News – Page 26 – College of Arts and Sciences

Anthropology professor provides evolutionary background to Netflix episode on childbirth

Holly Dunsworth, associate professor of Anthropology, lent her expertise on the evolution of childbirth to a Netflix documentary series that was released in January and is available on YouTube and Netflix. “Sex, Explained” is a spinoff of the short-documentary series “Explained,” produced by Vox Media.

Continue reading →

The Impacts of Incarcerating Children at the Border

Two of our faculty — Evelyn Sterne, an associate professor of history who studies the history of immigration in the United States, and Julie Keller, an assistant professor of sociology who studies migration from Latin America — weigh in on the impact of incarcerating children at the border.

Continue reading →

New Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Statistics, Dr. Abdeltawab Hendawi

We welcomed several new professors on the tenure-track last fall. Assistant Professor Abdeltawab Hendawi, whose research focuses on issues in big data management and analytics, joined our Department of Computer Science and Statistics.

Continue reading →

Exploring Diverse Perspectives Through French Cinema

As she considers Muslim women’s perspectives through the lens of French cinema, Dr. Leslie Kealhofer-Kemp’s research sparks an important inquiry into how cultural productions can bring often-silenced voices and perspectives to the fore, as well as shape perceptions.

Continue reading →

Outside the Lines: Lismary Perez ‘17 on Her Journey to Freelance Art

“URI really helped me get marketable skills under my belt in order to make a good body of work,” Lismary Perez ‘17 says of how her B.A. in art helped her build the skills she’s needed to pursue a successful career in freelance abstract digital art

Continue reading →

Marygrace Trousdell ’19 on Learning How to Learn

After earning degrees in mathematics and biology, Marygrace Trousdell ‘19 began working as a computational science developer. “The interdisciplinary approach to learning encouraged by both majors prepared me for this role,” she says.

Continue reading →

Cybersecurity Solutions for People with Upper Extremity Impairments

Krishna Venkatasubramanian, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, and Brittany Lewis, a Ph.D. student, recently received an NSF grant to support their research on cybersecurity solutions for people with upper extremity impairments. They are pictured here with assistive switches.

Continue reading →

Tony Estrella ’93 on His Accomplishments in the Worlds of Theatre, Film, and Academia

Tony Estrella ’93 graduated with a double major in English and Theatre. He now works as an actor, director, writer, producer, artistic director of The GAMM Theatre in Warwick, Rhode Island, and instructor in our Department of Theatre.

Continue reading →

The Play-by-Play: Joe DeLeone ‘20 on His Start in Sports Broadcast Journalism

Joe DeLeone ‘20 currently has three podcasts that cover different components of sports broadcasting. He credits both the “technical” and “storytelling” skills he’s learned in the Harrington School of Communication and Media with helping his success.

Continue reading →

Julia Al-Amir ‘23 on Majoring in Global Language and Area Studies

Julia Al-Amir ’23 is following the Arabic track of the Global Languages and Area Studies major, enamored with the small class sizes in her courses as well as the passion her professors display for engaging students in Arabic language and culture.

Continue reading →

The Cultural Undertones of Music

Digging deeper into the cultural undertones of music offers a new perspective on historical moments and a new way to appreciate the diversity of the world around us. For Vilde Aaslid, URI assistant professor of music, it’s another day at the office.

Continue reading →

Mitigating sensitive explosives

As part of a fellowship, Thomas Lenehan ’20 studied the sensitivities of energetic peroxides, exploring how to contain and safely dispose of energetic materials.

Continue reading →

3,000 Years of History Revisited

Cameron Garvey ’20 researched the history of URI’s campus prior to the establishment of the University, informing Walking Through Time: The 3000-Year History of the URI Campus.

Continue reading →

Tori Zeyl ‘18 on How the Liberal Arts Prepared Her for Medical School

Tori Zeyl ’18 reflects on how the liberal arts prepared her for a career in medicine: “When you’re interacting with patients, it’s not the science but the communication part that gets through to them because people want to be taken care of by a human… The human part is expected of you in medical school; the science you learn later.”

Continue reading →

Japanese Social Event

The event was held to inform students of our new Japanese programs (through the Global Languages and Area Studies major and Japanese minor), the Japanese IEP program, and extracurricular activities that are available now and/or are beginning next semester.

Continue reading →