New program, to be fully offered in fall 2027, will teach students how to ethically use and responsibly create AI applications
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URI political science professors co-author new book analyzing global human rights
Skip Mark and Ashlea Rundlett’s ‘Science and the Study of Human Rights’ coincides with book conference on Nov. 3
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Margaret ‘Maggie’ Grady seeks to improve mining strategies for complex elements.
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Experience is part of growing partnership between University and U.S. Department of Energy-led physics lab.
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Derek Davis and Deborah Ferguson using respective funding to improve detection, identification of black holes
Continue reading "Two URI physics professors receive NSF awards to further study science behind black holes"URI astrophysics student earns coveted Association for Computing Machinery’s SIGHPC fellowship
Genevieve Payne one of seven students worldwide to receive 2026 fellowship.
Continue reading "URI astrophysics student earns coveted Association for Computing Machinery’s SIGHPC fellowship"Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Assistant Professor secures an Institute of Museum and Library Sciences award
Jacqueline Kociubuk’s research will better equip library staff to better serve self-care children ages 11-18 and their families.
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URI study finds Building Futures’ construction training program for incarcerated individuals may be effective in reducing recidivism.
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New grants will help provide scholarships, prepare students to secure artificial intelligence systems.
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Janet Kong-Chow, assistant professor, secures a 12-month Citizens & Scholars Career Enhancement Fellowship.
Continue reading "Africana Studies and English professor awarded 2026 Career Enhancement Fellowship"Mathematics professor Irma Stevens secures National Science Foundation Career Award
Stevens will spend the next five years using the grant to support her latest research project on variable literacy in mathematics.
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The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the promotion and award of tenure and teaching for faculty members.
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KINGSTON, R.I. – July 21 – The landscape of the North Woods has been shaped by humans, just as humans are shaped by the landscapes in which we inhabit. Nestled in South Kingston as part of the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston Campus, the North Woods are within walking distance of all dorms for students […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. – July 10 – Fang Wang, assistant professor of chemistry, is the recipient of two prominent awards in his field of organic chemistry and chemical biology. The first from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF), and a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award. The ACS PRF award will further Wang’s […]
Continue reading "Chemistry professor secures American Chemical Society and National Science Foundation Career Awards "Justin M. Pratt awarded $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant
Pratt and colleagues will enhance inquiry-based learning in chemistry teaching laboratories across the country.
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