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Former dean of College of Nursing named after year-and-a-half-long search Pictured: Barbara E. Wolfe, new provost and executive vice president of academic affairs. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island has appointed Barbara E. Wolfe as its new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. Wolfe, who has served…
Featured art pieces from “Some Food We Could Not Eat.” PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer Located inside of the University of Rhode Island’s Greenhouse, the “Some Food We Could Not Eat” exhibit features different forms of art media in order to provide perspective on the impact of food systems. The Main Gallery exhibition…
Kaull announced URI men’s basketball for WHJJ for 35 years. PHOTO CREDIT: newport.ri.com On Nov. 26, the URI and greater Rhode Island community lost a mentor, friend and icon when legendary URI radio voice Don Kaull passed away at the age of 77 after a long battle with melanoma. We remember Kaull through the genuine…
Twelve teachers across Rhode Island board URI’s Endeavor ship to gain oceanography experience. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Twelve teachers all across the state were chosen to participate in the Rhode Island Teachers at Sea program, in which they were able to board the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanograpy’s Endeavor ship to conduct research…
Robert Flynn aims to support, strengthen campus military community Navy veteran Robert “Bob” Flynn was hired as the new director of the Military and Veteran Education (MAVE) Center. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu Robert “Bob” Flynn served as a Navy commander for 28 years, and is taking on a new role as the new director of the…
Three-student ordinance pushes students to vote During the 2022 midterm elections, there was a significant increase in student voter registration in the town of Narragansett. Graphic by: Elizabeth Wong Before the midterm elections this year, a number of University of Rhode Island officials urged students who lived off-campus to register to vote in the towns…
URI community mourns five dead, stands with LGBTQ community URI GSC holds vigil to honor lives lost in Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub mass shooting. PHOTO CREDIT: nytimes.com The University of Rhode Island community has come together in response to a mass shooting that injured over 20 people and killed five people at Club Q, a nightclub…
Keaney raised the URI athletic department from the ground up in 1920. PHOTO CREDIT: gorhody.com Known for being the inventor of the fast break, Frank Keaney’s contributions to the University of Rhode Island’s basketball program fundamentally influenced the modern game of basketball and earned him a spot in the URI Athletics Hall of Fame. Hired…
Musician’s Guild band Superposition creatively found their name and sound in early 2022. Photo Courtesy of: instagram.com/_superpositon Local quintet Superposition is looking to bring their “raucous emo” sound to New England. The band, formed in January, is composed of Sean Ovalles on vocals, Michael Diehl and Tristan Pagliaroni on guitar, Matt Delaney on bass and…
Ngawang Sangdrol is a human rights activist who came to speak at URI about her work fighting for freedom. PHOTO CREDIT: gwarlingo.com The University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies’ ongoing lecture series has given international human rights activists a platform to share their stories of fighting for peace through nonviolence. Last…