Multiple events throughout the month will celebrate women’s history.
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Caribbean scholar, activist, performance poet Taitu Heron visits URI, headlines ‘African-Caribbean Engagement Series’
‘We need to spend more time and energy on building our own lives and on empowering ourselves,’ says Taitu Heron
Continue reading "Caribbean scholar, activist, performance poet Taitu Heron visits URI, headlines ‘African-Caribbean Engagement Series’"Former Congressman James Langevin to serve as visiting scholar at URI
Following his retirement from the U.S. Congress, Langevin has been appointed a visiting scholar in the Department of Political Science.
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‘All eyes are on military leaders right now,’ says political scientist Ashlea Rundlett as Brazil navigates a fragile moment for its democratic institutions.
Continue reading "URI professor discusses Jan. 6-style unrest in Brazil"URI professor’s new book looks at internal divisions in Ukraine that contributed to current conflict with Russia
In 2014, URI Professor Nicolai Petro had a front-row seat to a revolution in Ukraine that contributed to the current war with Russia. His book explores a 150-year history of destabilization.
Continue reading "URI professor’s new book looks at internal divisions in Ukraine that contributed to current conflict with Russia"Award-winning book explores environmental work of Afro-Puerto Rican women
In her award-winning book, anthropologist Hilda Lloréns chronicles the lives of women in Puerto Rico who draw on deep cultural knowledge to navigate myriad environmental challenges from industrial pollution to disasters like hurricanes Irma and Maria.
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The massive new dataset, soon to be freely available online, aims to help researchers objectively evaluate respect for human rights the world over.
Continue reading "URI research team launches world’s largest global human rights dataset"Researchers shed (laser) light on emerging water treatment technique
New details about the chemical reaction that occurs when a form of iron called ferrate is exposed to light could broaden its application in water treatment systems.
Continue reading "Researchers shed (laser) light on emerging water treatment technique"Growing URI’s exhibit spaces: New show in the Greenhouses examines food through an artistic lens
‘Some Food We Could Not Eat’ is on display in the URI Greenhouses through Dec. 13
Continue reading "Growing URI’s exhibit spaces: New show in the Greenhouses examines food through an artistic lens"Researchers explore the racial and gender politics of Barstool Sports
In a new paper, URI researchers argue that Barstool Sports helps to normalize racial exclusion and white male dominance in ways that parallel the rise of the alt-right in the U.S.
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The award-winning writer, naturalist, activist, and educator will wrap up the fall schedule of the University of Rhode Island Center for the Humanities’ year-long discussion, “Re-Envisioning Nature: An Environmental Humanities Lecture Series.”
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URI alumni return to campus to talk with students about how training in the humanities prepared them for successful careers.
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Through the generous support of IGT, the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Computer Science and Statistics is launching a four-year scholarship program aimed at increasing the number of women who major in computer science.
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Researchers eradicate malignant tumors in mice by combining immunotherapy agent with molecular delivery system that targets tumor acidity.
Continue reading "Cancer-seeking molecular delivery system could boost immunotherapy drug, research finds"PBS NewsHour correspondent and renowned conflict reporter Jane Ferguson to deliver annual Amanpour Lecture
Ferguson’s lecture to focus on tools and techniques needed to capture the human side of global conflict.
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