On Monday, April 15 there was an issue of vandalism reported at the Robert L. Carothers Library at 7:42 a.m. The police arrived at the scene and filed a report for the incident by 8:04 a.m. On Tuesday, April 16 there was suspicious activity reported in the faculty/staff lot next to the Beaupre Center for…
The University of Rhode Island’s Doctor of Pharmacy program is ranked 31 among 141 pharmacy colleges in the United States, the college’s highest rank yet. The University’s Pharm.D. program has risen steadily for the past four years, taking the number 40 spot in the last survey in 2020, and number 46 in 2016, according to…
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…
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…