Gathering in grief and solidarity, the University of Rhode Island community held a vigil on Thursday, Sept. 26 for lives lost during the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Over 80 students, faculty and alumni came together in the Multicultural Student Service Center’s Hardge Forum to not only recognize the loss of life, but to break the silence…
The University of Rhode Island student senate dismissed three senators and passed a $350,000 funding bill during their general assembly meeting on Wednesday. Head Jurist Andrew Ebrahimpour came to announce the court had unanimously voted to dismiss Sens. Waseem Bahra, Clarsie Chamberlain and Arianna Pavaresh-Rizi. The dismissed senators exceeded their allowed three absences, Ebrahimpour said….
Throughout the week of Sept. 15, the University of Rhode Island Police Department reported 12 medical emergencies. 11 of the emergencies required transportation to the hospital and one required an escort. On Saturday, an erratic driver was reported on Route 138 at 9:28 a.m. The police were not able to locate the driver after the…
University of Rhode Island staff participated in a committee at the Rhode Island Senate on July 2 to explore the feasibility of adding a potential medical school to URI. The committee was appointed amid what the Rhode Island Medical Journal called a “healthcare crisis” in Rhode Island due to a lack of providers. The 21-member…
The Narragansett Police Department is working with the University of Rhode Island to promote community well-being and safety through weekly meetings and student outreach, according to Dean of Students Dan Graney . Well-being is a strategic goal for both URI’s division of student affairs and the University as a whole, according to Graney. Well-being encompasses…
The University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center held a beam signing on Thursday, Sept. 19 to celebrate the predicted completion date of the center, September of 2025. URI began reconstruction of the Fine Arts Center in 2021 with $73 million in funding, Jeanette Riley, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said….
The University of Rhode Island recommended precautionary measures on Sep. 20 in response to a nationwide increase in mosquito-related viruses. Rhode Island experienced upticks in the prevalence of both viruses among mosquito populations this year, according to URI’s medical director, Dr. Christopher Nasin. Both Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile virus are arboviruses, meaning they…
The University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus is currently in phase one of its construction plans to rebuild the pier, add a new ocean robotics laboratory and complete site work across the campus. On May 8, 2023, the campus hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new pier. The pier was renovated to accommodate a…
Engineers for a Sustainable World, a non-profit organization at the University of Rhode Island, is working to rebuild nearby pollinator habitats by collecting seeds and organizing plantings across campus. The group of eight students works in conjunction with invasion science professor Laura Meyerson’s NRS 401 class, Foundations in Restoration Ecology, according to third-year ESW student…
During the first full week of school, the University of Rhode Island Police Department responded to a total of 13 medical emergencies, all resulting in transportation to the hospital. The bulk of the emergencies occurred on Sunday, Sept. 8 and Tuesday, Sept. 10, with four emergencies on each day. One medical emergency, on Sunday Sept….