- URI Center for Military and Veteran Education welcomes new team member, hosts spring welcome for student veteran community Jan. 29KINGSTON, 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 […]
- November CCI value stays steady, but R.I. momentum appears to be fading, says URI economistJan. 15, 2025 WHAT: November’s Current Condition Index value of 67 remained unchanged from the previous month, but there are increasing signs that Rhode Island’s economic momentum is slowing, says University of Rhode Island economist Len Lardaro. In 2024, the CCI has shown significant improvements in key indicators on a year-to-year basis. Based on that […]
- All NewsMulticultural Student Services Center kicks off full slate of spring programs with 2025 MLK Unity Luncheon on Jan. 29KINGSTON, 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. […]
- All NewsURI alumna Rose Butler Browne inspires students in namesake classKINGSTON, 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 […]
- All NewsMeta will end fact-checking of social media posts; URI expert says it’s not a surpriseKINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 14, 2025 – Meta, the social networking giant that owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, has announced that it will end its fact-checking program to moderate user content and replace it with a “community notes” model. In a video on Jan. 7, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the changes would reduce mistakes […]
- All NewsURI women’s track team makes big strides to supply non-perishables for Rhody OutpostKINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 14, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island’s women’s track and field team continued their efforts to support community members in need over the break – and had fun in the process. The team hosted its annual free track and field clinic for area children, which doubles as a collection drive […]
- All News100+ MajorsYes, the University of Rhode Island offers undergraduates many choices—of majors, minors, international degree programs. Learn a little more about the range of opportunities you'll find here. Take a look and see what you think.
- All NewsStaying on Track: Lessons from a Customer-Focused Travel DisruptorStaying on Track: Lessons from a Customer-Focused Travel Disruptor Frank Marini ’95 (2024)
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- All NewsURI natural resources faculty discuss L.A. wildfires, regional risksKINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 10, 2025 – Although fires are usually thought of as a Western problem, as seen in Los Angeles right now, wildfires do happen in Rhode Island — close to 500 acres burned near the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston Campus two years ago, in nearby Exeter and West Greenwich. Those fires […]
- All NewsURI College of Nursing’s simulation education program earns international accreditationKINGSTON, R.I. — Jan. 9, 2025 — The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing’s simulation education program offers students hands-on experience in a safe environment without risk to patient safety. It enhances critical thinking, teamwork, and communication skills, helping prepare future nurses to provide excellent patient care, and enhance health care in general. The […]
- All NewsURI-led study finds two classes of enzymes ignore common rule of evolutionKINGSTON, R.I.—Jan. 7, 2025—Made up of tiny threads known as cellulose microfibrils, plant cell walls are important for regulating a plant’s growth and protecting them from pests and pathogens. Previously only one route for producing these microfibrils was known: a class of enzymes called CESA. But research by University of Rhode Island Professor of Biological […]
- All NewsPeace and Human Rights Awards nominations due Jan. 22KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 6, 2025 – The URI Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies and URI Chaplains Association invite members of the University of Rhode Island community to nominate an exceptional student and/or faculty or staff member who has made significant contributions to nonviolence, peace, or human rights through their research, teaching, outreach, or […]
- All NewsSubstance Over StyleSubstance Over Style: A Field Guide to Leadership in Higher Education Donald H. DeHayes, Provost Emeritus (2024)
- All NewsCampus LifeWelcome to the URI community. This is the place where you will forge lifelong friendships, learn more about yourself and the world, and build the foundation for the rest of your life. We offer you many options and opportunities while you are here, and invite you to get involved.
- All NewsURI supply chain management students capture second in global sustainability case competitionKINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 3, 2025 – Two University of Rhode Island seniors in the College of Business’ supply chain management program finished among the top teams in a global sustainability case competition held virtually during the 2024 fall semester. Sam Andres of West Warwick, Rhode Island, and Jordan O’Connor of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, teamed with […]
- All NewsTEDxURI 2025 seeking presenters who can speak the truthKINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 3, 2025 – Mark Twain is credited with saying, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” And that was more than a hundred years before social media. Today, the truth is running even farther behind. Political speeches and debates are routinely fact-checked. […]
- All NewsMaster Gardeners grow Indigenous connectionsKINGSTON, R.I. – Dec. 30, 2024 – As University of Rhode Island students and employees departed campus for winter break, concluding the fall semester — and harvest season — URI’s Cooperative Extension celebrated its work partnering with Indigenous-led food sovereignty organizations. Just two miles from campus is the Pettaquamscutt Community Gardens, a non-profit organization on […]
- All NewsLate Thomas dagger seals successful non-conference run for men’s basketballThe University of Rhode Island’s non-conference slate – complete with dramatics, comebacks and an 11-1 start to the 2024-25 season. URI marked its 11th tally in the win column against longtime foe Temple University on Saturday night, in a back-and-forth battle at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. “[This is] such a tough time of... The post Late Thomas dagger seals successful non-conference run for men’s basketball first appeared on The Good 5 Cent Cigar.
- All NewsBest of 2024It's been a big year. The Wall Street Journal named URI New England's #1 public university. Voters approved the ballot question to provide investment for a biomedical sciences building, and the transformative Schilling Scholars Program was established.
- All NewsURI professor wins Generation Rx Award of Excellence from national pharmaceutical associationKINGSTON, R.I. — Dec. 18, 2024 — University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Clinical Professor Anita Jacobson is the 2025 recipient of the Generation Rx Award of Excellence from the American Pharmacists Association. The recognition is among the national organization’s top awards, recognizing “a pharmacist who has demonstrated a commitment to the mission of […]
