Month: January 2021
Researchers find pandemic exacerbates anxiety, depression, impulsivity and lack of mindfulness among faculty
New master’s track in Library and Information Studies hosts spring webinar series on information equity
URI scientists investigate distribution of muskrats, beavers, otters in Rhode Island
‘The crisis revealed the crisis,’ 2021 Rhode Island Food System Summit focuses on food insecurity during COVID-19 pandemic
URI scientist to lead effort to boost sea urchin farming in New England
Activist who removed Confederate flag from South Carolina State Capitol in 2015 to address URI community Feb. 2
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‘Smart Bandage’ detects, could prevent infections
KINGSTON, R.I. – January 21, 2021– Bandages are great for covering wounds, but they would be much more useful if they could also detect infections.
By embedding nanosensors in the fibers of a bandage, University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor Daniel Roxbury and former URI graduate student Mohammad Moein Safaee have created a continuous, noninvasive way to detect and monitor an infection in a wound…. More...
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URI College of Health Sciences dean edits national exercise guidelines
KINGSTON, R.I. — January 14, 2021 — For the second time, a University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences administrator is the lead editor of a book update that is considered the gold standard in sports medicine, exercise science and health and fitness. More...
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New URI oceanography professor to manage $94 million ocean exploration institute
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. – January 12, 2021 – When Adam Soule begins work at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography later this month, he will not only become a professor of oceanography, but he will take the reins of one of the largest research initiatives in the University’s history…. More...
‘Smart Bandage’ detects, could prevent infections
URI College of Health Sciences dean edits national exercise guidelines
New URI study examines response, challenges faced by state agencies, local organizations in addressing food insecurity amid pandemic
AHC Panel Discussion: COVID Vaccine History, Ethics, Epidemiology
University of Rhode Island to host 2021 food summit with focus on food access during a global pandemic
URI economist puts discussion of early stage recovery possibility on hold
The Champlin Foundation awards $500,000 to URI for cutting-edge technologies
New URI oceanography professor to manage $94 million ocean exploration institute
URI College of Pharmacy trains pharmacists, technicians to deliver COVID-19 vaccine
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Recent URI graduate becomes first woman to qualify on all apparatus with Kingston Fire Department
KINGSTON, R.I. — Dec. 28, 2020 — Rachel Gomes, of Milford, Connecticut, came to the University of Rhode Island to earn a master’s degree in environmental science and management. But she had no idea that she would break barriers and go where no woman has gone before in Kingston Fire Department history. More...
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URI scientists seek better understanding of growing fisher population
KINGSTON, R.I. – December 29, 2020 – Scientists at the University of Rhode Island have begun a three-year effort to capture and track fishers throughout western Rhode Island to better understand their population numbers and movement as the animals expand into more developed areas of the state…. More...
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URI student surveys bumblebees to identify flowers preferred by each species
KINGSTON, R.I. – December 28, 2020 – A survey of bumblebees in the Ocean State by students at the University of Rhode Island found just six species in the summer of 2019 and 2020, down from the 11 species historically recorded in the state. More...