First class graduates from URI’s online RN to BS program

The 20 registered nurses receiving bachelor’s degrees in nursing from the University of Rhode Island Dec. 17 are pioneers of a sort. They are the first graduates of the College of Nursing’s online RN to BS program, the only one in the state offered by a public university. More...

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Music instructor contributes 30 works to series of Spanish classical CDs

The guitar is not the first instrument that comes to mind when you think of classical music. But for University of Rhode Island guitar instructor Adam Levin, the classical guitar is his instrument of choice when capturing the essence of world classical music. More...

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Fraternity Circle aglow with holiday decorations, games, togetherness

With the winter’s first snow lingering in the air and the sound of holiday tunes echoing through Fraternity Circle, the University of Rhode Island fraternities and sororities got in the holiday spirit by decorating their houses and inviting the community to come share in games, prizes, and holiday cheer. More...

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College of Nursing helps brighten holidays for women inmates

Every holiday season for many years, inmates at Rhode Island’s Department of Corrections Women’s Facilities in Cranston have received small gifts in colorful bags tied with ribbon. For many, the packages of travel-size toiletries are the only presents the women receive. More...

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Professor looks to transition from studying ‘sky islands’ to oceanic islands

University of Rhode Island Associate Professor Chris Floyd has long been interested in the ecology of island populations of wildlife. But until he arrived in Kingston this fall, the islands he studied were not surrounded by water.

Instead, his studies have been on “sky islands” – small mountain ranges where animals living at high-elevations are isolated from populations on other mountain… More...

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Governor welcomes 1,500 students to Ryan Center for computer science exhibition

Computer-operated Ferris wheels, cars built from Legos, mobile apps ranging from Star Wars and Jeopardy! games and food apps were on display on the floor of the Ryan Center at the University of Rhode Island Wednesday as students, business leaders and educators from across the state met at the CS4RI Summit, hosted by Gov. More...

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Hepatitis C and HIV medications can be adversely interacted when used together, URI pharmacy professor reports

In the past few years, the normally reticent scientific community heralded as revolutionary new medications for Hepatitis C, saying the drugs would bring a major shift in the treatment of the chronic and potentially fatal viral infection that affects 150 million people… More...

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Inner Space Center credited for role in discovery of data recorder for El Faro wreck

The University of Rhode Island’s Inner Space Center won high praise from federal investigators today for its help finding the data recorder of the doomed El Faro cargo ship.

The National Transportation Safety Board released a transcript of audio recordings from the data recorder, which the center helped locate in… More...

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