Early diagnosis is crucial in disease prevention and treatment. Many diseases can be identified not just through physical signs and symptoms but also through changes at the cellular and molecular levels.
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Korali Kouadio’s love of languages allowed her to achieve something special. So special in fact that she’s one of only two URI students to ever achieve it.
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University of Rhode Island assistant professor Ryan Poling-Skutvik has been named a recipient of the prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award for 2025.
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, ADHD is one of the most common disorders diagnosed in children.
Continue reading "Could wearables be the future in diagnosing ADHD?"Kaylen Haley ‘04 German and Biomedical Engineering Southern New England – In August 2024, I started a new role leading Global Product Development PMO Operations for Olympus – working with teams based in Massachusetts, Hamburg and Tokyo to optimize how new medical devices are developed. I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue to flex the […]
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Students Stefanie Vining, Dakota Watjen and Nathaniel Nichols reflect on their study abroad experiences in France and Germany while looking to the future regarding their internship placements
Continue reading "Postcards from Abroad: Fall Semester 2024"The 27th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering took place on URI’s Kingston campus for the first time since its inception in the late 1990s.
Continue reading "The ACIEE Goes Back to Its Roots"The IEP hosted several events last fall to engage with new and prospective IEP students.
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KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 24, 2025 – Sitting adjacent to the University of Rhode Island’s Alumni Center are two nondescript buildings. Contrary to their unassuming gray or white color, the buildings house a unique program, the International Engineering Program (IEP). Studying abroad is not a novel concept for students. Almost 330,000 U.S. students study abroad […]
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Mark Schoenweiss has been the head chef at the IEP Living and Learning Community since first opening its doors to IEP residents in 1999.
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The University of Rhode Island mourns the passing of two pioneers of the International Engineering Program, Dr. John Grandin and Heidi Kirk Duffy.
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KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 29, 2025 – While the eastern United States doesn’t sit along major tectonic plate fault lines like the West Coast, earthquakes can still happen here.
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Dramatic changes have been observed in the Arctic Ocean in the past decades in terms of ocean temperature and salinity structure and ice-cover. Because sound travels long distances underwater, scientists have been able to use acoustic signals to localize oceanographic platforms and vehicles underwater and ice, but the way sound travels depends on the oceanography. […]
Continue reading "International Collaboration on Arctic Research Between U.S., Norway and Canada"URI graduate Heather DiFazio pursued bachelor’s degrees in German and Biomedical Engineering through our International Engineering Program. Her time at URI helped her find her passion and set her up for future success. The Cranston, Rhode Island native pursued student leadership roles, conducted neuroscience research on campus, and gained early industry experience through a recurring […]
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Dec. 2024 – Kingston, R.I. – Professor Musa Jouaneh has been awarded the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Region 1 award for Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE area of interest at a university or college. The recognition is awarded for outstanding contributions to education in an area of interest to the IEEE. IEEE is […]
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineer’s honored University of Rhode Island professor Arun Shukla at this year’s annual International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition in Portland, Oregon. The event, which attracts leaders from academia, government and industry, is one of the largest conferences for mechanical engineers. Shukla was invited as a 2024 plenary speaker to […]
Continue reading "ASME honors URI mechanical engineering professor"For the first time since its inception in 1998, the University of Rhode Island hosted its annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education on campus in Kingston, teaching students, faculty and professionals about ways to further integration between engineering, languages and study abroad.
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In memoriam of Dr. John Grandin and Heidi Kirk Duffy, two pioneers of the International Engineering Program
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Inspired by the appearance of several Italian musicians visiting URI this October — and the fact URI has one of the largest Italian study programs in the U.S., thanks to its International Engineering Program — several complementary events are taking place on campus, celebrating Italian culture and offerings for the first time at the University.
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University of Rhode Island biomedical engineering associate professor Yalda Shahriari has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to study Parkinson’s
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The three-year project is backed by a $500K grant from National Science Foundation.
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University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange welcomed more than 200 guests to celebrate progress on the $300 million, multi-phase transformation of the Narragansett Bay Campus.
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Part-time Ph.D. chemical engineering student Michael Jones was awarded the 2024 Scientific Achievement Award by the International System Safety Society (ISSS) for contributions to the advancement of system safety.
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The Office of Naval Research has awarded a three-year, $418,300 grant to University of Rhode Island mechanical engineering assistant professor Ashutosh Giri
Continue reading "URI engineering professor awarded Office of Naval Research grant to study heat transfer"Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Dakota Watjen (GIBP) Beatrice S. Demers Foreign Language Fellowship Alexi Andresky (GIEP) Ethan Carpio (GIEP) Laura Colón Peña (SIEP) Ian Colson (GIEP) Jacob Cultrera (GIEP) Brinik Erickson (FIEP) Nicholas DeFranzo (IIEP) James Joubert (SIEP) Erik Lagace (SIEP) Michaella Junge (GIEP) Anna Li (CIEP) Bert Moklebust (GIEP) Nathaniel Nichols (GISCP) Matthew Tibbits […]
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