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Geoff Cameron

Geoffrey Cameron made some big plays for Rhody men’s soccer back in 2006 and 2007. Today, he’s in his fifth season with Major League Soccer’s Houston Dynamo, where he was an MLS Rookie of the Year finalist, and has been voted to the MLS all-star team twice. In 2012 he helped lead the U.S. Men’s […]

Mary Cappello

Students of Professor of English Mary Cappello know her as a gifted and inspiring teacher. Colleagues and readers of her work know her as a brilliant writer of literary nonfiction. Others know Cappello as a leading scholar with an impressive list of achievements, publications, and awards, including a Fulbright Fellowship to teach at the Gorky […]

To Henley in Regatta Style

Andrew Clemente '12

It’s no surprise that Andrew Clemente (AJ) is an entrepreneurial management major. After all, before he even graduated from high school, he’d already started and sold his own company – a company featuring an e-commerce website template he designed that is still in high demand four years later. He received a Young Entrepreneur scholarship from […]

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John King '85

As anchor of John King, USA, and chief national correspondent for CNN, John King is one of the world’s most-watched and influential broadcasters. And he got his start at URI. From covering the September 11 attacks and breaking the story of Osama Bin Laden’s death to reporting in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the […]

Navindra Seeram

Inside URI’s Bioactive Botanical Research Lab, Pharmacy Professor Navindra Seeram has some big ideas about fighting cancer. Ideas so big that he’s regularly sought after by science and news publications around the globe for his expertise in the healing properties of medicinal plants. Professor Seeram knows that plants have bioactive compounds, such as the pigmentation […]

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Mary McGunigal '12

Mary McGunigal wants to be a doctor. And she’s well on her way. That’s because during her sophomore year, she was selected by the Mount Sinai Humanities and Medicine Early Acceptance Program in New York City. But first, when she receives her degree in Classical Studies during undergraduate ceremonies on May 20, she will deliver […]

Coming Out for Change

A Titanic Discovery

Jessica Adefusika '10

The biggest challenge of Jessica Adefusika’s college career was deciding which medical school to attend—from among the six that wanted her. She chose the world-renowned Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota, where she’s now working on her medical degree, and credits URI for launching her journey there. “I enjoyed my experiences at URI and am […]

James Prochaska

When the history of modern psychology is written, James Prochaska‘s name will top the list of those who shaped how we think about change itself, especially how we change the unhealthy behaviors of large populations. The URI professor of clinical and health psychology did this as co-creator of the Transtheoretical Model of Change, a framework […]

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Andrew Burnap '13

Andrew Burnap’s big idea is winning the American College Theatre Festival at the Kennedy Center in late April. It’s not a far-fetched idea – after all, he beat out more than 240 fellow actors from 55 New England schools to win the regional festival in January. Andrew’s stage talents have enthralled audiences since he stepped […]