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• Free Workshops at Roger Williams Park Community Garden!
• URI East Farm Spring Festival
• URI East Farm Spring Festival!
• Composting As Part Of A Landscape Management Program
• What better time to talk about hockey traditions and legacies than the beginning...
• We're racking up some Big Ideas in the Alumni Center, for SCVNGR!
• We're proud to announce that Rhode Island PBS will air the compelling and inspir...
• The Student Entertainment Committee is excited to present PostSecret Live! Come...
• On April 12-13, we want everyone to be a part of the biggest scavenger hunt in K...
• Nope, you're not seeing things -- URI suddenly has a brand new home page!
• Another beautiful day and time for another Campus Close-Up. Give us your best gu...
• Our own Robert Ballard was recently on The Colbert Report to speak about his upc...
• SCVNGR: A New Way to Think Big at URI!
• The Big Event is geared towards raising a greater awareness of international opp...
• The nation’s most prestigious scholarships are being announced, and URI students...
• Former forward for the Rams Delroy James will be back in New England as his team...
• With the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic coming up in just a cou...
• “We want justice and equality. We want justice for Trayvon,” went the chants as...
• Time once again for our weekly Campus Close-up photo quiz, and it's one of our f...
• Freshman Mary Catherine Rocca has a variety of interests. The marine biology maj...
• April Vacation at the Botanical Center
• Mark your calendars! On April 12th from 8p-10p, Rob Gronkowski, the record-break...
• President Dooley is currently answering questions in "A Conversation with the Pr...
• With the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in full swing at the Ryan Center, it...
• URI East Farm Spring Festival
• Believe it or not, the URI Graduate School of Oceanography has a hockey team mad...
• A power outage on the Kingston Campus was reported this afternoon. It is affecti...
• We're nine 'likes' away from hitting 25,000. That's a BIG deal. What a perfect w...
• Last night, the Public Relations Society presented "You're Hired!" The event had...
• The URI Veteran Student Association is hosting an event this evening that gives...
• Big news today: Dan Hurley Named Head Men's Basketball Coach!
• Fog envelops the R/V Endeavor at the dock at the Bay Campus.
• Ever wanted to learn more about the women's rowing team? Check out this great vi...
• Welcome back, students! We hope you all had a wonderful spring break and St. Pat...
• It's Campus Close-Up time again! Can you tell us where this is on campus?
• More students than ever before are interested in attending the University of Rho...
• Congratulations to the 480 freshmen who have recently been inducted into Phi Eta...
• The NCAA Women's Basketball Championship bracket is set and The Ryan Center will...
• Spring Break is here and the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center took some beau...
• The URI Harrington School of Communication has published its first ever newslett...
• Ecosystems And Adaptations: A Family Tour Of The Botanical Center
• Were doing the outdoors too in this week's Campus Close-Up! Give us your best gu...
• The season may be over, but it's just the beginning for players on the URI footb...
• Professor Michael Lombardi was recently interviewed on National Geographic Weeke...
• Want Lower Energy Bills? Master Energy Training Starts April 3rd, 2012!
• Thank you, Jim Baron, for eleven years of leading URI men's basketball.
• President Dooley has just been named one of 19 members of The Department of Home...
• We made it to Friday! Here's is another one to add to our Campus Close-Up chair...
• The University of Rhode Island Master Gardeners Association and URI Outreach Cen...
• Seniors Anthony Malhoit and Orion Outerbridge are featured on tonight's game day...
• The URI Drumline held a concert recently that that raised over $600 for the Amer...
• Renewable Energy Siting Partnership- Stakeholder Meeting for March 1, 2012
• April Vacation at the Botanical Center
• Here's something we don't see every day an Arctic wolf on campus. The Good Five...
• Film professor Tom Zorabedian thinks that The Artist is the movie the beat in th...
• After a snowy/slushy start to our Friday, we wanted to test your knowledge of co...
• Our theatre arts department is proud to present the Moliere comedic masterpiece...
• URI Outreach Center Training for Spring 2012
• What do sea ducks have to do with wind turbines? Professors and graduate student...
• While historians tend to look at the presidents, very few focus on their wives,...
• Congratulations to the Rhody Rams for their victory today at the Atlantic 10 Con...
• Happy Saturday everyone! We were busy yesterday so we decided to do the Campus C...
• Have you wondered what types of careers are possible within the Green Industry?...
• We are issuing the following on behalf of Thomas R. Dougan, vice president for S...
• President David Dooley was recently in-studio on News Talk 630 WPRO & 99.7 FM's...
• The men's basketball team is partnering with the South County Hospital Breast He...
• Love is in the air and we wanted to share with you a story of love and a good ca...
• February is Black History Month and the URI Feinstein Providence Campus presents...
• Family Programs at Providence's Botanical Center
• Chairs. You all sit in them all over campus so we wanted to see just how well yo...
• PICCADILLY CIRCUS
• The Big Chill is presented by The University of Rhode Island Alumni Association...
• The University community is deeply saddened by the death of Peng Wang, assistant...
• Congratulations to the women's swim & dive team for earning Team Academic All-Am...
• Looks like power has been restored to most of campus. We'll keep monitoring the...
• National Grid has told us that they expect power to be restored within about an...
• Here's the official notice from URI. "A power failure that occurred shortly afte...
• Classes are *not* cancelled, you should still go to class, but keep watching for...
• Looks like a substation in Charlestown had a fire, which has been contained, but...
• Power outage on campus: Some buildings on campus are currently without power. If...
• Alum and current co-host on The Rhode Show shared this photo during today's URI...
• The New England Patriots aren't the only ones in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLV...
• Happy Friday everyone! Here is this week's Campus Close-Up. Let's see how well y...
• We want to give the University of Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team a BIG...
• Today is National Digital Learning Day, a nationwide celebration of teaching and...
• RI Garden Symposium 'Food, Flowers and Family'!
• Entering its fourth year, the Slater Technology Fund Entrepreneurial Fellows Pro...
• The AVICII show scheduled for tonight at the Ryan Center has been postponed unti...
• Is this how you remember the Quad at the end of January? It's a beautiful day he...
• We're sure you're all aware of tonight's big Avicii show at the Ryan Center. But...
• January 23rd marked the Chinese New Year and is also the start of the Year of th...
• We hope everyone is staying dry today! On this rainy friday, we decided to go in...
• Renewable Energy Siting Partnership Lecture Series
• An hour before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, m...
• In the preseason poll for the Atlantic 10 Conference, the Rhody Rams baseball te...
• Did you know that ticks are active all year? Professor Thomas Mather, professor...
• Rhode Island Garden Symposium - Food, Flowers and Family
• It's game day here in New England and recent pharmacy graduate, Amanda Riddle '1...
• We're getting 4 to 6 inches of snow today on campus. Check out the QuadCams to s...
• It's almost time to head back to campus! We hope everyone had a wonderful break....
• Our research ship Endeavor has a 53,000 gallon fuel tank and as of last month, i...
• Back by popular demand, with a fresh new twist, the URI Outreach Center presents...
• The URI Women's Basketball team spent their Monday afternoon off visiting patien...
• The Unity Luncheon is an event presented by the Multicultural Center that celebr...
• Robin Elizabeth Bonner, current student and Miss Rhode Island 2012 will be compe...
• We spent some time walking around campus to snap some new photos for the next ba...
• It's getting close to lunch time here on campus and it's got us wondering, what...
• Nowadays, you can hear him on the Gresh & Zolak Show on 98.5 The Sports Hub from...
• Workshop 5 Panel Discussion: Sources of Demand and Marketing of Native Plants
• “If life is on Mars, it’s going to be microbial and it’s going to be in the subs...
• Great front page story in today's Providence Journal about URI's GEMS-Net progra...
• Congratulations to freshman Mike Powell for his second straight Atlantic 10 Conf...
• It's already the first Friday of 2012 and with that comes this year's first Camp...
• Renewable Energy Siting Partnership- Stakeholder Meeting For January 12, 2012
• Congratulations to David Serra, the campus vet entrusted with the care of all of...
• Holistic Healing,Yoga For All, Winter Birding, Botanical Illustration and More!
• Did you watch the Allstate Sugar Bowl last night? If you did, you probably saw t...
• Albert Einstein once stated, "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tom...
• Last Campus Close-up photo quiz of the year, so we're giving extra credit to all...
• It's hard to miss the construction all over campus, from the new pharmacy buildi...
• Are your kids still on a sugar high from the holidays? How about calming them do...
• Earlier this month an FBI agent gave a talk on campus about his efforts to captu...
• Today's edition of URI Today highlights a new post-graduate residency program in...
• We know exams are over, but there's still one last quiz for you to complete befo...
• There are only a few tickets left for tonight's URI v. PC men's basketball game...
• If you're looking for a little relief from the stresses of exams and the holiday...
• While it's the season to be merry, Prof. Carolyn Hames reminds us that those suf...
• With final exams in full swing, it's a slow week for campus events. But if you...
• We're a little bit late with this offer of congratulations, but the women's club...
• Mary Hollinshead has made teaching art history to our students very special. As...
• It's Friday and you know what that means, it's Campus Close-Up time! Try and gue...
• Great interview with Oceanography Professor Robert Ballard reminiscing about his...
• The Landscape Architecture Senior Class is presenting their final design project...
