- Students and faculty from URI Department of Kinesiology earn awards at regional conferenceKINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 29, 2025 – The Department of Kinesiology in the University of Rhode Island’s College of Health Sciences had a major presence at New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (NEACSM) fall meeting at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, earlier this month. URI students and faculty stood out […]
- URI launching new Environmental Arts and Humanities bachelor’s degreeKINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 29, 2025 – Citing a need for writers, thinkers and artists to help clarify complex environmental issues and the science surrounding them, the University of Rhode Island is introducing a new Environmental Arts and Humanities bachelor’s degree. The University’s new 33-credit degree program will equip students with a more holistic approach […]
- All NewsYoshitaka Ota awarded inaugural Taiwan Peace FellowshipKINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 29, 2025 – University of Rhode Island Marine Affairs Professor and Director of Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Yoshitaka Ota was recently awarded the Taiwan Peace Fellowship, a fellowship that brings together leaders and scholars from around the world in Taiwan to gain a deeper understanding of the country’s historical and cultural […]
- All NewsRhody Athletics, AEM, LLC. Announce Partnership RenewalKINGSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island Athletics announced today an expanded collaboration with partner AEM, LLC., New England's premier home improvement experts. Entering its second year with URI, AEM has more than doubled its investment for the 2025-26 season.
- All NewsAll about IngridAria Mia Loberti '20 visited the URI Child Development Centers to teach preschoolers about a guide dog's impressive skills and special relationship with their human, the subject of her book, I Am Ingrid.
- All NewsAria Mia Loberti teaches URI preschool students impressive skills, special relationship of a guide dogKINGSTON, R.I. — Oct. 28, 2025 — How can your dog tell you what the letters on the buildings’ signs are? Why does your dog wear a special harness? Why do dogs poop and pee? University of Rhode Island graduate, actor, advocate, and newly published author Aria Mia Loberti ’20 patiently fielded myriad questions from […]
- All NewsStudy by URI physics professor may lead to improved networked quantum sensingKINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 28, 2025 – Could global positioning systems become more precise and provide more accurate details on distances for users to get from point A to point B? A study by University of Rhode Island assistant physics professor Wenchao Ge in collaboration with Kurt Jacobs, a physicist of quantum tech with the […]
- All NewsURI offers new online certificate in Community PlanningKINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 27, 2025 – There is increasing workforce demand for community planners who are equipped to address complex environmental, social, and economic problems, and the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Landscape Architecture has designed a flexible new program to prepare both working professionals and current students to meet those needs. Offered […]
- All NewsUniversity of Rhode Island faculty members named to Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists 2024 listKINGSTON, R.I. – Oct 27, 2025 – Two dozen University of Rhode Island faculty members, across a broad range of disciplines, have been recognized by Stanford/Elsevier as being among the world’s top scientists and most influential researchers. Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists list is considered the most prestigious in the world. The listing is based […]
- All News‘Dr. IndigiNerd’ Lee Francis IV to share Native pop culture history at upcoming URI Humanities lectureKINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 27, 2025 – Indigenous and Native people have played significant roles in global popular culture for more than four centuries. In that time, images and representations of Native American and North American Indigenous Peoples have permeated the collective consciousness around the world, from early portrayals of the “Noble Savage” through the […]
- All NewsAnthony Amore, Gardner Museum security director and URI alum, discusses Louvre Museum heistKINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 24, 2025 – Unfortunately, some priceless jewels that were meant to “hang in the Louvre” are now in the possession of four thieves. On Oct. 19, a group of individuals armed with power tools and a crane conducted a heist at the famed Louvre Museum in Paris, reportedly stealing eight pieces […]
- All NewsThis Week In Sports – 10/23Football FINAL (10/18): University of Rhode Island 58-17 University at Albany Fourth-year A.J. Pena became Rhode Island’s all-time sacks leader, and fourth-year Devin Farrell threw four touchdown passes as No. 15/16 Rhode Island rolled past UAlbany 58-17 on Saturday. The Rams scored in every quarter, posting their highest point total since 1982. Third-year receiver Greg... The post This Week In Sports – 10/23 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.
