Month: February 2021
URI researchers: Microbes deep beneath seafloor survive on byproducts of radioactive process
36th annual Seminar By the Sea virtual conference to address major health care issues; continuing education credit available
New online master’s program will train next generation of leaders in ocean science and technology
International URI student streams indoor cycling class from Ecuador
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What does ‘Voting Yes’ on R.I. Bond Question 1 mean for URI students?
KINGSTON, R.I. — Feb. 23, 2021– With a week before voters decide on a $107 million bond issue for higher education, University of Rhode Island art, music and theater students have a lengthy list of reasons why voters should vote yes. More...
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Scientists call for a global science panel to address threats from chemical pollution
KINGSTON, R.I., — February 18, 2021 — An international group of scientists is proposing a global intergovernmental science-policy body for informing policymakers and the public on chemicals and waste. In a paper published today in Science, the group explains how limited and fragmented science-policy interaction in current international governance of chemicals has contributed to widespread health and environmental harm…. More...
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URI honors community members who add work at COVID-19 testing centers to their regular duties
KINGSTON, R.I. — Feb. 22, 2021 — As hundreds of University of Rhode Island students lined up Wednesday (Feb. 17) around lunchtime to get their COVID-19 surveillance tests, they probably wondered what all the fuss was about… More...
What does ‘Voting Yes’ on R.I. Bond Question 1 mean for URI students?
URI College of Nursing ranked No. 1 in New England in federal research funding
URI honors community members who add work at COVID-19 testing centers to their regular duties
URI to host talks by researcher at center of Malcolm X documentary and a community health specialist as part of Black History Month
National Science Foundation adds URI to prestigious list of CyberCorps universities
Inner Space Center to host screening and discussion of Arctic documentary “Frozen Obsession” on February 25
Drought, pandemic affected local water quality in 2020
Scientists call for a global science panel to address threats from chemical pollution
Will taxing sugar-sweetened beverages help feed Rhode Islanders?
Question 1 would support talented URI actors, musicians and artists through major improvements to Fine Arts Center
URI Suffrage Centennial Series will discuss ‘Getting Out the Vote’
Despite glimmers of hope, URI economist anticipates 3-5 year recovery post-pandemic
R.I. Bond Question 1: An investment in the state’s future
Coastal State Discussion Webinar: The Future of Coastal Megaprojects
New graduate certificate program opens up avenues into growing, popular field of data science
President emeritus of American University, URI alumnus named to Board of Trustees
New URI pharmacy Scholarship to benefit underrepresented students
University of Rhode Island sends three grads to D.C. for Sea Grant Knauss Fellowships
URI researchers hope to reveal why rare cottontails don’t breed like rabbits
URI language professor earns prestigious national award for the teaching of German culture
URI School of Education ranks #83 for best public graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report
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How We Did It: Team effort allows University to hit goal of offering fall in-person classes
KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 3, 2021 — They didn’t know it at the time, but members of a University team working to get seven students safely home from China in late January 2020 were building a collaborative model that continues to serve the University well during the COVID-19 pandemic…. More...