• 2012 Winter Wellness Series
• As we begin the first of many finals, we wanted to take the time to wish everyon...
• Congratulations to alumna Mary Earle Larsen, who was selected last night as the...
• Have you noticed the Habitat for Humanity house under construction just off cam...
• Chill out tonight with the beautiful sounds of LIVELY EXPERIMENT, URI's awesome...
• Did you miss Friday's Eco-Chic Fashion Show presented by URI Fashion Merchandisi...
• We know it's finals time but when you get a quick break, how about a guess at th...
• The URI Fashion Merchandising Society is holding its third annual Eco-Chic Fashi...
• Holiday Sale at the URI Bay Campus Coastal Institute store. 10% off all in-stock...
• Jane Martellino, an alumna of our Graduate School of Library and Information Stu...
• Final exams are just a week away. Are you ready?
• The Holiday Mini Mall is going on today and tomorrow from 10:00am - 5:00 pm at U...
• Congratulations to the women's swimming and diving team, which won the 16th annu...
• Every first Tuesday of the month, Todd McLeish presents a guided tour of the Inn...
• Alumnus Danleigh Borman is coming home, in a manner of speaking. The former Rho...
• The annual Defense and Textile Day takes place today from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm in...
• Have you had a chance to check out the The New York Times blog written by S. Ama...
• Catch big band jazz tonight in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall as URI's B101...
• The women's swimming & diving team is hosting the 16th Annual Harold Anderson In...
• World AIDS Day is the first ever global health day and since 1988, it's been an...
• Thanks to the The Good 5 Cent Cigar for a great piece on our new and improved (a...
• Doctoral student Mandy Caudill is in Costa Rica studying biodiversity on coffee...
• Help celebrate URI's brand new interdisciplinary neuroscience program with the f...
• Congratulations to University of Rhode Island Rams Jonathan Holton who has been...
• "Are you ready for the future?" Cyberwarfare is the Honors Colloquium topic fo...
• Congratulations to Barry Costa-Pierce, director of R.I. Sea Grant at GSO, for be...
• Martha Patnoad, University of Rhode Island professor of nutrition and food scien...
• We know you're all still recovering from Thanksgiving, but that doesn't mean you...
• After a challenging three games on the road to open the season, the Rhody men’s...
• Happy Thanksgiving to the entire URI community. For each new morning with its l...
• Five members of the University of Rhode Island Rams Football team received All-C...
• Sara Sweetman, director of education for URI's Guiding Education in Math and Sci...
• The College of Engineering just posted the first edition of Innovations, a new e...
• Dolphins, penguins and icebergs are part of the scenery in the waters near Antar...
• Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Siting Partnership - Fourth Stakeholder Meeting
• Music galore on campus this weekend! First, the Ram Marching Band shows off its...
• Don't miss tonight's presentation by former presidential candidate Howard Dean,...
• The Office of International Education is hosting an international dessert social...
• The Discovery Channel website has made a big splash about the discovery by Prof....
• Don't forget tonight's Honors Colloquium lecture about the ethical consideration...
• It's not too late to join in the "Life in a Day @ URI" project by filming your d...
• The URI Supports Student Veterans committee hosted a solemn ceremony on Veterans...
• Support the Women's Leadership Coalition and the women's volleyball team by brin...
• Campus Close-Up comes a day early this week, since tomorrow, we'll be busy think...
• Kudos to alum and former URI Student Senate President Daryl Finizio '99 on his l...
• Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Siting Partnership - Third Stakeholder Meeting
• Congratulations to James Prochaska, director of URI's Cancer Prevention Research...
• We know you've been looking forward to this all week long, so we're happy to obl...
• More than 400 students, faculty and staff will draw attention to suicide prevent...
• Faculty and students aboard the ship Nautilus are in the Mediterranean Sea and b...
• It's German Week on campus, and as part of the celebration, Harvard Professor Ka...
• This makes three days in a row that we're offering congratulations to a member o...
• Tonight is another Honors Colloquium lecture that shouldn't be missed -- a panel...
• Congratulations to Homecoming King David Coates and Queen Elizabeth Koczera! Ch...
• Congratulations to the 30 alumni and friends who were honored this weekend with...
• It's time once again for our usual Friday afternoon feature, Campus Close-up. Wh...
• This afternoon at 3:30, three alumni of the Graduate School of Oceanography who...
• URI celebrates the 200th birthday anniversary of the great 19th century pianist/...
• Rhody Nation, Homecoming is this weekend! Rhodyville is bigger and better than e...
• The Institute for Immunology and Informatics at the Providence Campus is hosting...
• If you can't find something to do on campus this week, you're not trying. There'...
• Homecoming is this weekend. Come back to campus for Rhodyville, Rhody Rally, the...
• Let Health Services get you prepared for the season. The next flu clinic is Tues...
• The R/V Endeavor returns from its 500th research cruise tomorrow morning, and it...
• It's Campus Close-up quiz time, and we think this one is going to be tough. Whe...
• Rhody Madness is just hours away! The hoops season is just around the corner, an...
• URI's Car Sharing program is offering a discount through the end of the year --...
• The R/V Endeavor is headed to the Sargasso Sea on its 500th research cruise, and...
• URI’s 2011-12 University Artist Series opens Sunday, Oct. 16 with an afternoon c...
• It's a special day for the research vessel Endeavor, which is housed at the Narr...
• Tonight is another not-to-be-missed Honors Colloquium lecture, this time by biom...
• URI senior Jared Sell helped make his own dream come true as an intern at Disney...
• Campus Close-up: We're all ready to enjoy a nice three-day weekend. Before we go...
• The latest ClassPics photo has been added to the Rhody alumni milestone webpage....
• The E/V Nautilus just found another ancient shipwreck less than an hour ago, thi...
• Students, take advantage of the opportunity to become familiar with the graduate...
• The URI community unveils its contribution to the It Gets Better campaign tonigh...
• It's recycling awareness week on campus, and that means you get the rare opportu...
• Imagine the possibility of printing out human organs on an ink-jet printer that...
• Hydroelectric Plant and Solar Array Tours
• URI's 15th annual Diversity Week kicks off today, and prominent futurist, best-s...
• There's a new twist to this year's URI football game with in-state rival Brown....
• If you missed the first couple weeks of the Honors Colloquium, the Providence Ph...
• The Atlantic 10 is getting an Empire State of Mind, moving the men's basketball...
• If you find yourself looking to feed your sweet tooth tomorrow, head to Fogarty...
• He is among the greatest science fiction writers of our time, and tonight Hugo A...
• Blaire Gagnon - an assistant professor in textiles, fashion merchandising and de...
• Campus Close-up: Our weekly quiz won't get rained out, despite today's weather....
• Gardening With Native Plants A Workshop Series
• The Graduate School of Oceanography held its annual boat burning event last week...
• A six-week series of events about campus sustainability kicks off tonight with a...
• Tonight is the second lecture in the Honors Colloquium series, featuring Peter S...
• The Feinstein Providence Campus is celebrating Hispanic heritage this fall with...
• If you've ever wanted to lend your voice to something big, then consider joining...
• URI Master Composter Training
• Campus Close-up: We are back with our weekly guessing game. Where oh where can w...
• The Inner Space Center at the Bay Campus is revolutionizing exploration of the s...
• Everything we've heard about the opening lecture of the Honors Colloquium sugges...
• Folks, there are still five days until the free community workout with URI's own...
• Looking to do some good this semester? Then check out the URI Volunteer Fair on...
• URI's car sharing program offers the luxury of having a car without the hassles...
• Uncertain about going to tomorrow night's opening lecture of the Honors Colloqui...
• Are you interested in applying to URI? Make plans to attend one of the two Fall...
• URI Career Services has partnered with Walgreens for a contest that pays you to...
• Get ready for an amazing examination of future technologies during this year's H...
• Ever wondered what it would be like to be a commercial fisherman or fisheries sc...
• English Professor Naomi Mandel is featured in this week's Providence Phoenix wit...
• The students are back, and it is so nice to see them! Classes start tomorrow eve...
• The Enrollment Services Office, (Student Employment Division), is sponsoring the...
• It's nearly time to start the new school year, so to get you ready to be tested,...
• Tony Horton comes to URI Monday, Sept. 19 for a seminar and workout. Be sure to...
• Hurricane Irene did a job on Rhode Island's beaches, eroding away 4 feet of sand...
• During his time as director of Enrollment Services at URI, Harry Amaral helped s...
• Are you ready for the future? Find out and make plans to attend the semester lon...
• Here is a shot of our office for today. Looks an awful lot like the Memorial Uni...
• Students scheduled to move into campus housing tomorrow as part of the early arr...
• An update from URI, that tree blocking Upper College Road has already been clear...
• The impact of Irene is being felt on campus, where University officials are work...
• The main piece on URI TODAY provides key information and advice regarding how to...
• Due to this weekend's impending weather situations, the University advises all w...
• Even the TV weather forecasters are turning to URI's hurricane expert Isaac Gini...
• Rhody's own Jimmy Baron talks with ESPN about the, well, interesting experiences...
• Yesterday some of us in Rhode Island felt the Earth move under our feet. URI Pro...
• There's a lot of talk about which way Irene is headed lately. You can be sure UR...
• The research vessel Nautilus, with URI faculty and students aboard, has just fou...
• Whether it is in prisons, homeless shelters, soup kitchens or other places, the...
