1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (885+ words) Born in Rhode Island to Colombian parents, Mendoza grew up in Central Falls, a diverse city north of Pawtucket that measures roughly one square mile. Except for her four years at URI—35 miles south in Kingston—Mendoza has spent most…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (472+ words) Three URI public safety leaders have completed selective FBI program KINGSTON, R.I. – June 29, 2026 – University of Rhode Island Deputy Chief of Police Paul Ricci became the third member of the police department’s leadership team to graduate from the highly-competitive Federal Bureau of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (167+ words) KINGSTON, R.I—May 22, 2026—Congratulations to the University of Rhode Island’s newest alumni! Between May 15-17, more than 40,000 members of the Rhody community converged on URI’s Kingston campus to celebrate the Class of 2026. Over 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students — along with friends and…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (501+ words) Ceremonies to be held May 15-17 at the Ryan Center KINGSTON, R.I. – May 6, 2026 – Up to 40,000 people will soon converge on the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston Campus for three days of commencement ceremonies to celebrate URI’s newest class of graduates. From Friday,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (372+ words) Nine students will address fellow graduates May 15-17 at the Ryan Center KINGSTON, R.I. – April 29, 2026 – Nine students will share their experiences at the University of Rhode Island and words of encouragement and wisdom with fellow graduates during the University’s Spring 2026 Commencement Weekend....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (324+ words) Innovators in spring cohort pitch business ventures to judges KINGSTON, R.I. – April 24, 2026 – Seventeen University of Rhode Island students, faculty, and alumni presented their ideas for a startup business to judges at URI Innovations’ RISE-UP Ideation Studio’s Pitch Night on April 22 in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (438+ words) KINGSTON, R.I. – April 20, 2026 – There’s something about the A. Robert Rainville Student Leadership Awards that brings out the best in the University of Rhode Island community – and the spring weather, too. “A colleague of mine mentioned that it seems like the sun…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (327+ words) Backed by a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) award, Villouta has received a competitive food research grant from the department’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to conduct research connected to controlled environment agriculture. The two-year project is already underway…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (416+ words) A new College of Business administrator helps build partnerships with community organizations and promotes the college’s graduate and professional development program. Milly De La Cruz is making her mark at URI’s College of Business. A Rhode Island native, De La…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (329+ words) URI researchers are studying the ecological role of the iconic stone walls that intersect the New England landscape. New England’s iconic stone walls dot our local landscape. Experts estimate that there were once 240,000 miles of stone walls across the region....