This year, several Arts and Sciences students won prestigious, competitive national scholarships: the Boren, Truman, and Fulbright. Chase Hall ‘19, double major in Political Science and Chinese and minor in Theatre, was awarded $20,000 through a Boren Scholarship to subsidize the cost of the Chinese Flagship Capstone Year at Nanjing University. One of the most […]
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Harrington Mentoring Program Prepares Students for Professional World
An internship and other forms of experiential learning can provide an invaluable complement to the classic liberal arts education. In the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island, students are strongly encouraged to do at least one internship or to engage in hands-on experiential learning opportunities, from partnering with a […]
Continue reading "Harrington Mentoring Program Prepares Students for Professional World"Student Spotlight: Evan Cummiskey ‘19, on How Arabic Changed His Life
Arabic, a language spoken by about 420 million people in the world, was not even a thought in Evan Cummiskey’s head when he first started thinking about college. A native of Warwick, RI, Cummiskey chose URI in part, like many before him, because of the price tag. With a tuition limit that kept him from […]
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The University of Rhode Island and Wheaton College, as well as eight additional colleges and universities from across New England, announced they had formed a collaborative group known as the New England Humanities Consortium.
Continue reading "URI among founders of humanities collaborative"Policy report by URI students offers options for future of McCoy Stadium
Deciding what’s next for the 76-year-old, city-owned McCoy Stadium may take many months, but a public policy report written by two University of Rhode Island students could provide the necessary research to start the conversation.
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Kara Bissonnette was chosen one of the top 10 interns in the career-builder website WayUp’s top 100 for her work this summer with Publicis Health, a division of the French multinational company Publicis Groupe, one of the largest marketing and communications firms in the world.
Continue reading "URI senior selected among top 10 interns by career-building website"Chemistry’s Levine awarded Sessler Early Career Researcher Prize
In recognition of an article published in 2016, University of Rhode Island associate professor of chemistry Mindy Levine was named the inaugural recipient of the Sessler Early Career Researcher Prize, which she received in July.
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During fall 2017, Aria Mia Loberti wrote an original piece of research on Guide Dog/Handler communication and perception and presented her work at the Western States Communication Association Conference in California in February of 2018.
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“I owe it all to Rhode Island,” Amanpour said in an interview on Monday, the launch day of her new show. “Without Rhode Island this would not be happening.”
Continue reading "Christiane Amanpour’s new PBS show: A higher profile for URI grad (’83)"Chemistry professor develops new contaminant detection technique for blood thinner heparin
Dr. Jason Dwyer’s research was unveiled in the prestigious online journal Nature Communications, part of the suite of journals from the publisher of Nature.
Continue reading "Chemistry professor develops new contaminant detection technique for blood thinner heparin"URI alumnus Lloyd Kaplan, 85, still has a passion for music, teaching
Kaplan earned his bachelor’s degree in music education from URI in 1959. When his 85th birthday rolls around on Aug. 9, Kaplan will be working. That night, he’ll lead his band of well-seasoned musicians, The Aristocats, in a night of swing at The Towers in Narragansett.
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Justin Wyatt, associate director of the Harrington School of Communication and Media and professor of Communication Studies and Film/Media, released a book about the 1999 film.
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Performing music by classical jazz musicians like Duke Ellington and contemporary artists like Maria Schneider, 17 URI students and alumni will take the Harbor Stage at the Newport Jazz Fest, Saturday, Aug. 4 at 11 a.m.
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The festival is dedicating its 22nd season to “groundbreaking educator” Winifred “Winnie” E. Brownell, Dean Emerita of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Rhode Island, as the festival opens a yearlong celebration of women in film and the arts.
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Professor Mary Healey Jamiel’s awarding-winning documentary film “Searchdog” has been released to an international audience on i-Tunes, Amazon, and Google Play.
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