• It's time once again for our Campus Close-up quiz, and we think it's a tough one...
• Hey Rhody Nation, there is a new feature for QuadAngles Online called ClassPics!...
• The rescue of the Rambler 100 crew in the Rolex Fastnet Race off the coast of Ir...
• If you've ever considered crashing a wedding, you can satisfy the urge by visiti...
• A group of URI biomedical engineering students are working to help make Rebecca...
• Despite the struggling economy, Smart Money magazine says that the return on inv...
• It's gray and dreary outside today, but it's always a little "green" in Marsha G...
• Check out alumnus Jonathan Stark, whose social experiment with a Starbucks card...
• Campus Close-up: Where could you go physically on campus to view the object port...
• We are less than two weeks from URI Night with the PawSox. Family, friends, food...
• Former Rhody linebacker Greg Myerson is getting plenty of attention this week af...
• Great story on Channel 10 last night about the Inner Space Center at the Bay Cam...
• This fall's Honors Colloquium, "Are You Ready For The Future?", promises to be a...
• URI students Liz Elmstrom and Molly Welsh are doing some pretty cool research on...
• Perennial Gardening for a Sustainable Landscape Workshop
• It's a beautiful day for a quiz, but today we're stuck inside. Can you shed some...
• URI hurricane expert Isaac Ginis is seeing some interesting trends in hurricanes...
• It's Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, and one local media outlet took advant...
• URI alumna Krista Simeone - an Intern at the White House Office of Public Engage...
• A URI oceanographic research team in the Black Sea just found an ancient shipwre...
• Former Rhody rower Elizabeth Koenig had the adventure of a lifetime over the win...
• Almost forgot about our Friday afternoon Campus Close-up quiz. Where do you thin...
• Congratulations to the 11 URI alumni honored last night at the annual "40 Under...
• The summer issue of Quad Angles, the alumni magazine, should be arriving in your...
• We just discovered that Sophia The-Squirrel, the mascot at the Whispering Pines...
• The end of the NFL lockout means the start of what we hope is a successful playi...
• URI is helping pharmacists bring healthcare to the homefront, thanks to a new grant from the Center for Technology and Aging that will allow the university to work with work the state Department of Elderly Affairs to gain more experience with and to eval
• One potato, two potato, three potato, four... the Providence Journal looks at The Providence Potato Company, a potato cart company started by the Trudeau Center in Warwick in effort to raise money for the agency and to create jobs for people with disabil
• Can we top the 32 guesses we had to last week's Campus Close-up quiz. We hope so. Any idea where this is?
• Given the heat wave we are experiencing, perhaps it is appropriate that this weekend is the 33rd annual South County Hot Air Balloon Festival. Balloons, crafters, carnival rides, food vendors, live music, fireworks and lots of other family fun and entert
• A study by two faculty members about the prevalence of "sexting" among college students suggests that Rhode Island's new sexting law, and others like it, could put students at risk of arrest. Read the details in URI Today.
• Way to go, Geoff Cameron! The URI soccer alumnus has been named to the Major League Soccer all-star game for the second time in three seasons. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• The 23rd annual Kingston Chamber Music Festival begins tonight and continues through next week in the Fine Arts Center. Some of the performances are already sold out, so don't delay in getting your tickets.
• URI has become a hub of big-time soccer. Exhibit A: This great story in Sunday's ProJo about the Olympic Development Program camp that attracts the best 13-17 year old female soccer players from throughout the Northeast. Some of them will probably
• It's not too late to sign your kids up for our Summer Eco-Exploration Camp at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center in Providence. And it's free to the first 6 Providence residents who register!
• Nice feature story in the hometown newspaper of engineering student Alissa McKechnie, who is headed to China next month to study and intern for toymaker Hasbro. She's one of dozens of students leaving soon for a year abroad.
• Time once again for our Campus Close-up quiz. Any idea which Quad-facing building this is?
• Dozens of URI Master Gardeners will open their gardens to the public this weekend in their biennial "Gardening with the Masters" tour. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to visit some of the best gardens in the state to get ideas fo
• University of Rhode Island's Summer Camp at Providence's Botanical Center - Reduced Fees!
• Student Leanne Elder just returned from Scotland where she presented her research showing how climate change could make oxygen-free waters a curse for some zooplankton. Mighty interesting stuff!
• The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting, at GSO, is sponsoring a really interesting lecture this afternoon about a growing and challenging problem. "Garbage At Sea: Distribution and Fate of Plastic Debris in the Ocean," by
• Alumnus Tony Horton, who created the P90X fitness program that is advertised on late night TV all the time, will be bringing his workout to Keaney Gym in person on Sept. 19. So if you dare, show up and let Tony put you through your paces.
• Today at 5:00, and every Tuesday through September, you're invited to a free guided tour -- more of a stroll, actually -- of the URI Botanical Gardens (across the street from Fine Arts). It's a wonderful way to wrap up the work day.
• President Dooley was featured in this Q&A with news site GoLocalProv.com, which not only reveals his favorite restaurants and beaches, but also notes his affection for the Grateful Dead and Star Wars.
• It's String Week here at URI, which means that young musicians from throughout the state who play violin, viola, cello or bass are learning music theory, techniques and how to perform together in ensembles. This ProJo video highlights one day in thi
• Later this month, Oceanography Professor Robert Ballard will begin a four month research expedition in the Mediterranean to search for ancient shipwrecks and explore unique geological features on the seafloor. Watch him describe his plans for this exciti
• Congratulations to URI baseball alumnus Nick Greenwood, who has been promoted today to the AAA Memphis Redbirds in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• Several news outlets around the world have checked in with URI explosives expert Jimmie Oxley for her knowledge on implanted bombs following warnings from the Department of Homeland Security to U.S. airlines. Oxley was featured in BBC News (linked here),
• URI Botanical Garden Tours
• Kudos to Biotechnology Professor Annie De Groot, who was featured in this Providence Journal story about helping foreign-trained doctors get U.S. medical licenses. The story takes place at a free clinic in Providence that Prof. De Groot started last year
• We've got neuroscience on the brain here at URI, thanks to a new Interdisciplinary Neurosciences Program approved last week by the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education.
• Congratulations again to the student engineers who won the International RoboBoat Competition last month. The contest required student teams to design, build and race a robotic boat that can navigate an obstacle course -- including put out a "fire&q
• Planning that big holiday weekend gathering? Check out alumna Stephanie Frazier Grimm's advice for what makes a party work.
• Landscape Design Mini-series!
• At the 50th anniversary celebration of the Graduate School of Oceanography last weekend, this 12-minute video was shown for the first time, highlighting the past, present and future of the program. It's an inspirational look at one of URI's mos
• Congratulations to electrical engineering professor Haibo He on the publication of his new book about how to create "intelligent machines." His latest research attempts to develop technologies that can make intelligent decisions and predict wha
• What's bugging your garden on this fine Monday morning? Heather Hughes Faubert and the folks at URI's Plant Protection Clinic can help you identify that plant species or the pesky critter wreaking havoc in your plants. The Providence Journal ta
• Two major prize-winning author authors are speaking today in Swan Auditorium. Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan speaks at 12:30 p.m., while National Book Award winner Robert Stone speaks at 4:15 p.m. Both are free and open to the public.
• Still not sure whether to bring the family to tomorrow's Saturday Science Open House at the Bay Campus? Then check out this video clip from last year's event. This year it will be even bigger! You won't want to miss it.
• Two great stories in this week's South County Independent about the GSO 50th anniversary celebration this weekend. We hope you all can come out for the festivities.
• R.I. Sea Grant is hosting a three-day symposium next week about sustainable seafood that will try to answer questions about how to define what is sustainable when it comes to seafood. It's a challenging question, as today's URI Today explores.
• Grad student Anna Malek and Marine Programs director Sara Hickox appeared on The Rhode Show this morning to talk about the GSO 50th anniversary. We hope their 5-minutes of fame will inspire you to join us this weekend for the big celebration.
• The Graduate School of Oceanography is pulling out all the stops to celebrate its 50th anniversary this weekend. The Science Saturday Open House is a must for anyone interested in Narragansett Bay and the oceans, and then you can relax to the music of Ja
• South County Hot Air Balloon Festival 2011
• Participants in the URI Chinese Summer School program showed off their artistic skills during a paper cutting exercise last week. To this, we say, 好的工作 (Nice job!)
• Whether you are a Bruins fan or not, we thought you'd enjoy this video. Why? Because it is set to the song Long Time Coming by the group Kingston 530, which got its start right here at URI, when band members Chris Ferrara and Kevin Sullivan started
• Campus Close-up: On this dreary Friday, we needed a little color to brighten our mood. This photo gives us color. Now we just need to know what we are looking at.
• Fascinating 23-year study of premature infants and keys to their development by URI Professor of Nursing Mary Sullivan. Just a great example of the quality research done in our College of Nursing.
