How To Be a Media Literate Citizen: “Misinformation on COVID-19 Vaccine and Critical Race Theory.” PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor The second event at the Harrington School of Communication and Media conference on misinformation, conspiracy theories and media literacy highlighted how misinformation and conspiracy theories can be seen today. The panel featured Aaron…
How To Be a Media Literate Citizen: “Fake News, Political Polarization and Modern Media.” PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor In the first portion of The Harrington School of Communication and Media’s “How to be Media Literate Citizens” conference, a panel of media professionals shared insight about the growing presence of misinformation in the…
Creators plan to make app public, roll out in more states A URI alum created an app for Rhode Islanders to combat the hassle of real estate. PHOTO CREDIT: instagram.com/dibbs.inc Luke Fleury, a University of Rhode Island alum, general contractor and real-estate investor out of Newport, Rhode Island, came up with the idea for an…
TogetherAll, an app launched by URI, is working to provide students with mental health resources at any time. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer On March 8, the University of Rhode Island announced the launch of a new counseling app called Togetherall, providing students with a 24-hour virtual outlet to seek mental health support….
Students and alum abroad speak on the impacts of war in Ukraine on their work in Europe. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY: Ryan Frankel While there is a long distance between the University of Rhode Island and Ukraine, many members of the university community are studying in Europe and have seen lives change since the Russo-Ukrainian war…
How does war in Europe affect our community? PHOTO CREDIT: Dreamstime.com The war in Ukraine has had an impact on many people around the world and the University of Rhode Island is no different, as a lot of URI organizations have decided to start raising funds and awareness to make a change. On Feb. 24,…
This week in the Student Senate: the announcement of President-Elect Grace Kiernan’s upcoming cabinet, the decision to recognize four clubs and the bill calling for the annual re-recognition of student organizations. After his single announcement about the upcoming Senate Formal, Speaker Christopher Bove then moved to the public forum and allowed any of the senators…
Political Science Department holds panel to educate the community The political science department at the University of Rhode Island hosted a panel to educate students about the Russia-Ukraine conflict. On March 23, the URI political science department held the event, entitled “Russia-Ukraine Virtual Panel: What Comes Next?” Ashlea Rundlett, an assistant professor of political science…
Pharmacy students at URI now have access to virtual reality equipment to get first-hand experience with their studies. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy has added Virtual Reality (VR) to its curriculum to help students understand the human body and pharmaceuticals. Bongsup Cho, a pharmacy professor at URI, mentioned that…
The University removed its mask mandates for non-academic and non-research settings at the end of last week. PHOTO CREDIT: www.lexingtonky.gov On March 2, the University of Rhode Island announced that it would be loosening its mask mandate policies starting on March 4, in accordance with the CDC and Rhode Island state guidelines. The new mandate…