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Tackle Aging

An older man walks a straight line marked on the carpet while students assess his gait. Nearby, students review a woman’s medication use.

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Aria Mia Loberti ’20

Aria Mia Loberti, the first legally blind U.N. Youth Delegate, teaches yoga, takes 19 credits a semester, and has three majors. But that's not all.

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Beautiful Impermanence

Developing compassion: It figures prominently in the work of URI's Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies this year.

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Holly Dunsworth

Do animals know that sex makes babies? Nature Channel fans might be inclined to say yes. Anthropology professor Holly Dunsworth says no.

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Bintou Camara '17

Bintou Camara decided to become a nurse when she discovered an interest in science as a teenager at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island.

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Student Startup

Who says you have to wait until you have your degree to launch your career? Three pharmacy Ph.D. student entrepreneurs prove otherwise.

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Waiting for Goodall

URI welcomes world-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall to our 2017 Honors Colloquium Series “Origins: Life, the Universe and Everything.”

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Jennifer Cingari Christie ’08

As communications manager for ESPN Films and Original Content, Jennifer Cingari Christie offers students advice for career success.

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URI Life: A Guide

Welcome to our new first-year class—make yourself at home. Here's a brief guide to getting off to a great start. Go, Rhody!

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Rassoul Diouf ’17

In Rassoul Diouf’s native Senegal, it was rare for students to step into a lab or make something from scratch. At URI, he reveled in the opportunity.

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Take Flight

What do oysters, sea squirts and algae have in common? Each is the focus of study by Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows program students.

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Megan Fallon ’16

As a registered dietitian, Megan Fallon’s goal is to steer food policy toward better nutrition and health-related outcomes.

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Jazz It Up

URI's musicians are heading to Newport for the jazz festival again, demonstrating they can play alongside the best musicians in the world.

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Davi Prak ’17

Davi Prak long had her heart set on being a nurse, so after high school she applied to just one program: the URI College of Nursing.

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Make Waves

URI is in the Ocean State, so you'll have plenty of opportunities to study, learn, play, and conduct research at the beach year-round.

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Omose Ogala ’17

Omose Ogala's job offers arrived at a dizzying pace—from Dell, Microsoft, and Twitter. Even before he graduated they were competing for him.

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Hilary Lohmann ’15

After two years in the Virgin Islands as a Coral Reef Management Fellow, Hilary Lohmann's off to Barbados, a Fulbright research grant in hand.

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Student Exposure

This weekend five URI artists will experience a professional milestone when they exhibit at the 55th Annual Wickford Art Festival.

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