource for students to connect with organizations on campus. Created by the URI SEA office, the form collects information on students’ interests, majors and hobbies to match them with student organizations they might be interested in. Students can receive…
The Jonnycake Center for Hope, a charity and social service organization in Peace Dale, Rhode Island, is planning the construction of a new youth center and is celebrating its 50-year anniversary. The Jonnycake Center aims to support low-income families in Rhode Island through opportunities, aid and a welcoming environment, Kate Brewster, the center’s chief executive…
University of Rhode Island chemical engineering assistant professor and researcher Ryan Poling-Skutvik was awarded the National Science Foundation CAREER Award that allocates nearly $590,000 of funding for his lab over five years. Poling-Skutvik researches polymers, also known as plastics. Plastics are used in everything from electronics and appliances, to tools and textiles. “The modern era…
Lindsay Agvent, a teaching assistant and graduate student at the University of Rhode Island, has been researching Jonah crabs, a species that scientists don’t know a lot about the biology and history of. Jonah crabs have become an important fishery in Rhode Island because of the decreasing lobster population, Agvent said. Inshore and offshore Jonah…
Sean Sposato’s career has consisted of four full seasons, 50 appearances and 178 total innings pitched up to this point, with all of those statistics coming in front of his family. Sposato, a fifth-year starting pitcher on the University of Rhode Island’s baseball team and native of Ashaway, Rhode Island, has been the backbone of…
For third-year third baseman Emily Power of the University of Rhode Island softball team, the 2024 season has been one of growth. Power batted in the low .200s and high .100s through the first two years of her career in Kingston, Rhode Island. However, in 2024, she has a batting average of . 284 ,…
Working for The Good Five Cent Cigar shaped my experiences here at the University of Rhode Island in ways that are difficult to lay out in a 500-word goodbye column. Transferring to Rhode Island as a third-year to be a part of the URI Sailing Team and only ever living in off-campus housing, my experience…
Starting a new job can be intimidating. For a transfer student applying to an organization at a school you haven’t fully acclimated to, it could be especially daunting. In such a new environment, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by new social surroundings and professional endeavors. Typically being a graphic designer, the production manager is usually…
Alison Jackson Frasier, a Rhode Island native, is both a teacher within the University of Rhode Island and a consultant for outside organizations. Jackson Frasier is the coordinator of student leadership programs in the Center for Student Leadership Development. She began her education at URI in 2000 as a communications major and leadership studies minor….