- URI Tech Showcase highlights startup talent, sparks momentum for innovation - The launch of the University of Rhode Island’s first-ever Tech Showcase marked a major milestone in its ongoing commitment to innovation, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry partners for an evening of startup pitches, exhibitions, and cross-sector dialogue.
URI once again ranked No. 1 public university in New England by WSJ - The University of Rhode Island has been rated the best public university in New England for the second year in a row by The Wall Street Journal. The most recent ranking, released Monday, also places the institution as the 34th-best public university nationally.
College of Engineering welcomes four new faculty members - The University of Rhode Island College of Engineering is pleased to announce the addition of four new faculty members this semester. Their hiring supports the college’s dedication to research and teaching excellence. Guoyi Xu joins the college as an assistant professor after recently completing his position as a postdoctoral research scientist at Columbia University. He […]
Student receives offer for a full-time position in France after internship - Stefanie Vining will relocate to Bordeaux, France, after receiving an offer to remain at Unither Pharmaceuticals full-time, where she interned through the International Engineering Program.
New engineering studio dedicated to innovation and entrepreneurship opens at URI - The Ideation and Innovation Studio will empower students to pursue creative ingenuity KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 22, 2025 — In line with the University of Rhode Island College of Engineering’s vision to foster innovation and entrepreneurship, the College proudly announced the opening of the Ideation and Innovation Studio, I²(studio), in the Fascitelli Center for Advanced […]
First-year chemical engineering student awarded national scholarship - Freshman Hud Saeed of Barrington, Rhode Island, is double majoring in chemical engineering and Chinese. He has received a $5,000 American Chemical Society Undergraduate Scholarship designed to support the scientists of tomorrow who will use the transformative power of chemistry to address global challenges. Applicants were evaluated based on their achievements in chemical sciences, their ability […]
Above the waves: A URI senior’s view from atop the wind turbines off Block Island - Samantha Kipper, a senior at the University of Rhode Island in the College of Engineering, views the turbines through a different prism.
URI is set to host showcase for entrepreneurs and inventors, Sept. 23 - RI will host its first-ever Tech Showcase, highlighting campus innovations and startups. Featuring pitches, exhibits, and expert panels, the event kicks off RI Startup Week and aims to connect inventors with industry. Free and open to the public.
URI launches new institute to lead in AI and computational research - The University of Rhode Island has launched the Institute for AI & Computational Research (IACR), a new initiative designed to position URI as a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), data science, high-performance computing, and quantum computing.
Chemical engineering senior awarded American Chemical Society Undergraduate Scholarship - Chemical Engineering senior Savanna Sheffield, of Weymouth, MA, has received an American Chemical Society Undergraduate Scholarship. The $5,000 scholarship is designed to support the scientists of tomorrow who will use the transformative power of chemistry to address global challenges. Applicants were evaluated based on their achievements in chemical sciences, their ability to recognize chemistry as […]
URI pilot math program produces positive results - A two-week pilot program designed by the URI Math Department to improve the math skills of incoming freshmen at the University of Rhode Island has produced impressive results. 
URI receives first-ever NIH T32 award - The award reflects years of cross-campus collaboration and positions URI as a national leader in transdisciplinary biomedical training.
Recent graduate leveraged his strengths, begins Ph.D. program - Carlos Fragoso Uriarte ’25 wanted a degree with which he could make a difference in the world while leaning into his academic interests. At URI, he found this and much more.
Two-day conference on neurodiversity with world-renowned author and autism advocate Temple Grandin at URI - The University of Rhode Island will host the Northeast Regional Higher Education Neurodiversity Coalition Conference for the first time this summer. The conference will be held on Aug. 29 and 30 at URI’s Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering at 2 East Alumni Ave., on the Kingston Campus.
URI engineering professor awarded NSF grant to study nature-based answers to wave, current hazards - University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor Che-Wei Chang was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant for his project titled Experimental Investigation of Vegetation Effects on Coastal Wave and Current Dynamics.
URI awarded $7 million NSF grant to boost research excellence in environmental microplastics - National Science Foundation announced associate professor of chemical, biomolecular, and materials engineering, Daniel Roxbury and his team have been awarded a $7 million grant through the EPSCoR E-RISE Program.
While battling back from paralyzing accident, URI student searches for shipwrecks - Jake Bonney looks forward to continuing his doctoral studies in ocean engineering while rehabilitating from devastating ski accident.
Engineering professor Weiwei Jia receives NSF CAREER Award to advance cloud computing applications, systems - University of Rhode Island assistant professor Weiwei Jia was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his project “Redefining Memory Virtualization in Clouds” to research how to substantially improve the performance and cost-efficiency of next-generation cloud computing applications and systems.
NSF CAREER Award for assistive and rehabilitative robotics research - Professor Reza Abiri’s work aims to help people with severe motor impairment to interact with their environment naturally and independently
Graduate took on challenge of an engineering program and a full-time job - After high school, David O’Connor realized that if he wanted to pursue his dream of becoming an engineer, he had to do it on his own. The college had to be affordable and close to work because he would need to not only pay tuition, but all living expenses too. Balancing an engineering program and […]
For URI engineering student, music and technology harmonize in innovative capstone project - Ahmad Almuhtaseb ’26, discovered a way to merge his dual passions—music and his computer engineering major—in his senior capstone project.
Graduate earns a (SMART) Department of Defense scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. - Gianni Smith graduated this May with degrees in electrical engineering and German and will continue his studies with a Department of Defense scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. at URI.
URI multicultural student one of first to pass N1 Japanese proficiency exam - Korali Kouadio's love of languages allowed her to achieve something special. So special in fact that she’s one of only two URI students to ever achieve it.
URI celebrates 30 year partnership with German university - The University of Rhode Island has over 100 international partnerships and agreements. URI’s influence extends well beyond the Northeast—across the Atlantic and around the world. Among these numerous collaborations, one of the most enduring and consequential is URI’s partnership with Technische Universität Braunschweig.
Graduate Finds Best of Both with Dual Major - Kaitlyn Fucillo, who graduated from the University of Rhode Island in May with degrees in ocean engineering and marine biology, had always been drawn to the ocean and imagined herself being a marine biologist as a child. As she grew older, she discovered a love for math and robotics, which shifted her interests toward engineering. […]
