The 45,000 mile, nine month long Volvo Ocean Race was broadcasted live in Edwards Auditorium on Tuesday, March 20. The sailing race is a competition that tests the endurance of the world’s best sailors. Currently, there are seven co-ed professional teams competing in this year’s race that began on Oct. 22, 2017. These teams sail…
Kunal Mankodiya, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and founder of the wearable biosensing lab at the University of Rhode Island, is pioneering innovation in the field of smart textiles. Mankodiya’s latest technology is the invention of wearable socks and gloves for people with Parkinson’s disease. His research is supported by the National Science Foundation and…
Photo courtesy of Adriana Wilding and Abdulwhab Alquirtas. By Oluwatona Campbell and Juliana Cuomo On March 7 and March 8 students at the University of Rhode Island elected Adriana Wilding Abdulwhab “Wahab” Alquirtas as president and vice president of Student Senate. According to Wilding and Alquirtas, they were elected because of their platform and campaign of…
Photo by Sarah Vincii |CIGAR| After a two semester hiatus, the Gender and Sexuality Center is bringing back their well-loved book club program. Meetings are held monthly and all students are welcome to join in to discuss the assigned books in an open dialog that offers new ideas and different takes on popular LGBTQ literature….
Imagine a perfect world. A world where you could go to whatever college you want, study whatever you want, take as many classes as you want, and never, ever have to pay for all of it later. You could go into your dream field instead of the one your parents told you will keep you…
Q: What does your job entail? A: “As director of Enrollment Services, I supervise the following areas, financial aid, records of registration… billing and collections.” Q: What is your favorite thing about URI? A: “Working with students. In addition to here in the administrative capacity, I also teach a class each semester. So, I…
Paula Grammas, a neuroscience researcher at the University of Rhode Island, was inducted into the American Association for the Advancement of Science Circle of Fellows for her pioneering Alzheimer’s research. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) inducted Grammas, the executive director of the George and Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at URI,…
Photo by Kayla Michaud |CIGAR| St. Augustine’s Episcopal Center, located on Lower College Road, is in partnership with the University of Rhode Island to help acknowledge and improve food insecurity on campus. Food insecurity doesn’t mean that an individual doesn’t have access to food. It’s about needing to choose how they’re going to organize…
Photo by Sarah Vincii |CIGAR| Master Gardener Program offers presentations and education regarding horticulture and garden management. You don’t need to have a green thumb to grow your own plants or start gardening. The University of Rhode Island’s Master Gardener Program offers free educational presentations open to the public. The program serves to educate people regarding…
Photo by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| “I want every student athlete to leave here with their degrees and the opportunity to earn a championship.” Q: What does your job entail? A: “I am the Director of Athletics… and my job… the way I equate it is running a division of a company, so its one part…