KINGSTON, 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, 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 […]

KINGSTON, 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 […]

URI’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)

KINGSTON, 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 […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – July 14, 2025 – Humans rely on metaphors to guide a shared understanding of our complex world, and in a novel twist, a faculty member in the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Fisheries, Animals and Veterinary Sciences is borrowing a technique from his colleagues in the College of Arts and Sciences […]