Skip to content
University of Rhode Island Home
University of Rhode Island
    • Future Students
    • Students
    • Faculty
    • Staff
    • Parents and Families
    • Alumni
    • Community
  • Admission
  • Academics
  • Research
  • Campus Life
  • About
  • Giving

Features

  1. The University of Rhode Island
  2. Feature

Annemarie Vaccaro

At 44, Annemarie Vaccaro, an associate professor of Human Development and Family Studies, has already earned a lifetime achievement award.

Read More

Brain Waves

The results of some of URI's big thinking were evident at the URI Brain Fair, which brought 500 people to campus this spring.

Read More

Cassie Jacob ’17

A self-described former shy girl, Cassie “CeCe” Jacob traces her transformation to extrovert the moment she decided to become a URI tour guide.

Read More

Learn without Limits

More than 70 Academic Health Collaborative students studied in Guatemala, Indonesia, Hawaii, and Jamaica during this year's J Term.

Read More

Timothy Mendonça ’13

Timothy Mendonça is just wrapping up a job as production coordinator for a Paul Schrader film starring Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried.

Read More

A Major Opportunity

There's a new major in town. Beginning in the fall, URI will offer an interdisciplinary major in criminology and criminal justice.

Read More

Off to the Dance

Cheers, waves, music, and fist bumps sent the Rhody men’s basketball team off to its first-round NCAA tournament game in Sacramento.

Read More

Julie Coiro

In an era that has spawned such terms as “post-truth,” “false narrative,” and “fake news,” how are students to use the internet as a reliable research tool?

Read More

Jennifer McCann, M.A. ’94

Jennifer McCann was selected for the Peter Benchley Ocean Award for developing the Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan.

Read More

Stay Cool

Erin Regan calls snowboarding at the nearby Yawgoo Valley Ski Area “a snow-day tradition” for the URI Alpine Racing team.

Read More

Cody Anderson ’17

Student Senate president Cody Anderson wants the Senate to expand its focus to include more state and national issues.

Read More

Continue the Legacy

When students talk about the Rose Butler Browne Mentoring Program course, they use powerful words like identity, community, and validation.

Read More

Matt Gallant ’87

Emmy award winner Matt Gallant is well known to TV audiences as host of “The Planet’s Funniest Animals” on The Animal Planet and “The List.”

Read More

Ashish Chadha

Ashish Chadha, an associate professor in URI’s Harrington School of Communication and Media, has been making films for decades.

Read More

Challenge Yourself

Honors Program courses aren’t necessarily more difficult. They are different—smaller classes focusing on group discussion and problem solving.

Read More

Katlin Fox ’09

Like many new grads entering the job market in the first years of the recession, Katlin Fox knew she might need to re-adjust her expectations.

Read More

Stephen Atlas

Marketing professor Stephen Atlas studies the influences on consumer financial decisions—from impulse online purchases to mortgages.

Read More

2017 Black History Month

Celebrate Black History Month beginning with MLK Week events, sponsored by the department of Community, Equity, and Diversity.

Read More

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts
ConnectApplyTourGive

University

  • Leadership
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Global
  • Campuses
  • Safety

Campus Life

  • Housing
  • Dining
  • Athletics and Recreation
  • Health and Wellness
  • Events

Academics

  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate
  • Advising
  • Libraries
  • Internships

  • URI Facebook
  • URI Instagram
  • URI X
  • URI YouTube
  • Work at URI
  • Public Records
  • Accessibility
  • Web Support

Copyright © 2026 University of Rhode Island | University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA | 1.401.874.1000

The University of Rhode Island is an equal opportunity employer.