KINGSTON, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island has been awarded $542,587 from The Champlin Foundations to fund various campus projects.
According to the university, $492,587 of the award is planned for to fund four different projects on campus, and an additional $50,000 for use with Rhode Island Fish and Wildlife to study the problems causing the loss of the native Ruffed Grouse.
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Including this year’s awards, URI says it has received more than $7.7 million from The Foundations, which has been donating to the university every year since its first gift in 1970.
The university was awarded four grants for campus projects:
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- $113,638 for the purchase of two computer-controlled IR spectrometers and instrumentation to be used in introductory chemistry laboratories.
- $120,000 for the purchase of a Human Patient Simulator, a life-size mannequin that can mimic many different conditions, including complex disease states.
- $132,250 for the creation of wireless Teaching-Learning-Technology Centers (mobile carts) in the URI library.
- $126,649 to restructure the introductory material engineering courses and laboratories, to include non-metals such as plastics, ceramics, and composite materials.
