The Providence Journal

URI receives largest donation ever: Alumna donates $65 million for a new scholarship

KINGSTON – The University of Rhode Island unveiled the largest gift in university history Friday morning, $65 million that will support scholarships for high-achieving students, the university said.

Another loss for Rhode Island basketball, this time to VCU at home

Despite opening the second half by erasing a 10-point deficit, Rhode Island couldn't match VCU down the stretch, falling to 1 ...
The Providence Journal

URI among the most active research universities in the country. Why that matters.

The University of Rhode Island has been designated an R1 research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. URI has seen significant growth in research ...
Power Engineering

ERCOT: What’s changed since Uri and what weaknesses remain

Last February, Winter Storm Uri rolled through Texas and triggered controlled outages effecting more than four million customers, leaving some without power for days. Considered to be one of the ...
The Boston Globe

After a ‘trauma dump’ and abuse complaints, URI’s softball coach resigned and the athletic director is under fire

It was late February, and the young women of the University of Rhode Island softball team were midway through a distressing start to the 2024 season: 15 defeats in their first 16 games. They had just ...