[Writing] Instructor wins two writing awards for second novel for young adults: Padma Venkatraman, an instructor of scientific writing at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, has won the South Asia Book Award from the South Asian National Outreach Consortium and the Paterson Prize from the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College for her novel Island’s End.

[Kinesiology] Kinesiology Lecturer and skydiver Allison Harper nears 1,000 jumps: When University of Rhode Island Kinesiology Lecturer Allison Harper was studying for her master’s degree a friend invited her to go skydiving. And 950 jumps, a master’s, and a doctorate later, Harper is an accomplished skydiver, leaping from planes, helicopters, and even hot air balloons to cheering crowds at air shows nationwide as a member of the Misty Blues.

[Engineering] Engineer’s research aims to keep wind turbines standing: For Aaron Bradshaw, assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Rhode Island, the potential to study an offshore wind farm so close to campus comes at the perfect time.

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