KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 5, 2025 – A two-week pilot program designed by the URI Math Department to improve the math skills of incoming freshmen at the University of Rhode Island has produced impressive results. The “Level Up!” program, held on the Kingston Campus from July 27 to Aug. 8, was free for participants. By […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 5, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute has officially designated Block Island as its newest Climate Response Demonstration Site (CRDS), formalizing a partnership to protect the island’s natural systems, infrastructure, and freshwater resources. The New Shoreham Town Council voted unanimously in support of the designation on July 7, […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 4, 2025 – Negotiations come in many shapes and sizes—from small decisions like picking a restaurant, to more significant issues like debating salary—but a common thread in many is that they can be drawn out and complex. This is especially true in labor negotiations—one side proposes, the other counters until an […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 4, 2025 – From a marching band to Shakespeare–and Taylor Swift in between–the University of Rhode Island’s Center for the Humanities will take an academic view of pop culture with its annual lecture series this school year. But academic doesn’t mean not fun. “The Humanities and Popular Culture/Counterculture,” which opens this […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 3, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island has received its first-ever National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 Predoctoral Training Grant, marking a major milestone in URI’s growth as a research institution. Funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, this prestigious grant supports the new T32 Transdisciplinary Training in […]

KINGSTON, R.I.—Sept. 2, 2025—While the rest of the student body at the University of Rhode Island enjoys the final days of summer, about 160 resident assistants (RAs) and resident academic mentors (RAMs) arrive on campus in mid-August for trainings to prepare for the start of the school year. Navigating academic and social challenges can be […]