“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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URI-connected guitar trio The Great Necks lands on Billboard chart with new album
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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Cristian Rodriguez Gervais ’23 is double majoring in Chinese and supply chain management major, taking advantage of URI’s Chinese Flagship Program.
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Patrice Geffrard says that studying economics and political science provided him a means of being a better citizen and influencing future policy.
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Afua (Rachel) Ansong graduates from the University of Rhode Island this week with a Ph.D. in English literature and creative writing, and will wrap up an MBA this summer.
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URI’s College of Arts and Sciences has selected Kamilah A’Vant as its new assistant dean for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI).
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