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…
The University of Rhode Island student senate internally elected new senators and committee chairs, as well as passed their first bill under the new admin during Wednesday’s general assembly meeting. Following a new senator orientation given by President Goswami, the assembly internally elected eight new senators. These senators required a nomination from a sitting senator…
On Monday, April 8 there was a car accident near East Hall at 4:23 p.m. The police arrived to assist the scene, and it was cleared around an hour later at 5:30 p.m. There was another car accident at the Fine Arts Center at 6:33 p.m. The police arrived and the scene was cleared over…
The University of Rhode Island received a record number of first-year applications in the University’s undergraduate business and nursing programs for the fall 2024 semester. URI received 26,800 first-year undergraduate applications — a “notable increase” of 6%, according to a URI article . This number includes an increase in both in-state and out-of-state students. URI’s…
The A. Robert Rainville Student Leadership Awards held their 36th annual ceremony on Tuesday, April 10, in the Rainville Ballroom of the Memorial Union to commemorate students in leadership, honoring recipients in four categories. The awards focused on honoring outstanding campus employees, mission-driven teams, individuals demonstrating service to social causes and inspirational students that empower…