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Engineering sophomore awarded an IEEE Power and Energy Society scholarship

Helen Ly and Yeonho Jeong hold the IEEE PES award document

University of Rhode Island computer and electrical engineering sophomore Helen Ly ’28, of Providence, Rhode Island, was awarded an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society scholarship for 2026. Two hundred forty-four PES scholars were selected this year across the U.S., Canada and Latin America. These undergraduate students are majoring in one […]

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URI students and faculty recognized for peace work at MLK Unity Luncheon

Christopher Hunter, a civil and environmental engineering professor, was presented with this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Luncheon this year.

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URI program aids election workers with analytical tools

The Engineering for Democracy Institute supports 35 election jurisdictions in 18 states, reaching more than 26 million registered voters, according to the EDI website. Its research has informed state agencies in 22 counties across 12 states since 2022.

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Competing race teams display true definition of sportsmanship amid tragedy

KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 03, 2026- Last summer, Rhody Racing, University of Rhode Island’s Society of Automotive Engineers, reached out to the Formula SAE team at Brown University in preparation for their first ever race in the Formula Student Program later this year. “As a newer SAE team, we wanted to learn from experienced schools […]

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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. […]

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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, Max Richardson, of Groton, Connecticut, was introduced to mechanical principles and computer-aided design […]

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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.

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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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URI engineering ‘07 alumnus returns to campus to announce a partnership with his startup

Christian Apollon, ‘o7, announced a new collaboration between the University of Rhode Island and Cranium Inc., a startup he co-founded.

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Chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate to complete co-op, defend dissertation

Dec. 15, 2025 – Mechanical engineering, chemistry and physics may seem like three separate areas of study, but they overlap in more ways than one. Elnaz Nikoumanesh, a fifth-year Ph.D. chemical engineering candidate, knows that well. She studied mechanical engineering during her undergraduate and master’s studies, but became very interested in experimental work with biological […]

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