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11.10.2024 | The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 7 October, 2024 | Back to Publications NWT Government Launches Program to Offset Shipping Costs from Supply Disruptions
As reported by CBC News on October 10, the government of the Northwest Territories has announced that a new program will provide funds to ... |
23.09.2024 | The Cosmic Dance of Extremes: Unraveling the Mystery of Black Holes | In the vast theater of the universe, black holes play a leading role. They are the ultimate enigmas, warping space and time. For decades, scientists have gazed into the abyss, seeking to understand these cosmic giants. Recent breakthroughs ... |
19.09.2024 | Третий закон мертв: математики показали, что экстремальные черные дыры реальны | В изучении Вселенной ученые часто обращаются к ее самым экстремальным проявлениям, стремясь раскрыть фундаментальные законы природы. Как отмечает физик-математик Карстен Гундлах из Университета Саутгемптона, понимание предельных случаев осо... |
11.07.2024 | Lampin Corporation Appoints John Biagioni to Board of Directors | Lampin Corporation announces the appointment of President and CEO John Biagioni to its Board of Directors, highlighting his leadership and commitment to innovation, employee ownership, and industry excellence.
WORCESTER, Mass., July 11, 202... |
29.05.2024 | Bountica harnesses ‘nutritional immunity’ to disrupt food preservatives market | Israeli startup Bountica is seeking to disrupt the food preservation space with tasteless proteins (brand name: ‘ProServatives’) it claims are effective against a broad range of food pathogens and spoilage organisms thanks to a mechanism ca... |
18.04.2024 | Business | What college students need to know about payment apps | By Kimberly Palmer | NerdWallet
For college students, sending money to friends has never been easier thanks to peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App. But that convenience poses risks, including vulnerability to errors, f... |
12.03.2024 | 8 products to keep your produce fresh longer | This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.
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03.01.2024 | The 8 best linen sheets of 2024, tested and reviewed | Reviews Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.
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08.08.2023 | What is the LK-99 superconductor? Everyone is talking about how it could change the world, but experts say we're still a long way off | Science What is the LK-99 superconductor? Everyone is talking about how it could change the world, but experts say we're still a long way off
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27.04.2023 | Six students selected as recipients of annual URI Writing Award | Posted on April 27, 2023 Updated on April 27, 2023
KINGSTON, R.I. – April 27, 2023 – Six University of Rhode Island students were named recipients of the 2022-2023 URI Writing Award. The award recognizes the best writing produced by undergr... |
27.04.2023 | ‘Forever’ chemicals in drinking water may cause obesity, study says | April 26, 2023 -- Heavily used “forever chemicals” found in food packaging and other consumer goods are contributing to weight gain, a new study has found.
The study focused on PFAS (perfluorinated alkylate substance) exposure. It was publi... |
27.04.2023 | Seven URI students will travel abroad this summer thanks to prestigious foreign language scholarship programs | KINGSTON, R.I. – April 27, 2023 – Seven URI students will be traveling abroad this summer thanks to two highly selective federal government scholarship programs that support foreign language and cultural study as a way to promote greater un... |
27.04.2023 | Protecting the protectors: URI to host film screening and discussion on impact of PFAS in firefighting | KINGSTON, R.I. – April 27, 2023 – The University of Rhode Island is providing a forum for a true story that illustrates the impact of PFAS in a personal way, with the film screening of Burned, the story of how the spouse of a firefighter re... |
27.04.2023 | How do sardines compare to fish oil supplements? | Key Takeaways
Sardines are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids and essential nutrients like calcium, iron, and potassium.
A new review suggests that sardines may be a good, affordable alternative to fish oil supplements.
But canned sardine... |
21.04.2023 | Inaugural Langevin Symposium addresses cybersecurity and cyberwarfare | KINGSTON, R.I. — April 21, 2023 — When U.S. Army Major General William J. Hartman first joined the military 34 years ago, he and his fellow soldiers arrived on the battlefield by jumping out of an airplane. Today, the battlefield that conce... |
19.04.2023 | New policy on Approval and Execution of Contacts and Other Binding Documents | April 19, 2023
Effective February 20, 2023, the University placed into service a new policy on Approval and Execution of Contracts and Other Binding Documents. This policy identifies individuals authorized to sign contracts and other bindin... |
15.04.2023 | URI announces new quantum computing initiative on World Quantum Day | KINGSTON, R.I. – April 14, 2023 – On World Quantum Day, April 14, the University of Rhode Island community gathered to celebrate a new quantum computing initiative, aimed at positioning URI students and the Rhode Island workforce at the for... |
15.04.2023 | URI Music Department to showcase student talent throughout April | KINGSTON, R.I. – April 14, 2023 – Come see what’s in store from University of Rhode Island musicians in a full slate of concerts throughout the rest of April.
