Bethany DeLoof’s improbable return

Learn her story

Dean Paul Larrat in the URI Pharmacy Building

Leadership Award

URI Pharmacy Dean Paul Larrat wins Providence Business News’ annual C-Suite education award.

Honoring leaders, innovators, role models

‘The Creative Spark’

Ready to spark your own creativity? Meet the presenters and learn more about TEDxURI 2023.

April 1: Get your tickets

Stanford Professor Laura Carstensen, longevity expert

Thewlis Lecture

Annual gerontology lecture features longevity expert Laura Carstensen on rethinking life stages as more Americans live longer.

April 3, virtual lecture

Interim VP for Research

Bethany Jenkins, professor of cell and molecular biology and oceanography, named interim vice president for research and economic development.

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