KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 24, 2026 – The University of Rhode Island College of Engineering is now offering a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering, adding to the wide range of engineering majors and minors available to students.
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Associate professor and biomedical engineering acting chair at the University of Rhode Island Yalda Shahriari has received a $1.015 million R01 research grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop an innovative multimodal neurotechnology framework aimed at better understanding and enhancing the brain’s motor networks.
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KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug 31, 2026 – The University of Rhode Island will lead a $4.6 million National Science Foundation S-STEM consortium with the Community College of Rhode Island, and New England Institute of Technology that will expand engineering and engineering technology pathways for academically talented students with financial need. The project will strengthen transfer […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 17, 2026 – Eleni Mouyos, of Windham, New Hampshire, has just completed a summer internship at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The internship was possible through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship program, a prestigious, nationally competitive award for students interested in the […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug 12, 2026 – A guiding principle of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering is tracing a line directly from academia to real-world application. Last month that connection was made even stronger.
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KINGSTON, R.I. – July 29, 2026 – A partnership between the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island Department of Health will study manganese levels in Rhode Island’s drinking water. The project, “Statewide Support for Manganese Management in Rhode Island,” will be funded by a grant from the Emerging Contaminants in Small and Disadvantaged Communities […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. – July 27, 2026 – At the University of Rhode Island, Jessica Tingley, ’26 built a uniquely interdisciplinary profile. Pursuing dual degrees in mechanical engineering and computer science, with minors in mathematics and robotics, she was able to constantly connect ideas across fields. “It is something that has defined my research since,” said […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. – July 20, 2026 – Dreams often start in small places. For Lyneth Mendoza, who recently graduated from the University of Rhode Island with degrees in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and applied mathematics, that place was the Ocean State’s smallest city.
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KINGSTON, R.I. – July 08, 2026 – University of Rhode Island student Ashly Martínez Rodríguez, of Providence, Rhode Island, is a first-generation, electrical engineering & Japanese global language and area studies major through the international engineering program. She pursued an engineering degree because of her curiosity for technology from a very young age and technical experience […]
Continue reading "URI student prepares for travel abroad to mentor Japanese high schoolers"The one day symposium, Advances in Translational Neurotechnologies for Healthcare and Rehabilitation Symposium, will bridge gap between academic discovery and real-world application.
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