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Building a university for the future

The University of Rhode Island marks a significant moment in its 130-year history as it celebrates the inauguration of Marc B. Parlange as its 12th president on Thursday, Sept. 22, on the University’s Kingston Campus.

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Just Good Food

URI's 2022 Honors Colloquium is a multifaceted exploration of the past, present, and future of food systems through the lenses of sustainability, equity, justice, and resilience.

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URI: A User’s Guide

Welcome to URI! We're glad you're here. Here's a brief guide to help you get started.

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Advice from your RAs

For new first-year students and transfers, URI's resident assistants have advice on how to successfully transition to campus life.

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Wave of the Future

Faculty and students are working directly with federal defense and private industries to keep the U.S. submarine fleet ahead of the pack.

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Chasing awe and wonder

If you ask what motivates him, award-winning filmmaker and photographer Jason Jaacks will say he’s chasing awe and wonder.

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Shark Camp

Brad Wetherbee said the idea for the URI Shark Camp came to him after noticing he wasn't seeing a whole lot of diversity in his first-year classes.

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Expand your world

As a teenager, Kevin Suggs loved anime, electronics, and engineering. At URI, he's studying computer engineering and heading to Japan.

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Writing as activism

Justin Cole ’22 didn't want to wait till he graduated to begin his writing career. Turns out, he didn’t have to.

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Winning Photos

URI’s fifth annual Research and Scholarship Photo Contest attracted a stunning collection of photos from URI students, staff, and faculty. Take a look.

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Hollings Scholars

Eight URI sophomores have been awarded the Hollings Scholarship, the most prestigious scholarship awarded to undergrads in marine sciences.

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Teaching Peace

Headlines change quickly in a 24/7 news cycle, but reports of mass violence in the United States are having a long-lasting effect on the collective American psyche.

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Class of 2022

The University of Rhode Island celebrated its 136th Commencement with in-person ceremonies on the Kingston Campus May 20-22, 2022.

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Commencement 2022

The University of Rhode Island extends heartfelt congratulations to all graduates of the Class of 2022.

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What’s in a Name?

A new exhibit in the Quinn Hall Textile Gallery asks the question, “What’s in a [Designer’s] Name? An Investigation of Twentieth-Century Fashion Labels.”

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Hacking4Oceans

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing costs the global economy $10 to $23.5 billion annually and is the number one maritime security threat facing the United States.

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Examining bias in AI

Sarah Brown, an assistant professor of computer science, is examining how to prevent artificial intelligence from reinforcing biases.

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How we do business

KANU, the app developed by Ben Grossman '21 and Andrew Bikash '20 to encourage student entrepreneurship, is now a nationally-recognized, growing business.

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