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

Mat Franco ’10

For Mat Franco, 2014 America's Got Talent winner, magic is less about the tricks and more about fun and a connection with the audience.

Read More

Engineer your Future

Engineering students have internships working on the next big thing in industries ranging from electronics to construction to pharmaceuticals.

Read More

Carol Englander

URI's SMILE program has generated student enthusiasm for science, math, engineering, and technology in six local communities.

Read More

A Passion for Research

What attracted Sierra Valois '16 to URI's biotechnology program was the ability to take a full schedule of science courses her first year.

Read More

Engineer RI’s Future

The new building would make URI significantly more competitive in attracting research opportunities, high-caliber faculty and top students.

Read More

Ross Kauffman ’89

Filmmaking wasn’t at all what he set out to do at URI. Now he's an Oscar winner for his documentary film, Born into Brothels.

Read More

Vinka Oyanedel-Craver

Engineering Professor Vinka Oyanedel-Craver dreams of a world where everyone can enjoy a glass of safe, clean water.

Read More

Create Global Solutions

The world needs a steady flow of big ideas on global issues such as clean water access, changing climate conditions, oil spill clean-ups, and more.

Read More

Lauren Breene ’17

In this GMO age, family farming is enjoying a resurgence, and this plant science major's big idea is to make it even more popular.

Read More

Discover New Cures

The world’s full of illness and disease that needs curing, and URI scientists are breaking new ground toward discoveries we've been waiting for.

Read More

Matt Gusto ’14

According Matt Gusto, a former boat captain, lobsterman, government fisheries observer—and 2014 “Blue MBA” grad, the ocean is where it’s at.

Read More

Engineer Safer Airports

URI students are national competition winners in intelligent car design, security innovations, and now, airport improvement technologies.

Read More

The Power of Bugs

Thanks to senior Max Ragozzino's affinity for almost everything with six legs, Rhode Island has a leg up on a number of invasive pests.

Read More

Judy Beckman

Professor Judy Beckman recently began a prestigious one-year fellowship at the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Office of the Chief Accountant.

Read More

Patrick Brown ’15

Although Patrick Brown may never make it to space in person, he's helping develop a technology that just may take humans to Mars.

Read More

The Downsides of our Connected World

In "Cybersecurity & Privacy,” the URI Honors Colloquium is examining today's threats to privacy and breaches to national security.

Read More

Speak Fluent Engineering. Anywhere.

No one does engineering and languages together like URI—our International Engineering Program a national model for more than two decades.

Read More

Leslie Smith, Ph.D. ’11

Leslie Smith spent her childhood summers playing in Chesapeake Bay, where she learned the importance of being a steward of the environment.

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.