Through yoga, prayer, challah and community, the University of Rhode Island Hillel Center upheld almost 4,000-year-old traditions in celebration of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah began Oct. 2 and ended on Friday. Yom Kippur begins Friday at sunset and ends at nightfall on Saturday. Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terrorists attacked Israel, making it…
The distinct sound of sniffles and sneezes across campus confirmed what University of Rhode Island Health Services staff already knew: it’s flu season. The changing of the seasons and shift to indoor gatherings tend to cause the rise in influenza-like illness, according to URI Health Services nursing coordinator Jennifer Strollo. On Oct. 1, two students…
The University of Rhode Island student senate met Wednesday to discuss changes to dining services on campus and recognize four student organizations. URI Director of Dining Services Pierre St. Germain came to the senate chambers to gather student feedback on the changes made to dining offerings this fall. URI switched from Coca-Cola products to Pepsi,…
On Sept. 22, an incident of harassment was reported at Barlow Hall on Campus Avenue. The first officer arrived on the scene at 5:41 p.m. and the scene was cleared by 6:07 p.m. The incident resulted in a report being filed. On Sept. 24, a suspicious person was reported at Burnside Hall on West Alumni…
With Rhode Island’s November elections fast approaching, the ballot includes Question 2, a higher education bond that would provide the school with $87.5 million to invest in a new biomedical sciences building. This advancement would bring new facilities to a number of different colleges across the university, according to Anthony Marchese, the dean of the…
Brendan Skip Mark, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island, discussed the global issues surrounding rights for refugees and expanded on ways to decode them in an event on Sept. 25. The talk, Global Leaders in Refugee Rights, took place at 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium. At the event, Mark…
The University of Rhode Island community met to hear URI President Marc Parlange share accomplishments and future plans during the State of the University address on Sept. 25. Parlange continued his campaign for the Yes on 2 initiative, which would allocate $87.5 million to the construction of a biomedical sciences building on the Kingston Campus…
In early September, a phone call between two longtime friends transformed into a $750,000 donation to the University of Rhode Island, which will provide emergency aid to students who experience sudden financial hardships. The Hayden Foundation, a philanthropic organization that gives away nearly $1 million annually to support education and animal welfare organizations, will donate…
Amidst the development of a new HIV preventative drug, University of Rhode Island faculty and staff are working to expand accessibility resources and diminish stigmas around HIV prevention. Lenacapavir is a newly developed pre-exposure prophylaxis, or preventative, drug taken twice yearly to stop HIV transmission, according to Dr. Christopher Nasin, the medical director at Health…
As of this fall, the water supply at the University of Rhode Island has a concentration of synthetic chemicals, called polyfluoroalkyl substances, that is double the healthy percentage. The level in the water stands at 41 parts per trillion, where it should be no higher than 20 ppt, according to the Environmental Protection Agency ….