Disease, war, famine, and natural disasters are everyday problems for Shade Olowookere ’17, a public health advisor with the Centers for Disease Control division of Global Health Protection.
Beginning on November 21, the URI theatre department presents 'Peter and the Starcatcher,' which provides a whimsical backstory for the tale of Peter Pan and his arch-nemesis Captain Hook.
Molecular neuroscience major CJ Hamilton ’25, a recipient of the prestigious Ryan Scholarship, appreciates being part of a community of students with “big ambitions."
URI has unveiled a $65 million gift that will support scholarships for high-achieving undergraduate students. The philanthropic gift—the largest in the University’s history—establishes the Helen Izzi Schilling ’54 and Francis Schilling Scholars Program.
On November 6, Rhode Island voters approved Ballot Question 2, which will accelerate critical biomedical sciences research at the University of Rhode Island.
URI's Engineering for Democracy Institute utilizes engineering approaches to make data-enabled recommendations that help election administrators and officials overcome obstacles in election science.
URI researchers are working to diagnose, treat—and ultimately prevent—neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer’s. And they’re investigating the factors that can help keep our brains healthy as we age.
What does it say about our society when a play from 100 years ago about the plight of being a woman holds more relevance in 2024 than we’d like to admit?
Living in a rural area in Alaska, 40 minutes from Fairbanks, landscape architecture major Aisha Malik ’25 often took a 4×4 to school—and quite a few times, a dog sled.
URI's Free Farmers' Market is held on Thursdays, September through the end of October. Market veggies are grown at the Teaching Garden by students in URI's plant sciences program.
URI President Marc Parlange delivered his third annual State of the University address at Edwards Hall on September 25, celebrating a year of “tremendous growth and success for URI.”
On Wed., Sept. 25, 2024, University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange addresses the URI community to give his annual State of the University address.
URI Honors Program's 61st annual Honors Colloquium, “Democracy in Peril,” explores challenges facing democracy here and abroad and highlights the importance of democratic values and institutions.
A one-credit, transition-to-college and academic planning seminar, URI 101 sets the foundation for a student’s academic life, offering tools, resources, and guidance of instructors and mentors eager to help.
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The Ocean State is no stranger to flooding. But URI scientists are developing tools that are helping Rhode Island cope.
The University of Rhode Island’s own Women's Basketball Coach Tammi Reiss is in Paris this week with the USA Women's National Team as they compete in the 2024 Olympic Games.
Jenna Hetzell ’10 took the skills and discipline she learned as a URI championship rower and winning coach, using them to build Seaworthy, a local coffee roasting brand.
