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full storyThe world needs engineers with vision.
At URI’s College of Engineering, you’ll find opportunities to work alongside visionary researchers developing technologies that improve lives, expand knowledge, and explore new frontiers.
Our students are central to this work. Guided by faculty mentors, they’re expanding access to clean water in rural communities, creating advanced sensors for robotic systems, and engineering biomedical technologies to detect and treat disease. URI engineers intern and perform research around the globe—collaborating on sustainable energy projects, innovating fuel-efficient transportation, and tackling challenges that transcend borders.
Join a research-driven community committed to advancing human potential—and your potential to make a difference.
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Pair your engineering major with a language major and multiply your possibilities through the International Engineering Program.
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For URI engineering student, music and technology harmonize in innovative capstone project - North Providence native Ahmad Almuhtaseb ’26, discovered a way to merge his dual passions—music and his computer engineering major.
Graduate Finds Best of Both with Dual Major - Kaitlyn Fucillo, who graduated from the University of Rhode Island in May with degrees in ocean engineering and marine biology, had always been drawn to the ocean and imagined herself being a marine biologist as a child. As she grew older, she discovered a love for math and robotics, which shifted her interests toward engineering. […]
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Heather gained early industry experience through a recurring summer internship with a RI-based medical manufacturing company. She then spent her fourth year abroad in Germany.
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