At a recent event, the Paul Cuffee School named Sarina Yang as the first winner of a scholarship named in honor of a beloved URI professor and assistant dean.
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Student advisors helping to revamp Africana studies program
Plans are in place to grow the Africana studies major with new faculty and new areas of emphasis, a path that students helped to forge.
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Nearly 700 proud College of Arts and Sciences graduates representing 24 academic departments and over 40 majors and minors gathered in the Ryan Center on Saturday, May 20 to receive their hard-earned degrees.
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The big weekend is finally here, and we are so happy to be welcoming family and friends of all our graduates to the URI campus.
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“URI taught me there are truly no limitations for how far you can go if you’re willing to reach out.” –Christopher Bove
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Milana Cepeda created a project to better understand how music and images translate into emotional experience for an audience.
Continue reading "Senior composer explores how art transmits emotion"Commencement 2023: Prestigious NSF fellowship will catalyze URI senior’s Ph.D. studies at Princeton
Chemistry major Hailey Hendricks won a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, which will pay for three years of her Ph.D. study at Princeton.
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Justin Wyatt’s forthcoming book surveys the full history of American independent film. We asked him to pick five must-see films.
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A senior research project helps to bring “sensory-aware” theatre performances to URI.
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An award recognizing early career faculty in public administration goes to URI’s Karen Sweeting.
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“Data is the new oil,” former Congressman James Langevin said of the importance of cyberspace at a public symposium held at URI
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The Cranston resident fled Syria when she was 11, now is now dedicated to public service career in defense of displaced populations.
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As the South Kingstown Housing Authority looks to revamp its public housing, a URI research team lends a hand.
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‘This is how we pass music forward,’ Goods says of working with Broad Rock Middle School students.
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Tendhar was recognized recently as the recipient of this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award, recognizing his work in the University of Rhode Island’s Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies
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