A University of Rhode Island biomedical research program has obtained a $200,000 grant to increase the number of disadvantaged first-year students receiving stipends and research opportunities, accepting seven students a year – up from last year’s five. The Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Educational Diversity program was designed with the aim to help students…
Susan Solomon, a professor of environmental sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discussed past progress and present solutions to climate change in a lecture held at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus on Monday. Solomon’s talk centered around her recently published book, “Solvable: How We Healed the Earth, and How We Can…
Students voiced their opinions on Oct. 17 in the Memorial Union Atrium 1 during an event held by the University of Rhode Island and Sasaki Associates team – gaining student feedback to be used toward the Comprehensive Campus Plan. The URI Comprehensive Campus Plan website states t he plan will create a vision for improvement…
During one session of the University of Rhode Island’s therapeutic horticulture group, students focused on the benefits of weeding – paralleling the process to removing things in their lives that no longer serve them. The therapeutic horticulture group connects students to their minds and bodies by creating something new and beautiful for themselves and others,…
The University of Rhode Island student senate convened Wednesday to discuss parking, position changes and the investigation of complaints. Head Jurist Andrew Ebrahimpour attended the meeting to make senators aware of the confidential complaints. Senators will be interviewed one by one in the following weeks as the investigation continues. Ebrahimpour discouraged senators from speaking with…
An arrest was made on Butterfield Road on Monday, Oct. 7, after a response to an assist citizen call. Police arrived on the scene at 4:30 a.m. The call resulted in a transportation to the hospital as well as an arrest on four charges, including arson, assault, disorderly conduct and vandalism. The scene was cleared…
Rhody Outpost, the University of Rhode Island’s food and basic needs pantry, expanded its resources to nursing students at the university’s Providence Campus. When broadening its reach at URI, Rhody Outpost wanted to focus on nursing students first, according to Barbara Sweeeny, the pantry’s head. The Rhode Island Nursing Education Center is located at the…
With a warm atmosphere and student-led tours, the University of Rhode Island welcomed 2,888 prospective students and family members into the university community on Oct. 6 at the first of two open houses. The open house’s turnout was higher than last year’s by 639 people, according to Erin Earle, the director of undergraduate enrollment and…
After a hurricane damaged WRIU’s 400-foot broadcast tower in September 2021, the University of Rhode Island’s student-run radio station has sought funding for its replacement. The tower, expected to be repaired by January 2025, has faced setbacks due to extreme weather conditions and safety concerns, according to Mathew Delaire, RhodyNow assistant director and member of…
Local surfers were invited to voice their concerns about public shoreline access and community inclusion at a forum with researchers at the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Institute on Thursday, Oct. 10. The forum was spearheaded by Peter Freeman, a research associate at the university’s Coastal Resource Center. Freeman, a coastal management specialist and natural…