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Keeper of her culture

“I hope to use my position as an Indigenous woman to bring light to our history and our knowledge and our voice.”

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Coastal Fieldwork

Jessica Szpila '23 spent her summer in a beautiful spot, studying the nesting success of the endangered saltmarsh sparrow.

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Commencement 2020

URI welcomes back the Class of 2020 for an in-person Commencement ceremony on October 1, 2021, at the Ryan Center, Kingston Campus.

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Tony Award-winner Andrew Burnap ’13

Congratulations to the surprise winner of the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play at the 74th Annual Tony Awards.

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Sustaining our Shores

URI celebrates the dawn of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development with its 58th annual Honors Colloquium.

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Welcome, Rams!

As the fall semester begins, President Parlange shares some of his priorities and extends good wishes to all members of the URI community.

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Facts about Fall

The University of Rhode Island began its 2021-2022 academic year on Sept. 8 with what is expected to be a “near normal” fall semester.

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Ready, Set, Row

When Allie Reilly joined the URI rowing team as a novice, she had two mentors who introduced her to the sport.

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No Limits

Brianna MacDonald '21 is one of only four female graduates of URI's computer engineering program this year.

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Meet President Parlange

Marc Parlange is a big thinker with a global view, a scientist and scholar, and a distinguished leader with a firm belief in the power of collaboration.

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In pursuit of excellence

Whatever their next steps, the recipients of URI's 2021 Black Scholar Awards have already established themselves as leaders.

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Ocean research

With this year’s hurricane season predicted to be a busy one, Issac Ginis, URI professor of oceanography, is paying close attention to the weather.

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The art of engineering

The Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering features 70,550 square feet of glass. This summer, four new sculptures will add to that tally.

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Points of view

Take a look at what caught the attention of URI's 2021 Research Photo Contest winners and the stories their photos tell.

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A culture of inclusion

Fulbright scholar Meg Jones is headed to Finland to research global approaches to LGBTQ+ inclusion in teacher preparation programs.

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Designing digital landscapes

Michael Hamilton '11, MBA '12 has been sketching courses since the age of three. An alum of URI's golf team, he continues to play competitively.

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Study animal behavior

Jessica Weidemann ’22 hopes to work at a zoo or aquarium when she graduates, so she enrolled in an advanced animal behavior class

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Going Places

A professor and her graduate student—each the recipient of a Fulbright Award—will travel to Iceland and South Korea, respectively.

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