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URI gardens, and gardeners, offer sweet scents, too
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (370+ words) Gardeners at Rhode Island's land-grant university share suggestions for sweet-smelling plants to explore KINGSTON, R. I. " July 2, 2026 " While the public loved Morticia, the University of Rhode Island's recently-bloomed corpse flower, its 1, 200-acre Kingston Campus offers the public a wide variety of sweet-smelling…...
URI's new partnership with World Strides
21+ hour, 22+ min ago (31+ words) The University of Rhode Island Copyright " 2026 University of Rhode Island | University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA | 1. 401. 874. 1000...
URI to host 27th annual summer nonviolence institute this month
22+ hour, 18+ min ago (348+ words) KINGSTON, R. I. " July 1, 2026 " The University of Rhode Island will welcome prospective peacemakers from around the world in an effort to cease violence in their home communities through nonviolent conflict resolution. The 27th annual International Nonviolence Summer Institute will be held Monday, July…...
URI ocean technology spinout Juice Robotics secures investment from Rogue Island Ventures and licenses four URI technologies
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (797+ words) The University of Rhode Island KINGSTON, R. I. " July 1, 2026 " URI Innovations today announced that Juice Robotics, a University of Rhode Island spinout company, has secured venture investment from Rogue Island Ventures and licensed four URI-developed technologies, marking a major milestone in the…...
URI alumnus named Rhode Island Teacher of the Year 2027
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (837+ words) RIDE selects N. K. resident Michael Cook, a math teacher at Coventry High School, for annual honor KINGSTON, R. I. " June 29, 2026 " Those early morning University of Rhode Island rowing practices have stood Michael Cook "02 in good stead. The discipline, resilience, and determination they taught…...
URI Deputy Chief of Police graduates from competitive FBI National Academy
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (472+ words) Three URI public safety leaders have completed selective FBI program KINGSTON, R. I. " June 29, 2026 " University of Rhode Island Deputy Chief of Police Paul Ricci became the third member of the police department's leadership team to graduate from the highly-competitive Federal Bureau of…...
Underwater ribbon cutting ushers in new URI Ocean Robotics Laboratory
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (850+ words) Event marked milestone for Narragansett Bay Campus KINGSTON, R. I. " June 26, 2026 " The University of Rhode Island celebrated a major milestone in the $300 million, multi-phase revitalization of the Narragansett Bay Campus with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Ocean Robotics Laboratory on…...
If you grow it, they will come
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (173+ words) Morticia's" bloom draws a crowd to URI Here for a good time, not a long time," said the DIY t-shirt made by one guest on hand for the special occasion, perfectly expressing the plant-positive crowd's vibe. They were joined by…...
University of Rhode Island names Brian Keith University Librarian
2+ week, 1+ day ago (187+ words) Currently dean of Mary J. Booth Library at Eastern Illinois University, Keith also has held leadership roles at the University of Florida KINGSTON, R. I. " June 17, 2026 " The University of Rhode Island has appointed Brian Keith as university librarian, effective Aug. 9. As university librarian,…...
URI Police Cpl. Paul Hanrahan receives ASIS International's lifetime achievement award
2+ week, 1+ day ago (379+ words) Longtime officer lauded for his community engagement efforts on University campus and beyond KINGSTON, R. I. " June 17, 2026 " University of Rhode Island Police Cpl. Paul Hanrahan has never denied a hot dog to anyone on campus. That is evident with the long lines…...