The University of Rhode Island has named Brenton DeBoef, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, dean of the University’s Graduate School, a post he’s held on an interim basis since July 2020.
Continue reading "Professor of Chemistry Brenton DeBoef named dean of URI’s Graduate School"Author: Anna Gray
Humanities Major to Harvard Law School: Kyla Duffy ’18 on the Pursuit of Passion
Kyla Duffy ’18 double majored in history and political science and minored in art. She will soon be attending Harvard Law School in pursuit of public interest law, particularly in the realm of nonprofits.
Continue reading "Humanities Major to Harvard Law School: Kyla Duffy ’18 on the Pursuit of Passion"Providence Business News 40 Under 40 Honorees
Congratulations to three of our alumni who were recognized in the 2021 Providence Business News 40 Under 40 awards!
Continue reading "Providence Business News 40 Under 40 Honorees"URI welcomes Lorenzo Mosca to Department of Chemistry
Our new assistant professor of chemistry, Lorenzo Mosca, is interested in the use of light as an instruction, information, and answer, and plans to continue studying complex reaction networks at URI.
Continue reading "URI welcomes Lorenzo Mosca to Department of Chemistry"URI welcomes Karen Sweeting to Department of Political Science
Our new assistant professor of political science, Dr. Karen Sweeting, is eager to develop research at URI that engages with social justice, equity, diversity, equality, inclusion, and cultural competence.
Continue reading "URI welcomes Karen Sweeting to Department of Political Science"Honoring Linda Newman ’70: Leading Legacy in the Fine Arts
The College of Arts and Sciences and our surrounding communities honor the memory of Linda Newman ’70, a beloved member of URI’s first graduating class in the fine arts.
Continue reading "Honoring Linda Newman ’70: Leading Legacy in the Fine Arts"From Socrates to machine learning: Arts and Sciences fellows spend the summer on research projects
The A&S Fellows program funds undergraduates in an Arts and Sciences major to participate in research, scholarly or creative projects under the supervision of a faculty member for up to 10 weeks. This year, the program is awarding $28,000 in stipends supporting approximately 2,400 hours of research for students majoring in such fields as criminology and criminal justice, political science, computer science, and philosophy.
Continue reading "From Socrates to machine learning: Arts and Sciences fellows spend the summer on research projects"Finding Passion in Criminal Justice: Recent Grad Talia Parente ’21 on Her Career Goals
While double majoring in psychology and criminology and criminal justice, Talia Parente ’21 became passionate about social justice and combatting racial inequality and discrimination within the criminal justice system. She was awarded the 2021 Undergraduate Academic Excellence Award for Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Continue reading "Finding Passion in Criminal Justice: Recent Grad Talia Parente ’21 on Her Career Goals"Two URI leaders selected as Career Prep Fellows by national nonprofit Management Leadership for Tomorrow
Two of our students have been selected as fellows by the national nonprofit Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) to participate in the organization’s MLT Career Prep Program, which aims to support and empower talented students from underrepresented communities.
Continue reading "Two URI leaders selected as Career Prep Fellows by national nonprofit Management Leadership for Tomorrow"From Anthropology to Archeology: Kelsey Carter ’17 on Life After URI
Kelsey Carter ’17, a graduate of our anthropology major, now works as an Archaeological Crew Chief with Statistical Research Inc., in New Mexico, taking crews out to run surveys and excavations.
Continue reading "From Anthropology to Archeology: Kelsey Carter ’17 on Life After URI"Hannah Beaucaire ’22
Hannah documented the short and long-term effects of solitary confinement as part of an educational and advocacy tool for future reform for the practice.
Continue reading "Hannah Beaucaire ’22"Abigail Dodd ’22
Abby’s project project will identify and describe available archival records and resources that illuminate the expanding role of women at URI (1950-1980) with a particular emphasis on the 1960s and 1970s.
Continue reading "Abigail Dodd ’22"Kevin Hart ’22
Kevin is conducting both qualitative and quantitative research on right-wing terrorism in the United States.
Continue reading "Kevin Hart ’22"Alfred Timperley ’23
Alfred developed a tool to enable future research into program classification source code authorship, plagiarism detection, malware identification, and more.
Continue reading "Alfred Timperley ’23"Rossvierlin Cajigas
Criminology and Criminal Justice and Gender and Women’s Studies
“I interned at the office of RI Commission for Human Rights, an immigration law firm, and at the Mayor’s office in Central Falls. Through these internships I was able to learn more about serving the people and making sure they get the treatment they deserve. “
Continue reading "Rossvierlin Cajigas"