{"id":85461,"date":"2025-08-04T15:46:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=85461"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:42:07","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/uris-society-of-women-engineers-get-a-firsthand-look-at-tech-development-and-manufacturing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/SWE_Picture_5-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/SWE_Picture_5-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/SWE_Picture_5-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/uris-society-of-women-engineers-get-a-firsthand-look-at-tech-development-and-manufacturing\/\">SWE gets a firsthand look at tech development and manufacturing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Eight students from the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Society of Women Engineers were recently welcomed by the team at Cranston\u2019s Electro Standards Laboratories for an unconventional field trip.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/uri-to-award-honorary-degrees-to-entrepreneurs-marc-randolph-and-dan-harple-and-anti-poverty-advocate-kate-brewster\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Harple-Context-Labs-Headshot-e1753733432418-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Harple-Context-Labs-Headshot-e1753733432418-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Harple-Context-Labs-Headshot-e1753733432418-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Harple-Context-Labs-Headshot-e1753733432418-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Harple-Context-Labs-Headshot-e1753733432418-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Harple-Context-Labs-Headshot-e1753733432418-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Harple-Context-Labs-Headshot-e1753733432418.jpeg 548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/uri-to-award-honorary-degrees-to-entrepreneurs-marc-randolph-and-dan-harple-and-anti-poverty-advocate-kate-brewster\/\">URI to award honorary degree to engineering alum<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Daniel L. Harple Jr., chair and CEO of Context Labs, will be awarded an honorary degree by the University of Rhode Island next month.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/inclusive-excellence-award-winners-honored-at-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Meenach-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Meenach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Meenach-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Meenach-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Meenach.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/inclusive-excellence-award-winners-honored-at-uri\/\">Inclusive excellence award winners honored at URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Samantha Meenach, professor of chemical, biomolecular, and materials engineering and biomedical &amp; pharmaceutical sciences was awarded the Faculty Inclusive Excellence Award.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uri-announces-cypher-ipt-2026\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_3774-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_3774-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_3774-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uri-announces-cypher-ipt-2026\/\">URI announces CYPHER IPT 2026<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island (URI) is excited to announce the CYPHER Integrated Project Team (IPT) Meetings 2026\u2014an invitation-only forum designed to advance cyber-physical security and resilience for naval and defense-relevant systems by connecting U.S. Navy problem holders with solution developers across government, academia, and industry. CYPHER IPT 2026 will be held June 15\u201318, 2026, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/uri-hosts-over-100-middle-school-students-for-a-robotics-competition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_3610-1280x960-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"student stand outside a pool to watch robots perform in the water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_3610-1280x960-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_3610-1280x960-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/uri-hosts-over-100-middle-school-students-for-a-robotics-competition\/\">URI hosts over 100 middle school students for underwater robotics competition<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The competition was made possible through the\u00a0UConn-URI Navy STEM Coalition and brought middle school students from across Rhode Island to compete.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/accelerating-into-history-rhody-racing-team-set-to-compete\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/URI-Race-Suit-Front-by-Soondus-Hammad-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/URI-Race-Suit-Front-by-Soondus-Hammad-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/URI-Race-Suit-Front-by-Soondus-Hammad-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/URI-Race-Suit-Front-by-Soondus-Hammad-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/URI-Race-Suit-Front-by-Soondus-Hammad-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/URI-Race-Suit-Front-by-Soondus-Hammad-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/URI-Race-Suit-Front-by-Soondus-Hammad-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/URI-Race-Suit-Front-by-Soondus-Hammad-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/accelerating-into-history-rhody-racing-team-set-to-compete\/\">Accelerating into history: Rhody Racing team set to compete<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI engineering students to race at Michigan International Speedway in May, thanks to partners in the College of Business\u2019 Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design Department for support in their new race suits.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-receives-1-6-million-gift-from-trustee-for-new-engineering-scholarship-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/CAMK_20241104_GF_52-1280x853-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/CAMK_20241104_GF_52-1280x853-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/CAMK_20241104_GF_52-1280x853-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-receives-1-6-million-gift-from-trustee-for-new-engineering-scholarship-program\/\">$1.6 million gift from trustee for new engineering scholarship program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Joseph F. Matthews \u201980, a member of the University of Rhode Island\u00a0Board of Trustees\u00a0and a URI alumnus, has made a $1.6 million gift to the state\u2019s land- and sea-grant institution to establish a permanent endowment fund to expand access to engineering education.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/university-of-rhode-island-launches-updated-online-blue-mba-program\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQpOrZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF3cE1lRXpsODhFUVBMdkVwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHv6rnOV4hzvgIB_9a-K-tJunjkerWLD-___DSdNP8SuJ1WiKYjBy68IfQ1Vb_aem_PRfpe4kywA3L_XJSVLDGRg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/ballentine-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/university-of-rhode-island-launches-updated-online-blue-mba-program\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQpOrZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF3cE1lRXpsODhFUVBMdkVwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHv6rnOV4hzvgIB_9a-K-tJunjkerWLD-___DSdNP8SuJ1WiKYjBy68IfQ1Vb_aem_PRfpe4kywA3L_XJSVLDGRg\">University of Rhode Island launches updated, online Blue MBA program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The program is designed to be a signature offering from the Ocean State\u2019s premier public university. Students will gain valuable access to the latest research, technology, and tools needed to excel in the ocean economy space. Additionally, students will have an experience that blends business expertise with ocean and sustainability efforts.