Features

The Alzheimer’s Puzzle

URI researchers are working to diagnose, treat, and prevent Alzheimer’s—and investigating the factors that can help keep our brains healthy as we age.

All Together Now

URI’s Sea Shanty Social Club celebrates a collective love of the sea and it’s lore, camaraderie, and—most of all—having fun.

Flood Watch

The Ocean State is no stranger to flooding. Tools developed by URI scientists are helping Rhode Island cope.

Seafloor Scientist

Ocean engineer and deep-sea explorer Kate Moran, M.S. ’82, president of Ocean Networks Canada, is battling climate change with deep-sea data.

Prioritizing Health-Care Disparities

Silifat Yussuff-Mustapha ’97, vice president of nursing and clinical services for Unity Health Care in Washington, D.C., has a mission: end the crisis of Black maternal mortality and morbidity.

Currents

URI’s Impact on Biomedical Sciences

In Rhode Island and Beyond

From the president

Big Ideas. Bold Plans. - Thank you, URI! URI's comprehensive campaign surpassed its goal of $300 million before its official end date of June 30.
Choosing Challenge - The Class of 2024 started college in the midst of the pandemic. Cigar staffer Ronan Himelrick ’24 reflects on the experience.
Lessons Designed With Wonder in Mind - In Doug Gobeille’s astrophysics courses, work feels like play and lessons inspire wonder.

News in a Minute - Quick reads to keep you in the know.
Notes From Readers - Feedback from readers about our spring 2024 magazine.
Sailing to Nationals - URI club sailing ends a successful season and looks ahead to another great year.

Aperture

The Art of Research

URI Research and Scholarship Photo Contest

See The Winning Photos

Network

“Wave” by Corey Favino ’18

Freedom Summer at 60 - Freedom Summer at 60—and some URI connections to the historic project.
On the Frontlines in the Battle Against Depression - Eric Tirrell '13 is a research manager who is driven to help scientists and patients make breakthroughs.
The Drive To Be Seaworthy - Jenna Hetzell '10 loves coffee. And rowing. Her company, Seaworthy, is a reflection of both.

Scenic Route

“Charlestown Dock” by Brad Sherman ’88

The story behind the photo

Caption This

black and white photo of a female swim instructor sitting on a dock demonstrating the forward stroke to three young women in swim caps in the water below

Caption Contest, Summer 2024

Do you have a funny idea for a caption for this photo from a vintage URI yearbook?

Submit your caption by August 15, 2024.

ENter your caption

Winning Captions, Spring 2024

“Though impressive at the time, the first laser pointers were inefficient and cumbersome to use by today’s standards.”
—Jon Gaboriault ’88

“Klaatu barada nikto.”
—Luke Blanchette ’07

Spring 2024 Winning Entries

Epilogue

“Convergence” by Dinusha Senarathna

Convergence

URI physics doctoral student Dinusha Senarathna captured more than 150 photos of the April 8 solar eclipse and created this collage to show the entire phase transition. He took the photos around URI’s Kingston Campus, which experienced 90% totality during the rare astronomical event.

Senarathna is originally from Sri Lanka. He is a fourth-year Ph.D. student doing research in nonlinear physics and ultrafast spectroscopy. “It’s incredible to think that photons traveling across the galaxy can be captured by a camera sensor, producing beautiful images of stars, galaxies, and more,” says Senaratha. He adds, “My interest in capturing celestial events was sparked by my first solar eclipse experience back home in 2010, and since then, I have been eager to create my own collection of such events.”