- Courage Quest camp at URI to blend fun with strategies for managing anxietyKINGSTON, R.I. – April 9, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island is on a quest to teach children how to manage anxiety in a fun, interactive way this summer. At Courage Quest, a camp for children aged 8-12, campers will complete a series of challenges designed to strengthen coping skills and build self-confidence. The […]
- URI to host celebration of NSF, PBS KIDS collaboration that inspires future scientists on May 10KINGSTON, R.I. – April 9, 2025 – In celebration of the National Science Foundation’s 75th anniversary, the University of Rhode Island is hosting a fun-filled, family friendly event to inspire future scientists. Children and adults will learn through activities and interactive experiences, and meet characters and creators from popular PBS KIDS television shows, on Saturday, […]
- All NewsCourage Quest camp at URI to blend fun with strategies for managing anxietyKINGSTON, R.I. – April 9, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island is on a quest to teach children how to manage anxiety in a fun, interactive way this summer. At Courage Quest, a camp for children aged 8-12, campers will complete a series of challenges designed to strengthen coping skills and build self-confidence. The […]
- All NewsURI to host celebration of NSF, PBS KIDS collaboration that inspires future scientists on May 10KINGSTON, R.I. – April 9, 2025 – In celebration of the National Science Foundation’s 75th anniversary, the University of Rhode Island is hosting a fun-filled, family friendly event to inspire future scientists. Children and adults will learn through activities and interactive experiences, and meet characters and creators from popular PBS KIDS television shows, on Saturday, […]
- All NewsFederal grant extends RI-INBRE program to expand region’s biotech workforce, expertiseKINGSTON, R.I. — April 9, 2025 — The Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (RI-INBRE) program will continue training the next generation of leaders in the region’s biomedical and biotechnology industries for the next three years after receiving a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. The new federal funding continues […]
- All NewsINP Program, Ryan Institute host annual URI Neuroscience SymposiumKINGSTON, R.I. — April 8, 2025 — The Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program (INP) and George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience highlighted student research and explored the neuroscience of drug addiction at the annual University of Rhode Island Neuroscience Symposium on Monday, April 7 in Avedisian Hall, home of the URI College of Pharmacy. Rita Goldstein, […]
- All NewsThe state of the plate: Food protection and safety subject of URI conferenceKINGSTON, R.I. – April 8, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island’s Cooperative Extension is hosting this year’s 31st annual Rhode Island Food Safety Task Force Conference on Thursday, April 24. The conference, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick, will provide attendees with information on the Food Safety Modernization […]
- All NewsNext Stop: Medical SchoolSiblings Bhavya and Lohith Chatragadda, students in URI's Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, have been accepted to Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School.
- All NewsRhode to Regenerative: From Land to Sea conference May 19-20KINGSTON, R.I. – April 7, 2025 – Farmers, researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and community leaders will gather at the University of Rhode Island’s DeChristofaro Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences on May 19-20 for the inaugural Rhode to Regenerative: From Land to Sea conference. This two-day event, organized with the agricultural network Why Regenerative, will […]
- All NewsURI College of Business gearing up for annual Spring Splash fashion showKINGSTON, R.I. – April 7, 2025 – Leo Tolstoy is renowned for his literary masterpieces, such as Anna Karenina and War and Peace. He famously remarked, “Spring is the time for plans and projects,” a sentiment that resonates profoundly with the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design. As spring approaches […]
- All NewsURI professor Kathleen Melanson recognized as an Excellence in Nutrition FellowKINGSTON, R.I. – April 7, 2025 – Kathleen Melanson, a professor in the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Nutrition, has been selected as one of the inaugural Excellence in Nutrition Fellows by the American Society for Nutrition. The new recognition program honors nutrition professionals who are 10 or more years past their terminal degree […]
- All NewsURI Cooperative Extension aiming to connect all Rhode Islanders to increased home energy efficiencyKINGSTON, R.I. – April 4, 2025 – Everyone was talking about their energy bills this winter. As winter has moved into spring, a team at the University of Rhode Island is hoping Rhode Islanders keep talking about their energy use – this time to them. URI Cooperative Extension is hoping to help consumers lower their […]
- All NewsURI Day at the State HouseFrom underwater robotics to health care, artificial intelligence to fuel explosion science, superconductors to fish cameras, the third annual URI Day at the State House showcased the breadth of URI's reach and impact.
- All NewsOff Izaak Walton Road: The Grace That Comes Through LossOff Izaak Walton Road: The Grace That Comes Through Loss Laura Julier, M.A. ’79 (2025)
- All NewsThe Not-So-Secret GardenThe Kinney Azalea Gardens are a local treasure, blooming each spring under the care and stewardship of four generations of URI alumni and faculty.
- All NewsIt’s ComplicatedURI nursing professor Betty Rambur and URI alumni who work in the health-care field share expert advice and perspectives about health care in the U.S.
- All NewsURI’s Recycling Guy Is on a MissionJoe Majeika is changing URI’s recycling culture.
- All NewsURI Ascends to Top Tier of U.S. Research UniversitiesURI has earned the prestigious Carnegie R1 designation.
- All NewsFrom Idea to InventionHow Charles E. Johnson Jr. ’98 turned his idea for a onehanded game controller into an invention.
- All NewsIndefatigableThe research vessel of URI’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences, the Cap’n Bert works hard, supporting the long-standing Fish Trawl Survey, introducing high school students to shark research, and more.
- All NewsMichigan’s Blue Economy ExpertAlan Steinman, M.S. ’83, is a prominent voice for protecting water resources and advancing economic development in the Great Lakes state.
- All NewsMy Husband’s Pain Makes His Doctors UncomfortableEnglish professor Carolyn Betensky on the other victims of the opioid crisis.
