Public lecture series kicks off Sept. 15 with former NASA Marshall Space Center chief technologist Les Johnson examining realistic interstellar travel.
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LaLuna publishes the first modern scholarly edition of one of the earliest vernacular commentaries on the “Divine Comedy.”
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Stevens will spend the next five years using the grant to support her latest research project on variable literacy in mathematics.
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Biomedical engineering and Spanish, with a minor in mathematics, through URI’s International Engineering Program.
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The book is a follow up to her 2003 publication, Clear Word and Third Sight: Folk Groundings and Diasporic Consciousness in African Caribbean Writing, published by Duke University Press and The University Press of the West Indies.
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The History Department professor embarks on a new research project supported by learning and speaking Spanish.
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A cultural history of race, resistance, and representation in a city divided by politics and play.
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The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the promotion and award of tenure and teaching for faculty members.
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Group will perform Aug. 2 in front of capacity crowd.
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Rachel (Afia) Ansong recognized for her collection “I buried [her] in a field of lemongrass”
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KINGSTON, R.I. – July 21 – The landscape of the North Woods has been shaped by humans, just as humans are shaped by the landscapes in which we inhabit. Nestled in South Kingston as part of the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston Campus, the North Woods are within walking distance of all dorms for students […]
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The multiple award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalism professor says success is measured by the trust she earns and the extent to which her films generate awareness, change, and opportunities to amplify the voices of the people in them.
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The recent alum graduated this past spring and will embark on his first experience with the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program.
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KINGSTON, R.I. – July 10 – Fang Wang, assistant professor of chemistry, is the recipient of two prominent awards in his field of organic chemistry and chemical biology. The first from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF), and a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award. The ACS PRF award will further Wang’s […]
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Two musicians from opposite sides of the world found common ground at the University of Rhode Island. The pair of alumni will appear at the festival’s 38th season, July 22 – August 2, 2026.
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