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Blue Minds

At URI, we are at home in the ocean. Our love of the sea is a net gain for science, engineering, literature, art, and the environment. Maybe even humanity itself.

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The business of teamwork

"You have to be strict with yourself. Hone your focus, your drive, your perseverance. There were a lot of things I had no idea I could do until I came to URI."

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The Explorer and the Aviator

For more than 80 years the world has been captivated by the mystery of what happened to aviator Amelia Earhart.

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Major choices: Animal Science and Technology

If you study animal science, there are a lot of benefits. It’s a close-knit major. You get to know your professors well, and the classes are small.

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5 Questions: Cybersecurity

With regular data breaches and new cyber threats emerging daily across the globe, we must be aware of cybersecurity and what we can do.

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The Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering

The 190,000-square-foot, six-story Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering opened on Oct. 7, transforming engineering at URI.

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Andrew Burnap ’13 debuts on Broadway

URI's Andrew Burnap '13 is reprising his role in the award-winning, U.K. hit “The Inheritance.” The play is now in previews on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theater. Its official opening is Nov. 17.

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It’s Showtime

“Showtime,” shot while Antoine was still at URI, took the 2019 Hip Hop Film Festival’s “Best of the Fest—New Jack Winner,” given to first-time directors.

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REDIRECT: building-on-excellenece

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Building on Excellence

Record-setting gift to URI will advance neuroscience research, create scholarships, and assist in construction of basketball training facility.

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Religion in America

In its 2019 Honors Colloquium, URI addresses the contributions and complexities of faith and spirituality and its influence on public life today.

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Lessons in Leadership

"The Leadership Institute is what got me excited about URI and made me feel like I was home. It's a great way to come together and meet new people."

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Write With a Plan

Good writing takes time, and it’s always a challenge. That’s true whether you are writing an essay, a research paper, or a poem.

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Read textbooks like a college professor

Here's a tip from Douglas Gobeille, a lecturer in URI’s Department of Physics, who tells his students the best way to approach a textbook

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Be a Good Roomie

Roommates might become your best friends. Or not. They may have everything in common with you. Or nothing at all.

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Meet Your RAs

"I want first-years to know they got into URI because they are capable. They are here because they are meant to be here."

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Get Involved

Enjoy meditating by moonlight? Or is cleaning up the environment at a full sprint more your speed? Perhaps you like a dose of fun with your workout?

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We Have a Club for That

There are more than 150 student clubs and organizations at URI dedicated to everything from alpine racing and anime to sustainability and slam poetry.

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