The American education system is experiencing a college-tuition crisis, but Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and other democratic senators are trying to change that. College tuition keeps rising beyond what the current generation can afford, leaving many students in crippling debt and a poor job market. At the University of Rhode Island, in a recent student survey…
Interview with Dr. Xinyuan Chen: Pharmacy Building, Feb. 15 Marissa: What exactly is the nicotine vaccine and how does it not hurt? Dr. Xinyuan Chen: The nicotine vaccine is a laser-based vaccine, which makes it not hurt. It blocks nicotine’s entry into the brain, helping to fight addiction. We apply both nicotine vaccine and…
The University of Rhode Island’s anthropology department celebrated World Anthropology Day on Thursday, Feb. 18, by screening a special film. “The Anthropologist†made it’s world premiere that day, highlighting the role that current anthropologists play today in addressing the effects of climate change towards indigenous communities.  The film followed Anthropologist Susan Crate and her…
Student Senate began its meeting by talking about the annual Asian Students Association (ASA) Culture Show. The funded student organization was seeking $1,400 for their 28th ASA Culture Show. The group is looking to use that money to afford one DJ who has been working with them for many years. The DJ not only does…
On Feb. 23, the University of Rhode Island sent out an email on the behalf of their Information Security Office regarding a spear phishing threat. Phishing is an electronic communications scam in which, in an attempt to trick targets into divulging personal information—such as usernames, passwords, credit card information and/or other forms of identity—scammers…
The University of Rhode Island’s Forensic Science Seminar Series welcomed Dr. R. Christopher O’Brien of the University of New Haven last Friday to set the record straight on what wildlife forensic science is all about. While O’Brien humorously poked fun at the fact that some people believe wildlife forensics to be an investigation of animal-on-animal…
Jason Dwyer, Ph. D. is a professor at the University of Rhode Island who runs the Dwyer Research Group. Dwyer is interested in utilizing a fairly new field in science known as nanotechnology. “I’m interested in making minute tools that allow us to discover things about nature, and turn those discoveries into applications,†said…
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 11:12 p.m., a report was filed with the university police regarding an incident of harassment that took place on campus. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 2:30 p.m., university police arrested a 21-year-old on Old North Road for disorderly conduct. On Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 4:40 p.m., a report was filed…
A professor at the University of Rhode Island is developing a painless, needle-less vaccine to help with nicotine addiction. Dr. Xinyuan Chen, Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at URI is working to develop a laser-based powder, applied right to the skin. The powdered drug enters through tiny micro-channels in the skin and blocks…
Several students grew concerned about the University of Rhode Island’s dining halls after watching two student workers remove an insect from the beverage section of Mainfare Dining Hall on Jan. 30. Theresa Truong, a student eating in the dining hall at the time, described the event and her meal as off-putting after hearing a…