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An ocean of data

Lauren Decker, M.S. ’09, a Yup’ik Alaska Native, is chief scientific officer for PolArctic, an ocean and data science company using AI and machine learning—informed by Indigenous knowledge—to help Arctic businesses operate safely, profitably, and sustainably.

‘You give 110 percent’

Last year, Tammi Reiss led URI women’s basketball to its first conference title. As her fifth season at URI gets underway, the two-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year reflects on the mentor who changed her life and how she defines success..

Obama scholar studies immigration

"I grew up wanting to be a judge or a lawyer for immigration reform. But I realized that my ambition doesn't stop with trying to help people based on the current laws and policies. I want to be at the table, so I can try to fix things from the inside out.”

“All the Light We Cannot See”

Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind teenager in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, is at the center of Anthony Doerr’s novel “All The Light We Cannot See.” Aria Mia Loberti ’20, brings Marie-Laure to life in the Netflix series based on the book.

Evolving Education

David Upegui ‘21 was conducting public health research at Brown University with every intention of pursuing his Ph.D. and becoming a public health epidemiologist when something stopped him.

Below Broadway

Broadway’s pit musicians are essential to the productions that bring audiences to live shows. Nick Jemo ’06 and Jesse-Ray Leich ’17 have made careers in this unique space.

State of the University

President Marc Parlange will celebrate the University’s progress and the achievements of its faculty, staff, and students during his State of the University address on Tuesday, Oct. 10.

Toward a more colorful lineup

Surfer Satya Sullivan watched the Matunuck surf online from her home in California. It was pumping. She was excited.

For the love of honey

Chemistry professor Matt Kiesewetter and entomology professor Steve Alm are putting their heads together to develop better ways to protect honeybees from varroa mites.

Sweet Success

During the pandemic, some people made sourdough starter. Ella Schneider ’26 made chocolate—and in 2021, she launched an award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate company with her father.

Fall 2023 Honors Colloquium

URI's premier public lecture series marks College of Business centennial, colloquium’s 60th anniversary, with ‘Not Business as Usual: Business for the Common Good.'

The 411 on URI 101

First years and transfer students: Uncertain about your future? We've got a class for that. URI 101 supports a successful transition to college, setting you up for success.

URI’s Shark Guy

Brad Wetherbee has studied shark evolution, migration patterns, and habitats for more than 30 years. He is also a dedicated teacher who creates opportunities for his students to learn about sharks through fieldwork and hands-on learning.

All that jazz

URI jazz students realized the dream of playing the Newport Jazz Festival. Performing jazz standards and songs from the Great American Songbook, they attracted an appreciative crowd to their side stage that grew during their three days at the iconic event.

A head for business, an eye for art

As a midfielder for the URI Women's Soccer Team, Laila Rosenthal '23 understood the push-and-pull of competition and her role in it: to negotiate the middle, to be ready to attack or defend, as the situation warranted.

Connecting people with animals

Your thinking about chickens is probably all wrong. Most of us see them first and foremost as a food source, a commodity, scientists say.

Hacking4Oceans

Sign up for Hacking4Oceans and you are looking for a problem. A big problem. A wicked-in-the-scientific-sense-of-the-word problem. Something impossible to solve.

Microplastics research

URI doctoral oceanography student Victoria Fulfer, a visiting scientist at U.K.'s National Oceanography Centre, has found high levels of microplastics in some of the most remote waters on the planet.