- Child development center gives URI a unique presence in downtown ProvidenceKINGSTON, R.I. – April 2, 2025 – It’s unusual to see a group of 3- to 5-year-olds walking through some of Providence’s busiest streets, but in lieu of a playground, the University of Rhode Island’s Dr. Pat Feinstein Child Development Center views downtown Providence as an extension of its facility. Based on the first floor […]
- Record attendance expected for URI Biomechanics DayApril 2, 2025 WHAT: A record number of Rhode Island high school students will attend the Sixth Annual Biomechanics Day at the University of Rhode Island. Close to 500 students are expected to participate from 10 high schools. There will be more than 45 hands-on demonstrations, challenges, and competitions designed to teach students about […]
- All NewsURI Day at the State HouseFrom underwater robotics to health care, artificial intelligence to fuel explosion science, superconductors to fish cameras, the third annual URI Day at the State House showcased the breadth of URI's reach and impact.
- All NewsReporting ‘Rhode Kill:’ New study calls on citizen scientistsKINGSTON, R.I. – April 2, 2025 – According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there are more than one million wildlife vehicle collisions in the United States annually with significant personal and economic costs: they result in approximately 200 deaths and 26,000 injuries to drivers and passengers and cost more than $8 billion annually. Kathleen […]
- All NewsLeader of Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Spotlight team to present URI’s annual Taricani LectureKINGSTON, R.I. – April 2, 2025 – Walter V. Robinson, who led the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team that won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its investigation into the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, will deliver the University of Rhode Island’s 2025 Taricani Lecture on First Amendment Rights on Tuesday, April […]
- All NewsOff Izaak Walton Road: The Grace That Comes Through LossOff Izaak Walton Road: The Grace That Comes Through Loss Laura Julier, M.A. ’79 (2025)
- All NewsURI hosts immersive program for high school students during April vacationKINGSTON, R.I. – April 1, 2025 – High school students interested in gaining valuable skills during April school vacation should consider registering for the URI High School Leadership Week: Success Comes Next program, from April 14-17. From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, students will immerse themselves in the college experience on URI’s Kingston […]
- All NewsURI senior carries on tradition with fifth running of the 4x4x48 challengeKINGSTON, R.I. — March 31, 2025 — Every spring for 48 hours, University of Rhode Island senior Jonah Steinweh-Adler and a close-knit group of running enthusiasts push their bodies – and minds – to the limit for a noble cause. For the past four years, Steinweh-Adler, a North Kingstown, Rhode Island, native, has spearheaded the […]
- All NewsMedia Advisory: Rhody pride on full display Tuesday as URI students, leaders celebrate University’s successes, statewide impact during URI Day at the State HouseKINGSTON, R.I. – March 31, 2025 – The Rhode Island State House will be awash in Keaney Blue on Tuesday, April 1, as University of Rhode Island students, faculty and staff converge to celebrate the third annual URI Day at the State House. Led by URI President Marc Parlange and Board Chair Margo Cook, the […]
- All NewsURI’s Public Health Symposium features famed homeless health advocate, Harvard Medical School professorKINGSTON, R.I. — March 31, 2025 — A medical professional dedicated to the health of some of the most marginalized members of society will deliver the keynote address at a University of Rhode Island Department of Public Health symposium on April 7. Dr. James O’Connell, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and president […]
- All NewsURI medieval scholar leads international team to produce landmark ‘History of the Papacy’KINGSTON, R.I. – March 31, 2025 – University of Rhode Island medieval scholar Joëlle Rollo-Koster spent January conducting research at the Vatican Apostolic Archives in Rome. As she walked around Rome and Vatican City, she was stunned by the languages spoken by the faithful who visited the city for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year. […]
- All NewsClimate communicator Genevieve Guenther to speak April 24KINGSTON, R.I. – March 31, 2025 – Genevieve Guenther, the Renaissance literature scholar turned climate activist, will speak at the University of Rhode Island, Thursday, April 24, 5 to 7 p.m., as part of the URI Metcalf Institute’s annual lecture series. Her talk will take place in the Higgins Welcome Center on URI’s Kingston […]
- All NewsThe Not-So-Secret GardenThe Kinney Azalea Gardens are a local treasure, blooming each spring under the care and stewardship of four generations of URI alumni and faculty.
- All NewsIt’s ComplicatedURI nursing professor Betty Rambur and URI alumni who work in the health-care field share expert advice and perspectives about health care in the U.S.
- All NewsURI’s Recycling Guy Is on a MissionJoe Majeika is changing URI’s recycling culture.
- All NewsURI Ascends to Top Tier of U.S. Research UniversitiesURI has earned the prestigious Carnegie R1 designation.
- All NewsFrom Idea to InventionHow Charles E. Johnson Jr. ’98 turned his idea for a onehanded game controller into an invention.
- All NewsIndefatigableThe research vessel of URI’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences, the Cap’n Bert works hard, supporting the long-standing Fish Trawl Survey, introducing high school students to shark research, and more.
- All NewsMichigan’s Blue Economy ExpertAlan Steinman, M.S. ’83, is a prominent voice for protecting water resources and advancing economic development in the Great Lakes state.
- All NewsMy Husband’s Pain Makes His Doctors UncomfortableEnglish professor Carolyn Betensky on the other victims of the opioid crisis.
- All NewsFrom the Mediterranean to MongoliaJorge Serpa ’83, M.S. ’86, on globetrotting as the spouse of a diplomat.
- All NewsPulitzer Prize winner Jefferson Cowie to discuss ‘Democracy and Populist Rage’KINGSTON, R.I. – March 28, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island will host Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jefferson Cowie on Thursday, April 3, to close out the URI Center for the Humanities’ yearlong series, “Sustaining Democracy.” Cowie’s talk, “Democracy and Populist Rage in Recent American History,” will be held at 4 p.m. in the Hope […]