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-students-organize-and-host-large-scale-multi-track-hackathon\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1774-1024x653-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hackathon coordinators pose in front of the engineering building with a Hackathon banner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1774-1024x653-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1774-1024x653-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-students-organize-and-host-large-scale-multi-track-hackathon\/\">URI students organize and host large-scale, multi-track hackathon<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Held recently in the Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering,\u00a0Hack@URI\u00a0attracted more than 200 students from 60 colleges and universities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-named-top-producer-of-gilman-scholars-as-program-celebrates-its-25th-year\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/preferred-ahmad-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ahmad in Japan with Japanese friends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/preferred-ahmad-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/preferred-ahmad-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-named-top-producer-of-gilman-scholars-as-program-celebrates-its-25th-year\/\">URI named top producer of Gilman Scholars as program celebrates its 25th year<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State for being a top producer of Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients among mid-sized colleges and universities in the country over the past 25 years.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-japanese-students-share-japanese-wisdom-camaraderie-during-davisville-middle-school-visit\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Davisville-Visit_3449-1024x676-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"College students hold a laptop displaying language to a group of K-12 students\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Davisville-Visit_3449-1024x676-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Davisville-Visit_3449-1024x676-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-japanese-students-share-japanese-wisdom-camaraderie-during-davisville-middle-school-visit\/\">URI Japanese program students share Japanese wisdom, camaraderie during Davisville Middle School visit<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Ashly Martinez Rodriguez, a\u00a0URI International Engineering Program\u00a0student from Providence\u2014originally from the Dominican Republic\u2014 is double-majoring in computer engineering and Japanese. On Jan. 28, Martinez Rodriguez in part played the role of teacher and worked with students one on one on how to speak Japanese.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/engineering-student-sails-past-the-start-of-the-semester\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Olin-Guck-Sailing-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Olin-Guck-Sailing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Olin-Guck-Sailing-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/engineering-student-sails-past-the-start-of-the-semester\/\">Engineering student sails past the start of the semester<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The captain of URI\u2019s Sailing Team, Olin Guck, took his talents to Perth where he competed in the F18 World Championships, the premier annual international sailing competition for Formula 18 catamarans.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-sophomore-awarded-an-ieee-power-and-energy-society-scholarship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ly-PES-Award-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Helen Ly and Yeonho Jeong hold the IEEE PES award document\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ly-PES-Award-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Ly-PES-Award-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-sophomore-awarded-an-ieee-power-and-energy-society-scholarship\/\">Engineering sophomore awarded an IEEE Power and Energy Society scholarship<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island computer and electrical engineering sophomore Helen Ly \u201928, of Providence, Rhode Island, was awarded an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power and Energy Society scholarship for 2026. Two hundred forty-four PES scholars were selected this year across the U.S., Canada and Latin America. These undergraduate students are majoring in one [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-students-and-faculty-recognized-for-peace-work-at-mlk-unity-luncheon\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/peacemaker-honorees-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/peacemaker-honorees-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/peacemaker-honorees-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-students-and-faculty-recognized-for-peace-work-at-mlk-unity-luncheon\/\">URI students and faculty recognized for peace work at MLK Unity Luncheon<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Christopher Hunter, a civil and environmental engineering professor, was presented with this year\u2019s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peacemaker Award at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Luncheon this year.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/rhodycigar.com\/2026\/02\/05\/uri-program-aids-election-workers-with-analytical-tools\/\">URI program aids election workers with analytical tools<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Engineering for Democracy Institute supports 35 election jurisdictions in 18 states, reaching more than 26 million registered voters, according to the EDI website. Its research has informed state agencies in 22 counties across 12 states since 2022.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/competing-race-teams-display-true-definition-of-sportsmanship-amid-tragedy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_0387-1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_0387-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_0387-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/competing-race-teams-display-true-definition-of-sportsmanship-amid-tragedy\/\">Competing race teams display true definition of sportsmanship amid tragedy<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Feb. 03, 2026- Last summer, Rhody Racing, University of Rhode Island\u2019s Society of Automotive Engineers, reached out to the Formula SAE team at Brown University in preparation for their first ever race in the Formula Student Program later this year. \u201cAs a newer SAE team, we wanted to learn from experienced schools [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uri-alum-leads-way-in-fusion-energy-breakthroughs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Suhas-Bhandarkar-2025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Suhas-Bhandarkar-2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Suhas-Bhandarkar-2025-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uri-alum-leads-way-in-fusion-energy-breakthroughs\/\">URI alum leads way in fusion energy breakthroughs<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jan. 27, 2026- Fusion energy is the pinnacle of clean energy and is in escalating demand as we face energy challenges of an increasingly internet-connected world with power-guzzling AI data centers popping up at an exponential rate. Fusion energy would provide abundant, carbon-free energy that essentially mimics the sun with no hazardous or radioactive waste. