URI Theatre Professors Rachel Walshe and James Horban have spent much of the summer helping Trinity Repertory Company prepare to bring a mammoth, two-part drama called “The Inheritance” to life.
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Gift from Rhode Island PBS will support independent films by URI students
A gift from Rhode Island PBS to the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media will help undergraduate students to pursue independent film projects.
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The fall lineup features ‘Polaroid Stories,’ ‘Or,’ ‘By the Way, Meet Vera Stark,’ and ‘Into the Woods.’
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Brett Lucht, professor of chemistry at URI, has been named a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) for his pioneering research on the chemistry of lithium-ion batteries.
Continue reading "Lucht named Fellow of the Electrochemical Society"“SEARCHDOG” has Rhode Island broadcast premiere Friday, July 22
“SEARCHDOG,” a feature documentary by University of Rhode Island Professor Mary Healey Jamiel and Executive Producer Elaine Rogers, will have its Rhode Island broadcast premiere on Rhode Island PBS Friday, July 22, at 8 p.m. It will also be airing on Saturday, July 23, at 12 p.m. and 11 p.m.
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An album by a trio including Adam Levin, a classical guitarist who teaches at URI, reaches #2 on the Billboard classical charts.
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A film produced as part of a senior capstone project has earned a URI Film/Media alum two college Emmy awards from National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ New England Chapter.
Continue reading "Harrington School alum scores two college Emmys for student film"Catherine Brosnahan on URI’s new Language Center
The URI Language Center offers a place for students and faculty alike to engage in conversations and activities that enhance language learning while offering a fun, supportive, and engaging community atmosphere.
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Cali Antolini will work at Argonne National Laboratory as part of a Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program.
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Seven Arts and Sciences students, including 5 students in the Chinese Flagship Program, have won David L. Boren Awards, the most prestigious study abroad awards offered to U.S. college students.
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With an Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy, a University of Rhode Island chemist will study a surprising chemical reaction that could be useful in releasing hydrogen for fuel cells.
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Tyler Hanlon ’23 decided to major in computer science after noticing the field’s potential for creativity and innovation. He now works at URI’s Wearable Biosense Lab as a software developer where he’s collaborated on a project that aims to provide resources and community to dementia caregivers.
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Rosaria Pisa, sociologist and chair of Gender and Women’s Studies, recommends four books in celebration of Pride Month.
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An assistant professor of journalism at the Harrington School of Communication and Media, Jason Jaacks researches coastal resilience, microplastics pollution, sustainability, and science communication. He has worked for National Geographic, Discovery Digital, PBS Digital Studios, The New York Times, and the Tribeca Film Institute, among other media outlets.
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After graduating with a degree in journalism, John Tuccillo ’84 eventually became founder, chairman, and president of a global nonprofit, The Green Grid, developing foundational work that much of Global IT is still reliant upon.
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