• The newest members of the URI community are here for orientation, and they are learning the fight song today! Thanks to sophomore Danielle Sanda for sharing this video she shot as she strolled by the Quad. "We're Rhode Island born and we'r
• Thank you all for being a part of the URI community! A special thank you to @Nicolaas Strik, who was the 20,000th person to like the University of Rhode Island Facebook page! RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• We've got more to celebrate this week. Rhody pitcher Stephen Peterson has signed a pro contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and will report shortly to their rookie league team. He's the 7th URI baseball player to go pro since 2006. Congratulati
• The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting at GSO has a great lecture series this week, all related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and all beginning at 3:30. Today's talk asks "Where did all that oil go? And why is this s
• Congratulations to the eight-man team of engineering students who won the International RoboBoat Championship in Virginia over the weekend. The team was challenged to design a robotic boat that could steer through an obstacle course unaided, and they bea
• Congratulations to URI senior Crystal Bourque, who earned All-American honors at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in Des Moines, Iowa over the weekend. Bourque placed 16th nationally in the hammer throw to become URI's second All
• It's quiz time again, and we think this Campus Close-up photo is going to be a tough one. Any idea what or where this is?
• Congratulations to URI alumnus Major General Kevin McBride, the commander of the United States Army North’s Contingency Command Post 1, who has been named Adjutant General of the State of Rhode Island and Commanding General of the Rhode Island Nati
• Provost Don DeHayes picked up a big award for the University last week - the 2011 Award for Campus Internationalization from the Association of International Educators. It recognizes URI for its leadership in internationalizing its curriculum and providi
• Welcome to all of our visitors to campus who are here for the first session of Orientation! This is the first of seven sessions and a Transfer Day that the University will host this summer. We're happy to see so many new Rams! RHODY! RHODY! RHODY! #
• The Graduate School of Oceanography is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month with a series of events June 24-26. Check out this short video about the anniversary, and learn more about the events at www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=5860
• Thank you to the Providence Business News for posting this lovely photo of (right to left) URI President David Dooley, URI Prof. Annie DeGroot, URI alumna Laurie White from the Providence Chamber of Commerce and NBC 10's Jim Taricani. The photo is f
• Right now in DC, the Metcalf Institute for Environmental Reporting at GSO is announcing the winner of the $75,000 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment. The winner is James Astill of The Economist for his 8-part series entitled &q
• The 10th annual International Nonviolence Summer Institute is running now through June 17. Congratulations on a decade of training in Kingian Nonviolence!
• Congratulations to Victoria Sacks, who earned her master's degree in oceanography last fall and whose thesis won first place last week in a national contest sponsored by the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors. Way to go!
• Oceanography Professor Robert Ballard spoke last month at the National Space Club to discuss his efforts to explore the deep sea. "If you really want to get to know the Earth, you need to go beneath the sea," he said.
• We're proud to host Special Olympics Rhode Island on campus this weekend for the State Summer Games! We hope everyone has a great time. For the full schedule of events, click
• Come learn about URI's Inner Space Center, the facility that brings real-time oceanographic explorations to Rhode Island. The next tour is Tuesday, June 7 at 10 a.m. The 45-minute tour is free, but reservations are required by calling 874-7892.
• Attention science teachers... URI is hosting a one-day professional development workshop about ocean exploration on June 24. “Why Do We Explore,” will be held in the Coastal Institute building on the URI Bay Campus in Narragansett. It will en
• South Kingstown Patch takes a look at URI graduate Jaclyn Kelly, who will be working with ROTC recruiting. In August, she will fly out to Arizona for the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course.
• Campus Close-up: Enjoy the holiday weekend. Before we all head off to cookouts, it's time to play our weekly game.
• Congratulations to the URI women's sailing club team, which clinched the national club championship yesterday. Great video with team members Amy Hawkins, Caroline Hall, Danielle Fougere, Katie Mara, Chanel Miller and coach Clinton Hayes immediately
• The baseball team advanced yesterday to set up a game between the top two seeds. Our Rams play No. 1 Charlotte today at noon. Keep it going. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• Good luck to the baseball team today as our Rams take on La Salle in the Atlantic 10 Championship tournament. URI is the No. 2 seed in the bracket and is seeking its second tournament title. Game time is 3:30 p.m., and you can follow the Gametracker or l
• The Ocean State Writing Conference is one month away, but the dealine to register at a discounted rate is one week away. Follow the link provided to see the deals available when you sign up for Parts I & II by May 31.
• Patch.com's South Kingstown crew provided great coverage of undergraduate commencement over the weekend. Thank you to Stephen Greenwell for sharing this link, and to Frank Mastrobuono for putting it together.
• Just wanted to share one of our favorite Tweets from yesterday's commencement, which came via @allybbb: Don't cry because its over, smile because it happened #uri2011.
• Congratulations, Class of 2011!
• You can watch today's ceremonies live online. Streaming has begun on the 125th undergraduate commencement.
• A big thank you to @katestrykes, who shared this photo of the Rhody Ram via Twitter. Congrats to Kate and the entire Class of 2011! #uri2011.
• The crowd is filling up on the Quad, as we can see from the Quad Cams. Today is the big day for our graduating undergrads. Congratulations to all!
• A bird's eye view of today's Graduate Commencement in the Ryan Center. #uri2011
• Graduate Commencement begins at 1 p.m. today and will be streamed live online! Congratulations to all! #uri2011.
• If you're tweeting about graduation ceremonies this weekend, make sure to use the hashtag #uri2011 and watch the link below to see everyone's messages.
• What's Up at URI?
• You can watch preparations being made for commencement via the Quad Cams! #uri2011
• If you can't make it to campus this weekend for either graduate or undergraduate commencement, be sure to check in and watch URI LIVE! Both commencements will be available online. #uri2011
• Graduate commencement is being held Saturday at 1 p.m., and the speaker this year is alumna Margaret Leinen, who earned her Ph.D. in oceanography from URI and went on to serve as dean of our Graduate School of Oceanography. Margaret is now the executive
• If you see GSO student Matt Horn in his cap and gown at Saturday's graduate commencement ceremony, ask him about the time he convinced a ship's captain to drive into the perfect storm in the North Sea and had to get rescued by the Coast Guard.
• Okay, so you've got your caps and gowns ready. What are some of the other sights and sounds you can expect this weekend? Here's a breakdown of some of the things we'll see at the 125th undergraduate commencement Sunday:
• The makeup of Rhode Island's population has seen significant change in the last decade, thanks to an increase in the Hispanic population. URI Professor Rosa Maria Pegueros offers some insight into what this has meant for Latinos in the state.
• They'll be graduating this weekend, but seniors Cyntoya Simmons and Marquis Jones will maintain a connection with URI for years to come, thanks to their efforts to continue building the University's Alumni of Color Network. Their work with Mich
• Five days, 23 hours, 42 minutes until undergraduate commencement ceremonies begin. Are you ready?
• Congratulations to the 25 students from all of Rhode Island's colleges -- including 7 from URI -- who have been named Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows by the RI EPSCoR program. They will be spending the next two months conducting research and w
• Campus Close-up - Exams may be finishing up, but we have one more test for you. Where can you find this relaxation spot?
• As we continue our countdown to commencement, check out this video of a soon-to-be graduate who not only served in the military but also works as a victim's advocate in the Attorney General's office. A powerful story.
• Congratulations to the URI men's outdoor track and field team, which won the Atlantic 10 championship over the weekend. John Copeland earned Coach of the Year honors for the Rams, too. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• Commencement is a little more than a week away. Whether you are a student or parent, you may have questions. Check out the Common Questions section of the URI Commencement page.
• Senior Kevin Colman got the most out of his URI experience, traveling to Nicaragua with the Newman Club to volunteer. Hear from Kevin himself about his years on campus.
• The University will break ground on Hillside Hall, a new 429-bed, eco-friendly residence hall that will enable URI to house 50 percent of its underclassmen on campus when the building opens.
• Hello, and nice to meet you Mr. President! URI student Scott Andrews combines his love for community service and political activism, which helped him get the chance to meet President Obama.
• URI's 125th undergraduate commencement is less than two weeks away. Check out the 2011 commencement page for information about this year's ceremonies, which include an address from New Jersey Mayor Cory A. Booker.
• Don't miss the 10th Annual East Farm Spring Festival this weekend! Festival highlights include: workshops & demos, vegetables & ornamental plant sales, environmental exhibitors & local artisans, and more. URI East Farm, Rt. 108, Kingston
• Campus Close-up: Take a break from your studies and tell us where we can find the image in this photo.
• The children from URI's Child Development Center stopped by the Alumni Center earlier today to sing a few songs for the staff members and students working in the building. We say, "Thank you and great job!" Here's a snippet of their p
• Congratulations to the 65 senior honors students who are participating in the annual Honors Undergraduate Research Conference today in Lippitt Hall. They are each presenting the results of their senior honors projects and will be recognized for their ach
• Take a break today and check out TALONS! A birds of prey experience. It runs until 3 p.m. It's a very cool demonstration.
• The Providence Business News will honor two URI staff members and three alumni with its annual Business Women Awards at ceremonies tomorrow. Congratulations to Jennifer McCann, Denice Spero, Jill Andy, Marie Ghazal and Theresa Molloy. We are all so proud
• Congratulations to Natural Resources Science students Amanda Padula, Mike Buckless, Cassie Nutter-Upham, Jillian Phillips and Ben Berry for winning the National Collegiate Soil Judging Championships in Oregon last weekend. It's the first time a team
• Student Ivan Brooks' star is on the rise. His latest R&B single is on the radio, he's about to tour the country as an opening act for big name musicians, and his dance single cracked the Top 20. Not a bad way to start a career in music.
• The world is talking about the death of Osama bin Laden today. Last night, it was URI alumnus John King who broke the news for CNN. How do you feel about last night's major news?
