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Caption: Aerial view of URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus, home to the Graduate School of Oceanography. (URI photo)

28 R.I. towns, cities say ‘Yes on 2’ to benefit URI, RIC

The University of Rhode Island community is extending a hearty “thank you” this morning to the more than 200,000 voters who said “yes” on Question 2, which means the University can proceed with upgrades to its Narragansett Bay Campus.

Twenty-eight towns and cities and 59.4 percent of all those who cast ballots on Question 2 voted in favor. The bond issue will provide $70 million to the University and Rhode Island…

Rhode Island to Play at UConn in NCAA Championship First Round Match

Inner Space Center — Inner Space Center Director Dwight Coleman, left, ocean exploration pioneer Robert Ballard are projected on the bottom half of a split screen as they speak from aboard the EV Nautilus with Central Falls High School students, projected at top. (URI photo/Michael Salerno)

High school students share in ocean discovery through URI link to Ballard expedition

Oyster farming in Narragansett Bay — Oyster farming in Narragansett Bay is one of the growing segments of Rhode Island's diverse and robust blue economy. (URI photo/Ayla Fox)

URI’s Coastal Resources Center leads major statewide initiative on Rhode Island’s ‘blue economy’