by Leah Crowley and Julia Moro The University of Rhode Island has recently received significant national recognition in multiple competitive academic areas, partially due to the unique programs offered on campus. URI ranked particularly high for two very notable scholarships. According to a URI press release, “URI ranks 11th in the nation for the total…
The University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate hosted the annual Ace of Cakes competition in the Memorial Union Ballroom on Feb. 21. The cake-decorating contest hosted various Senate-recognized organizations and clubs on campus. Each organization had one hour to decorate their cake and present it to the judges. The coordinator of the event, Jennifer Kohl,…
The women’s sports teams held a clinic to inspire more girls to be athletes. They later got to sit up close during the women’s basketball team and participate in half-time events. Photos by Anna Meassick. Children all over Rhode Island, from the age of three to 13, participated in a University of Rhode Island-organized clinic…
Dan Brogan demonstrates one of the robots in the AI Lab that opened last semester. Photo by James McIntosh. Dan Brogan, a junior mechanical engineering student and technology assistant for the University’s Artificial Intelligence Lab, slowly moves a red vase in front of a small, six-legged android. The robot, appropriately named “SIX” moves its sensor…
Baby shoes from 1958 are one of over 20,000 items that can be viewed at the Textile and Costume Collection. Photo by Grace DeSanti. The University of Rhode Island Textile and Costume Collection in Quinn Hall, which is home to over 20,000 objects from around the world, will be opening with a new exhibit on…
For 50 minutes, three days a week, students in Philosophy 110G discuss ethical questions about the nature of love and sex. The class, called Love and Sex, seems to pop out to students as they look for courses to take. “Students are pleased with how true to the title the class is, that we’re really…
The URI community welcomed the Year of the Pig through dancing, food and celebration. Photo by Grace DeSanti. University of Rhode Island students, faculty and community members gathered to eat traditional Chinese food, partake in various activities and experience performances from multiple URI groups at the Chinese New Year celebration held on Saturday, Feb. 16…
(Left to Right) Jaqueline Goncalves, Akshay Zadafiya and Terrell Parker study in the Multicultural Center, which has an immense history related to Martin Luther King Jr. Photo by James McIntosh. The University of Rhode Island’s Multicultural Center holds within it a hidden history and a unique connection to the Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther…
Students in URI’s chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants pose for a photo at the Annual Minority Business Conference. Photo courtsey of NABA. The University of Rhode Island’s student chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) took first, second and third place in this year’s Annual Minority Business Conference in Boston. Dr. Alejandro Hazera, a…
President Dooley poses for a photo with students while visiting them in Indonesia during J-Term. Photo by Brook Williams Ross. URI president makes appearance during Indonesia J-Term Trip The President of the University of Rhode Island, David Dooley, made a special appearance during a January term trip to Indonesia and directly interacted with faculty and…