• URI's student-run radio station WRIU will be broadcasting from Hempfest 2011 all day Saturday. The event starts at 10 a.m. on the Quad, and will feature performances from Broken Ground, Sonic Titan, Turbine, Sauce, The Phreaks, Moga, Peanut Butter L
• Campus Close-up: It's Rebecca Black's favorite day of the week. Whether you like her song or it drives you bonkers doesn't matter. What matters is that it's time for you to tell us where this photo is.
• How would you like to go on a tour of the Inner Space Center at the Bay Campus? Free 45-minute tours are offered on the first Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m., and there are a few spaces available for next week's tour. Reservations are required, so
• As part of Holocaust Remembrance Week, the URI Hillel Center has a series of events starting today with a Field of Flags planting from noon to 3 p.m. Check out the event page on Facebook for the full listing of events.
• Congratulations to student Alex Dorta, who was selected as the winner in the Rhody Recycler of the Day contest. He was one of several dozen people "caught" recycling during the last two months, and he won an Amazon Kindle from the URI Recycling
• The URI Sustainable Transportation Committee is asking the campus community to complete this survey about attitudes and behaviors related to alternative transportation options. Hopefully it will result in a plan for more and better choices for commuting
• Thinking about a career on foreign soil? Then you won't want to miss tomorrow's International Career Day from 10:30 to 3 in the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences. Lots of great information will be available, and a keynote speaker and
• URI has received an $11.5 million grant to help reform Senegal's fishing industry. The University's Coastal Resources Center and its Fisheries Center will be leading the efforts.
• Wondering how Rhode Island's pension crisis impacts you? The College of Business will bring together a panel of experts for the annual Vangermeersch Endowed Lecture in the Chafee Social Science Center Monday night at 7 p.m.
• Campus Close-up: Before we all hop away for the weekend, here's the latest campus close-up.
• If you are driving on Upper College Road, please be aware of the new 4-way stop at the intersections of Ranger and Fortin roads.
• Don't miss today's Earth Day celebration on the Quad from 10 to 4, and the first annual tree planting ceremony with Pres. Dooley at noon between Green Hall and Swan Hall. Plenty of exhibits, vendors, music and fun to be had all day long.
• Got an old pair of sneakers to donate? Stop by the Quad between now and 3 p.m., or come to the Senior Send-Off at the Alumni Center and see representatives from the Student Alumni Association who are collecting the footwear.
• URI President David Dooley is impressed with the various forms of leadership that he has encountered on campus, and he shares his thoughts on the topic in his latest blog entry.
• The Student Entertainment Committee has put together back-to-back nights of fun for the community. Tonight, the Academy Award winning film "The Fighter" featuring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale will be shown for free on the Quad (7:30 p.m.).
• URI's Learning Landscape Program is looking for volunteer educators. for its summer program that runs from May-June. Educators are trained in topics like native mammals/birds, water resources and worm composting. Students should fill out this appli
• It's almost too nice out to subject you to a quiz today. Almost. Here's your Campus Close-up quiz anyway. Any idea where this is?
• Good luck to the team of civil engineering students who will be hosting and competing in the Northeast Regional Concrete Canoe Championships this weekend. A dozen schools from around the region will race in their handmade concrete canoes at Burlingame Pa
• Really nice story from Farah Casalini in the Good 5-Cent Cigar about URI's record-breaking blood drive donations for the Rhode Island Blood Center. It's not too late to donate. The drive continues today in the Memorial Union Atriums 1 and 2 fro
• Weather wasn't about to stop C.L.A.S.S. and the URI community from its March for Equality: An Inclusive Community today. The march was part of a push toward uniting the campus in the equal treatment of all individuals regardless of race, creed, or s
• Want to learn about some of URI's biggest thinking and most interesting research? Then come to today's Discovery@URI event at the library to see posters illustrating 100 of the most innovative projects on campus and talk to the faculty and stu
• What a great commitment! URI football player Matt Greenhalgh just donated bone marrow yesterday to save the life of a leukemia patient. We're all so proud.
• Family Programs this April Vaca at Providence's Botanical Center
• Congrats to the women's gymnastics team, which took third place in the national club gymnastics championship over the weekend. Senior Lindsay Diamond placed 3rd in all-around, and freshman Bethany Reise took 3rd on uneven bars. Way to go!
• The world's leading authorities on computer network security are gathered today in the Carothers Library for a Cybersecurity Symposium. You can watch via URI Live!
• Get ready to roll up your sleeve this week and save a life. Donate blood. Tuesday through Thursday from 11 to 6 in the Memorial Union atriums. Sponsored by the Clearinghouse for Volunteers.
• Practical Composting Workshop_Registration OPEN!
• Hey Rhody fans watching the Red Sox-Yankees game on TV. Keep your eyes peeled for the new URI commercial between innings. Rhody Nation and Red Sox Nation, Thinking Big!
• Figured we'd share this fun feature from today's Good 5-Cent Cigar. Hope our buddy Rhody had a fun time celebrating his birthday!
• Are you looking for a fun volunteer activity that will keep you in the water all summer? Then why not monitor water quality in local ponds and streams through the URI Watershed Watch program. Training for new volunteers starts this month. Check it out.
• Seniors, don't forget that today is your last chance to have your photo taken for inclusion in the yearbook. A photographer is in Atrium 2 of the Memorial Union from 10 to 5 today. Or visit the yearbook office in room 123 of the Union. Don't
• Pharmacy professor Navindra Seeram has made international news this week for his discoveries about the healthy compounds found in pure maple syrup. So don't be shy, pour it on.
• Tonight at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom, a panel of URI experts will discuss the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power crisis in Japan. The event is free and open to the public. If you are not able to come to campus, the discussion will be strea
• Eighty high school students from seven in-state communities came here Friday and Saturday for the annual URI-based Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) program Challenge Weekend. The students and 35 mentors from Amgen and URI parti
• Check out the Providence Journal's video of URI senior and men's basketball player Delroy James, who visited Greenbush Elementary School in West Warwick to help kick off Reading Week.
• Nationally known scholar Gary King from Penn State University will present his lecture "The Evolution of a Good idea: Past, Present, and Future Challenges of Health Disparities Research" today at 3:15 p.m. in Chafee, Room 277 as part of the Dep
• We're getting ready to watch URI alum Vladine Biosse take the next step in his boxing career as he fights on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• In his latest blog posting, President Dooley notes that "nothing will be more valuable than providing our students with the opportunities to grapple with problems that have not been previously solved, or to create things that have not previously bee
• It's time for your first post-Spring Break quiz. Any idea where this is?
• Planning to store your winter clothing away? Get some tips from URI Professor of textiles, fashion merchandising and design Margaret Ordoñez, whose advice is featured by Women's Day.
• Is housing a human right? Chester Hartman believes it is. Hartman is the keynote speaker for the 5th annual Dr. Marcia Marker Feld Lecture for Social Justice and The City on the URI Feinstein Providence Campus Wednesday, April 6 at 7 p.m.
• Newark, N.J., Mayor Corey Booker, who spoke at the Honors Colloquium on Race last fall and who is transforming his city, has been selected as this year's Commencement speaker. He will also receive an honorary degree. Read on for more.
• Last chance to sign up for this year's Master Energy Training Program, which starts next week. The six evening sessions teach you everything you need to know about how to save money and protect the environment through energy conservation, efficienc
• Are you one of the Rhody Recyclers of the Day? The URI Recycling Dept is wandering campus trying to "catch" people in the act of recycling. Those that are caught will have their names entered into a drawing for an Amazon Kindle on Earth Day.
• Photo contest deadline approaching! What does sustainability at URI mean to you? Your photo depicting how URI is going green could be featured on the URI Sustainability website, and you could win an iPod, too. Take a look and don't miss out!
• URI was among eight schools from a pool of 60 that has been tabbed by the Association of International Educators for the 2011 Senator Paul Simon Awards for Campus Internationalization. We are proud of the efforts to go global with our classrooms!
• Campus Close-up: It's Friday, and we love the fact that the sun is out. Before you enjoy the fresh air this evening, can you tell us where this is?
• A live look at the Quad shows the sun shining, and a feeling of calmness on the last weekday of spring break. Rest up everyone. The stretch run is here!
• URI alum Stephanie L. Koch, lead wildlife biologist at the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex has been awarded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s national Science Leadership Award. She was recognized for her leadership in over
• URI President David Dooley and Brown University President Ruth Simmons co-wrote a recent op-ed piece for the Providence Journal about their visit to the Texas Medical Center, and how a similar model can be established here in Rhode Island.
• A huge week for the Rhody baseball team keeps getting better, as junior Greg Annarummo was one of nine players nationally to be named a CB360 Primetime Performer this week. Here's hoping the Rams keep it going against defending national champion Sou
• It's fairly quiet on campus this week with the students gone. How are you spending your spring break?
• URI's research vessel Endeavor departed this morning for a 3-day trip, and Public Information Officer/Environmental Writer Todd McLeish is on board. He'll be giving updates throughout trip for the blog, Yup, he's on a boat!
