The University of Rhode Island, along with 27 other institutions, is making a “quantum leap” by implementing quantum computing into the physics department. Quantum computing uses specialized computers with the ability to take advantage of quantum mechanics to solve complex problems, according to International Business Machines. URI has access to quantum computers on campus, as…
University of Rhode Island journalism professor, Kendall Moore, kickstarted this year’s Ocean Sciences Meeting through an immersive storytelling experience at the Inner Space Center on Sunday, Feb. 18. The experience featured storytellers, live music and a documentary film which would mark the start of this year’s 2024 OSM . After the presentation, Moore and her…
This week’s Senate meeting looked toward the future, covering elections, potential sustainability initiatives and the continuation of student advocacy for the Rhode Island Public Transport Authority. After his two opponents pulled their speaker of the assembly nominations, Sen. David Rudolph won in a unanimous vote to become the term’s speaker. Sen. Elise Newman pulled her…
The University of Rhode Island has entered its fifth week of the spring semester. This is a quick rundown of police activity on campus as students approach the middle of the semester. On Monday, Feb. 12, around 1 a.m., an incident of property damage occurred at the Phi Gamma Delta House on West Alumni Avenue,…
The University of Rhode Island’s 98-year-old Fernwood building was finally taken down earlier this month, almost four years after impending maintenance costs outweighed the possibility of renovation. The building, which was originally constructed as a residency building in 1936 before being donated to the University, most recently served as office space for URI’s department of…
On Friday and Saturday, the University of Rhode Island’s Gender and Sexuality Center presented a production of “The Vagina Monologues” in Edwards Auditorium. The 90-minute production was performed entirely by URI students, faculty and staff, with numerous members of the URI community in attendance for the showings. Of the 13 monologues depicted, topics included the…
Each Valentine’s Day, the University of Rhode Island’s Human Development and Family Science Department creates a couples assessment to test their compatibility. The compatibility test is run through their all-year-long couples clinic, Gina MacLure, the clinic’s coordinator, said. The clinic serves to help anyone who needs family therapy. “We have a specialization in relationship counseling,”…
On Thursday, Feb. 15, the University of Rhode Island experienced a system disruption, denying most of the URI community from opening their emails and logging into e-Campus. URI Information Technology Services initiated an investigation into the disruption Friday, according to the University statement. There was no disruption to class schedules or other operations. While most…
Artificial intelligence has been stirring up mounds of controversy over the past few years because of its increasingly rapid rate of development. Many speculate what implications this could have on the future of certain careers, particularly those in creative and artistic fields. Accompanying this is the development of AI now becoming more prominent in education…
On Thursday, Feb. 8, Elaine Meyer, a University of Rhode Island alumni of ‘87 and ‘90 talked about her path to psychology as part of the URI Foundation & Alumni Engagement Women in Leadership Series. At first, Meyer wanted to be a veterinarian because she had horses and loved animals, she said. She fully expected…