Each July, more than 100 students from Rhode Island colleges attend our Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship conference.
C.T. Harry comes to the aid of whales, seals, dolphins, and porpoises stranded on beaches throughout Cape Cod.
They take the ferry to Block Island to talk to people—to see how they feel about the wind turbines being constructed within sight of the island.
Caroline Casey took a leap of faith and ended up saving a life when she signed up for a bone marrow registry during a campus drive.
Pianist James Himmelman can’t believe that after just two years as a URI student, he'll be performing at the Newport Jazz Festival.
Growing up in Brazil, Sergio Suhett was beaten and bullied for being gay. But those horrific attacks made him someone devoted to helping others.
For the second year in a row, URI engineering students won a national collegiate competition to boost the safety of U.S. airports.
Jennifer Pigoga is at home in an ambulance. As an emergency care technician, or EMT, she’s in a hurry to treat people who need help fast.
It's always beach season at URI—with all the opportunities the ocean offers students to learn, conduct research, and play.
For those diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a smart wristband invented by a team of URI students could help them lead healthier lives.
If H is for Hope and I is for the Independent Man and R is for Rocky Point, then one thing is certain: We're not in Kansas.
Nancy Karraker was born at the Grand Canyon and grew up in Yosemite—no wonder she became interested in wildlife and conservation.
It might look like pure chaos. Far from it. Every day, the students working in the Ram's Den kitchen perform an intricate choreography.
What writer wouldn’t want to spend three inspiring days with fellow writers and distinguished authors?
Before college, Jessica Damicis had never left the country. Today the IEP grad has traveled to six countries on three continents.
If you spent any time watching TV recently, it was hard to miss seeing marine explorer and oceanography professor Robert Ballard.
Mary Grande knew that when she conducted research on endangered seabirds last summer she'd have to wear some odd headgear.
Matt Quainoo's helped create and cultivate a growing membership in Sankofa, a campus ministry that started with a dozen members.
