Summer 2023

Features

“He had the chemistry and I had the bees”

For the love of honey
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An expert entomologist and a beekeeping chemist join forces to save honey bees from their biggest threat, the hive-wrecking varroa mite.

Kevin Clark ’08 at Grey Sail Brewing in Westerly, R.I., where he brews Hive Beer.

Drink a Beer, Save a Bee

Alumni craft brewers, Kevin Clark ’08 and Michelle (Kirms) Clark ’07 donate a portion of their profits to URI bee research.

Swimming with Sharks

Mary Parlange joined URI world-renowned shark expert Brad Wetherbee and his BIO 492 students on a trip to Isla Mujeres in Mexico.

Assistant Professor Brad Wetherbee

The Shark Guy

Assistant Professor Brad Wetherbee has spent more than 30 years studying shark evolution, migration, and habitats, with a focus on conservation.

Sisters Cracking Up

Abby Rodman ’84 and Julie Howard ’86 host Sisters Cracking Up, a podcast that approaches the challenges of midlife with humor.

Water Warriors

URI’s water outreach programs—all headed by dedicated alumni—work together to keep the state’s waterways and watersheds clean and healthy.

Read the Story
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Veronica Berounsky, Ph.D. ’90 sitting in the stern of a boat, driving an outboard motor, on Narrow River

Water Detective

Meet veteran Watershed Watch volunteer, Veronica Berounsky, Ph.D. ’90, who’s been monitoring water quality in Narrow River for two decades.

Currents

Milestones and Celebrations

From the President
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Aperture

URI Research and Scholarship Photo Contest

Browse the winning photos

A toadfish with camouflaging colors hiding beneath a reef, Belize’s Barrier Reef system
First Place
A close up of maze coral off the coast of St. George's Caye, Belize, taken by Janelle Mercer during an underwater archaeology class with Diving Safety Officer Anya Hanson
Second Place
Macro photo taken by Julia Vieira showing a brown-belted bumble bee foraging for nectar from common milkweed.
Third Place

Network

  • All the Right Moments - Brig. Gen. Elliott R. Thorpe ’19, Hon. ’51, sent a warning to Washington, D.C., in 1945 that, had it not been dismissed, might have changed the course of history.
  • Barbara DeCubellis Taylor ’70 and Norm Schoeler ’71 on the URI campus in their senior year and n 2022 at a family wedding. An Amazing Reconnection - Life took Norm Schoeler ’71 and Barbara DeCubellis Taylor ’70 separate ways and then brought them together—again!
  • "Moon Gate", or circular stone archway at Kinney Azalea Gardens in South Kingstown Moon Gate - URI research assistant professor Ang Cai, Ph.D. ’17 pursues photography for the pure fun of it.
  • Dottie Cunningham ’64 leads her Learn to Skate class at Boss Arena. Raring to Go - Dottie Cunningham ’64 teaches learn-to-skate classes for the over-50 crowd.
  • A close-up portrait of Agnes Doody, Professor Emerita of Communication Studies Remembering a Legend: - In her 45 years at URI, Professor Emerita Agnes Doody worked tirelessly to help her students and to make the University a better place.
  • Roger Lavallee ’48 posing for a picture with his fists clenched, smiling, for a spirited run for 'Mayor of Kingston' The Mayor of Kingston - Dave Lavallee ’79, M.P.A. ’87, and his family unearthed a bit of URI history when they found his dad’s typewritten 1938 speech and photo from his run for the mayor of Kingston.
  • Rhody's feet beside a commemorative brick on the century walk that reads: 2 Rams in Love Two Rams in Love - David Nicolato ’98 and Cortney Nicolato ’01 break the mascot code of silence to share their story in celebration of Rhody’s 100th birthday.

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WINNING CAPTION, SPRING 2023
“Another Long Semester in Peck Hall.”
—Stephen LaFlamme ’87

Spring 2023 Winning entries

Epilogue

Smitten

Meet Basil, the therapy dog

See Basil in Action
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