Hundreds of forensic science experts have come to the Kingston Campus to discuss everything from crime scene investigation to evidence analysis to such famous cases as the O.J. Simpson trial, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist and the investigation into the Boston Strangler.
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URI art history lecturer, students study Byzantine mosaics on Cyprus
“Getting to work in Cyprus, at an archeological site, alongside dedicated and passionate professional archeologists and art historians from all over the world was a truly unique and amazing experience,” said Kira Wencek, ’19, who is spending her senior year studying at Kochi University in Japan, in an email.
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“Since we started the company in 2014, we have established a well rounded network of veterans service organizations to help them feel human following their transition back to civilian life,” said Alexa Modero, ’14, a native of Randolph, New Jersey.
Continue reading "URI alumni design backpacks by veterans, for veterans"“As Is the Gardener”: Phil Pasco, ’20, on How Landscape Architecture Found Him
Phil Pasco decided to attend URI for three reasons: family history, cost, and Landscape Architecture. Though the first two might sound common, as Pasco is one of many with a grandfather who attended URI and opted to enroll at Little Rhody over Roger Williams based on tuition, one might not expect Landscape Architecture to be […]
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Arts and Sciences Fellows Program: A Summer Opportunity for Growth
Participating in a dig in Cyprus, cleaning, analyzing, and sorting Byzantine-era mosaics. Getting research published in a premier Chemistry journal. Creating and performing a piece of theatre with 15-18 year-olds to discuss issues of crime, violence, and sexual assault in their communities. These opportunities were among those afforded to twelve undergraduate students through the inaugural […]
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This year, several Arts and Sciences students won prestigious, competitive national scholarships: the Boren, Truman, and Fulbright. Chase Hall ‘19, double major in Political Science and Chinese and minor in Theatre, was awarded $20,000 through a Boren Scholarship to subsidize the cost of the Chinese Flagship Capstone Year at Nanjing University. One of the most […]
Continue reading "Arts and Sciences Student Achievement Leading to New Opportunities"Harrington Mentoring Program Prepares Students for Professional World
An internship and other forms of experiential learning can provide an invaluable complement to the classic liberal arts education. In the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island, students are strongly encouraged to do at least one internship or to engage in hands-on experiential learning opportunities, from partnering with a […]
Continue reading "Harrington Mentoring Program Prepares Students for Professional World"Student Spotlight: Evan Cummiskey ‘19, on How Arabic Changed His Life
Arabic, a language spoken by about 420 million people in the world, was not even a thought in Evan Cummiskey’s head when he first started thinking about college. A native of Warwick, RI, Cummiskey chose URI in part, like many before him, because of the price tag. With a tuition limit that kept him from […]
Continue reading "Student Spotlight: Evan Cummiskey ‘19, on How Arabic Changed His Life"Policy report by URI students offers options for future of McCoy Stadium
Deciding what’s next for the 76-year-old, city-owned McCoy Stadium may take many months, but a public policy report written by two University of Rhode Island students could provide the necessary research to start the conversation.
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Kara Bissonnette was chosen one of the top 10 interns in the career-builder website WayUp’s top 100 for her work this summer with Publicis Health, a division of the French multinational company Publicis Groupe, one of the largest marketing and communications firms in the world.
Continue reading "URI senior selected among top 10 interns by career-building website"Chemistry’s Levine awarded Sessler Early Career Researcher Prize
In recognition of an article published in 2016, University of Rhode Island associate professor of chemistry Mindy Levine was named the inaugural recipient of the Sessler Early Career Researcher Prize, which she received in July.
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During fall 2017, Aria Mia Loberti wrote an original piece of research on Guide Dog/Handler communication and perception and presented her work at the Western States Communication Association Conference in California in February of 2018.
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“I owe it all to Rhode Island,” Amanpour said in an interview on Monday, the launch day of her new show. “Without Rhode Island this would not be happening.”
Continue reading "Christiane Amanpour’s new PBS show: A higher profile for URI grad (’83)"Chemistry professor develops new contaminant detection technique for blood thinner heparin
Dr. Jason Dwyer’s research was unveiled in the prestigious online journal Nature Communications, part of the suite of journals from the publisher of Nature.
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