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mechanical-engineering-student-awarded-does-university-nuclear-leadership-program-scholarship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Richardson-2024-Phi-Theta-Kappas-All-CT-State-Academic-Team-1-e1768927721574-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Richardson-2024-Phi-Theta-Kappas-All-CT-State-Academic-Team-1-e1768927721574-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Richardson-2024-Phi-Theta-Kappas-All-CT-State-Academic-Team-1-e1768927721574-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Richardson-2024-Phi-Theta-Kappas-All-CT-State-Academic-Team-1-e1768927721574-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/mechanical-engineering-student-awarded-does-university-nuclear-leadership-program-scholarship\/\">Mechanical engineering student awarded DOE\u2019s University Nuclear Leadership Program scholarship<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Over the past two years, University of Rhode Island student Max Richardson has earned&nbsp;$15,000&nbsp;in competitive federal support for his studies\u2014most recently through the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s University Nuclear Leadership Program scholarship for $10,000. Jan. 20, 2026- As a high school student, Max Richardson, of Groton, Connecticut, was introduced to mechanical principles and computer-aided design [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/fall-2025\/the-silicon-valley-of-underwater-technology\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/fa25_feat_ut_juicerobotics-1024x640-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/fa25_feat_ut_juicerobotics-1024x640-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/fa25_feat_ut_juicerobotics-1024x640-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/fall-2025\/the-silicon-valley-of-underwater-technology\/\">URI and NUWC mutually boost Rhode Island\u2019s undersea blue economy<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In the natural world, the most resilient ecosystems are based on intricate networks in which each element strengthens the other by capitalizing on their mutual purposes. The University of Rhode Island and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center-Division Newport (NUWC) have created an ecosystem that operates on the same principle.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/two-recent-uri-graduates-take-home-awards-at-transportation-forum\/\">Two recent URI graduates take home awards at transportation forum<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Congratulations to URI grads Rakesh Paswan, Ph.D. \u201925, and Emma Pensky, M.Sc. \u201925, for earning the Best Dissertation and Best Thesis awards at the Rhode Island Transportation Forum! Their work is helping shape the future of resilient and equitable transportation.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-engineering-07-alumnus-returns-to-campus-to-announce-a-partnership-with-his-startup\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_2944-Appolon-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_2944-Appolon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_2944-Appolon-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-engineering-07-alumnus-returns-to-campus-to-announce-a-partnership-with-his-startup\/\">URI engineering \u201807 alumnus returns to campus to announce a partnership with his startup<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Christian Apollon, &#8216;o7, announced a new collaboration between the University of Rhode Island and Cranium Inc., a startup he co-founded.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/chemical-engineering-ph-d-candidate-to-complete-co-op-defend-dissertation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/9-e1766435799164-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/9-e1766435799164-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/9-e1766435799164-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/9-e1766435799164-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/9-e1766435799164-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/chemical-engineering-ph-d-candidate-to-complete-co-op-defend-dissertation\/\">Chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate to complete co-op, defend dissertation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dec. 15, 2025 &#8211; Mechanical engineering, chemistry and physics may seem like three separate areas of study, but they overlap in more ways than one. Elnaz Nikoumanesh, a fifth-year Ph.D. chemical engineering candidate, knows that well. She studied mechanical engineering during her undergraduate and master\u2019s studies, but became very interested in experimental work with biological [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-receives-500000-from-the-champlin-foundation-for-hands-on-learning-technologies-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Champlin-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Champlin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Champlin-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-receives-500000-from-the-champlin-foundation-for-hands-on-learning-technologies-2\/\">URI receives $500,000 from The Champlin Foundation for hands-on learning technologies<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Champlin Foundation recently supported three interdisciplinary proposals submitted by faculty from URI\u2019s Colleges of the Environment and Life Sciences, Engineering, and Pharmacy.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/uri-taps-geothermal-energy-for-new-ocean-frontiers-building\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_0140-1280x860-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_0140-1280x860-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_0140-1280x860-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/uri-taps-geothermal-energy-for-new-ocean-frontiers-building\/\">URI taps geothermal energy for Bay Campus<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island is taking a multi-pronged approach in its efforts to work toward net-zero carbon emissions\u2014including looking to sources of renewable energy.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/2025-bi-annual-ieee-underwater-acoustic-signal-processing-workshop\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_20251016_171416960-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_20251016_171416960-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_20251016_171416960-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/2025-bi-annual-ieee-underwater-acoustic-signal-processing-workshop\/\">2025 Biannual IEEE Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing Workshop<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island held the biannual IEEE Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing Workshop last month. The workshop has been hosted at University of Rhode Island every other year since 1985. Formed as a collaboration between Naval Undersea Warfare Center, formerly Naval Underwater Systems Center, and electrical engineering faculty at URI\u2019s College of Engineering. 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