- All NewsCAA Power Rankings – Week 8It was a quiet week in the Coastal Athletic Association. With four teams on a bye, only two teams have moved up in this week’s power rankings as we enter the home stretch of the season. Each week, The Good 5 Cent Cigar Sports Staff comes up with its cumulative ranking of CAA football teams.... The post CAA Power Rankings – Week 8 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.
- All NewsMartin continues to make mark with men’s cross countryA third-year Rhode Island native, Nick Martin has made an impact on both the University of Rhode Island cross country and track and field teams, most recently playing a vital role in bringing the New England Championship title back to URI. Growing up in East Greenwich, Martin did not think he’d end up at URI,... The post Martin continues to make mark with men’s cross country first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.
- All NewsBarrow sets career highs in breakout game for footballThe University of Rhode Island football team rushed for a total of 220 yards against the University of New Hampshire on Oct. 11 — over half of those yards came from fifth-year running back Brendon Barrow. Entering the game against New Hampshire, Barrow had 80 rushing yards in his entire collegiate career and zero touchdowns.... The post Barrow sets career highs in breakout game for football first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.
- All NewsMen’s club hockey sweeps Lehigh to extend winning streak to fiveThe University of Rhode Island men’s club hockey team swept fellow Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association opponent Lehigh University over the weekend as it stretched its winning streak to five games. On Friday, Rhody opened up the scoring early off of URI third-year forward Max Lockwood’s goal less than three minutes into the game. Four minutes... The post Men’s club hockey sweeps Lehigh to extend winning streak to five first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.
- All NewsWomen’s lacrosse hosts Wales National Team in ‘awesome opportunity’Despite the 3,200-mile distance between the University of Rhode Island and Wales, the Wales National Team and the URI women’s lacrosse team shared the field at Meade Stadium on Tuesday. Meade Stadium was the fourth stop on the Wales National Team’s “Boston Tour.” Other schools that Wales has scrimmaged on the tour include Roger Williams... The post Women’s lacrosse hosts Wales National Team in ‘awesome opportunity’ first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.
- All NewsSwim and dive drops competitive meet to NortheasternThe University of Rhode Island swim and dive team took a tight 156-143 defeat against Northeastern University on Saturday. Northeastern has finished in the top half of the Coastal Athletic Association in each of the last three seasons and beat the Rams by 45 points a year ago. That margin was slashed to just 13... The post Swim and dive drops competitive meet to Northeastern first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.
- All NewsGolf fights back in final round to secure third win of seasonThe University of Rhode Island men’s golf team pulled away from the rest of the field on the back nine of the final round at the Nassau Intercollegiate this week to win its third event of the fall season. Dealing with tough conditions and high winds in Glen Cove, New York, the Rams shot 31-over... The post Golf fights back in final round to secure third win of season first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.
- All NewsPair of defeats stretch volleyball’s losing skid to 10The University of Rhode Island women’s volleyball team went on the road to St. Louis, Missouri, to take on Saint Louis University in a weekend series, where the Rams went 0-2 to stay winless in Atlantic 10 Conference play. With URI having a tough schedule these past few weeks playing higher-ranked teams within the conference,... The post Pair of defeats stretch volleyball’s losing skid to 10 first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.
- All NewsRhody loses five-game unbeaten streak during 1-1 weekThe University of Rhode Island women’s soccer team split its two matches this past week with a 5-0 win against George Washington University on Thursday, Oct. 16, and a 4-1 loss to Saint Louis University on Sunday. The Rams made the trip to the nation’s capital on Thursday to take on George Washington as they... The post Rhody loses five-game unbeaten streak during 1-1 week first appeared on The Good 5¢ Cigar.
- All NewsWolves at the coast: marine diets, ecosystem impactsKINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 23, 2025 – On Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, gray wolves are doing something unexpected: hunting sea otters. This surprising dietary shift appears to have notable implications for both ecosystems and wolf health, but little is known about how the predators are capturing marine prey. Patrick Bailey, a Ph.D. candidate at […]
