The water that fills URI students’ water bottles is sourced from water storage tanks and supply wells. PHOTO CREDIT: James Singer In 1892, the University of Rhode Island installed wells to provide water for the campus, but now, over a century later, the University has expanded and upgraded this irrigation system to keep up with…
Last Thursday, URI honored its veterans on the Quad. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese Armistice Day, known to many as Veterans Day, is a day that holds a lot of meaning to the University of Rhode Island’s Student Veterans Organization. To celebrate Armistice Day, veterans, community members and students gathered in front of the American flag…
The Center for Career and Experiential Education (CCEE) at the University of Rhode Island is bringing in nearly 15 different companies across different fields in the College of Arts and Sciences to speak with students virtually. In this “lunch and listen” series, students will have the opportunity to speak virtually with professionals from the public…
Professors encouraged to offer flexible classes The Faculty Senate, Interim Provost Laura Beauvais and President Marc Parlange recently informed the University community in an email there’s going to be a “Catch-up Day” on Wednesday, Nov. 24. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards Asynchronous work, Zoom classes, office hours or a complete day off to get work done…
Kevin Lopes ’05, the current senior director of business development at ESPN, was one panel member offering advice to aspiring media professionals. PHOTO CREDIT: Harrington School Journalism is a business of telling stories, and the four journalists of the Harrington School of Communication and Media Professionals Panel had a lot to tell students at the…
URI’s Academic Testing Center, a place for students with accommodations to take exams, is finally back after being shut down due to COVID-19. PHOTO CREDIT: Melissa Marchese After being shut down in March 2020 due to COVID-19, the Academic Testing Center (ATC) reopened for the first time on Nov. 2. The University of Rhode Island’s…
Influenza outbreak overwhelms Rhody Health Services has seen a recent uptick in visits as influenza swarms the student population. PHOTO CREDIT: Siobhan Richards An increase in viral illnesses on and off campus has led the University of Rhode Island’s Health Services to deal with unprecedented demands, as more students than ever before have gone to…
New graduate school dean hopes to increase support systems URI’s Graduate school names Brenton DeBoef as its new dean. PHOTO CREDIT: uri.edu When Brenton DeBoef was living in New York and studying for his Ph.D. in chemistry at Columbia University, he decided to take a road trip to Newport, Rhode Island with his wife. On…
According to the Democratic Socialists of America, democratic socialism is “a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods and society.” The Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) is now a Student Senate-recognized student organization at the University of Rhode Island, looking to educate students on their ideology and meet with…
CNN’s Abby Phillip talked with a small group of student journalists after hosting the 14th annual Amanpour Lecture. PHOTO CREDIT: Leila Cox When Abby Phillip was invited to host this year’s edition of the University of Rhode Island’s annual Amanpour Lecture by Christiane Amanpour herself, she was floored. Phillip, anchor and senior political correspondent at…