https://www.uri.edu/news/2025/07/rhode-island-legislators-approve-crucial-appropriation-for-unique-weather-related-tools-at-uri/

The Center for Computational Research (CCR) is now the Institute for AI & Computational Research (IACR) – uniting CCR, ITS Research Computing, and the URI AI Lab under one banner. The Institute designation better recognizes the Center’s university-wide impact and close external partnerships with regional research universities.