Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, URI is currently conducting freshman orientations remotely. Graphic by Alison Carpino. The University of Rhode Island has continued to hold virtual orientation for incoming students as COVID-19 continues to disrupt traditional in-person orientation. Virtual orientation had been offered to new students last summer as well as at the start of…
In January, the University of Rhode Island received $500,000 from the Champlin Foundation to go towards cutting edge research and technology. The projects funded this year included providing engineering students anywhere, anytime access to computer tools, purchasing robotic equipment for Field Oriented Robotic Education (FORE) and purchasing equipment to grow organs. Each of these projects…
The University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy is currently training students, faculty and staff on administering the COVID-19 vaccine to the public. According to the University’s website, new COVID-19 health regulations allow pharmacy technicians to conduct vaccinations. Because of this, it is required for workers at clinics, hospitals and pharmacies to receive immunization training….
Rebellion, growth, teamwork: how we made it here (from left to right) John Levesque, Carol Cioe Klyman, Ann Doyle, Catherine Winters, and Anne Foster, some of the first editors of the Good Five Cent Cigar, on a field trip to Atlanta. Photo courtesy of Susan Roy. Time to Celebrate! In 1971, a team of passionate,…
With electric scooters possibly coming to campus, transportation to and from classes could look very different soon. Photo by Greg Clark. The University of Rhode Island may be adding a new form of transportation on campus for students soon that could make moving from class to class more efficient and more fun. According to Student…
Kelly Lockwood, CEO of Leading NOW!, speaks to University students over zoom as part of the University’s “Women in Leadership” series. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. “If you want to jump that great divide and get into senior leadership, [if] you wanna be a vice president, you wanna be an executive vice president, you wanna be…
The 13th annual faculty Academic Summit, hosted by the Office of the Provost, was centered around anti-racism this year in an effort to address concerns raised on campus over the past year. Each year, the University of Rhode Island offers an academic summit allowing for faculty to focus on a critical issue affecting academia. In…
A doctoral student and assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island are working to uncover the mysteries of one of New England’s most reclusive and misunderstood woodland mammals: the fisher. This three-year research effort, in collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), is hoping to shed more light on the behavior…
The bulk of this week’s Student Senate meeting focused on the acquisition of electric scooters for URI’s Kingston Campus and filling open Senate positions. Campus Affairs Chair Michael Bentley began the meeting this week by introducing SPIN, a motorized scooter company. “Last week, university leadership was contacted by a company called SPIN and they wanted…
Career connections, diversity commitment, interest in the arts top qualities for potential candidate based upon community input After hearing from faculty, staff and students, the University of Rhode Island’s Presidential Search Advisory Committee crafted a position profile to guide their search for a new university president. President David Dooley, who has served at the University…