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 […]
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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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In high school, Jaymori Leonard joined his school’s four-year engineering program, where he discovered his passion for engineering. Through the program, he was exposed to design, electronics, and modern engineering technologies through a combination of classroom learning and hands-on experiences, allowing him to develop technical skills and tackle real-world challenges. “I loved using those skills […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. – June 30, 2026 – University of Rhode Island Engineering Professor Musa Jouaneh was named the recipient of the 2026 American Society for Engineering Education’s Ralph Coats Roe Award. The award recognizes a mechanical engineering educator who is an outstanding teacher and who has made notable professional contributions. Ralph Coats Roe was an […]
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KINGSTON, R.I. – June 26, 2026 – The University of Rhode Island celebrated a major milestone in the $300 million, multi-phase revitalization of the Narragansett Bay Campus with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Ocean Robotics Laboratory on June 25.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 25, 2026 — Carrie Ellis received the 2026 Academic Achievement Award at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE26) this June. The Academic Achievement Award recognizes contributions to the field of public water supply via a master’s or doctoral dissertation. Ellis’s thesis, “Electrochemical Regeneration of Manganese Oxide (MnOx)-Coated […]
Continue reading "Master’s graduate receives 2026 Academic Achievement Award from the American Water Works Association"At the University of Rhode Island, three engineering professors have taken different paths to transform basic research into life-altering technologies—and the companies to deliver them.
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Daniel Roxbury, associate professor of chemical, biomolecular, and materials engineering, is the principal investigator of SIMCoast (Socio-ecological Impact of Microplastics in Coastal Ecosystems), a $7 million, four-year grant building Rhode Island’s research capabilities to measure and study the impacts of nano- and microplastics (NMPs) throughout the Narragansett Bay watershed.
Continue reading "The Ripple Effect of Research Funding for Better Outcomes"The URI Plastics: Land to Sea research initiative links students with professors in engineering, oceanography, fisheries, pharmacy, textiles, and natural resources, to explore and develop methods to manage locally generated plastic waste, focusing on reducing its impact on coastal communities.
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