• Way to go Rhody baseball! Your Rams knocked off a pair of top 20 teams over the weekend, ripping No. 19 Connecticut 18-3 on Friday, and capping the weekend with a 4-3 win over No. 20 College of Charleston. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• We're pleased to report that URI has just been honored with an award recognizing our efforts to internationalize educational opportunities on campus by "creating a global environment for students." While the award honors the whole Univers
• We know you're aching to get out of town and enjoy Spring Break, so we're posting our Friday afternoon Campus Close-up photo quiz a little early today. What's this?
• URI alum Tony Horton continues to Bring It! The creator of P90X was featured in the Wall Street Journal yesterday for his work with members of congress. There's a person who is thinking big!
• Don't forget, the Big Event runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Memorial Union, Atriums 1 & 2. Celebrate St. Patty's Day in style!
• Stop by Union Square on the first floor of the Memorial Union now until 1:30 p.m. for a beach party with music, mocktails, information about spring break safety and lots of free stuff!
• Thinking about changing careers? Then you should consider enrolling in URI's Biotech Manufacturing program, which leads to good paying jobs after just one year of full-time coursework. The first of four info sessions about the program is on Thursda
• The Office of International Education is bringing Ireland to the Kingston campus with the Big Event on Thursday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Memorial Union Atriums 1 & 2. Come get some Irish stew, potatoes and desserts while enjoying dancing, mus
• The Endeavor, the URI research ship, just returned from drydock with a brand new paint job. The color, coincidentally, is officially called Endeavor Blue, named for the color of the yacht that won the America's Cup in 1934.
• Last Friday, URI Professor of Ocean Engineering Stephan Grilli spoke with CNN's John King - a URI alumnus - about the recent disasters in Japan. Grilli was one of several URI experts sought by the media to make sense of this unthinkable tragedy. Bah
• An interview with URI Vice President for University Advancement Robert Beagle will air twice Sunday on Variety 99.3 WJZS in Rhode Island. The interview - which covers URI's legislative priorities, admissions, facilities updates, President Dooley&rsq
• Before you all escape for the weekend, how about one more Campus Close-up quiz? Any idea where this is?
• Do you have an appealing idea of what sustainability looks like at URI? If so, you could win an iPod and have your vision used as the banner of the new URI Sustainability website. Check the site for contest rules, then take some pictures that illustrat
• URI Master Energy Program - Registration Open!
• In his latest blog postings, President Dooley shares his thoughts about URI's prominence in a Chronicle of Higher Education story about how gay and lesbian students are treated, as well as observations he made at last week's gospel concert. Hi
• Getting money back in the budget for higher education is a nice change! Thank you for the support for URI, Gov. Chafee.
• Next stop Atlantic City to take on the Richmond Spiders. Nice job, men's basketball! RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• It's tournament time! Rhody hosts St. Louis tonight in the first round of the A-10 tourney, 7 p.m. at the Ryan Center. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• The Chronicle of Higher Education had a big feature on how gay and lesbian students are treated on campuses. URI plays a prominent role in the piece because of the progress the University has made since a week-long student protest last fall.
• Staying active is a major factor when it comes to long-term health. URI Professor of Nursing Patricia Burbank, Ying Sun, director of URI’s biomedical engineering program and senior Kyle Rafferty have patented a device that reminds people to get mov
• Excellent trivia question on the URI Alumni Association page... We all love our Rhody the Ram and think we know everything about him, but does anyone know why we are actually called the RAMS? Hint: It's a 4 letter acronym. Send in your best guess to
• Campus Close-up: It's Friday, 1:55 p.m. Will we have the answer before 2 p.m.?
• The Department of Psychology is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a year-long colloquia series on "Psychology: Transforming Science and Practice." The series continues Monday as Dr. James Bray from the Department of Family and Com
• The Oliver Watson House at URI will come alive at night when the words of student writers are projected onto the house itself. Undergraduates taking a class in the Writing and Rhetoric department have profiled the house, the historic center of the Kingst
• Are you ready for The Big Event, March 17? The Office of International Education says you won't want to miss it.
• Need to borrow a car? There are now four vehicles available to anyone on campus through a new car sharing program launched by the Student Senate. For only about $8 an hour or $64 a day -- gas and insurance included -- you can be on your way. So leave
• If you could go anywhere on Earth to learn how to help your country adapt to climate change, where would you go? Three scientists from Africa chose URI. They're spending the next few weeks at our Coastal Resources Center on the Bay Campus learning
• Two great lectures are scheduled for tonight, so be sure to make time for one of them. Oceanographer Ed Laws discussing oceans and human health in Edwards Auditorium at 7:30, and journalist C.J. Chivers on "Reporting from Afghanistan" in Swan
• New faculty member Aaron Bradshaw from the Department of Civil Engineering is in New Zealand assessing the damage to buildings following last weeks earthquake in Christchurch. His research mission is to evaluate the performance of building foundations to
• ADVISORY - The Office of Public Safety advises community members that due to weather conditions including high winds, some debris, mostly plastics and tarps, has been seen flying in the area of the pharmacy building construction site on Flagg Road. Whil
• Dreadful day out there today. Let's see if we can perk things up with our Campus Close-up quiz. Any idea where this is?
• The URI community is pitching in to support Patrolman Mitch Levin, who has been unexpectedly hospitalized since the day after Christmas with an inflammation of his heart's inner lining. A benefit will be held on March 3. Won't you help?
• In his latest blog posting, President Dooley writes about some of the things he learned in his visit to the Texas Medical Center with Gov. Chafee and Providence Mayor Angel Tavares -- things like "co-locating academic institutions" and "sh
• Want to learn Chinese in eight weeks, while also spending four weeks studying in China? URI Chinese Summer School is open to all adults, not just URI students.
• Feelin' the love in Butterfield on Valentine's Day.
• URI President David Dooley joined Gov. Lincoln Chafee on a mission to Houston, Texas to see the city's renowned medical hub. As Channel 10 reported, Chafee and Dooley believe Providence's Knowledge District can successfully follow Houston'
• If you have been to T.F. Green International Airport lately, you've seen Caroline Killian ('11) looking back at you. We're diggin' the photo! Caroline's big idea is to treat cancer naturally with the Jamun berry. What is your big
• Thanks to Todd Crocker for posting this team photo of the URI men's hockey club team, which won the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League Playoffs over the weekend. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• Ronald Woodley (pictured) won the triple jump to help the men's indoor tracj and field team win the 2011 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship. That's right, the CHAMPS are here! RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• Attention Puck Heads... URI is hosting the Men’s Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League Playoffs this weekend, starting Friday at 7 p.m. Check out Mark Divver's piece in the ProJo. Check out your nationally-ranked hockey club team in action.
• How's this for a waxy discovery? URI Professor David Fastovsky's likeness has been captured in wax as part of an exhibit about the K-T Boundary at the Milwaukee Public Museum.
• For the members of Rhody Nation with school-age children looking for something to do during school vacation next week, check out the programs URI is hosting at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, including eco-exploration adventures and yoga dance
• Free Seeds 2011
• Students, don't forget the Student Senate elections are today and tomorrow in the Memorial Union from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Have a voice in your student leadership!
• Looking for an enjoyable way to spend your lunch hour? How about ice skating at the Boss Arena. Public skating hours are noon to 1:50 on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with varying hours on other days of the week. So lace up those skates and glide away.
• The Graduate School of Oceanography's "State of Our Oceans" lecture series kicks off tonight with Margaret Leinen, founder of the Climate Response Fund and executive director of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic
• Want another look at Saturday's thrilling end to the men's basketball team's win over Charlotte? Check out the play that earned the No. 2 spot on last night's ESPN SportsCenter top plays list. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• The news that Egyptian President Honsi Mubarak has stepped down will have global implications. While it's too soon to know what it means yet, URI Professor Kristin Johnson is "cautiously optimistic" about Egypt's future.
• Want to know the inner workings of how sharks and rays bite? Ask Ph.D. student Jason Ramsay. His research was featured this week on Daily Planet, a science news program on Discovery Channel/Canada.
• You never know where Rhody is going to turn up next. This little guy spent a couple weeks in Germany last month during a study tour attended by 21 students. Where have YOU taken Rhody?
• Wow! 17,000 fans. Thanks for staying connected.
• What is the "State of Our Oceans?" Find out through a special eight-part lecture series starting tonight in Edwards Auditorium (7:30 p.m.). The series is part of a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Graduate School of Oceanography. Happ
• The community is invited to a brown-bag lunch discussion on the current crisis in Egypt on Tuesday, February 8 from noon until 1 p.m. in the Hardge Forum of the Multicultural Center. This discussion is free and open to the public. For more information, p
• Congrats to URI alumni Vladine Biosse for his latest victory, a third-round TKO of former world WBA light middleweight champion Santiago Samaniego last night at Mohegan Sun. Thanks to CES Photographer Emily Harney for the great photo. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY
• Well, this song is officially in our head. Much love to students Ryan Alexander and Jason Allard for spreading their Rhody spirit.
• How about ending a rough week on a high note. See if you can pass our Campus Close-up quiz. Where is this?
• The Super Bowl is Sunday, and the New York Times has an interesting look at how properly dealing with a concussion may have saved their season. Why do we post this? The Times reached out to URI Clinical Sports Psychologist Dr. John Sullivan for his exper
• The University has issued an apology for both the condition of campus as well as its decision-making earlier this week. The full statement can be viewed here. Thank you for all of your feedback, as well as your patience.
