SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island last year received a total of $500,000 in Champlin Foundation grants for technology that supports multidisciplinary learning, URI officials announced in late December.
The donations were distributed across three proposals:
- $218,579 toward a Neuro-Learning Center.
- $147,333 toward a Real-time Corrosion Simulator and Educational Laboratory.
- $134,088 toward a Simulator and Educational Laboratory for Advanced Electric Transportation Technologies.
The Rhode Island-based Champlin Foundation has contributed more than $17 million to URI over the course of 30-plus years.
Jacquelyn Voghel is a PBN staff writer. You may reach her at Voghel@PBN.com.