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URI alum leads way in fusion energy breakthroughs - Jan. 27, 2026- Fusion energy is the pinnacle of clean energy and is in escalating demand as we face energy challenges of an increasingly internet-connected world with power-guzzling AI data centers popping up at an exponential rate. Fusion energy would provide abundant, carbon-free energy that essentially mimics the sun with no hazardous or radioactive waste. […]
Mechanical engineering student awarded DOE’s University Nuclear Leadership Program scholarship - Over the past two years, University of Rhode Island student Max Richardson has earned $15,000 in competitive federal support for his studies—most recently through the U.S. Department of Energy’s University Nuclear Leadership Program scholarship for $10,000. Jan. 20, 2026- As a high school student, Richardson, of Groton, Connecticut, was introduced to mechanical principles and computer-aided design when […]
URI and NUWC mutually boost Rhode Island’s undersea blue economy - In the natural world, the most resilient ecosystems are based on intricate networks in which each element strengthens the other by capitalizing on their mutual purposes. The University of Rhode Island and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center-Division Newport (NUWC) have created an ecosystem that operates on the same principle.- Two recent URI graduates take home awards at transportation forum - Congratulations to URI grads Rakesh Paswan, Ph.D. ’25, and Emma Pensky, M.Sc. ’25, for earning the Best Dissertation and Best Thesis awards at the Rhode Island Transportation Forum! Their work is helping shape the future of resilient and equitable transportation.
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Jake Bonney looks forward to continuing his doctoral studies in ocean engineering while rehabilitating from devastating ski accident.
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