Year: 2021
Getting to Know Incoming URI President Marc Parlange
URI Master Gardeners open their gardens to visitors for statewide garden tour, June 12-13, Sept. 25-26
URI Theatre’s full stage production of ‘Miss Nelson is Missing!’ to be streamed by hundreds of R.I. classrooms
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URI graduate student awarded prestigious fellowship from National Science Foundation
KINGSTON, R.I. – April 13, 2021 – As a homeschooled student from kindergarten through grade 12 in the Boston, Dallas and Atlanta areas, Eman Khwaja felt empowered to invest in her education outside of traditional classrooms. Programs and volunteer work at zoos, aquariums, nature centers and other outdoor venues … More...
URI graduate student awarded prestigious fellowship from National Science Foundation
URI oceanographer part of pioneering study to improve weather prediction and global carbon budget understanding
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URI oceanographer part of pioneering study to improve weather prediction and global carbon budget understanding
KINGSTON, R.I., — April 13, 2021 — A research team led by Saildrone announced a new mission, partially funded by a $1.7 million grant from Google.org, which will use Saildrone Explorer uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) to conduct oceanographic missions to gain unprecedented insight into the impact of the Gulf Stream on weather and climate. More...
URI Board of Trustees names Monash provost, senior vice president Marc Parlange next University of Rhode Island president
Acclaimed poet Honorée Fanonne Jeffers to read from award-winning biography at Rumowicz lecture
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URI’s Ram Fund takes first in global competition for core portfolio
KINGSTON, R.I. – April 9, 2021 – The University of Rhode Island’s Ram Fund recently captured first place for its 2020 performance in the Core Portfolio division of the 2021 Quinnipiac Global Asset Management Education Forum, the largest student-run financial conference in the world…. More...
URI’s Ram Fund takes first in global competition for core portfolio
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New sergeant brings diverse background, perspectives to URI Police Department
KINGSTON, R.I. — April 2, 2021– If you were thinking about a great candidate for the police force at a university with students, faculty and staff from all of the world, you couldn’t do much better than Raul Douglas.
Douglas, who has been with the URI Police Department for six years, was born in Guyana, and is African American, East Indian, Irish and Scottish…. More...
URI’s Riley among five new members named to the R.I. Council for the Humanities Board of Directors
CNN’s John King to open inaugural Taricani Lecture Series
URI doctoral students’ Brainy Adventure to help teach school students about brain science
$2.5 Million Gift Supports Underrepresented Engineering Students
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CNN’s John King to open inaugural Taricani Lecture Series
KINGSTON, R.I. – April 7, 2021 – As millions of Americans attempted to understand the results of a protracted and historically divisive presidential election, they turned nightly to CNN to get the latest news from the network’s lead political anchor, Wolf Blitzer, and chief national correspondent, John King ’85, Hon. More...
URI Hillel creates Field of Flags as part of Holocaust Remembrance
Two URI juniors win prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
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URI College of Business raises $1.4M for initial phase of Ballentine Hall expansion, renovations
KINGSTON, R.I. – March 31, 2021 – With the growth of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business, major plans to renovate the College’s home, Ballentine Hall, are underway – a $18.7 million project that will add 7,000 square feet of new space, renovate more than 13,000 square feet of existing space, and include enhancements to better prepare business students to face the challenges of the 21st century…. More...
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‘Hands-on’ engineering continues at URI during pandemic
KINGSTON, R.I. – March 29, 2021 – Seniors at the University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering are required to do hands-on, collaborative projects that address a real-world challenge…. More...
New sergeant brings diverse background, perspectives to URI Police Department
University of Rhode Island joins HathiTrust
Commencement 2021: University of Rhode Island announces 4 honorary degree recipients
Commencement 2021: Michigan doctor who uncovered Flint water crisis to give URI commencement address
URI College of Nursing graduate programs ranked among nation’s best
URI College of Business raises $1.4M for initial phase of Ballentine Hall expansion, renovations
URI College of Pharmacy leads northeast, among best in nation in postdoctoral residency placement rate