{"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:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/student-finds-the-best-of-both-worlds-through-iep-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Meola-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Meola-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Meola-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Meola-364x363.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Dan-Meola.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/student-finds-the-best-of-both-worlds-through-iep-program\/\">Student finds the best of both worlds through IEP program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Daniel Meola, of Cranston, Rhode Island, always wanted to be an engineer. Since a young age, he also began collecting Pok\u00e9mon cards and watching anime, intrigued with Japanese media and culture. \u201cURI allowed for me to study both engineering and a language of my choice which was one of the best decisions I could ever [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/samantha-kipper-b-s-26\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_2493-Sam-Kipper-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_2493-Sam-Kipper-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_2493-Sam-Kipper-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/samantha-kipper-b-s-26\/\">Samantha Kipper B.S. &#8217;26<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Samantha Kipper, of Huntington Beach, California, graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a bachelor\u2019s degree in ocean engineering and minor in sustainability before heading off to pursue graduate studies.\u201cI was enticed by the friendly faculty, course content, and research focus of URI,\u201d said Kipper on making the trek across the country for her [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-senior-credits-uri-college-of-engineering-in-her-success\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/sophie-plante-headshot-Sophie-Plante-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/sophie-plante-headshot-Sophie-Plante-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/sophie-plante-headshot-Sophie-Plante-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/sophie-plante-headshot-Sophie-Plante-1-364x365.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/sophie-plante-headshot-Sophie-Plante-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-senior-credits-uri-college-of-engineering-in-her-success\/\">Engineering senior credits URI College of Engineering in her success<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/nathan-field-26\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Nathan-Field-Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Nathan-Field-Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Nathan-Field-Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Nathan-Field-Headshot-364x365.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Nathan-Field-Headshot.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/nathan-field-26\/\">Nathan Field, &#8217;26<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As a student athlete on the URI men&#8217;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&#8217;s List. His internship with RICON Construction led to a full time job following graduation. He successfully passed his FE Exam and will graduate [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/iep-graduate-earns-accelerated-b-s-m-s-scholarship-to-pursue-masters\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson-364x367.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Katie-Aaronson.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/iep-graduate-earns-accelerated-b-s-m-s-scholarship-to-pursue-masters\/\">IEP graduate earns accelerated B.S.\/M.S. scholarship to pursue master&#8217;s<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Katie Aaronson, of Exton, PA, joined University of Rhode Island\u2019s 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\u2019d be to stay dedicated, but remain open-minded. \u201cGetting heavily [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/35-uri-students-honored-with-rhode-island-foundation-fellowships-to-support-foreign-language-study-abroad\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Darmstadt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Darmstadt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Darmstadt-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/35-uri-students-honored-with-rhode-island-foundation-fellowships-to-support-foreign-language-study-abroad\/\">Rhode Island Foundation fellowships awarded to support foreign language study abroad<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uri-biofilms-researcher-awarded-nsf-career-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Select-1-Andreu-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Select-1-Andreu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Select-1-Andreu-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/uri-biofilms-researcher-awarded-nsf-career-award\/\">Engineering professor awarded NSF CAREER Award to research biofilms<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I \u2013 May 06, 2026 \u2013 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/nsf-career-awarded-to-engineering-professor-to-study-new-class-of-fluidic-acoustic-metamaterials\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yang-Lin-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yang-Lin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yang-Lin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yang-Lin-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Yang-Lin.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/nsf-career-awarded-to-engineering-professor-to-study-new-class-of-fluidic-acoustic-metamaterials\/\">NSF CAREER awarded to engineering professor to study\u00a0new class of fluidic acoustic metamaterials<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 06, 2026 &#8212; Mechanical engineering assistant professor Yang Lin has been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award. The CAREER program is one of NSF\u2019s most competitive and highly regarded awards for early-career faculty, recognizing those who demonstrate strong potential to serve as academic role models while advancing the mission [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/commencement-2026-for-uri-undergraduate-international-engineering-program-epitomized-german-precision\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1192-Ella-Junge-1-e1753120799704-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1192-Ella-Junge-1-e1753120799704-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1192-Ella-Junge-1-e1753120799704-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/commencement-2026-for-uri-undergraduate-international-engineering-program-epitomized-german-precision\/\">For URI undergraduate, International Engineering Program epitomized \u2018German precision\u2019\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/college-of-engineerings-2026-excellence-award-recipients\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Group-photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/college-of-engineerings-2026-excellence-award-recipients\/\">College of Engineering&#8217;s 2026 Excellence Award Recipients<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. &#8211; May 1, 2026 &#8211; The University of Rhode Island\u2019s hosted their academic excellence award ceremony on April 30, 2026. URI proudly sponsors the University Academic Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding achievements in research and scholarship, teaching and service, and graduate education. These awards celebrate the faculty, staff, and students whose contributions advance [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/naval-science-technology\/uri-pep-team-victory-at-2026-national-competition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/cid_ii_moumaipz0-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/cid_ii_moumaipz0-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/cid_ii_moumaipz0-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/naval-science-technology\/uri-pep-team-victory-at-2026-national-competition\/\">URI PEP Team Victory at 2026 National Competition<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s Promoting Electric Propulsion (PEP) team proudly earned first place in the Budget Warriors category at the 2025\u20132026 PEP competition.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/university-of-rhode-island-honors-winners-at-this-years-3-minute-thesis-competition-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/3MT-Photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/3MT-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/3MT-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/university-of-rhode-island-honors-winners-at-this-years-3-minute-thesis-competition-2\/\">3 Minute Thesis Competition: mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate earns first place<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 April 29, 2026 &#8211; The 3MT competition challenges graduate students to distill their research into a compelling, three-minute presentation that can be easily understood by a general audience.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-professor-earns-highly-competitive-darpa-directors-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1652-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yang Lin in his lab next to a high precision 3D printer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1652-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/IMG_1652-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/engineering-professor-earns-highly-competitive-darpa-directors-fellowship\/\">Engineering professor earns highly competitive DARPA Director\u2019s Fellowship<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. &#8212; April 23, 2026 &#8212; In 2024, Assistant Professor Yang Lin was awarded the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Young Faculty Award, a highly competitive program supporting early career researchers pursuing high-risk, high-impact research. The award provided two-year funding, mentorship, and access to Department of Defense and industry networks to support his project [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/three-uri-students-awarded-prestigious-national-science-foundation-graduate-research-fellowships\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/NSF-GRF-2026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/NSF-GRF-2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/NSF-GRF-2026-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/NSF-GRF-2026-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/NSF-GRF-2026.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/three-uri-students-awarded-prestigious-national-science-foundation-graduate-research-fellowships\/\">Two engineering graduates awarded prestigious NSF graduate research fellowships<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">David Amirsadri and Colby Constantine, who earned bachelor\u2019s degrees in chemical engineering from URI last spring, were awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, one of the nation\u2019s most prestigious fellowship programs, providing three years of financial support to graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to make significant contributions to scientific innovation.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/student-organization-builds-concrete-canoe-to-race-in-competition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Team-Photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ASCE 2026 team pose for a group photo with their concrete canoe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Team-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2168\/Team-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/student-organization-builds-concrete-canoe-to-race-in-competition\/\">Student organization builds concrete canoe to race in competition<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">April 17, 2026 &#8211; The University of Rhode Island American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter constructed a boat for the 2025\u20132026 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><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. 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