- URI prepares to welcome more than 17,000 new and returning students to its campusesKINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 20, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island is set to welcome thousands of new and returning students for the start of the 2025-26 academic year. Fall semester classes officially begin at the state’s flagship public research university on Sept. 3. URI starts the year celebrating its new R1 status. The […]
- URI set to host a two-day conference on neurodiversity with world-renowned author and autism advocate Temple GrandinKINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 19, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island will host the Northeast Regional Higher Education Neurodiversity Coalition Conference for the first time this summer. The conference will be held on Aug. 29 and 30 at URI’s Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering at 2 East Alumni Ave., on the Kingston Campus. Among […]
- All NewsURI prepares to welcome more than 17,000 new and returning students to its campusesKINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 20, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island is set to welcome thousands of new and returning students for the start of the 2025-26 academic year. Fall semester classes officially begin at the state’s flagship public research university on Sept. 3. URI starts the year celebrating its new R1 status. The […]
- All NewsURI set to host a two-day conference on neurodiversity with world-renowned author and autism advocate Temple GrandinKINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 19, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island will host the Northeast Regional Higher Education Neurodiversity Coalition Conference for the first time this summer. The conference will be held on Aug. 29 and 30 at URI’s Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering at 2 East Alumni Ave., on the Kingston Campus. Among […]
- All NewsJensen Named Head Coach of RamettesKINGSTON, R.I. - Rhode Island alumna and former New England Patriots cheerleader Kayla Jensen has been named as the new URI Ramettes head coach.
- All NewsURI Magazine Summer 2025Learn about a film bringing a mythic local tradition to life, URI's land-grant university mission, the mystery behind Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's famed art heist—and much more.
- All NewsThe Pickleball WavePickleball is America’s fastest growing sport; URI alumni, students, and faculty are riding the wave, too.
- All NewsA Debt to History – Why URI’s Land-Grant Mission Still MattersIt’s the “Why” of what we do at URI–ensuring research serves and positively impacts Rhode Island communities.
- All NewsMore Than Hoops – An American StoryEvan Villari ’02 and Len Cabral are working on a film that will tell the story of the legendary North Providence Summer Basketball League.
- All NewsChasing the Storm2025 marks the 35th anniversary of the largest art heist in history. Anthony Amore ’89 has spent 20 years searching for the stolen art—and he’s more determined than ever to find it.
- All NewsFrom the EditorThere’s been a big change here at URI Magazine since the last issue. Nora Lewis, who served as URI photographer for 33 years, retired.
- All NewsHauled OutBridget Brochu ’26 was hunting for sea glass and scenic beach photos when she spotted a juvenile gray seal resting on the beach in Narragansett, R.I.
- All NewsSeven Popes Everyone Should KnowURI history professor, medievalist, and lead editor of The Cambridge History of the Papacy, Joëlle Rollo-Koster, shares her picks for some of the most historically significant popes.
- All NewsScenic RouteAlumni photographers share what they find on the scenic route.
- All NewsPapal PunditHistory professor Joëlle Rollo-Koster has had a busy year talking about the election of Pope Leo XIV and rolling out a three-volume history of the papacy.
- All NewsThe ActualistHistorian Mack Scott ’02 is working toward a more complete historical narrative, one that includes stories that have been previously neglected or erased.
- All NewsNavigating health careIf you’ve had to find a primary-care provider or pay a medical bill lately, you know that accessing and paying for health care can be difficult. But why? How can we get the care we need?
- All NewsThe 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)
- All NewsURI Botanical GardensURI launches a Botanical Collections geo-database to offer an extensive look at the 1,200-plus plants in the Botanical Collections, available for public access and long-term University use.
- All NewsChinese Flagship ProgramPolitical science and Chinese major Derek Murphy ’20 was interested in a global career, which he found in the U.S. foreign service. Today he serves as vice consul in the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China.
- All NewsMeet the BertThe 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.
- All NewsShipwrecks!!A team of eight students, scientists, and engineers from the University of Rhode Island recently returned from the first survey of known shipwrecks in the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary.
