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Recent News About University Of Rhode Island
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Average cost of college went up for students in Rhode Island in 2022-23 school year
College tuition fees rose 3.6% in Rhode Island in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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URI College of Pharmacy named top ‘Health Care Educator’ in publication’s inaugural Health Care Heroes awards
Honoring its standing as a “top tier pharmacy college,” as well as its impressive response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy is among the first honorees of Providence Business News’ inaugural Health Care Heroes awards program, the publication announced.
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Sean Edmund Rogers named dean of University of Rhode Island College of Business
The University of Rhode Island has named Sean Edmund Rogers dean of its College of Business and Alfred J. Verrecchia-Hasbro Inc. Leadership Chair in Business following a competitive national search.
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URI Child Development Centers host high school students for lesson in early education
High school Career and Technical Education students from around the state have gotten a first-hand look at child development and career pathways in the human development and education fields, thanks to a partnership between the URI Child Development Centers and the Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children (RIAEYC).
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Courageous RI to launch effort to counter disinformation
The Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island will launch on Feb. 28 an exciting new media literacy initiative, Courageous RI. Funded by a $700,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security, the effort includes three distinct phases that will foster community conversation, provide training and education, and engage youth, helping participants to ask the right questions and empowering them to be more informed.
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The University of Rhode Island listed among least affordable Rhode Island institutions for in-state students in 2021
College costs for in-state students at the University of Rhode Island, in Kingston, were $15,332 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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The University of Rhode Island listed among most affordable Rhode Island institutions for in-state students in 2021
College costs for in-state students at the University of Rhode Island, in Kingston, were $15,332 in 2021, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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University of Rhode Island listed among most affordable Rhode Island institutions for in-state students in 2022
College costs for in-state students at the University of Rhode Island, in Kingston, were $15,880 in 2022, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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University of Rhode Island listed among least affordable Rhode Island institutions for in-state students in 2022
College costs for in-state students at the University of Rhode Island, in Kingston, were $15,880 in 2022, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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URI Fulbright grant awardee Meg Jones, awarded fellowship to continue research in Finland
University of Rhode Island doctoral student Meg Jones, who last year was awarded a prestigious Fulbright grant to work alongside faculty at the University of Helsinki and its AGORA for the Study of Social Justice and Equality in Education Group, will be returning to Finland to continue their research. Jones has received a fellowship from the American-Scandinavian Foundation enabling them to complete their doctoral research on global approaches to queer and trans inclusion in teacher preparation programs.
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URI-connected guitar trio The Great Necks lands on Billboard chart with new album
When internationally known classical guitarists Adam Levin, Scott Borg and Matt Rohde came together seven years ago to form The Great Necks trio, their goals were both straightforward and ambitious.
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URI faculty volunteer at Rhode Island National Guard STEM Exploration Open House for high school students
University of Rhode Island faculty members volunteered to present exhibitions at a STEM Exploration Open House hosted by the Rhode Island National Guard at its Quonset base earlier this month. The event exposed Rhode Island high school students to the various career and educational opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
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URI’s Metcalf Institute receives $1.7 million grant to develop science communication fellowship for marginalized populations
The University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute was recently awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create the SciComm Identities Project (SCIP), a fellowship designed to train and support science communicators from marginalized communities in environmental science.
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URI professor wins Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award
Thomas Boving, a professor of geosciences and engineering at the University of Rhode Island, is the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award, which will enable him to conduct teaching and research in India next year.
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URI Free Farmer’s Market student project wins NACUFS gold award for sustainability in campus food service
Aaron Fitzsenry’s ’23 independent study project offered free food and cooking demonstrations to the campus community.
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Commencement 2022: URI wildlife, conservation biology graduate ready for his career to take flight
May 9, 2022 – It’s well before dawn at Point Judith. The salt mist mixes with a chill autumn wind that seems to sneak down the neck. It’s too early for walkers along the shore. But a lone figure stands perched atop a two-story concrete bunker left over from World War II. He points a microphone toward the sky.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists discuss reporting process, lessons at annual Taricani Lecture
April 8, 2022 – In their virtual presentation of the University of Rhode Island’s Taricani Lecture Series on First Amendment Rights, investigative journalists Neil Bedi and Kathleen McGrory discussed the stories they’ve reported on together while at ProPublica and the Tampa Bay Times.
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URI sponsors national workshop on developing bioenergy crops
Scientists explore advanced plant breeding, molecular biology techniques to develop alternative source for fuel, food crops
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New Hacking 4Oceans course gives students real world experience
Hacking4Oceans is a new University of Rhode Island course providing students the opportunity to work with industry mentors to address world problems focused on the ocean and environment
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URI Inner Space Center presents: Endeavor Live!
The University of Rhode Island’s Inner Space Center is again supporting live broadcasts from sea aboard the University’s Graduate School of Oceanography’s Research Vessel Endeavor that will allow education groups to follow a six-day research cruise.