KINGSTON, R.I.— Sept. 17, 2025— University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange will celebrate the University’s progress and the achievements of its faculty, staff, students, and graduates during his annual State of the University address Friday, Sept. 19. The event will kick off the University’s Homecoming Weekend celebration. During his address, Parlange will highlight important […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 17, 2025 – Rising tidal waters are posing increasing threats to one of our most inconspicuous shore dwellers: the Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammospiza caudicuta), found only in healthy salt marshes along the U.S. Atlantic coast. Weighing less than an ounce (the equivalent of three nickels), the sparrows nest in tidal salt marshes […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 17, 2025 – With debate about curriculum, changes to the federal Department of Education, and nearly half of states now enacting private school voucher plans, public education is at a critical moment. Podcasters Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider will examine the debate around public education, as they continue the 2025 University […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 17, 2025 – Being a college professor is a 12-month job. Summers — far from being idle — are instead filled with continuing research, professional conferences, and the occasional well-earned vacation. As the summer winds down, many professors find themselves immersed in the quiet labor of preparing syllabi and refining lesson […]

KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 17, 2025 — Okyanus Arikan, a senior kinesiology major on the University of Rhode Island club sailing team, won the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association Women’s Singlehanded Championship September 12 at Brown University to qualify for the Women’s Singlehanded National Championship for the third year in a row. A member of […]