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University mourns passing of mathematics professor Michael Barrus - The University mourns the loss of Associate Professor of Mathematics Michael D. Barrus Jr., who passed away on Thursday, May 29, after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 45 years old.
URI celebrates 30 year partnership with German university - Friday, June 6 starting at 9am
Four URI students headed to Taiwan as recipients of Boren Scholarship - Four University of Rhode Island students—all members of the University’s prestigious Chinese Language Flagship Program—will spend the 2025-26 academic year studying in Taiwan, each as recipients of a David L. Boren Scholarship Award.
Commencement 2025: Former carpenter has built a bright future based on the past - English major Kyle Gunning is headed to Cornell to pursue his Ph.D.
Summer camp on URI’s Kingston Campus available to grade school through high school students - The Quantum and AI and Computer Science summer camps for children will take place from June through July.
Faculty Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity Spotlight
Film Professor Ashish Avikunthak wins the The Ground Glass Award at Prismatic Ground - Avikunthak won the award for outstanding contribution to the field of experimental film and media. 
Hilda Lloréns is named Cornille Distinguished Scholar at Wellesley College - Lloréns will begin her residency in the fall of 2025 at the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities and will continue through the academic year to complete her latest book.
URI medieval scholar leads international team to produce landmark ‘History of the Papacy’ - Three volume history published by prestigious Cambridge University Press
URI Alumni and Faculty Present at the American History Association - Bridget Clossick ‘24 and Dennis Haggerty ‘23 presented their white papers at the prestigious conference after wowing a panel at the New England Historical Association earlier this year.
Justin Wyatt publishes eighth book, 3 Women, in BFI Film Classics Series - URI Professor discusses the defining characteristics of Robert Altman’s 1977 drama.