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URI professor earns 2026 Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets...
RACHEL AFIA ANSONG, an assistant professor of Africana studies at the University of Rhode Island, was recently presented the 2026 Sillerman First Book Prize...
URI receives $1.9M federal grant for cybersecurity scholarships
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island will receive $1.9 million from the National Science Foundation to support scholarships for students pursuing a Master...
3 URI students earn Gilman Scholarships for study abroad opportunities
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Three University of Rhode Island students have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships, a federally funded program that supports students...
URI’s ocean robotics hub feeds wave of innovation
Inside a large test tank at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus, a remotely operated vehicle recently sliced through a floating ribbon...
Registration open for Aug. 14 URI biomedical engineering symposium
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island will be hosting the Advances in Translational Neurotechnologies for Healthcare and Rehabilitation Symposium on Aug. 14,...
ANIMAL MAGNETISM: RWP Zoo left scrambling for money to boost attendance,...
It’s safe to say that nearly all of the hundreds of thousands of people who visit Providence’s Roger Williams Park Zoo each year make...
URI conference explores regenerative agriculture
With summer getting underway, one of the delights in living here are the fresh options we have on our plate.
We may not think much...
R.I. can offer so much to believe in
During my 25 years at CVS Health Corp., I watched the same pattern play out over and over: We recruited people to our Woonsocket...
Rhode Island’s future is standing inside the URI Engineering Building
Last week, I saw something the state needs to pay much closer attention to when I arrived at the University of Rhode Island College of Engineering Capstone Showcase.
The future...
URI honors pharmacy dean emeritus with ethics, excellence award
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island earlier this month recognized Dean Emeritus Paul Larrat with its Norman A. Campbell Award for Excellence and Ethics in Health Care.
The award...



















