FEATURES

Our Plastic Problem

Plastic. We depend on it. But it’s wreaking havoc on our environment. URI faculty, students, and alumni are working hard to turn the tide.

Activist History

The racial reckoning of 2020 reveals how much remains unresolved in the struggle for racial justice. We look back at URI’s history of student-led civil rights activism.

Brewing a Business

Adam Oliveri ’05 and Bryan Ferguson ’05 met as students at URI and their longstanding friendship became the foundation for a successful craft beverage business.

The Hunger Crisis

Hunger on campus and beyond isn’t a new problem, but COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation. URI faculty, staff, and alumni are helping to feed our community.

Keeper of Her Culture

Her Story

Leah Hopkins ’20 is the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology’s first community engagement specialist. Teaching people about Indigenous history and culture isn’t just her job, it’s her mission.

CURRENTS

From the President

The Next Normal

This is a Movement, Not a Moment - In teaching his Black Lives Matter course, Carnell Jones Jr. includes stories and artifacts from his own history with racial violence and hate crimes.
Saving the Planet—One Turtle at a Time - National Geographic Explorer Callie Veelenturf ’14 is making an impact.
A View to the Campaign - Richard J. Harrington '73, Hon. '02, on what the campaign means for URI.

Stay Calm and Know the Drill - At the center of URI's response to COVID-19 is Ellen Reynolds '91, assistant vice president of student health and wellness and the director of Health Services at URI.
You Can Quote Me - URI experts are quoted in the media frequently. Here are a few that bear repeating.
Holy Moly! That’s a Big Quahog! - An 11-year-old finds a record- breaking quahog and donates it to URI’s Marine Science Research Facility.