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Oct 6, 2026: Environmental Currents: Art and Science Explore our Changing World at Narragansett Bay Campus
The University of Rhode Island and Art League RI are featuring the collaborative works of artists and scientists in a new exhibition titled “Environmental Currents: Art and Science Explore our Changing World” at Studio Blue on the URI Narragansett Bay Campus. With its goal to communicate oceanographic research to wider audiences through art exhibits and events, The Synergy Project has paired artists across many mediums with scientists since 2020. This fourth Synergy Project group exhibition features new artwork interpreting scientific research conducted at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography and College of the Environment and Life Sciences, as well as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. View on site | Email this event
Oct 6, 2026: SPSS: Beginners' Course
This workshop introduces participants to IBM SPSS Statistics for data analysis. Attendees will learn how to install and license SPSS, manage datasets, perform basic statistical analyses, and interpret results. By the end of the session, participants will have the confidence to use SPSS for coursework, research, and everyday statistical tasks. View on site | Email this event
Oct 6, 2026: Blind Date with a Banned Book at Robert L. Carothers Library & Learning Commons
Interested in learning more about books that have been challenged or banned in the United States? Celebrate your freedom to read by visiting Carothers Library on October 6th and 7th, 11-1:30 p.m., for a blind date with a banned book! *The University of Rhode Island does not ban books. This information is provided to let people know what has been banned or challenged at other institutions. "The way to fight ignorance is to read everything you can, in order to foster and strengthen your own sense of empathy. Read what makes you uncomfortable. Read what you don't understand. With empathy on your side, you can make informed decisions and create a personal bulwark against hatred of every kind." -Tony Marx, President of the NYPL View on site | Email this event
Oct 6, 2026: Mind Matter Fair at Quad Fest at Quad
Join us for the Mind Matters Fair on the URI Quad, Tuesday, October 6th from 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. (rain date: October 7th). This uplifting mental health promotion event features activities, resources, and giveaways, and will be held in partnership with the President’s Office as part of Quad Fest. Visit URInvolved for complete event details. View on site | Email this event
Oct 6, 2026: Quad Fest with President Parlange at URI Quadrangle
President Parlange welcomes the entire URI community back to campus for our Annual Quad Fest! Join us Tuesday, October 6th, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the Quad to enjoy the following activities: Fall Student Organization Fair - Over 40 student groups will be there to answer your questions.Free Farmers Market - complimentary fresh produce for you to enjoy.A mental health awareness fair where you can learn about nutrition, sleep, relationships, alcohol, & stress relief at 21 interactive booths.Lawn Games: Cornhole, Kan Jam, & Spike Ball. RI National Guard Rock Wall at the center of the Quad.Peckham Farm Petting Zoo WRIU Disc Jockey will provide music.Complimentary refreshments to the first 500 guests. View on site | Email this event

URI News

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Two URI physics professors receive NSF awards to further study science behind black holes
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 6, 2026 – Black holes and their complexity continue to fascinate astrophysics researchers around the world, including those at the University of Rhode Island. Researchers are drawn to how these massive, dense concentrations of energy affect their surroundings and want to learn more about how the universe as a whole was […]
URI lecture series explores regenerative landscapes through science, planning, and design
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 6, 2026 – The University of Rhode Island’s 34th annual Landscape Architecture Lecture Series will bring three nationally recognized practitioners and scholars to campus this fall to explore how science, planning, and design can work together to create more resilient and regenerative landscapes. The free public lectures carry added significance this […]
URI astrophysics student earns coveted Association for Computing Machinery’s SIGHPC fellowship
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 6, 2026 – Ever since she was young, Genevieve Payne has always had a deep interest in nature and understanding hidden systems and patterns within it, hoping to one day study some of the universe’s most extreme and least-understood phenomena. This interest developed into a focus on gravitational wave and high-energy […]
Bat beat: URI wildlife researcher Patrick Bailey answers questions about fall’s favorite winged mammal
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 6, 2026 – Patrick Bailey, a Ph.D. candidate in the Comparative Ecophysiology of Animals Lab at the University of Rhode Island, is drawn to the animals that populate our landscape each fall. He’s studied some of the quintessentially ‘scary’ Halloween animals, including wolves — though not the were- variety — as […]
Book banning harms more than books, says URI education leader
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 5, 2026 – The impacts of book banning have disturbing consequences, according to Danielle Dennis, dean of the University of Rhode Island Feinstein College of Education. A professor of literacy, teacher education and policy, Dennis has taught across ages and levels throughout the U.S. and abroad. She is president of the […]