The concerts will feature numerous ensembles, including the URI Concert Choir, Sy... |
14.04.2023 | ‘Cyber Warfare: Understanding National Security in the 21st Century’ to be held Monday, April 17 | KINGSTON, R.I. – April 14, 2023 – Since its advent, the internet has been hailed as a tool to connect people and nations, share knowledge, break down barriers and make our lives easier. Yet, a global internet that is free and open carries w... |
13.04.2023 | Renowned writer, naturalist Terry Tempest Williams to deliver URI’s 2023 Commencement address | KINGSTON, R.I. – April 13, 2023 – Writer, naturalist, and freedom-of-speech advocate Terry Tempest Williams will deliver the University of Rhode Island’s 2023 Commencement address at the University-wide ceremony Saturday, May 20, which will... |
13.04.2023 | ‘Ropeless’ Fishing Gear Aims to Protect Whales, But Adds Complications, Costs | A handful of Rhode Island lobster fishermen are working this season with federal regulators to use and study some complex and early stage equipment that is intended, eventually, to greatly reduce entanglements and deaths of whales.
The expe... |
12.04.2023 | The green city: URI team wins $970,000 grant to map alternative urban food networks | KINGSTON, R.I. – April 12, 2023 – John Taylor, associate professor of agroecology at the University of Rhode Island, has received a $973,479 award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, one of 12 to receive funding through the... |
21.03.2023 | URI to host Adjutant General’s Cup Hockey Tournament at Boss Arena | Posted on March 21, 2023 Updated on March 21, 2023
Annual game between R.I. Army and Air National Guard will benefit Vet Center
KINGSTON, R.I. – March 21, 2023 – This year when the Rhode Island Army National Guard faces off against the Rhod... |
21.03.2023 | Annual Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology to focus on how to rethink life stages as more Americans live longer | Posted on March 21, 2023 Updated on March 21, 2023
Stanford University Psychology Professor, longevity expert, Laura Carstensen to deliver lecture April 3
KINGSTON, R.I. — March 23, 2023 — In the United States, as many as half of today’s 5-... |
17.03.2023 | URI researcher discusses parasitic fungus at heart of HBO sci-fi series | URI researcher discusses parasitic fungus at the heart of HBO sci-fi series
Tony LaRoche
If you’re a fan of HBO’s post-apocalyptic series “The Last of Us” – or the video game that inspired it – you’ve probably heard the term Cordyceps.
In t... |
17.03.2023 | Be a URI Watershed Watch volunteer. Monitor ponds, streams, coast | URI Watershed Watch seeks volunteers to monitor ponds, streams, coast
Photo: Westerly’s Grant G.Simmons III takes a sample at Napatree Point. Photo courtesy of the Henry L. Ferguson Museum.
Last year’s intense summer affected water quality ... |
17.03.2023 | Mobile blood drive in honor of Professor Emeritus Leo Carroll | March 17, 2023
A blood drive in honor of Leo Carroll, professor emeritus of sociology and criminology & criminal justice, will be held Wednesday, March 22, from 1 to 7 p.m., at Christ the King Church, 180 Old North Road In Kingston. To ... |
03.03.2023 | URI business professor to join panel of leading women scholars on International Women’s Day | KINGSTON, R.I. – March 3, 2023 – Nancy Forster-Holt, assistant professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Rhode Island, will join a virtual panel of leading women scholars hosted by the International Council for Small... |
24.02.2023 | URI Concert Band features original composition by student composer to open spring music schedule | KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 24, 2023 – The University of Rhode Island Concert Band will feature a suite by a student composer while the Jazz Big Band will showcase works and arrangements by guest conductor Jen Allen as the spring semester music s... |
23.02.2023 | Recent Indonesia visit affirms a half-century of connection | KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 23, 2023 – A University of Rhode Island connection, a half-century strong, started with questions of maritime boundaries in the Indian Ocean. As the 1970s dawned, URI marine faculty were asked to advise on the matter, ... |
23.02.2023 | URI Theatre takes irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood | URI Theatre takes irreverent look at racial stereotypes in Hollywood
By Tony LaRoche
Hollywood’s golden age wasn’t so golden if you were an aspiring Black actor. Just ask Vera Stark.
