Samantha studied public health disasters and how they interact with other crises and social inequalities, as well as how they have gendered impacts.
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John Mancini ’22
John researched the Platonic dialogues titled the Phaedo, the Phaedrus, the Republic, and the Apology.
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Ethan is researching racial inequality in welfare participation and its impact on political attitudes in the US.
Continue reading "Ethan Wyllie ’22"Camryn Tierney
Criminology and Criminal Justice
“I ended up changing my whole career path because I took a Criminal Justice policy class with a professor who was so passionate about the information that she convinced me that policy was the path I wanted to take.”
Continue reading "Camryn Tierney"Annu Palakunnathu Matthew on her Solo Exhibition at the Newport Art Museum
Professor Annu Matthew will have a solo exhibition titled “UNREMEMBERED- Indian soldiers from World War II” at the Newport Art Museum this fall.
Continue reading "Annu Palakunnathu Matthew on her Solo Exhibition at the Newport Art Museum"Jacob Afonso ’22
Jacob researched bias and fairness in machine learning models to understand the best classifier techniques to eliminate bias.
Continue reading "Jacob Afonso ’22"Mia Giglietti ’23
Mia prepared a comprehensive literature review of economic thought on corporate and government linkages.
Continue reading "Mia Giglietti ’23"Oluwatoyin Okele ‘21 on English, Art, Commercial Fantasy, and Science Fiction
Oluwatoyin Okele ‘21, a senior majoring in English with minors in art and classics, is interested in science fiction and fantasy, both of which she has been able to explor in the English major. In 2020, Okele won first place in the English Department’s Writing Contest for Critical Essays.
Continue reading "Oluwatoyin Okele ‘21 on English, Art, Commercial Fantasy, and Science Fiction"Sophie Haddock
Landscape Architecture
“I appreciate how interconnected my education has been, each course seeming to overlap with others.”
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Our students continue to amaze us with their resilience and dedication as they navigate challenges and changes due to the pandemic. Meet some of our seniors who, after turning the senior year they didn’t expect to have into the best experience it could possibly be, look forward to graduating soon.
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English
“I value being pushed in my humanities classes to consider things outside of literature: in my English classes, we’re pushed not only to study texts, but also topics like history, biology, neuroscience, and psychology.”
Continue reading "Oluwatoyin Okele"The Science of Vaccine Hesitancy
Drs. Brian Krueger and Marc Hutchison discuss the research they conducted in their article, “Science-Based Communication to Decrease Disparities in Adult Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates” and discuss the research they found regarding vaccine hesitancy, especially in BIPOC populations. Dr. Krueger and Professor Hutchison also make connections between the pneumococcal vaccinations and the current COVID-19 vaccinations in terms of vaccine hesitancy.
Continue reading "The Science of Vaccine Hesitancy"Jay Rumas
History and Political Science
“I think a liberal arts education gives someone a great opportunity to take initiative and seek to study problems that they see in their everyday lives, rather than follow a rigid curriculum.”
Continue reading "Jay Rumas"Anthony Zainyeh
Economics, Philosophy, and Political Science
“I am most proud of the confidence I have cultivated in my voice… With confidence in my voice came clarity in my direction, to which end countless opportunities were offered by the community.”
Continue reading "Anthony Zainyeh"Philosophy major Ted Donovan on his Unconventional Path to Excellence
Ted Donovan wears many hats, including: double major in philosophy and health studies, Vice President of the URI Philosophy Club, volunteer firefighter, internationally traveled vocalist with the Chorus of Westerly, avid outdoorsman, and this year’s recipient of the Academic Excellence Award in philosophy, to keep the list short.
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