TMD students and faculty took a five-day trip to New York City to explore different sectors of the fashion industry. Photo courtesy of Shelby Kanski. The University of Rhode Island’s Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design (TMD), held their first annual Fashion Study Tour in New York City over spring break. TMD department professors…
Professor Bradley Wetherbee discovered and named a new species of shark after his daughter Laila, both pictured above. Photo courtesy of Bradley Wetherbee. University of Rhode Island Professor Dr. Bradley Wetherbee worked for 29 years studying a new species of sharks, which he named Laila’s Lantern Shark after his 17-year-old daughter, Laila Mostello-Wetherbee. Wetherbee first…
The Watershed Watch Program at URI monitors water bodies across Rhode Island and Connecticut. Photo by Grace DeSanti. Whether it is as far west as Connecticut, as far south as Block Island or as far north as Woonsocket, there are important ecosystems in many bodies of water across the area. The University of Rhode Island…
Professor Morgan Haldeman now lectures students in geology classes after traveling the world studying volcanoes. Photo by Anna Meassick. Morgan Haldeman, a geology professor at the University of Rhode Island, travelled the world studying dozens volcanoes, before she started teaching last year. Now, she teaches GEO 100, GEO 120, “Geology of National Parks,” and is…
Alumna Amy Bloom turned her art degree into a home design business. Photo courtesy of Amy Bloom. Amy Bloom Coleman is a University of Rhode Island alum from the class of 1992, who has since turned her skills as an art major and travel experiences into a highly successful home design company in Lehigh Valley,…
The Writing Center at the University of Rhode Island is making an effort to draw in more students, seeing as writing majors pay a fee for the lab but it often goes unused. According to the production lab website, it contains at least 12 Apple desktop computer, which run Adobe Creative Suite. The lab also…
Student Arden Bastia paints a rock during the first night of the LGBTQ Symposium occurring all this month. Photo by Grace DeSanti. The University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) is hosting it’s 24th Annual LGBTQ Symposium during the whole month of March. This symposium is usually only for one week, so with…
Jack O’Marra broadcasts for WRIU during the men’s basketball game. Photo by Momolu Akoiwala. Jack O’Marra, a senior communications studies major at the University of Rhode Island, has quite a busy schedule. Aside from being a student, O’Marra also acts as the general manager at WRIU 90.3 FM, which is the student run radio station….
Shannon McDonnell visited Ireland, attending Dublin City University, during her spring semester in order to get more in touch with her Irish roots. Photo courtesy of Shannon McDonnell. The International Center at the University of Rhode Island offers a variety of choices for students to study abroad in the country of their choosing. One location…
From the diversity awards last year (left to right) George Gallien, director of the URI Multicultural Student Services Center; Naomi Thomas, chief diversity officer; Tracey Dalton, presenter and professor of marine affairs; URI President David Dooley; Amelia Moore, Faculty Excellence Award winner; Donald H. DeHayes, Provost. Photo by Michael Salerno. The University of Rhode Island…