The ocean is a space that brings together communities, cultures, and individuals through shared experiences, yet many stories within surf culture often go overlooked. This film night will feature three documentaries that highlight unsung stories and voices of surfers and bodysurfers. Let's celebrate the deep connections between people and the ocean! Popcorn and movie candy will be provided. A collaboration of the URI Women's Center, The Gender & Sexuality Center, and the URI Society for Women & Marginalized Genders in Marine Science. Link to RSVPVisit URInvolved for complete event details.

SWMS is hosting a surf film night that will highlight diverse voices and perspectives in the ocean. We plan to table at this event.Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

Join us for our annual Easter egg hunt around campus. There will be 500 eggs hidden full of candy and small and big prizes. Meet outside the library at 8pm. Bring a flashlight and a bag to secure your eggs.Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

URI Badminton Club presents...Birdie Bubbles To-Go, DIY boba tea kits with everything you need to enjoy a sweet beverage!The kits are $5 and includes boba tea mix, tapioca or popping boba, a straw, and a cup. These are customizable to fit your personal preference!Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

Join us for lunch as we create space to share your experiences on campus, discuss current events, and connect with other students. Lunch will be provided. Feel free to bring your own lunch as well.Fostering an inclusive and welcoming community is at the heart of the Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC) ‘s work. All events hosted by or in collaboration with the MSSC are open to the entire URI community. We are committed to making URI a place where everyone feels valued, included, and has a true sense of belonging. We look forward to welcoming you!Thursdays 12:30pm- 1:30pmDates:1/30, 2/13, 2/27, 3/27, 4/10,4/24Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

Improving Cancer Immunotherapies and Targeted Therapies using Engineering StrategiesAbstract:Immunotherapies and targeted therapies are emerging cancer treatments that have demonstrated unprecedented efficacy in subsets of cancer. However, expanded use of these novel therapies to treat other cancers is limited by life-threatening toxicity, resistance to therapy and/or costly manufacturing processes. I will discuss three projects where we utilized engineering strategies to address these issues. First, current cell-based cancer vaccines require costly ex vivo activation that often leads to short lifespan of the transplanted cells and rapid loss of their effector functions. We developed an injectable, pre-formed hydrogel-based cancer vaccine that recruits and modulates specific immune cells in situ and subsequently generates potent anti-tumor responses. I will also discuss a recent project developing self-amplifying RNA cancer vaccines that induce stronger and more durable immunity compared to conventional mRNA vaccines. Lastly, existing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are limited by either heterogeneous drug conjugation at unspecific sites or instability and premature drug release in blood, causing off-target toxicity and reduced efficacy. We synthesized ADCs via supramolecular assembly of coiled coil peptides. This approach allows stable, uniform and site-specific drug conjugation and significantly simplifies ADC production with unprecedented modularity for optimization and development.