If you check out the University of Rhode Island Theatre D... |
23.02.2023 | URI Police Chief Michael Jagoda named finalist for national Campus Safety Director of the Year | KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 23, 2023 – University of Rhode Island chief of police and director of public safety Michael Jagoda is a finalist for the 2023 Campus Safety Director of the Year award by Campus Safety magazine.
Jagoda joined the URI co... |
17.02.2023 | URI granted $250,000 for good safety education and outreach | Keeping food safe and healthy
Kristen Curry
Recalled sausage and chicken, hummus and spinach – it sometimes feels like you’ve just filled your fridge only to learn that certain purchases are dangerously off-limits.
Consumers need to be able... |
13.02.2023 | Caribbean scholar, activist Taitu Heron to visit URI | KINGSTON — The University of Rhode Island will host an African-Caribbean Engagement Series with Caribbean scholar, activist and performance poet Taitu Heron. The series will feature a student workshop, poetry jam, public lecture and roundta... |
10.02.2023 | URI researcher gets up-close lesson in hydrology | KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 10, 2023 – As reports of atmospheric rivers and life-threatening floods in California captured headlines at the start of this year, making 2023 a year for the weather history books, one URI water researcher found himse... |
10.02.2023 | Crash course in Super Bowl snacks | Posted on February 10, 2023 Updated on February 10, 2023
Well, the teams may be set for Super Bowl LVII — but, when the Chiefs and the Eagles face off Sunday in Arizona, whether you’re a fan of the game or are just in it for the commercials... |
10.02.2023 | Alumnus’ documentary on Tuskegee Airmen returns to Italy, where fighter pilots were based | The film will be screened at the museum in Washington, and in May it will be available on PBS stations across the country, according to Gray, whose World War II Foundation also has a Wakefield-based museum. Gray answered a few questions for... |
04.02.2023 | Alumna, artist AGonza to lead Culture and Canvas paint session | KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 3, 2023 – On Monday, Feb. 6, artist and alum Angela Gonzalez ’16, also known as AGonza, will return to the University of Rhode Island Kingston Campus to lead a small group paint workshop at the Multicultural Student Se... |
03.02.2023 | President Parlange celebrates URI’s strengths, charts bold future in State of the University address | KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 2, 2023 – In his first State of the University address on Wednesday, University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange celebrated the University community and its tradition of accomplishment, and introduced a strategi... |
03.02.2023 | Cold weather alert | Feb. 2, 2023
Dear URI Students, Faculty and Staff,
The National Weather Service is forecasting extremely cold weather and has issued a wind-chill warning from Friday, Feb. 3, at 10 a.m. until Saturday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. Dangerously cold wi... |
02.02.2023 | Marine Affairs program, Tall Ships America forge new partnership | Students interested in Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island have long been part of an innovative and ground-breaking program that takes a 360-degree approach to understanding issues and solving problems critical to responsible c... |
02.02.2023 | URI President Marc Parlange to give first State of the University address Feb. 1 | Posted on February 1, 2023 Updated on February 1, 2023
The president will introduce the University’s new 10-year strategic plan
KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 1, 2023 – University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange will give his first State of ... |
02.02.2023 | Celebrating Black History Month | Feb. 1, 2023
Dear URI Community Members,
Today, February 1, marks the start of Black History Month. Across the nation, and here at URI, we will recognize and celebrate the lives, struggles, and accomplishments of generations of African Amer... |
02.02.2023 | ‘Now is our time’: URI President Parlange unveils school’s strategic plan | SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In front of a live audience Wednesday in Edwards Hall, University of Rhode Island President Marc B. Parlange unveiled a 10-year plan for the school that includes building on its growing research capabilities and helping th... |
02.02.2023 | URI educator’s course gets RIDE approval for professional development in multilingual learner education | Posted on February 1, 2023 Updated on February 1, 2023
The yearlong, two-course series provides school leaders with training unlike any other in the state
KINGSTON, R.I. — Feb. 1, 2023 — Rhode Island school leaders will be able to add a Mul... |
01.02.2023 | URI president to give first State of University address Feb. 1 | Posted on January 31, 2023 Updated on January 31, 2023
Marc Parlange will outline new 10-year strategic plan
University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange will give his first State of the University address, Wednesday, Feb. 1. Parlange... |
26.01.2023 | URI’s Cyber-Seniors program expanding statewide | Participants in the University of Rhode Island’s Engaging Generations Cyber-Seniors program have shown statistically significant improvements in digital competence, technology use, quality of life, and in strengthening social bonds. The pro... |
26.01.2023 | U.S. Navy names future ship after URI professor | SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A future Pathfinder-class oceanographic survey ship with the U.S. Navy will be named after University of Rhode Island Professor Robert Ballard.
