Bringing researchers, companies and investors together was the goal of the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography’s Sushi by the Sea. By all measures, the event, held earlier this spring and co-hosted by Slater Technology Fund, the URI Research Foundation, URI Start-Up Program/Accelerator/Resource Center (SPARC) and the URI Business Engagement Center, was a […]

The Volvo Ocean Race has come to port in Newport, R.I. for its only North American stop. While in the city, visitors and competitors will have plenty to do in Race Village, ranging from learning how to recycle a boat to exploring ocean science thanks to the University of Rhode Island.

Exeter resident Rachel Bellisle took advantage of every opportunity that came her way during her four years at the University of Rhode Island, from playing oboe in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble to working in laboratories and participating in internships. Now she is pondering a career tied to the cosmos.

 The University of Rhode Island has named the winners of its inaugural Research and Scholarship Photo Contest, which drew close to 300 entries that highlight the breadth and depth of the work URI’s students and faculty are doing around the world.

University of Rhode Island alumna Maria Briones recently received the W. Brewster Snow Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists, presented annually to a civil engineering graduate who has demonstrated academic excellence, interest and enthusiasm in the study of environmental engineering.

Sixteen University of Rhode Island students were honored for their academic and community achievements at the University’s 21st annual Black Scholar Awards.

Elliot Anderson was worried that he might have to take out a loan to pay for his study abroad in France next year, but now he can rest easy. The University of Rhode Island engineering student can thank Beatrice S. Demers, a former URI professor passionate about languages and travel, for making his trip possible.

Laura Meyerson, a professor of invasion and restoration ecology at the University of Rhode Island, has been awarded a Fulbright Global Scholar Fellowship to spend a year conducting research on invasive plants in Argentina, the Czech Republic and South Africa.

The University of Rhode Island has appointed Associate Professor of Political Science Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz to the position of director of the Social Science Institute for Research, Education, and Policy.