The spring Sex Fest was held on the Quad this week to celebrate LGBTQIA+ students and representation at URI. PHOTO CREDIT: Hannah Charron | Staff Photographer The University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center held Sexfest on the Quad on Friday as a part of their week-long LGBGTQ+ Symposium to bring awareness to issues…
A group of URI alum who redesigned downtown Woonsocket won an award for their work. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu A University of Rhode Island landscape architecture design studio was recently honored by the American Planning Association Rhode Island chapter (APA-RI) for a proposed redesign of downtown Woonsocket along the banks of the Blackstone River. The project,…
This week in the Student Senate: the selection and decision for the 2022 commencement speaker and a bill calling for approval of the budget for student recognized organizations. Speaker Christopher Bove began the meeting by announcing that the Senate earned enough money to pay for their formal, after receiving $1,000 from the Student Entertainment Committee….
How To Be a Media Literate Citizen: “The Role of Researchers, Journalists, and Students in the World of Heightened Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and Hate.” PHOTO CREDIT: Global Investigative Journalism Network Misinformation and disinformation are not new issues, but in an increasingly connected world, disinformation is a rapidly growing industry. Craig Silverman, a reporter for ProPublica…
URI Cooperative Extension holds a virtual workshop to explain the importance of water well maintenance and the dangers when wells go unmanaged. PHOTO CREDIT: Home Reference Wells are a cost-effective way to deliver water to your home with long lifespans, and the University of Rhode Island’s Cooperative Extension held a virtual private well water workshop…
How To Be a Media Literate Citizen: “Mind Over Media: a Propaganda and Misinformation Workshop.” PHOTO CREDIT: Maddie Bataille | Photo Editor Continuing their day-long discussion on misinformation and media literacy, the University of Rhode Island held a workshop titled “Mind over Media: A Propaganda and Misinformation Workshop” this Tuesday. Ammina Kothari, director of the…
URI professors advance programs to help better diagnose and support people diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Pierson | Contributing Photographer Professors at the University of Rhode Island are working to create an interdisciplinary program to give patients with Parkinson’s disease a better education upon their diagnosis. Former physical therapist and URI professor Chris…
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…