The ship will be named USNS Robert Ballard (T-AGS 67), according ... |
24.01.2023 | URI Writing Award Competition—Win $1,000 | Help us celebrate some of the excellent writing taking place here at URI! Take part in the annual University of Rhode Island Writing Award competition.
Undergraduate and graduate students across all disciplines are encouraged to submit a pi... |
24.01.2023 | URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography to present ocean pollution lecture Tuesday, Jan. 24 | Posted on January 23, 2023 Updated on January 23, 2023
KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 23, 2023 – University of Rhode Island Professors J.P. Walsh and Rainer Lohmann will present “Confronting Ocean Pollution” at the URI Narragansett Bay Campus’ Coast... |
21.01.2023 | Study: Pharmacists can effectively start opioid-use disorder treatment | Researchers at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University found that pharmacists — not just physicians and clinicians at doctors’ offices — can safely and effectively start patients with o... |
21.01.2023 | Welcome Back! | KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 20, 2023 – Welcome back, Rams. Spring semester classes at URI begin Monday, Jan 23. Here are some tips, reminders, and events to help you have a successful start to the semester.
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19.01.2023 | Nursing fellowship attracts $1.7M to prepare nurse educators | Posted Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 10:58 am ET|Updated Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 11:01 am ET
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The endowment aims to develop the next generation of nursing faculty, and recruitment is underway for qualified students interested in a career as nurse ... |
14.01.2023 | Renewed policy on Student-Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) | Posted on January 13, 2023 Updated on January 13, 2023
Effective January 3, 2023, the University has renewed its policy on Student-Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL). This policy provides guidelines for student-athletes and their devel... |
14.01.2023 | URI College of Nursing fellowship attracts $1.7 million to help prepare nurse educators | KINGSTON, R.I. — Jan. 13, 2023 — A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing fellowship has topped more than $1.7 million, after $600,000 in recent contributions triggered a $500,000 match from an anonymous donor. The Dr. Donna Schwartz... |
14.01.2023 | URI seeking TEDxURI presenters to discuss ‘The Creative Spark’ | Media Contact:
Posted on January 13, 2023
Applications, audition videos due through Jan. 31
KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 13, 2023 – TEDxURI returns to the University of Rhode Island campus this spring with the theme: “The Creative Spark.”
Creativi... |
12.01.2023 | URI Center for Computational Research formed on Kingston Campus | Media Contact:
Posted on January 11, 2023 Updated on January 11, 2023
New center will provide for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary computational research across all campuses
KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 11, 2023 – A new center for research ... |
05.01.2023 | URI Landscape Architecture to offer accelerated bachelor’s to master’s degree | Media Contact:
Posted on January 5, 2023 Updated on January 5, 2023
Master’s in Environmental Science and Management to include specialization in Environmental Design and Planning
KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 5, 2023 – The University of Rhode Isla... |
05.01.2023 | Student documentary depicts URI’s Taft Hall takeover in 1992 by Black Student Leadership Group | KINGSTON, R.I. – Jan. 5, 2023 – To current University of Rhode Island students like Cristóbal Bustos, the events of fall 1992 are considered history. The ’90s may be back in style and many students appreciate the music or fashions of the da... |
05.01.2023 | URI researcher-led study opens oceans of possibilities | KINGSTON, R.I. – January 5, 2023 – Since 1934, the Redfield ratio – the recurring ratio of 106:16:1 of carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus (C:N:P) in phytoplankton and the pathways by which these elements are circulated throughout all parts of... |
31.12.2022 | URI’s Tracy Santos selected Student Veteran of the Year finalist | KINGSTON, R.I. – Dec. 30, 2022 – The first day Tracy Santos stepped onto the University of Rhode Island’s campus was the first day of classes, September 2021. Originally from the Bronx, New York, she joined the Marine Corps in 2013 at age 1... |
15.09.2022 | Footwear startup Gales nears $4 million raise in a bid to become the Nike for nurses and doctors. 'What Nike has built for the athlete we're looking to build for the standing professional.' | Rob Gregg, the founder and CEO of Gales. Gales This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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23.05.2022 | The Stages Of Change And How To Get Started To Make A Lasting Impact | Get started with your lasting change. Javier Allegue Barros on Unsplash |
20.05.2022 | The Most Expensive Public Colleges And Universities In Every State Of 2022 | The Rotunda at the University of Virginia at dusk with Thomas Jefferson Statue in the foreground. ... [+] UVA is the most expensive public university in the U.S. in terms of the average of its in-state and out-of-state tuition. getty |
