KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 17, 2025 – According to the National Institute of Health, 1.1 billion people globally suffer from some form of visual impairment. This includes a spectrum of those with total blindness and other forms of severe impairment. A University of Rhode Island professor is addressing a problem many people with visual impairment […]

KINGSTON, R.I. — Jan. 17, 2025 — University of Rhode Island psychology Assistant Professor Justin Parent has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the White House announced this week, placing him among just 400 researchers nationwide to earn the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 16, 2025 – URI’s Center for Military and Veteran Education will hold a special orientation for student veterans and military-affiliated students on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The orientation will be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the Memorial Union’s Atrium 1, 50 Lower College Road, on the Kingston Campus, and is […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 15, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island’s Multicultural Student Services Center (MSSC) is ready to welcome students back for the spring 2025 semester, beginning with the University’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Luncheon on Jan. 29 in the MSSC Hardge Forum, Multicultural Student Services Center, 12 to 2 p.m. […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 15, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island will offer its annual class named for alumna Rose Butler Browne, beginning this year on Thursday, Jan. 23. The course celebrates the legacy of Browne, who saw education as key for students to move themselves forward. Browne received her bachelor’s degree from URI […]