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Haibo He, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Rhode Island, has been researching and developing machines that possess neural networks, or intelligent computing systems, made to act like a human brain. “The long-term goal is to really to develop mechanisms that can mimic certain levels of the human brain, with the high…

THRIVE, an organization at the University of Rhode Island that engages students in impact opportunities to help them find their passion, will be hosting “Social Change: Concept to Reality” on March 3. In the past, THRIVE has hosted ChangeFest, an event where students who are avid advocates of social change work in teams to find…

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 Denise Robbin | Every spring semester, Campus Recreation offers the Group Exercise Mentor Program, which trains students to lead group exercise sessions for the University of Rhode Island. The program is free for all undergraduate and graduate students of any major. This year, 16 students are participating in the program, according to Fitness…

The University of Rhode Island offers a class that utilizes The Good Five Cent Cigar newspaper utilized as a teaching instrument throughout its lessons. The class, PRS 320 Strategic Media Relations, is a required course for Public Relations majors, and is taught by Hollie Smith and Lisa Bergson in the department. Smith has been teaching…

Photo by Sarah Vincii |CIGAR| Students and researchers chime in on the best way to combat the common cold. Getting a cold is an inevitable part of being an adult, and sharing a university campus with over twenty thousand other students, faculty and staff, the chances of getting a cold are significantly increased. The University…

Photos courtesy of Julye Newman URI professor makes new discoveries in hydrothermal vents Imagine being underwater in the dark, deep sea with pressures so strong our 206 bones would be crushed. While humans haven’t adapted to surviving in the deep ocean, other animals’ vision has evolved to see and some are even able to create…

Photos by Autumn Walter |CIGAR| The Rainville Leadership Awards is an annual award ceremony organized by the University of Rhode Island’s Division of Student Affairs. The 2018 awards ceremony will be held on April 10, at 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom for the nominees and invited guests. Named in memory of Robert Rainville,…