KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 29, 2025 – Citing a need for writers, thinkers and artists to help clarify complex environmental issues and the science surrounding them, the University of Rhode Island is introducing a new Environmental Arts and Humanities bachelor’s degree. The University’s new 33-credit degree program will equip students with a more holistic approach […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 29, 2025 – University of Rhode Island Marine Affairs Professor and Director of Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Yoshitaka Ota was recently awarded the Taiwan Peace Fellowship, a fellowship that brings together leaders and scholars from around the world in Taiwan to gain a deeper understanding of the country’s historical and cultural […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island Athletics announced today an expanded collaboration with partner AEM, LLC., New England's premier home improvement experts. Entering its second year with URI, AEM has more than doubled its investment for the 2025-26 season.

Aria Mia Loberti '20 visited the URI Child Development Centers to teach preschoolers about a guide dog's impressive skills and special relationship with their human, the subject of her book, I Am Ingrid.

KINGSTON, R.I. — Oct. 28, 2025 — How can your dog tell you what the letters on the buildings’ signs are? Why does your dog wear a special harness? Why do dogs poop and pee? University of Rhode Island graduate, actor, advocate, and newly published author Aria Mia Loberti ’20 patiently fielded myriad questions from […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 28, 2025 – Could global positioning systems become more precise and provide more accurate details on distances for users to get from point A to point B?  A study by University of Rhode Island assistant physics professor Wenchao Ge in collaboration with Kurt Jacobs, a physicist of quantum tech with the […]