Rhode Island and Massachusetts announced the selection of 2,878 megawatts of offshore wind across three projects on Sept. 6, marking the largest selection in the history of New England offshore wind. The acting commissioner for the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources, Chris Kearns, described the recent selection as an advancement towards the state’s commitment…
In their last meeting of the semester, the University of Rhode Island student senate elected a new house speaker, got a presidential platform overview and passed two new bills. Third-year Sen. Lauren Peckham was unanimously elected as speaker of the assembly for the 2024-2025 academic year, finalizing the new administration. Peckham ran unopposed, endorsed by…
On Monday, April 15 there was an issue of vandalism reported at the Robert L. Carothers Library at 7:42 a.m. The police arrived at the scene and filed a report for the incident by 8:04 a.m. On Tuesday, April 16 there was suspicious activity reported in the faculty/staff lot next to the Beaupre Center for…
The University of Rhode Island’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is ranked 31 among 141 pharmacy colleges in the United States, the college’s highest rank yet. The University’s Pharm.D. program has risen steadily for the past four years, taking the number 40 spot in the last survey in 2020, and number 46 in 2016, according to…
The University of Rhode Island department of gender and women’s studies received a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation’s higher learning program in order to maintain the relevance of the humanities. The Mellon Foundation is the largest funder of the arts and humanities in the United States, according to their website . Through their grants,…
The University celebrated Earth Day on the Quad with an event hosted by the Student Action for Sustainability, joined by over 35 clubs and organizations from across campus and the state, on Monday. This event offered many free plants and seeds for students. Tomato plants, biodegradable pots students could plant flower and vegetable seeds in,…
The University of Rhode Island Gender and Sexuality Alliance hosted a “Break Your Silence” concert to honor queer and transgender lives in partnership with the Gender and Sexuality Center on Tuesday. Rhode Island bands Marble House, told not to worry and Orange Peaks performed at the outdoor concert, held in the back courtyard of the…
A new certificate program to become an early interventionist at level two has been added to the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. A level two coordinator is able to evaluate and assess, whereas a level one is not able to. Casey McGregor, a new assistant professor in the HDF…
A group of marine microbiologists released a paper claiming that a species of algae and a species of nitrogen-fixing bacteria, previously thought to be its own organism, is actually in an organelle of the algae. This study, released on April 11, was by several universities including the University of California, Santa Cruz and Kochi University…
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s 2025 budget cuts 0.89% of state funding for the state’s public libraries, shaving thousands of dollars in programming and staffing funds throughout the state. Under Rhode Island state law, the government is required to give public libraries 25% of their expenditures from two fiscal years prior. Gov. McKee’s budget cuts…