Photo by Anna Meassick | The sap of maple trees has a compound that reacts similarly to Botox when applied to the skin. Navindra Seeram, a pharmacy professor at the University of Rhode Island, has led a team of researchers that have found a way to use components of the maple tree as a replacement…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | Hungry Rhody renamed themselves Hungry Button and launched a new app for mobile ordering. The popular food ordering website “Hungry Rhody” has rebranded itself as “Hungry Button” and launched a new app last week. The website allows students at the University of Rhode Island to order food from local restaurants…
Vanessa Quainoo, an associate professor of Communication Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Rhode Island, has recently accepted an offer to travel to Ghana in October to present her work. Quainoo was invited to present her paper regarding peace in Africa, specifically in Ghana. In her work, she touched upon how Africa and…
Photo by Sarah Vinci | The new university artificial intelligence lab is the first of its kind to be located in a college library. On Tuesday, Sep. 25, the University of Rhode Island will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to showcase the opening of its new artificial intelligence lab. The lab is unique in that…
Associate Professor of Chemistry Jason Dwyer of the University of Rhode Island reported an invigorating breakthrough from his Beaupre lab last month. In March 2008, a severe contamination and recall of Heparin made public headlines in the pharmaceutical and medical industries. This caught the attention of Dwyer, who joined the University’s faculty a year later….
Photo courtesy of Dominic DeFilipi | URI students enjoy their symmer vacation abroad. Contact the International Center for more information on how you can spend your summer in a new country. While the end of finals week usually signals the freedom of college students from their educational responsibilities, a small number of students take the…
A University of Rhode Island researcher worked with a team of five other scientists in discovering an active volcanic heat source underneath an Antarctic glacier. Assistant Professor of Oceanography at URI, Brice Loose helped discover the heat source during a major expedition on the RSS James Clark Ross in 2014. According to Loose, the team…
At the University of Rhode Island, the “ONCAMPUS” Rhode Island program is a language support program for first-year international students that gives them opportunities to learn more about American culture. According to Program Director Linda Foley-Vinay, the international students undergo a sort of hybrid program, taking two or three courses with all other URI students…
Photos courtesy of Nicole Palozzi, taken by Brian Gagnon | Nicole Palozzi, Class of 2018, won Miss. Rhode Island USA after five years and four attempts at the crown. A University of Rhode Island alumna was crowned the winner of the Miss Rhode Island U.S.A. pageant on Sunday, Sept. 8. Nicole Palozzi, a 2018 graduate,…
On Aug. 12, 2018, University of Rhode Island sophomore Alyssa Botelho received the Brownell Scholarship at the Rhode Island International Film Festival for her achievements in film. Adam Roth, associate dean of the Harrington School of Communication and Media, urged Botelho to apply for the scholarship. Roth believed she had a very good chance at…