• Pharmacy Professor Angela Slitt is looking for clues about how a chemical in water bottles and other plastics may affect human health. BPA is a by-product of plastics manufacturing and is absorbed by the food we store in plastic containers. Check out the
• ALERT: Thursday morning classes are canceled. Classes will resume at noon as scheduled.
• Several people have asked. Tonight's men's basketball game against Fordham will be played.
• Hey guys, we have heard your complaints loud and clear. We know it has been a nightmare. Sorry for the delayed respose. Here's the official word from the University.
• ALERT - As of noon today, all classes are canceled for all campuses. There will be more information to come.
• WEATHER UPDATE - Due to inclement weather, classes on all University of Rhode Island campuses starting at 4 p.m. or later have been canceled for today.
• All Martin Luther King, Jr. Week events scheduled for today and tomorrow have been postponed. The updated schedule for those events can be seen here:
• WEATHER NOTICE - All classes on the Feinstein Providence Campus starting at 4 p.m. or later have been canceled for today. We will continue to update as we hear more.
• We admit it, the snow is bumming us out. But our friend Rhody always cheers us up. Stacie Waleyko, a computer science/applied math major here made this digital image of Rhody while working on a film documenting work she and several other students for a 3
• Congratulations to URI student Justine Ducie, who scored a goal and 6 assists as Team USA beat Turkey 15-0 in hockey at the Winter World University Games on Friday. And in the men's team's win over Slovakia yesterday, student Kyle Krannich sco
• OK, OK, that one was way too easy. Try this one then.
• One week into the semester and you're sure to be primed for your first quiz, right? Take a look at this week's Campus Close-up and tell us what it is.
• The current issue of QuadAngles takes a look at the racial climate on campus at the University. It takes a look at progress that has been made, progress that needs to be made and more. It's a worthy read. What do you think?
• Due to the snow, parking validation for students taking classes at the URI Feinstein Providence campus has been rescheduled to Feb. 2-3 from 10 AM to 1 PM and 5-7 PM. If you take classes there, you won't want to miss this.
• Once you dig out of the snow, find some time to visit the gallery at URI's Feinstein Providence campus, where a terrific exhibit entitled "Mother Africa" and other events are scheduled to celebrate Black History Month. Included are storyt
• Official Notice: Classes are canceled on all campuses on Thursday.
• Official Notice: Classes beginning at 4 PM or later today are cancelled due to snow. Stay safe everyone.
• Students, you're invited to participate in the annual survey by The Princeton Review college guide. Help set the record straight about the big thinking and doing that sets URI apart.
• URI President David M. Dooley invites the community to a welcome reception for Kathryn Friedman, Interim Associate Vice President for Community, Equity and Diversity today from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the U-Club on Upper College Road.
• Sure it was cold, but you made it successfully through the first day of classes, right? Only 39 more days of classes until Spring Break!
• Coach Ed Bradley (men's soccer), Julia Chilicki-Beasley (women's swimming, rowing), Tyson Wheeler (men's basketball) and Bob White (football) were inducted into the URI Athletics Hall of Fame over the weekend. That's the school's
• Quiz time. Where on campus will you see this?
• Music lovers, this weekend is the 2011 Southern New England Honors Band Festival in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. A recital by URI Music Faculty artists starts at 4 p.m. Saturday, with the Festival Concert at 8 p.m. The American Band will join 70 hi
• URI's Justine Ducie will represent both the University and the country as part of the first women's squad to represent Team USA at the World University Games, which start next week in Erzurum, Turkey. Way to go Justine. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• 2011 Rhode Island Garden Symposium: Gardens and Green Spaces
• Four URI students from the Chinese Flagship Partner Program - Kaylen Duarte, Patrick Slavin, Ai Chang Guo and Alyssa Zisk - are in Washington, D.C. today for First Lady Michelle Obama's speech on the “100,000 Strong” China Study Abroad I
• There will be a familiar face on the sidelines for the URI women's soccer team next fall. Alumnus Michael Needham was named as the new head coach for the Rams last week. Welcome back, Coach!
• It may not be long before you can have your blood tested on your smartphone and have the results sent immediately to your doctor. The development is part of a research project by URI faculty and students led by Prof. Mohammad Faghri. And it has generat
• Due to the impending storm, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has directed URI to close all of its campuses, on Wednesday, January 12. Meetings and events at all campuses are canceled, and only essential employees should report to work. Non-essential employees are
• URI English Professor Mary Cappello is garnering more and more attention for her book Swallow: Foreign Bodies, Their Ingestion, Inspiration and the Curious Doctor Who Extracted Them. None other than the New York Times has featured the book in its Health
• Winter Wellness Series
• Who was it? Was it you? Somebody just became a fan of this page in the last ten minutes and became our 16,000th fan. Whoever it was, thanks.
• The Quad... calm, cool and collected covered in it's blanket of snow today, as we see from the QuadCam.
• Rhody Nation, our hoops teams open conference play at home this weekend. On Saturday, the women host UMass at the Ryan Center (2 p.m.). On Sunday, it's a nationally televised game for the men as they host Xavier on ESPNU (6:30 p.m.). RHODY! RHODY! R
• So we gave you a little holiday break from our weekly Campus Close-up quiz, but now it's time to get back to work. Any idea where this is?
• Today's edition of NPR's "Talk of the Nation" will include an hour-long discussion of exploration in the 21st century, and the featured guest will be Oceanography Professor Robert Ballard. It's being broadcast live from the Nati
• URI's Institute for International Sport has selected "Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend" as one of the best sports education books of 2010. Take a look at the others on the list of those identified as contributing to the education of yout
• The school may be on break, but the URI women's basketball team is putting in extra work lately. Rhody beat Dartmouth in double overtime last night, tying an NCAA record with its fourth straight overtime game and fifth OT game in six contests. There
• The website www.sportsatcollege.com checked in with their top 10 college commercials of all time, and your own University of Rhode Island made the list at No. 10! Seems the idea of really big thinkers in a small, beautiful place ranked right up there wit
• You have no doubt read more than your share of "Year in Review" stories, but here's just one more: The top news stories about URI in 2010. Check it out.
• Thanks to the University of Rhode Island community for a great 2010! Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
• Like your car's GPS system? Well, there's an even more precise version called DGPS, and a URI engineer was honored last month for his work to expand its usefulness to include the ability to transmit emergency messages. Read about it in today&
• For those in the DC area next week: Professor and marine explorer Robert Ballard will appear on the NPR program "Talk of the Nation" on Jan. 6 live from the National Geographic Society to discuss ocean exploration in the 21st century. If you w
• Thank you to the URI from President Dooley for making 2010 such a great year!
• URI is turning up the volume for Big Chill Weekend, thanks to the hot sounds of Eturnity Band, which will rock the Newport Marriott Saturday, Jan. 22. Plan ahead and re-connect with the University for Big Chill Weekend!
• First it was the L.A. Times, and now URI English Professor Mary Cappello has been featured on the front page of salon.com for her book Swallow: Foreign Bodies, Their Ingestion, Inspiration and the Curious Doctor Who Extracted Them.
• Another semester comes to a close. The good news? We start another one in just five weeks!
• We salute URI senior Emily Myers of Scituate, RI who will be honored on Sunday Dec. 19th, at Gillette Stadium as part of the New England Patriots Salute Program! Myers competed in several boards before being named Soldier of the Year for the Rhode Island
• Campus Close-up: We are green with envy of the students who are heading for the semester break. Congrats on making it through the fall, but before you go, can you tell us where this is?
• In November URI alumna Jane Martellino released a special cookbook - All Because of Grace - to raise money for a young girl with cancer. FOX News did an extended segment with Martellino. You can also read about the project here: A job well done, Jane!
• Sending some Rhody love out to Houston, where former Ram men's soccer player Geoff Cameron just got a contract extension through 2014 with the Dynamo of Major League Soccer. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• Research by GSO Professor Katie Kelley has resolved a long-time debate among geologists that sheds light on the evolution of Earth, and she's getting considerable attention for her discoveries from the media, bloggers and fellow researchers. Take a
• This, well, it's just awesome. Sure it's from last year, but we just saw it today for the first time. We present to you the URI Baseball Christmas Caroling Extravaganza Part 1. Let's see if we can get these guys on The Sing Off.
• It's not every day you discover a tubeworm colony off the coast of Cyprus. That's what URI oceanographer Robert Ballard and his team on the E/V Nautilus did, with the help of a team of Doctors on Call, the program created by Ballard for his lat
• Postcard from San Francisco: More than 50 URI faculty and students are in San Francisco this week for the largest scientific conference in the world, the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Who knows if we'll find each other, with 16,00
• Tweet of the Day comes from @MDTeresa - An ornament of Quinn Hall @ University of Rhode Island. I took most of my major classes in that building. #URI We like that Rhody Pride, Teresa! Anyone who wants to share their Rhody Pride with us, send it along t
• We know classes have ended and exams don't start until next week, but it's still time for a quiz. Our weekly Campus Close-up quiz. Where's this?
