3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (123+ words) A New Model for Reef Aquaculture Aquaculture Beyond the Classroom Much of this opportunity was shaped by Professor Michael Rice, whom Pleskun credits as instrumental in opening pathways to real-world exposure. Rice's emphasis on field immersion and applied learning provided…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (219+ words) The University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor of Computer Science Alina Barnett has received a $25, 000 research grant to improve how artificial intelligence models reason through breast cancer diagnoses, the Rhode Island Foundation announced Monday. Barnett is one of 14 URI researchers…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (111+ words) Department of Political Science The University of Rhode Island Professor Chris Parker received a $4, 000 grant from the Institute for Humane Studies for a project titled "Support for Popular Constitutionalism in the American Public." The grant will help fund a nationally…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (123+ words) Department of Public Health The University of Rhode Island Dr. Molly Richard, assistant professor of public health at the University of Rhode Island, recently released new estimates on doubled-up homelessness in Rhode Island. Using U. S. Census Bureau data, the research highlights…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (464+ words) What is your major and graduation year? I am a communication studies major, graduating in spring 2026. Where are you from, and what made you choose URI? I'm originally from Boston, MA. I chose URI because I wanted a beach-town experience…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (165+ words) Department of Political Science The University of Rhode Island URI Political Science students Debora Bema, Brianna Knight, and Kyra Guerin are preparing to take the next step in their academic careers. Debora Bema will attend the University of Iowa. She…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (447+ words) By Chris Barrett "08 People open half a trillion Adobe PDFs a year, and Tong Sun (96) and her team at Adobe want to reinvent how millions work with them using artificial intelligence (AI). The goal puts Adobe squarely in the hyper-competitive…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (463+ words) By Molly Stevens "20 Acclaimed actress, newly published author, and UNICEF Ambassador Aria Mia Loberti (20) is still at the beginning of her career. But the University of Rhode Island (URI) alumna credits much of her success to the plethora of her…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (536+ words) By Shaun Kirby "07 Daniel Roxbury is used to developing sensors that help us explain complex environments, such as cancer cells in the body or chemical pollutants in seawater. Studying microplastics, however, presents a whole new challenge, one new initiative funded…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (178+ words) Research is more than discovery. It is preparation. It is partnership. It is progress. And at the University of Rhode Island (URI), it is the foundation upon which we build impact for our state, our nation, and our world. Research…...