Tag: URI
URI graduate’s home services business expanding nationally after partnering with major...
LITTLE COMPTON – Patrick Brown never expected his college leaf-raking business to become a long-term career.
He started Rent Sons in 2010 at the age...
URI lab is a real (plant) lifesaver for farms, landscapers
Roots Farm co-owner Kelli Roberts’ Asian greens were wilting and she wasn’t sure what was causing the problem, so she contacted the Plant Diagnostic...
PRIMARY DUTIES: Nurse practitioners playing bigger role as doctors disappear
Erica Ogni’s workday starts early and is chock full, with as many as two dozen patients trooping through her exam room at South County...
URI athletic field renovations expected to progress further this year
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Ongoing renovations to the University of Rhode Island’s athletic fields are expected to accelerate later this year, with formal construction on...
Summit: R.I. has all the ingredients to develop a successful life...
PROVIDENCE – When Robert Coughlin was running for a seat in the Mass. House of Representatives he was hit with a curveball: his newborn...
Julie Coiro
Julie Coiro
Professor, Literacy Education
URI Feinstein College of Education
uri.edu/education
Julie Coiro, professor of literacy education at the University of Rhode Island, has earned a coveted spot...
URI concludes 2023 with $500K in Champlin Foundation technology grants
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island last year received a total of $500,000 in Champlin Foundation grants for technology that supports multidisciplinary learning, URI officials...
URI students earn funds, recognition at 401 Tech Bridge pitch night
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Three University of Rhode Island student-led ventures won recognition at the 401 Tech Bridge Entrepreneur Pitch Night earlier this month, with...
URI appoints journalist Warner to lead Metcalf Institute
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Fara Warner, a veteran journalist experienced in climate communication and editorial leadership, has been named executive director at the Metcalf Institute...
URI receives $2.5M to study social impact of offshore wind development
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A newly-awarded $2.5 million federal grant will allow University of Rhode Island researchers to study an area of offshore wind development...