• Holidays in the Park at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center is Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free with donation of a non-perishable food item to to the R.I. Community Food Bank. There will be 65 varieties of poinsettias on display and U
• If you like Glee, you'll love URI's Lively Experiment tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the URI Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. The group, which features James Ladewig Music History Scholarship winner Linzi Rae Matta (pictured), is presenting "music
• Professor Tom Husband got some attention in the news this week with a story about a booming mouse population in Rhode Island. He has seen the problem first hand, he said, as a bunch of the furry little buggers have moved into the pantry of his new house
• Yeah, we know it is freezing out there, but take a moment to look up today as you hustle across campus. The sky is a beautiful shade of blue today. We would have taken more pictures, but we forgot our gloves and our fingers were numb in just a few minute
• Chew on this. English Professor Mary Cappello has a new book, "Swallow: Foreign Bodies, Their Ingestion, Inspiration and the Curious Doctor Who Extracted Them," which takes a fascinating look at Chevalier Jackson and the patients he worked with
• Just one week until final exams begin. Are you ready?
• Rhody Nation, the hoops fans among us circled tomorrow's date on the calendar as soon as the men's schedule was announced. No need to mention the opponent's name. Saturday, 4 p.m. at the Dunkin Donuts Center. Game on! RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• Campus Close-up: It is that time of the week again. Do you know the ins and outs of the campus? If so, then you'll know what you are looking at with this photo.
• Looking to find out about green initiatives on campus and activities related to sustainability? Then "like" the new URI Sustainability page and join in the discussion of how to make URI and the global community a more sustainable place to be.
• Spruce up your home for the holidays with one of 65 gorgeous varieties of poinsettias that will be on sale this weekend by the URI Master Gardeners. A pre-sale for faculty and staff takes place Friday from 11 AM to 1 PM at the East Farm greenhouses, and
• We're No. 1! A team of URI students won the undergraduate division of the American Nuclear Society's annual Student Design Competition. Congratulations to Michael Audette, Charlie Hanley, Jim Leuzarder, Dan McCleary and Kevin Plourde, who beat
• Are you stressed out about the holidays or exams? Then take a break in the Memorial Union right now, where Health Services is offering hot chocolate, cider, pastries and a neck and shoulder massage until 1:30. Free study tips and giveaways, too. Ahhhhh.
• We think this will get you jazzed up. Tonight is the first of four concerts over the next week for the URI Fall Jazz Series in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for students. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Come read
• If you haven't strolled through the Fine Arts Center's Main Gallery lately, now is definitely the time. The exhibit of sculptures by Robert Rohm, who established the studio sculpture program at URI, is quite striking -- 11 tall vertical works i
• URI senior Maricarmen Neris is getting the experience of a lifetime through the International Business Program. This semester she is studying at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany and in the spring she will intern with Deutsche Bahn,
• Even though most of us are still recovering from Thanksgiving (and shopping), it's still Friday. So that means it's time for another Campus Close-up quiz. So here you go...
• Congratulations to Rhody soccer players Michael Tanke and Dwayne Williams, who have been selected to compete in the New England Intercollegiate Soccer League's Senior All-Star Game on Sunday at Harvard. You make us proud!
• Are you out and about on this Black Friday? URI business professor Ed Mazze and economist Len Lardaro tell GoLocalProv.com that most of you will be on the hunt for good deals. While they expect a good day for the retail industry, they don't expect u
• We don't plan on being on Facebook much tomorrow. That being the case, we hope everyone enjoys a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
• URI is looking for overweight adult women ages 55 to 79 years willing to participate in a 16-week study that will look at the effect of weight loss and physical activity on an individual’s physical function and heart disease risk factors. For more
• URI women's rower Rachel Sliwkowski saved the life of a stranger when she donated bone marrow. Fellow student Matt Swiss tells Rachel's story in a well-done piece for www.gorhody.com
• Rhody Nation, we say thank you! We have surpassed 15,000 fans on the URI Facebook page. Thanks for making this a great place for the University community to interact. RHODY! RHODY! RHODY!
• The Rhody football will be on the move in a couple years, as the Rams will take up residence in the Northeast Conference starting with the 2013 season.
• URI alumna Celeste Sunderland is a travel writer for TheLobby.com and The Luxury Collection Online. Her piece on dazzling holiday celebrations around the United States has been picked up by the Huffington Post today.
• It's the largest non-commercial radio station in the state, and it's right here on campus. WRIU 90.3 FM, the sonic embodiment of freedom. Boo-yah! (We borrowed that last part from the WRIU web site, www.wriu.org).
• The URI Opera Theatre presents "Amahl and the Night Visitors" Sunday at the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. If you haven't yet heard 9-year-old Alexis Clare McKinnon sing, you're in for a treat! Show starts at 3:00 p.m., and tickets go
• Campus Close-up: We have an admission to make... sometimes we forget where we take some of these pictures. Let's see if you can help us out with this one.
• Looking to get rid of that old laptop that old television taking up space in the basement? The URI Student Athletic Advisory Committee is holding an Electronic Recycling Day from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Meade Stadium during Saturday's football game a
• URI graduate student Angelina Carnevale helped bring a world of books to children and adults in South Africa who had never seen a computer, let alone imagine Kindle book downloads.
• What in the name of Snooki is going on here? It seems we had ourselves a Situation on campus when Pauly D. from Jersey Shore showed up to visit a friend. Youtube user Kountrykid captured the wild scene. File this under "Things That Make You Say 
• Film buffs, there is a special screening of the critically acclaimed short film Snovi tonight at 5 p.m. in Swan Hall 304. Alum Reshad Kulenovic - who earned degrees in international finance and film media - was the first recipient of URI's President
• Congratulations to Michelle Pelletier, who was named as a 2010 Public Works Trendsetter by Public Works magazine. Michelle, who earned her master's degree last spring, was lauded for her research to develop a self-healing concrete that can extend th
• URI English Professor Mary Cappello was featured by L.A. Times blog "Jacket Cover" last week. Take a look, and get Mary's thoughts on "See Spot Run."
• The Ram Marching Band's annual "Pass in Review" concert is Friday at 8 p.m.! Catch your favorite half-time shows - they'll be doing the Movies Show, the Latin Show, the Blues Brothers and Ray Charles hit shows, plus the Fight Song, dr
• URI alumnae Jane Martellino, a librarian at the Consolidated School in New Fairfield, Conn., brought together more than 130 of the top children's authors and illustrators for a special cookbook, All Because of Grace, to benefit a young cancer patien
• It's that time again. No, not Halloween. It's time for Campus Close-up. You know the drill.
• Where's your mustache? It's Movember, an international effort to raise awareness of men's cancers this month by growing a mustache, and dozens of men on campus have joined the campaign. 'Like' the Facebook group and sprout some
• Campus Close-up: It's that time of the week, everybody. Before we all slide down the dinosaur and run for the weekend, take a gander at this week's image.
• The URI Music Department has two concerts in the Fine Arts Center this weekend. Saturday (8 p.m.) is the Choral Challenge Concert featuring the URI Concert Choir and Lively Experiment. The Aurea Ensemble (pictured) performs Sunday (8 p.m.) For full detai
• Gov. Donald L. Carcieri's will give his first Public Policy Lecture at URI Wednesday, Nov. 10 (12:30 p.m.), following the topping-out ceremony for the College of Pharmacy building. His talk will be held in the Ryan Family Auditorium of the Center fo
• Rhody Nation, come to the women's volleyball Homecoming match against Fordham Saturday at 4 p.m. and wear your Rhody Blue! Be a part of the Blue Out! to show support for both the volleyball team and the URI chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
• Campus Close-up: It's Friday, and we are ready for a weekend of Homecoming activities. But first, of course, we must play our weekly game.
• Have an opportunity for a Master Energy Volunteer?
• Campus Close-up time once again. Where's this?
• Tonight at 7, Law and Order SVU star B.D. Wong will speak as part of the Honors Colloquium on RACE. His presentation in Edwards Auditorium is entitled "All the World's a Stage: Race and Identity." Don't miss it.
• You guessed it. It's Campus Close-up quiz time once again. Any idea where this photo was taken?
• The research ship SRVx, operated by the NOAA Office of Marine Sanctuaries, tied up at the Bay Campus dock yesterday and let visitors aboard to show off the vessel. It travels the East Coast to conduct research in marine sanctuaries and will likely be an
• It's Friday afternoon, which means, of course, it's time for our Campus Close-up quiz. Any idea what this is?
• Invasive Plant Management Certification Program
• Take Charge! Electric Vehicle Conference - Odyssey Day
• URI Master Composter And Recycler Training Program Fall 2010
• University Of Rhode Island Fall Gardening School
• Fall URI Master Energy Training Program - Register Now!
• Sustainable Energy in RI: Make it Happen - Forum
• May Classes at URI Outreach
• Forum - Sustainable Energy In RI: Make It Happen
• Support a youth volunteer leader from Kingston!
• Pre-Registration for Green Share Garden School Day is Extended!
• Green Share Garden School Day
• Workshop : 'Practical Composting' by Reinhard Sidor
• Tigers Fall At Rhode Island 52-46
• Field Trip Opportunity for K-5 groups - Scholarships Available
• RI Energy Funding Opportunities, Dr. Kenneth F. Payne
• Fall Stakeholder Meeting-Update On ARRA State Energy Plan
• Stormwater Education Training
• South Kingstown RI Real Estate Guide
• URI / UConn Biofuels Symposium
• Exhibitor Reminder for East Farm Spring Festival 2009
• URI's ‘GreenShare Garden School Day’
• Advanced Composting Workshop
• South County Hot Air Balloon Festival
• Cross Cultural Connection
• Kingston Chamber Music Festival
• Great Performances: Shamou, Persian Percussionist

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