URI looks to partner in conversation around textiles in region. The council will meet this January to discuss, promote and share information between members and URI faculty on Rhode Island textiles, research, needs and recommendations for workforce development and opportunities.
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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.
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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.
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$464K study to research visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s patients
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KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 22, 2024 – The heated upcoming 2024 presidential election is sure to bring many voters to the polls this November. Associate Professor Gretchen Macht and her team has been studying the voting systems process since 2017.
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KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 24, 2024 The three-year project is backed by a $500K grant from National Science Foundation.
Continue reading "URI researchers head international team exploring wearable technology to help stroke survivors"KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 8, 2024–University of Rhode Island mechanical engineering assistant professor Yang Lin has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation Early Researcher Initiation and a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Young Faculty Award.
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