URI’s Memorials and Commemoration in the U.S. series began last fall exploring the people and events that society, nationally or locally, chooses to commemorate and the factors that shape those decisions. The series continues Thursday, March 3 with in-person and virtual lectures that are free and open to the public.
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Aniekan Okon on Taking Sports Media from the Classroom to the Front of the Camera
For sports media major Aniekan Okon, getting on camera to cover exciting events such as high school championships, the NBA draft, and the Patriots training camp is just business as usual.
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After earning degrees in mathematics and physics, Erik Carlson ’20 is now pursuing a Ph.D. in physics. He is currently involved in research to create federal guidance on the best methodology and practices to monitor endangered species in offshore wind environments.
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URI’s Main Gallery is pleased to present Pardon Our Appearance, a group show featuring artists Oscar Bedford, Nick Fagan, Bradley Milligan, and Anthony Montuori.
Continue reading "URI’s Main Gallery presents Pardon Our Appearance"Celebrating Inductee to the Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tim Gray ’89
Tim Gray ’89, a graduate of our journalism major, is president and founder of the World War II Foundation. He was recently inducted into the State of Rhode Island’s Heritage Hall of Fame and the Harrington School’s Journalism Hall of Fame.
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Andrew Boardman ‘19 majored in economics after dedicating much of his time at URI and his interest in economic research to work toward community change. He now works as a research assistant at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Last semester the College of Arts and Sciences hosted an event by Migrant Justice, a nonprofit organization based in Vermont that focuses on labor rights and economic justice for migrant workers within the dairy industry while encompassing a variety of intersectional issues.
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Aria Mia Loberti ’20 has long been a powerful advocate for people with disabilities, sharing her struggles from a young age as a blind person on stages such as the Rhode Island Statehouse, the United Nations, and a TEDxURI talk. Now the University of Rhode Island alumna is taking her message to a larger arena.
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Marcus Nevius recently served as one of the experts on the PBS documentary “Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union.” The film explores U.S. democracy from the American Revolution to the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol that attempted to prevent the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
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Nicole O’Malley is an assistant clinical professor of music therapy and director of URI’s music therapy program. The degree trains students in healthcare therapies that improve the sensorimotor, cognitive, language, emotional, and/or social functioning of their clients.
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Andrew Burnap ’13, an alumnus of URI’s Theatre Department, won a Tony Award last year for his performance in The Inheritance.
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Associate Professor Kyle Kusz as a joint appointment in the Departments of English and Gender and Women’s Studies. His research critically examines the complicated roles that sport, media, and popular culture play in social struggles for power in society in particular moments in history.
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After graduating with a double major in journalism and communication studies, Emma Mangione ‘20 now works as a news producer with NBC 10 WJAR in Providence, RI.
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Driven by his love for computers, Jeffrey Drummond ’20 majored in computer science. He now works as a software associate at Infosys.
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Elora Sullivan ’11 found a way to combine her English degree, her passion for food and wellness, her experience with cookbooks, and her social media skills as a freelancer for the Penguin Random House-owned food media brand TASTE.
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