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Class of 2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

New profiles are being added daily, so please check back.<\/p>\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a> Rowan Akerlind<\/a> -<\/span> English secondary education graduate sets the stage<\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/a> Alayna Ballavia<\/a> -<\/span> Pharmacy graduate combines passion for care with business acumen to provide total patient support<\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/a> Margaret Bernish<\/a> -<\/span> Oceanography student learns about outsized impact through phytoplankton research<\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/a> Mary Brantley<\/a> -<\/span> Marine biology and marine affairs major excited to dive into new shark research<\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/a> Jasmyn Gates<\/a> -<\/span> Trained in kinesiology, grounded in compassion<\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/a> Michaella Junge<\/a> -<\/span> For URI undergraduate, International Engineering Program epitomized \u2018German precision\u2019 <\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/a> David LeClair<\/a> -<\/span> Love for art, nature guided art and environmental education grad's URI journey<\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/a> Adam Melnick<\/a> -<\/span> Business grad is running from Mackal Field House to the stage at the Ryan Center<\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/a> Kelsey Rysz<\/a> -<\/span> Nursing grad makes immediate impact on campus and in community<\/span><\/div>
\"\"<\/a> Jaypee Samson<\/a> -<\/span> URI program brings aquatic career into focus for graduate student<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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