Oceanographer considers volcanic effects of tectonic movement

The Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland experienced a new rifting event due to the movement of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Haraldur Sigurdsson, emeritus professor of oceanography and Iceland native, spoke about Iceland’s volcanic events in a lecture on Friday in the Corless Auditorium on the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus. The Fagradalsfjall…

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URI professors call for justice against environmental racism

Disproportionate impacts of environmental hazards on people of color Graphic by: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor In honor of April being Earth Month, professors at the University of Rhode Island discussed the topic of environmental racism and justice. The non-profit organization, Greenaction, defines environmental racism as “the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on people of…

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Holocaust survivor shares turmoil, triumph for Yom HaShoah

URI Hillel honored victims of the Holocaust with flags along the Dieter Hammerschlag Mall. PHOTO CREDIT: Eddie Melfi | Staff Photographer Sharing two stories of turmoil and triumph, 95-year-old Holocaust survivor Alice Eichenbaum discussed how she witnessed the war in Bulgaria and how her husband survived Auschwitz at the University of Rhode Island on April…

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Inaugural Langevin Symposium explores future of cyberwarfare

Photo from Cyber Warfare: Understanding National Security in the 21st Century as the biannual Langevin series. PHOTO CREDIT: Lucas Masiello | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island hosted “Cyber Warfare: Understanding National Security in the 21st Century” as a part of its biannual Langevin Symposium Series, where the nation’s pioneers in government cybersecurity discussed…

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URI offers a Cannabis Studies minor for students. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu A growing interest in cannabis studies has led the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy to include a minor field of studies in Cannabis.  Stephanie Forschner-Dancause, professor of biomedical pharmaceutical sciences, helps coordinate the Cannabis Studies Program offered on campus.  According to Forschner-Dancause,…

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