Meet the Bert
The R/V Cap’n Bert is URI’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences research and education vessel, which is kept afloat by by a sense of purpose, a dedicated crew, and a captain who loves his job.
The R/V Cap’n Bert is URI’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences research and education vessel, which is kept afloat by by a sense of purpose, a dedicated crew, and a captain who loves his job.
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- URI economist: Rhode Island economy contracts in May, state on precipice of recessionWHAT: While state economic data for April showed a temporary reprieve, the Current Conditions Index slipped back into contraction territory in May with a value of 42. According to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro, the CCI has remained in a neutral or contraction value every month since December and continue to lag their […]
- Rhode Island legislators approve crucial appropriation for unique weather-related tools at URIKINGSTON, R.I. – July 21, 2025 – Rhode Island legislators have endorsed a powerful complement of tools developed and housed at the University of Rhode Island so they can continue to benefit the state coastline and residents, approving $200,000 in the 2026 fiscal year budget. Legislators and researchers say that support to keep URI’s critical […]
- Kingston Chamber Music Festival to feature URI alumni duo among world-class lineupKINGSTON, R.I. – July 17, 2025 – University of Rhode Island alumni Adrián Montero Moya and Moé Takamatsu will share the stage with internationally renowned musicians when the Kingston Chamber Music Festival returns to the University from July 23 to Aug. 3 – a thrill for any musician, let alone someone only a few years […]
- Two URI nursing professors to be inducted as Fellows in American Academy of NursingKINGSTON, R.I. — July 16, 2025 — Two University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professors have been selected to receive the highest recognition of accomplishment in the nursing profession, induction as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. Associate Professor Amy D’Agata and Assistant Professor Erica Liebermann are just the latest URI faculty members […]
- The elusive leopard sealURI’s Sarah Kienle is contributing to the scientific knowledge base of an understudied top marine predator, the mysterious leopard seal, a solitary creature that spends most of his life underwater. (Photo: Renato Borras-Chavez)
- Coventry’s Andrea Yates honored with URI Part-Time Teaching Excellence AwardKINGSTON, R.I. – July 14, 2025 – The Office of the Provost at the University of Rhode Island recently honored Andrea Yates, a Coventry resident, who teaches in the Department of English and the Department of Film/Media, with the Eighth Annual Part-Time Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. Professor Yates was presented the award, which includes a […]