28.04.2022 | Ruth Health takes $2.4M to expand access to pregnancy care through telehealth | The company offers pelvic floor training, lactation counseling, and C-section recovery resources
Throughout their pregnancy, expectant mothers get more and more regular care as their baby gets closer to being born. Once that happens, though... |
01.02.2022 | Greystone Provides $14.9 Million in HUD-Insured Financing for Affordable Housing Community in Westerly, Rhode Island | NEW YORK, Feb. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, has provided a $14,920,000 HUD-insured loan to refinance a 116-unit affordable housing property in Westerly, Rhode Island. The... |
01.02.2022 | Greystone Provides $14.9 Million in HUD-Insured Financing for Affordable Housing Community in Westerly, Rhode Island | NEW YORK, Feb. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone, a leading national commercial real estate finance company, has provided a $14,920,000 HUD-insured loan to refinance a 116-unit affordable housing property in Westerly, Rhode Island. The... |
30.01.2022 | Michael Flynn doubles down on conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was created by George Soros, Bill Gates, and WHO to steal the 2020 election from Trump | Former General Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s recently pardoned national security adviser, speaks during a protest of the outcome of the 2020 presidential election outside the Supreme Court on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. P... |
22.01.2022 | Michael Flynn and Rudy Giuliani had their University of Rhode Island honorary degrees revoked | Left: Michael Flynn; Right: Rudy Giuliani. AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, Fie
Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn had their University of Rhode Island honorary degrees revoked.
They “no longer represent the highest level of our values and standards,” th... |
21.01.2022 | University of Rhode Island revokes honorary degrees given to Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn | Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn will no longer hold honorary degrees from the University of Rhode Island, the school announced Friday. The Board of Trustees and the president approved the motion a... |
30.11.2021 | Houston data analytics firm acquired by Austin agency | Statistical Vision, a Houston-based data and analytics firm, has been scooped up by Austin-based marketing and communications agency Hahn Public for an undisclosed amount.
The deal expands Hahn Public to a 48-person agency with combined ann... |
05.10.2021 | Here are 9 containers and storage solutions to help your produce last longer – even fresh guacamole | There is nothing more frustrating than produce going bad before you get a chance to eat it. Fresh fruit and vegetables are essential for healthy eating, but they’re more expensive than frozen goods and are not always widely available in eve... |
21.05.2021 | Deer ticks can cause lyme disease – here’s how to identify and treat a bite | Deer ticks can cause lyme disease if left untreated/ Photon Illustration/Stocktrek Images/Getty Images
Deer ticks exist in wooded areas and carry bacteria that can cause infection.
A bite often appears as a bullseye shape on the skin and it... |
20.05.2021 | Rhode Island just passed a law raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2025 | Rhode Island’s governor just signed a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
The small state becomes the ninth to pass a bill eventually raising the wage to $15.
The move comes after a $15 federal minimum wage was not includ... |
28.01.2019 | URI students 3D print at sea with the Formlabs Form 2 | Four ocean engineering students from the University of Rhode Island (URI) have used a Form 2 SLA 3D printer to demonstrate the capabilities of 3D printing at sea.
Aboard a research vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm... |
27.06.2014 | Is Diversity an Advantage for Start-ups? | |
- | The planetary health diet may help you live a longer, healthier life, study shows—here’s how it compares to the Mediterranean diet | Eating a diet which consists of mostly fruits, vegetables and whole foods — is not only good for the planet but can also be good for your health.
″The planetary health diet [was] designed by the EAT-Lancet Commission, to try and see how we ... |
- | Michael Flynn doubles down on conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was created by George Soros, Bill Gates, and WHO to steal the 2020 election from Trump | Former General Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s recently pardoned national security adviser, speaks during a protest of the outcome of the 2020 presidential election outside the Supreme Court on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. P... |
- | Five colleges won't cancel Rudy Giuliani's honorary degrees. Some students, faculty, and alumni are livid. | Rudy Giuliani receives an honorary degree of Doctor of Public Administration during the graduation ceremony at The Citadel military college May 5, 2007 in Charleston, South Carolina. Stephen Morton/Getty Images
Five schools have so far refu... |
- | Michael Flynn and Rudy Giuliani had their University of Rhode Island honorary degrees revoked | Left: Michael Flynn; Right: Rudy Giuliani. AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, Fie
Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn had their University of Rhode Island honorary degrees revoked.
They "no longer represent the highest level of our values and standards... |