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American Storytellers

During its 32-year run, a summer basketball league in North Providence achieved mythic status. Evan Villari ’02 and Len Cabral are working on a film to chronicle the uniquely American tale.

meet them at the court

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What Does it Mean to Be a Land-Grant University?

It’s the “Why” of what we do at URI–ensuring research serves and positively impacts Rhode Island communities.

Heist!

2025 marks the 35th anniversary of the largest art heist in history. Anthony Amore ’89 has spent 20 years searching for the stolen art—and he’s more determined than ever to find it.

Pickleball, Anyone?

Pickleball is America’s fastest growing sport; URI alumni, students, and faculty are riding the wave, too.

Currents

Milestone for TD Nation - Commencement 2025 marked a milestone for URI’s Talent Development program.
Papal Pundit - History professor Joëlle Rollo-Koster has had a busy year talking about the election of Pope Leo XIV and rolling out a three-volume history of the papacy.
Seven Popes Everyone Should Know - URI history professor, medievalist, and lead editor of The Cambridge History of the Papacy, Joëlle Rollo-Koster, shares her picks for some of the most historically significant popes.
From the Editor - There’s been a big change here at URI Magazine since the last issue. Nora Lewis, who served as URI photographer for 33 years, retired.

Tell Me Everything. You Have Three Minutes. - Three-Minute Theses put the spotlight on graduate student research.
Patience, Kindness, and Her Grandmother’s Favorite Tea - Darciah Costa, inspired by the nurses who cared for her grandmother, is starting her own nursing career at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Good Food for the Common Good - Pierre St-Germain is reimagining the role of Dining Services at URI.
Hauled Out - Bridget Brochu ’26 was hunting for sea glass and scenic beach photos when she spotted a juvenile gray seal resting on the beach in Narragansett, R.I.

Illustration of a group of people—including a mother with a baby, a child, a man, and an elderly person in a wheelchair—sheltered under a glass dome. Inside the dome are symbols of sustainability and science, such as a wind turbine, solar panel, molecular model, and a plant. Outside the dome, a group of professionals—scientists and doctors—stand reaching out, holding books and test tubes. Two large hands hover above: one holding the top of the dome, the other offering a green dollar sign.

An American Research Crisis With Real Human Consequences

URI President Marc Parlange’s op-ed, “An American Research Crisis With Real Human Consequences,” was recently published in Science, and reprinted in the summer issue of URI Magazine.

read the op-ed

ILLUSTRATION: ANTHONY RUSSO

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The Art of Research

The top images from the 2025 University of Rhode Island Research and Scholarship Photo Contest

See the winners