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The University of Rhode Island achieves prestigious Carnegie R1 status. Read more… 

Ascends to top tier of U.S. research universities.
The Carnegie Classification distinction places URI among the nation’s top research institutions.

WATCH: URI community celebrates R1 achievement. 

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URI engineering Assistant Professor Ashutosh Giri has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

The White House announced this week, placing him among just 400 researchers nationwide to earn the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers.

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URI psychology Assistant Professor Justin Parent has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

The White House announced this week, placing him among just 400 researchers nationwide to earn the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers.

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URI chemical engineering professor named 2025 Cottrell Scholar

URI Assistant Professor Ryan Poling-Skutvik has been named a recipient of the prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award for 2025.

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The water sampling system for trace metal clean sampling system deployed from the R/V Revelle

Photograph by Alyson Santoro