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APRIL 17 Watershed Watch training

April 20 Thewlis Lecture: "Negotiating Health and Heath Care as We Age"

APRIL 21 URI Theatre production of "A View from the Bridge" begins its run

APRIL 25 Vangermeersch Endowed Lecture: "The Public Pension Crisis"

APRIL 28 Big Thinkers Event in Washington D.C.

APRIL 30 URI Gardening Symposium

COLLABORATION
URI partners with Pittsburgh conservatory to enhance pharmaceutical research, education The University of Rhode Island has entered a partnership with Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, Pa., one of the world’s most energy-efficient and sustainable conservatories. The five-year partnership will help to provide information on a proposed energy-efficient conservatory at URI and enhance URI’s and Phipps Conservatory’s educational programs. More...

CYBERSECURITY
Securing cyber world is national priority At the University's Cybersecurity Symposium on April 11, four-star Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, called cybersecurity one of the most important issues facing our nation. “We’re the nation that built the Internet,” he said. “We’re the nation that built most of the tools. We ought to be the leaders in securing that space.” More...

GLOBAL EXPERTISE
URI experts share hope for Japan Despite Japan's recent devastation, the country’s aptitude for planning and recovery has URI experts optimistic the nation will recover. Organized by graduate students and faculty from Japan, URI held a panel discussion that brought together experts in history, ocean engineering, nuclear engineering, and supply chain management to put the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters into perspective. More...

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Rhody gridder donates marrow, saves a life After learning his bone marrow was a match, URI football junior offensive lineman Matt Greenhalgh completed a bone marrow donation that will help save a leukemia patient's life. Since head coach Joe Trainer's arrival at URI in 2009, the Rams have hosted an annual bone marrow drive in support of the National Marrow Donor Program. Greenhalgh became a donor through this program two years ago. More...

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
University taps firm to study the viability of a research and technology park The University has hired Scheer Partners, a leading provider of fully integrated commercial real estate services for the life science industry, as a consultant to establish and confirm the viability of developing a research and technology park. The park housing science, engineering, and technology firms would be located on the University's north campus. More...

MARCHING FOR EQUALITY: In spite of the rain, students, faculty, and staff gathered on the Quad on April 13 for the March for Equality and Inclusive Community.