Month: March 2021
URI College of Pharmacy leads northeast, among best in nation in postdoctoral residency placement rate
‘Hands-on’ engineering continues at URI during pandemic
URI, Providence Resilience Partnership mobilizing city to protect infrastructure from climate change threats
Harrington School of Communication and Media to host Rhode Island panel discussion as part of ‘Solve Climate by 2030’
Coastal State Discussion Webinar: Detecting the Next Harmful Algal Bloom
URI ecologist named fellow of Ecological Society of America
URI Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design creates advisory board
University response to anti-transgender statements
Acclaimed ‘border writer’ Luis Alberto Urrea highlights annual Spring Humanities Festival
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URI gallery exhibition and youth art competition to celebrate GSO’s 60th anniversary
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URI, Rensselaer collaborate on fast, accurate test with potential of verifying purity of pharmaceutical heparin
KINGSTON, R.I. – March 10, 2021 – Researchers from the University of Rhode Island and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have teamed up to perfect a fast, accurate test combining the use of a solid-state nanopore and machine learning to verify the identity … More...
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Teaching the next generation of engineers how to make Puerto Rico’s infrastructure resilient
KINGSTON, R.I. – March 15, 2021 – In the past four years, Puerto Rico has been decimated by hurricanes and earthquakes…. More...
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Dredging operation provides hands-on experience for URI intern
KINGSTON, R.I. – March 16, 2021 – Most dredging operations take place without people really noticing. After all, they’re usually far away from public view and much of the work happens underwater…. More...
Dredging operation provides hands-on experience for URI intern
URI researchers develop new test for coronavirus, launch clinical trial
As R.I. economy shows signs of life, URI economist says structural improvements essential
Teaching the next generation of engineers how to make Puerto Rico’s infrastructure resilient
Sixcia Devine ’99 to share ideas for meaningful action in biannual Risica Lecture at URI
Speakers to offer multidisciplinary look at climate crisis in TEDxURI 2021
URI, Rensselaer collaborate on fast, accurate test with potential of verifying purity of pharmaceutical heparin
URI Athletics announces $3 million gift for basketball facility
Kinesiology study uses motion capture technology to examine ‘swimmer’s shoulder’
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Rhode Island votes ‘Yes on 1’ in support of $107.3 million for public higher education
KINGSTON, R.I.– March 3, 2021 – Rhode Island voters from across the state approved bond Question 1, which will provide $107.3 million for major renovation projects at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode … More...
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URI doctoral student at forefront of biodiversity research, international collaboration
KINGSTON, R.I. – March 3, 2021 – University of Rhode Island doctoral student Elaine Shen grew up fishing along the Texas coast with her father and eating their catch for dinner. The hours spent waiting for a fish to bite sparked her sense of wonder about marine life, even though the area was heavily industrialized…. More...
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URI researchers use tracking data to better inform mako shark management
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. – March 3, 2021 – University of Rhode Island shark expert Brad Wetherbee has been tagging mako sharks up and down the East Coast for nearly 20 years and tracking their migratory movements around the North Atlantic. That data is now proving useful in a study aimed at improving the management of this imperiled species…. More...
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URI professor’s study seeks better treatment for adolescent addiction
KINGSTON, R.I. — March 2, 2021 — Adolescent brains are developmentally distinct from adults, resulting in different reasons for engaging in risky behavior like substance abuse, which makes it difficult for clinicians to know how to approach addiction treatment with younger patients. More...
Rhode Island votes ‘Yes on 1’ in support of $107.3 million for public higher education