Wednesday, May 22, 2013

New dean, summer jobs and a student-designed aid calculator

URI announces new dean of students
Channel 10 - 5/21

Stores sanctioned for food stamps violation - includes quote from Prof. Kathleen Gorman
Channel 12 - 5/21

Summer jobs in jeopardy for teens - includes quote from Prof. Leonard Lardaro
Channel 12 - 5/21

Bradley students take top prize at state Construction Career Day - event sponsored by URI Transportation Center
East Providence Post - 5/19

URI students create 'greatest good' aid calculator
Boston Globe - 5/20

Boom or bust? Saving Rhode Island's superman building - includes quote from Prof. Leonard Lardaro
National Public Radio - 5/19

Watershed partnership works to protect Rhode Island's heritage - opinion piece by Prof. Judith Swift
Westerly Sun - 5/15

Monday, May 20, 2013

Commencement in the news

Commencement weekend not only brought thousands of graduates and family members together for a giant celebration, but it also brought media to campus to report on the celebration.  The ceremonies were covered by the Providence Journal, Boston Globe, Rhode Island Public Radio, and others.  In addition, notable graduates were featured in the Westerly Sun, Providence Journal, Narragansett Patch, and more.  Additional stories about our notable graduates can be found here.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Executive pay, Economic Index, Watershed Watch and Stingrays

Monday, May 13, 2013

Intelligent Car Competition

Three computer engineering students placed second in the Freescale Cup, a national competition to build and race a model intelligent car.  The students won the Eastern regional contest in April but lost out to the Western regional winner, the University of California at Berkeley.  The contest generated considerable interest among the local media, with stories appearing in the Boston Herald, Attleboro Sun Chronicle, Providence Journal, Channel 12, Providence Business News and others.  The URI news release about the competition can be found here.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Arming police, moving commencement

The announcement to move commencement ceremonies indoors and the discussion and debate about arming campus police has generated considerable media interest this week. The commencement decision was featured on the front page of the Providence Journal as well as on Rhode Island Public Radio, Channel 6, Channel 12, New England Cable News, WPRO and other media outlets.  The debate about campus police was reported by the Providence Journal, Rhode Island Public Radio, Channel 10, Narragansett Times, Boston Globe and elsewhere.  The URI news release about the commencement decision can be found here.

Flu, Lava, and Krill

Monday, May 6, 2013

Friday, May 3, 2013

Cybersecurity symposium

The annual Cybersecurity Symposium on campus on May 2 included presentations by the entire Rhode Island Congressional delegation and a keynote presentation by alumnus Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency. The program resulted in a front page story in the Providence Journal, as well as an Associated Press story that ran in the Boston Globe, San Francisco ChronicleChannel 10 and elsewhere. Some of the promotional coverage included New England Cable News, and Providence Business News.  The URI news release about the symposium can be found here.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Lyme disease, Opinion, Writing Conference and Microbes