About half of the 38 recipients are IEP/ICSP students going abroad in summer/fall 2024 for their signature year abroad.
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First-generation graduate Anna Cetera pursues advanced degree
In high school, Anna Cetera knew she wanted to make an impact in the health field, however, as a first-generation college student, she was unaware of the broad array of options available to her. Knowing that she had a passion for biology, mathematics, and physics she put those keywords in a search engine and […]
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Ten undergraduate students at the University of Rhode Island have been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, including Spanish IEP student Sara Hamada Mohamed.
Continue reading "Ten URI undergraduates selected for 2024 Gilman Scholarships to travel abroad"Mycarthy Newton is fueled by dream to work in aerospace
One trip to the Kennedy Space Center was all it took for Mycarthy Newton to decide she wanted to be an engineer and work on rockets. It is that dream that has kept her motivated through a very challenging undergraduate career, which she successfully traversed leading to the prestigious Edison Engineering Development Program GE Aerospace […]
Continue reading "Mycarthy Newton is fueled by dream to work in aerospace"Sensei for a day: URI students bring Japanese learning to local middle school students
Through their JPN 302 class, a group of URI students, including 3 IEP/ICSP students, helped connect with middle schoolers at Davisville Middle School to introduce them to Japanese language and culture.
Continue reading "Sensei for a day: URI students bring Japanese learning to local middle school students"French consul general visits URI to recognize faculty, France-URI connections
The U.S.-French relationship has long been positif, since Lafayette visited Rhode Island, and the French government sent a statue across the sea to recognize shared connections. That well-established connection between countries was celebrated recently at the University of Rhode Island, marking continuing collaborations across borders.
Continue reading "French consul general visits URI to recognize faculty, France-URI connections"New Frontiers to Explore between the Humanities and Engineering
2023 marked the beginning of URI’s two-year National Endowment for the Humanities Connections grant. Learn about some of the first activities sponsored by these funds.
Continue reading "New Frontiers to Explore between the Humanities and Engineering"Mastering Connections
Bringing international graduate students into the College of Engineering through both new and established dual master’s degree programs is a major priority of the International Engineering Program. Last August, ten dual master’s and MBA students from TU Braunschweig and TU Darmstadt graduated from URI last August. One of the Fulbright scholars, Leonie Otte, is still […]
Continue reading "Mastering Connections"Falling in Love with the IEP
Relationships and friendships established, callings found, hobbies and passions started – over the years, we’ve heard of a myriad of positive outcomes related to IEP experiences. See what impacts our alumni shared.
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German IEP students Keven and Patrick Raczkowski along with Chinese IEP student Brandon Yeh reflect on their respective first semesters abroad in Germany and Taiwan.
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Featuring our most recent group of returnees and graduates, the IEP hosted this first-time event on October 11, 2023.
Continue reading "2023 IEP Student Showcase & Networking Night"French consul general visits URI to recognize faculty, France-URI connections
The U.S.-French relationship has long been positif, since Lafayette visited Rhode Island, and the French government sent a statue across the sea to recognize shared connections. That well-established connection between countries was celebrated recently at the University of Rhode Island, marking continuing collaborations across borders.
Continue reading "French consul general visits URI to recognize faculty, France-URI connections"College of Engineering joins with Rhode Island National Guard to give high school students a look at STEM in action
Representatives of URI’s College of Engineering and the International Engineering Program gave local high school students a look at STEM in action at a recent Innovation Day sponsored by the Rhode Island National Guard.
Continue reading "College of Engineering joins with Rhode Island National Guard to give high school students a look at STEM in action"COE Welcomes New Faculty
Mehrshad Amini, Assistant Professor, CVE/OCE Dr. Mehrshad Amini will join the University of Rhode Island in Fall 2023 as an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Ocean Engineering. He completed his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Pennsylvania State University in 2021. […]
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The Biden administration has set a goal of deploying enough offshore wind turbines to produce 30 gigawatts—enough to power tens of millions of homes—by 2035. Key to that strategy is the development of floating wind turbines that can be built in vast areas of deeper water.
Continue reading "URI Engineering Researchers Awarded $750k Grant on Floating Wind Turbines"URI College of Engineering Awarded $1.14 Million to Attract Under Represented Students
University of Rhode Island Associate Professor Samantha Meenach is the recipient of a federal grant that will help students from underrepresented groups pursue studies in undergraduate bioengineering and bioscience research programs and eventually apply to graduate school in these disciplines.
Continue reading "URI College of Engineering Awarded $1.14 Million to Attract Under Represented Students"IEP Student Zach Tourgee at Coplan AG
Hi my name is Zachary Tourgee and I am a student from Rhode Island. I am doing an internship here at COPLAN AG and want to share my experiences with my time here at COPLAN and in Germany in general. I am 23 years old and am a native Rhode Islander. Rhode Island is the […]
Continue reading "IEP Student Zach Tourgee at Coplan AG"IEP Student Prints Her Career Path
Mention the term 3D printing to the average person, and it’s fair to say many would think of a smallish, home use machine programmed to create dragons or orcs like those from fantasy gameplay. However, mention it to mechanical engineering major Sofia Lanzi and the term means much, much more. It means a year of […]
Continue reading "IEP Student Prints Her Career Path"What’s New? The Latest from the IEP Alumni Network
IEP alumni share some of their recent highlights and accomplishments.
Continue reading "What’s New? The Latest from the IEP Alumni Network"Award-winning Talent: IEP’s 2023 Top Scholarship Winners
Several IEP students received prestigious awards this year, including one David L. Boren Award, a Fulbright Scholarship, a Barry Goldwater Scholarship, and a total of nine Beatrice S. Demers Fellowships.
Continue reading "Award-winning Talent: IEP’s 2023 Top Scholarship Winners"Making Deeper Connections through NEH Grant
An interdisciplinary team at URI secured a NEH Humanities Connections Grant of over $149 thousand to provide a foundational liberal arts experience to a broader range of undergraduate engineering students, while also increasing the impact of the IEP curriculum.
Continue reading "Making Deeper Connections through NEH Grant"IEP Internship Showcase 2023: Postcards from Abroad
Several of our students sent us updates about their internships and lives abroad this year. Scroll through the postcard updates to learn more about where they interned and some of their experiences abroad.
Continue reading "IEP Internship Showcase 2023: Postcards from Abroad"Targeted Travel 2023: IEP and College of Engineering Team Up to Expand URI’s Partnerships Abroad
The International Engineering Program and URI’s College of Engineering joined forces this summer for a European tour intended to formalize and expand collaboration agreements with our partner universities and companies abroad.
Continue reading "Targeted Travel 2023: IEP and College of Engineering Team Up to Expand URI’s Partnerships Abroad"Record Number of Students Receive Black Scholar Award
Thirty-four students received Black Scholar and Onyx Society awards recently, said Dr. Chris Hunter, interim Dean of University College and chair of the event. Hunter says the awards recognize a blend of academic scholarship as well as community service. “It’s amazing to see what students do to contribute to the University of Rhode Island community […]
Continue reading "Record Number of Students Receive Black Scholar Award"Meet Heather DiFazio, Fulbright Research Awardee
Meet biomedical, German (IEP) and math major Heather DiFazio, who is headed to Switzerland (Universitat Bern) to work on a biomedical device to help those with cancer on a Fulbright.
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