2025 Hollings Scholar completes summer internship - KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 17, 2026 – Eleni Mouyos, of Windham, New Hampshire, has just completed a summer internship at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The internship was possible through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship program, a prestigious, nationally competitive award for students interested in the […]
URI engineering professors’ startup team joined semiconductor giant AMD - A guiding principle of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Engineering is tracing a line directly from academia to real-world application. Last month that connection was made even stronger.
Studying close to home helped this student go far - Ayomide Olagundoye is a Ryan Scholar majoring in biomedical engineering and Spanish as a part of the IEP. She just returned from Guatemala, where she took part in a program that featured two months of full immersion in culture and healthcare. 
Being involved and finding community became invaluable for mechanical engineering student - KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 7, 2026 – During his junior year of high school, Piero Navarro took a tour of the University of Rhode Island that would lead him to apply and attend as a student. He enrolled in the College of Engineering as a mechanical engineering major with minors in mathematics and physics. “What […]
URI team to address remediation challenges of manganese in R.I. drinking water - KINGSTON, R.I. – July 29, 2026 – A partnership between the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island Department of Health will study manganese levels in Rhode Island’s drinking water. The project, “Statewide Support for Manganese Management in Rhode Island,” will be funded by a grant from the Emerging Contaminants in Small and Disadvantaged Communities […]
Undergraduate research opportunities were transformative for recent graduate - KINGSTON, R.I. – July 27, 2026 – At the University of Rhode Island, Jessica Tingley, ’26 built a uniquely interdisciplinary profile. Pursuing dual degrees in mechanical engineering and computer science, with minors in mathematics and robotics, she was able to constantly connect ideas across fields. “It is something that has defined my research since,” said […]
From Central Falls to Kingston: A first-generation graduate’s journey - 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.
URI student prepares for travel abroad to mentor Japanese high schoolers - 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 […]
URI Hosting Biomedical Engineering Symposium Aug. 14 - The one day symposium, Advances in Translational Neurotechnologies for Healthcare and Rehabilitation Symposium, will bridge gap between academic discovery and real-world application.
Engineering student heads to France for international studies this summer - 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 […]
Engineering professor receives 2026 American Society for Engineering Education’s Ralph Coats Roe Award - 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 […]
Underwater ribbon cutting ushers in new URI Ocean Robotics Laboratory - 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.
Master’s graduate receives 2026 Academic Achievement Award from the American Water Works Association - 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 […]- URI Researchers Bringing Innovations from Lab Bench to Market - 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.
The Ripple Effect of Research Funding for Better Outcomes - 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.- Engaging Students in Real World Research - 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.
Inspiring Student Researchers Leads to Career at Adobe - Tong Sun (‘96) was recruited to URI in 1992 byProfessor Qing “Ken” Yang. Sun joined a lab studying high-performance computer systems processing massive amounts of scientific data like nuclear reactions, physics simulations and weather forecasts. Under Yang’s guidance, his student researchers aimed to make computers think and calculate faster to solve problems quicker.
Undergraduate aims to make meaningful impacts in defense engineering - KINGSTON, R.I. – May 26, 2026 – Sam Miller, of Colchester, Connecticut, graduated with his bachelor’s in industrial and systems engineering from the University of Rhode Island this May with an engineering entrepreneurship minor and a concentration in Naval science and technology. Over the past few years, he gained hands-on experience through a series of […]
Student finds the best of both worlds through IEP program - 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 […]
Samantha Kipper B.S. ’26 - 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 […]
Engineering senior credits URI College of Engineering in her success - 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 […]
Nathan Field, ’26 - 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 […]
IEP graduate earns accelerated B.S./M.S. scholarship to pursue master’s - Katie Aaronson, of Exton, Pennsylvania, 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 […]
Rhode Island Foundation fellowships awarded to support foreign language study abroad - The foundation has named 30 students 2026 Beatrice S. Demers Foreign Language Fellows and five additional fellows are recipients of the Michael P. Metcalf Memorial Fund to assist students with financial expenses, making foreign language study abroad possible.
Engineering professor awarded NSF CAREER Award to research biofilms - KINGSTON, R.I – May 06, 2026 – Assistant professor of chemical, biomolecular, and materials engineering Irene Andreu has been awarded a 2026 National Science Foundation CAREER Award, one of the most prestigious awards available to early career faculty. The award provides selected faculty with five years of funding to support their research and to lead […]
