URI took the grand prize in a competition run by the National Association of College and University Food Services, the leading trade group for college food services.
We’re not surprised. URI took some of the most popular concepts in casual dining, tossed them together, and created the trendiest, tastiest dining this side of a cruise [...]
Kate Moran, associate dean of our Graduate School of Oceanography, now sits in an office across the street from the White House. As a senior policy analyst, she provides guidance to President Barack Obama on issues related to oceans, the Arctic, and climate change. Her two-year appointment to the Office of Science and Technology Policy [...]
When Todd McLeish was writing his newest book, Basking with Humpbacks: Tracking Threatened Marine Life in New England Waters, he sought dozens of experts on marine biology, oceanography, and related topics for comment. Since he works in URI’s Department of Communications and Marketing, he could have turned to faculty members to answer most of his [...]
Hey, is that Leonardo DiCaprio wearing a URI cap? You betcha. We’ve found a few photos on the Web of the Oscar nominated actor/filmmaker wearing the Rhody hat while rooting for the Los Angeles Lakers. He doesn’t have any apparent University connection. Perhaps he got it from the Lakers’ Lamar Odom, who played Rhody hoops [...]
Professor Annie De Groot, who joined our College of the Environment and Life Sciences earlier this year, was awarded a $13 million National Institutes of Health grant to pioneer the development and application of an integrated gene-to-vaccine program targeting emerging infectious diseases. It was the second multi-million dollar NIH grant awarded to URI researchers in [...]
“The Honors Program, home of the Office of National Scholarships, is proud to encourage and support students in their pursuit of excellence and to help them win the recognition they deserve,” said Walter von Reinhard, associate director.
This year, three URI students (out of 278 nationally) were awarded Goldwater Scholarships, which provide up to $7,500 per [...]
Millions of visitors to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., each year will learn more about ocean science education thanks to a unique partnership between URI’s Office of Marine Programs, which leads the national Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence Network, and the new Sant Ocean Hall in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. [...]
During the past three years, URI fraternities and sororities members have taken the stage to receive numerous programming excellence awards. But behind the scenes, stand a number of dedicated alumni who quietly give their time and talent to support Greek success.
The Greek Advisory Committee, the Office of Student Life, the Fraternity Managers Association, and the [...]
Despite global leadership; contributions to business, arts, and culture; and its historic legacy of nonviolent protest; India and its people remain, for some, a country of snake charmers and call centers.
URI Marketing Professors Ruby Roy Dholakia and Nikhilesh Dholakia, and Engineering Professor Arun Shukla, all born and raised in India, aim to enlighten the public [...]
The night before D-Day, Lt. Walter “Chris” Heisler, a member of the 507 Parachute Infantry, 82nd Division, ordered his men to jump into the night sky over Normandy, France. The plane, hit by German machine gun fire, scattered the surviving paratroopers over 250 miles. After three days Heisler was captured, interrogated, and sent to OFLAG [...]
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