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Sustainability on Wheels

Justin Bristol '17 describes the food carts he and Matt Fuller ‘18 make as “creatively-built, solar-powered, prefab, affordable restaurants.”

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The Human Factor

You can throw all the money in the world at a piece of technology, but if people don't use it, it's pretty much worthless.

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In Her Element

"At URI, they want you to do your best, so they will see to it that you do," says sophomore chemistry major and researcher Adelaide Levenson.

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Blue Minds: Brian Caccioppoli

“When you go out into the water, your brain clears. You stop focusing on anything other than the pure experience of being on the ocean.”

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Hit the Streets

"There were heroin needles on the ground and stray dogs, boarded up houses. There were gardens but nothing was growing," Schwab recalls.

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Tracking the Timberdoodle

Drab, stout, short, and round, the Timberdoodle, a.k.a. the American Woodcock, doesn't stand out in a crowd. At first.

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Off to a Healthy Start

Delaying the clamping of a newborn's umbilical cord for just five minutes could have long-term health benefits, a new URI nursing study asserts.

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Learning through Doing

Erin Connelly keeps going back to Jamaica, recently making her third trip there to work with some of the island's most vulnerable populations.

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Blue Minds: Rick Rhodes

“Change starts with having a personal environmental ethic, and that ethic is to do no harm. Take care of what you have. We all have a stake in this.”

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An American Quilt

An American Quilt: A Story of Family and Slavery is the result of years of research into the Williams-Crouch family—and the families they owned.

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The Internationalists

URI has become a unique training ground for a new generation of students immersing themselves in the study of language and culture.

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How to Read Moby-Dick

2019 marks the bicentennial of Herman Melville’s birth. For lit lovers, reaction to this news will depend on their feelings about Moby-Dick.

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Cracking the Code

Students in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies are teaching Rhode Island families how to write computer code.

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The Big Finish

Even during finals week, the URI Theatre Department can put a spring in our step as our musical theatre students can demonstrate.

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Food Matters

Roughly 40 percent of U.S. college students are affected by food insecurity. The Rhody Outpost food pantry addresses this issue at URI.

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URI Finals Guide

Wondering how to study efficiently, write papers well, better prepare for and perform on exams? Don't worry. We've got you covered.

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First Aid for Stressful Situations

Exam week has a look: sweats, slippers, baseball cap, coffee in one hand, phone in the other.

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Take a Wellness Break

On December 12, Campus Recreation is sponsoring “Your Day of Wellness,” a diverse offering of activities to alleviate the stresses of finals week.

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