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Animal Behavior Research

At URI’s Peckham Farm, Brandon Ferro and Lilly Brooks, animal science and technology (AVS) majors, learned modern animal training techniques as part of a course on animal behavioral research.

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The Art of Research

URl's Research and Scholarship Photo Contest—now in its 8th year—showcases the work of students, faculty, and staff, who have an opportunity to share creative perspectives of their work.

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Commencement 2025

The University of Rhode Island awarded 3,515 undergraduate and graduate degrees upon 3,300 graduates, May 16-18, 2025, in formal ceremonies at the Ryan Center. Congratulations, Class of 2025!

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Historic Blooms

URI’s first botany professor, Lorenzo Kinney Sr., planted the first trees on the Kinney Azalea Gardens property nearly 100 years ago. And today, it’s hard to find a busier venue than Kingston’s Kinney Azalea Gardens.

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Campus Life

Welcome to the URI community. This is the place where you will forge lifelong friendships, learn more about yourself and the world, and build the foundation for the rest of your life. If that sounds like a lot, it is.

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Tree Talk

URI forester Christopher Riely says forests are part of the solution to climate change, and that Rhode Island woodlands offer test sites for researchers and foresters looking to the future.

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‘Guys and Dolls’ at URI

The URI Theatre Department presents the American classic 'Guys and Dolls,' for the first time on campus, in tandem with celebrating the 75th anniversary of the beloved musical, which premiered on Broadway in 1950.

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Next Stop: Medical School

Siblings Bhavya and Lohith Chatragadda, students in URI's Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, have been accepted to Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School.

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URI Day at the State House

From underwater robotics to health care, artificial intelligence to fuel explosion science, superconductors to fish cameras, the third annual URI Day at the State House showcased the breadth of URI's reach and impact.

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Unexpected Discoveries

Three Rosaforte Scholars in the University of Rhode Island undergraduate Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program find that lab work can lead to a range of personal—as well as scientific—discoveries.

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The road to a dream

Patrick Raczkowski, a senior in the College of Engineering, has always been fascinated by engineering—and everything about cars. His dream: to work for BMW, one of the world's leading automobile manufacturers.

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Water for the World

These URI researchers say clean water is possible the world over. They are using and studying diverse technologies, from the simplest to the most advanced. They say changing the way we think about water is key.

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Sustainable Style

With a minor in sustainability, Ava Stanley ’25, a textiles, fashion merchandising and design major and a Verrecchia Scholar, wants the fashion industry to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

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‘Bakkhai’

A student-run production of 'Bakkhai,' a classic Greek tragedy by Euripides, brings a sharp, modern edge to URI. The production's four-show run opens in J Studio on Thurs., Feb. 27.

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On another level

Emmett Goods’ inspiration to become a musician came with a jazz soundtrack. And now, the URI music professor's debut solo album ‘Another Level’ provides a musical portrait through people and places that mean a lot to him.

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Research Excellence

“The Carnegie R1 classification demonstrates our elevated research enterprise, our emphasis on public scholarship, and our commitment to addressing the most pressing challenges facing our global society," said URI President Marc Parlange.

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Do what you love

Before his arrival at URI, Owen Fleischer wondered how he’d apply his love for the outdoors to his studies. Today, the URI senior, who is double majoring in aquaculture and fisheries science and biology, wonders no more.

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URI Football

2024 marked a turnaround for URI football. The winning season saw new records on the books, one thrilling victory after another, an invitation to the postseason party, and, most of all, a tremendous sense of pride.

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