- Kingston Chamber Music Festival to feature URI alumni duo among world-class lineupKINGSTON, 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 […]
- Two URI nursing professors to be inducted as Fellows in American Academy of NursingKINGSTON, 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 […]
- All NewsCoventry’s Andrea Yates honored with URI Part-Time Teaching Excellence AwardKINGSTON, 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 […]
- All NewsMangrove as metaphor: Adaptable plant offers inspiration for a new model for sustainable food systemsKINGSTON, 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 […]
- All NewsMotor control experts attend international conference at URIKINGSTON, R.I. – July 10, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island hosted the biennial Progress in Motor Control conference for the first time from June 30-July 2. The event attracted 143 leading scientists, early career researchers, and clinicians from eight countries and all parts of the United States. The conference, held in URI’s Center […]
- All NewsURI Botanical GardensURI launches a Botanical Collections geo-database to offer an extensive look at the 1,200-plus plants in the Botanical Collections, available for public access and long-term University use.
- All NewsURI nursing professor’s study on challenges of parental caregivers honored by national journalKINGSTON, R.I. — July 9, 2025 — A URI College of Nursing professor’s study exploring the challenges of caring for children with complex medical conditions at home was recently published in the national Journal of Pediatric Health Care, and named a “President’s Choice”article by the publication. Assistant Professor David Geyer’s paper, “A Qualitative Descriptive Study […]
- All NewsURI awarded $7 million NSF grant to boost research excellence in environmental microplasticsKINGSTON, R.I. – July 8, 2025 – Microplastics can be found everywhere. They’re not just in waterways like Narragansett Bay but they can be found in shellfish, drinking water, and the human body. Research conducted at the University of Rhode Island estimates that the top 2 inches of the Narragansett Bay’s floor consists of these […]
- All NewsJane Escapes to the Jungle of IndividualityJane Escapes to the Jungle of Individuality Jennifer Nestor ’12 (2024)
- All NewsURI student integrates modern environmental science with generations of Indigenous knowledgeKINGSTON, R.I. – July 7, 2025 – Bryan Plankenhorn is a doctoral student in the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography. Plankenhorn is also a proud member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe in Washington state. These two facets of Plankenhorn’s life might seem separate, but they are very much intertwined. “My journey […]
- All NewsNew autonomous vehicle helps advance understanding of the deep sea and its critical mineralsKINGSTON, R.I. — July 7, 2025 — A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imaged a previously unexplored portion of the seafloor in ultra-deep waters near the Mariana Trench. Operationalizing this technology for the first time was part of a mission led by the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI), based at the University of Rhode Island’s […]
- All NewsChinese Flagship ProgramPolitical science and Chinese major Derek Murphy ’20 was interested in a global career, which he found in the U.S. foreign service. Today he serves as vice consul in the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China.
- All NewsURI to host statewide workshop on AI for teachers, administrators in K-12 educationKINGSTON, R.I. – July 2, 2025 – For the second year in a row, the University of Rhode Island is proud to host a timely professional development workshop July 14-16 focused on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 education. The event will bring together over 150 teachers and administrators from more than 30 […]
- All NewsSurviving Your TimelineSurviving Your Timeline: From Cambodian Refugee to Growing Up Italian Chutekma Am ’91 (2024)
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- All NewsFor URI engineering student, music and technology harmonize in innovative capstone projectKINGSTON, R.I. – July 1, 2025 – The rigidity of mathematics and the creativity of music might not initially appear to go hand in hand. Brian May — the Queen guitarist and noted astrophysicist — would likely disagree and he’d have some support from another guitarist in the College of Engineering at the University of […]
- All NewsURI professor recognized as a leading scholar in study of executive functionsKINGSTON, R.I. – July 1, 2025 – University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor Sammy Ahmed is ranked among the top scholars in the world in the study of executive functions, which are a set of cognitive processes that support goal-directed behavior by regulating thoughts and actions through cognitive control. The rankings were calculated and announced […]
- All NewsLoss of URI graduate brings attention to food allergiesKINGSTON, R.I. – July 1, 2025 – When Timothy “Timmy” Howard graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor’s degree in communications in May, it was a joyous moment for himself and his loved ones. Just days later, tragedy struck when the 22-year-old passed away from an allergic reaction to peanuts while having […]
- All NewsURI College of Nursing hosts International Association for Human Caring Annual ConferenceKINGSTON, R.I. — June 30, 2025 — The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed nurses and other health care professionals from around the world to the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence last week, hosting the International Association for Human Caring 46th Annual Conference June 26-28. Dean Danny Willis said the URI […]
- All NewsURI pharmacy students win national clinical research competitionKINGSTON, R.I. — June 30, 2025 — University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy students continue to impress at the national level, beating out 79 other colleges of pharmacy to win first place in the 2025 National Clinical Research Challenge of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. The latest victory comes on the heels of another major national win […]
- All NewsThree URI alumni selected for Fulbright U.S. Student ProgramKINGSTON, R.I. – June 30, 2025 – A recent University of Rhode Island graduate and two alumni have been selected for prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards. Selected by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, recipients have the opportunity to conduct research, study or teach English overseas. Joceline Rodrigues ’25 […]
- All NewsURI sailors Erkmen, Chipps receive All-American honorsKINGSTON, R.I. – June 30, 2025 – For the first time in nearly a decade, the University of Rhode Island club sailing team finished its season with two Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association All-Americans. Kerem Erkmen ’25 was named to the 2025 Open Skipper All-American Team and Abbie Chipps ’25 earned a spot on the 2025 Crew […]
