Anthropology
“I have learned from many great professors who were truly interested in the subjects that they teach, and who were committed to sharing their knowledge and curiosity with their students.”
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Collin Treacy ’22 double majored in applied mathematics and mechanical engineering. He says that his mathematics courses helped him understand engineering concepts on a deeper level. “The math department here includes very intelligent and knowledgeable professors that are passionate about what they do,” he says.
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Multilingual scholars. Seasoned performers. Winners of competitive national scholarships. Double—and triple—majors who have completed a myriad of internships and studied abroad across the globe. Our graduating class is a diverse, distinguished group ready for what’s next.
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French
“I would advise students considering French not to hesitate. The French department is resourceful and its faculty are extremely helpful. The curriculum is both challenging and interesting.”
Continue reading "Miles Wilson"Physics majors Samantha Adams and Oliver Carey have both been interning at the UMass-URI Research Consortium this semester. Adams is creating images of sources using radio data and Carey is looking specifically at the jets and X-Ray emissions produced by those sources.
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Gillian Hodge ’23 double majors in Chinese and International Studies and Diplomacy. She is currently interning at the Naval War College in Newport, RI. She’s working with the China Maritime Studies Institute where she has been able to study Chinese investment into ports in Southeast Asia and Africa.
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English
“The College of Arts and Sciences has gifted me the opportunity to maintain an open mind and has inspired me to become a lifelong learner. “
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Emily Diamond, assistant professor of communication studies and marine affairs, was the recent recipient of the 2022 Research and Scholarship Excellence Award from URI’s Division of Research and Economic Development.
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Samantha Talbot ’22 is double majoring in anthropology and history and minoring in classical civilizations. This semester she’s been an intern at the Tomaquag Museum in Exeter, RI, honing her passion for museum curation before embarking on a master’s degree in history and museum studies at Tufts University.
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URI’s Theatre Department is doing the “Time Warp” again, returning to Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s spooky castle for “The Rocky Horror Show.” Richard O’Brien’s gender-bending spoof of horror and science fiction B-movies opens Thursday, April 21, in the Robert E. Will Theatre.
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Sarah Brown, an assistant professor of computer science, is examining how to prevent artificial intelligence from reinforcing biases. “My research is about how we can adapt machine-learning algorithms and the systems they are embedded in in order to prevent AI from reinforcing patterns of discrimination,” she says.
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Gender and Women’s Studies and Film/Media
“Without the broad education provided by a liberal arts program I would not have been able to come to such a unique focus of study on my own.”
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Students in a French course won a virtual environmental challenge hosted by URI’s partner institution, the University of Rennes 2 in Rennes, France, that was focused on how to make university communities more sustainable. It was conducted in French.
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Linda Lotridge Levin, professor emerita of journalism at URI, is one of six journalists being inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame (NENPA) Hall of Fame. NENPA is the professional trade organization for newspapers in the six New England states, and its Hall of Fame recognizes the most outstanding newspaper professionals from the region.
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Philosophy and Political Science
“There is such a culture in A&S of faculty and staff ready and willing to connect students with different opportunities to put their studies to practice and explore their interests.”
Continue reading "Sabrinna Fogarty"