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Campus Innovations Announces New Projects Exploring Textiles, Cancer Research
URI received $2.4 million to fund two new campus innovation projects. Photo by Noah Cyr. Studies of gene therapy to combat hard tumor cancers and studies of textiles and composites have been announced as next the two campus innovation projects. A total of $2.4 million has been awarded to the two new campus innovation projects…
Respectful Students or Narragansett Nuisances?
This September has seen slightly fewer incidents compared to past years According to the Narragansett Police Department, since the beginning of the academic year there has been a slight decrease in the number of nuisance complaints regarding off-campus University of Rhode Island students, in comparison to previous years. Narragansett Chief of Police Sean Corrigan said…
Search Is On for Permanent Chief Diversity Officer On
In hopes to create a more diverse campus, the school is seeking out a new, permanent Chief Diversity Officer. Photo by James McIntosh. The interim chief diversity officer has held the position for 10 months The University of Rhode Island has begun its search process for hiring a permanent Chief Diversity Officer (CDO), which is…
‘You Sunk My Battleship!’
‘The Champs’ sunk their competition in real-life Battleship for the second year in a row Students team up and attempt to sink other boats with buckets as a twist on the game Battleship. Photo by James McIntosh. Watching from the spectator deck, one could see a shallow pool down below, in which students sat in…
‘Hokied’
Photo courtesy of GoRhody. Rams sit at 1-5 heading into the back half of the season Moral victories. That’s the theme for Rhode Island Football after their fifth loss of the season and the second loss to come from an FBS opponent. Anytime an FCS team plays up a division in a “buy game,” they’re…
‘Third-Graders’ Excel at Challenging their Fundamentalist Principal
(Left to right) Lauren Janetti, Conor Delaney and Trey DiGioia play third-graders who rebel against their fundamentalist principal in “A Brief History of the Earth and Everything in it…” Photo by James Singer. URI’s Theater Department has a strong opening night for their musical For a quick minute, bring yourself back to the third grade….
New Engineering Building Officially Opens Its Doors
Faculty, government officials and students celebrate the opening of the University’s largest project. Photo by Grace DeSanti. 190,000 square-foot building is the largest construction project in URI’s history The Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering officially opened at 11 a.m. Monday, offering students cutting-edge opportunities in education and research. The 190,000-square-foot building will house all of…
Say Bye-Bye to Sakai
The learning management software Brightspace will replace Sakai by the fall of 2020. Photo courtesy of D2L. The transition from Brightspace to Sakai will be completed for the fall 2020 semester The University of Rhode Island’s learning management system (LMS) transition from Sakai to Brightspace has begun, and some students will begin to use Brightspace…
Super Bowls and Supremacy?
In protest against a book written by Professor Kyle Kusz, someone left a barstool sticker on his name plate. Photo contributed by Kyle Kusz. Numerous media outlets across the U.S. reported Kyle Kusz Called Tom Brady a White Supremacist During September, several news outlets reported that an associate professor at the University of Rhode Island…