Daniel Meola, of Cranston, Rhode Island, always wanted to be an engineer. Since a young age, he also began collecting Pokémon cards and watching anime, intrigued with Japanese media and culture. “URI allowed for me to study both engineering and a language of my choice which was one of the best decisions I could ever […]
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Samantha Kipper, of Huntington Beach, California, graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor’s degree in ocean engineering and minor in sustainability before heading off to pursue graduate studies.“I was enticed by the friendly faculty, course content, and research focus of URI,” said Kipper on making the trek across the country for her […]
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Sophie Plante is set to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering and minors in biological sciences and mathematics next December. Plante, of Attleboro, Massachusetts, always loved learning and exploring new ideas. As a New England native, transferring to the University of Rhode Island from a small, city university was a natural and […]
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As a student athlete on the URI men’s track and field team, Field remained a hardworking and determined student, earning multiple student athlete awards while maintaining a high GPA and making Dean’s List. His internship with RICON Construction led to a full time job following graduation. He successfully passed his FE Exam and will graduate […]
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Katie Aaronson, of Exton, PA, joined University of Rhode Island’s International Engineering Program as an ocean engineering and Spanish major. Aaronson is completing her undergraduate degrees and if she could suggest one bit of advice to anyone to make the most of their own experience, it’d be to stay dedicated, but remain open-minded. “Getting heavily […]
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Following graduation, with degrees in chemical engineering and German, Junge will return to Germany to pursue a Master of Science degree in the advanced materials and processes program through FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg.
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April 17, 2026 – The University of Rhode Island American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter constructed a boat for the 2025–2026 ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition, Northeast Symposium, a national civil engineering student competition where teams design, build, test, present, and race a canoe made primarily from concrete. The first ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition was […]
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Eight students from the University of Rhode Island’s Society of Women Engineers were recently welcomed by the team at Cranston’s Electro Standards Laboratories for an unconventional field trip.
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URI engineering students to race at Michigan International Speedway in May, thanks to partners in the College of Business’ Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design Department for support in their new race suits.
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Held recently in the Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering, Hack@URI attracted more than 200 students from 60 colleges and universities.
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