URI Alumni

08/20/2026

Rams are everywhere! 💙🐏

From Seattle to Boston and beyond, our regional alumni networks are bringing URI alumni together to reconnect, meet fellow Rams, and enjoy time with the community they call their own.

08/19/2026

Rhody is ready to break records...again! 🏈
The countdown is on to the Rhody Football season at Centreville Bank Stadium!

Kickoff on Sept. 12 -> https://uritix.evenue.net/list/FB

08/17/2026

Adventure, savings, and Rhody pride are waiting!

Take advantage of the rest of the summer by exploring Rhode Island. Check out local hotspots and connect with fellow URI alumni and friends. With plenty happening across the Ocean State, see what’s on the calendar for the weeks ahead:

August 20 ~ newportFILM Screening: GIVE ME THE BALL 📽️
Celebrate the power of women in sports with the URI Women's Basketball team and Coach Mullen!

August 30 ~ Citizens Pell Bridge Run 🌉 Join Team Rhody!

September 16 ~ Rhody Rush Hour Networking at The Guild 🚦

Bring the family, grab a friend (or two!), and find RHODY at an event near you: https://ow.ly/p8bA50YATNv

08/14/2026

Campus is getting a glow-up! 🚧
Counting down the days until students return to celebrate several new URI projects—including the new Fine Arts Center opening, athletic facilities, and so much more!

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KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 12, 2026 – Close to 40 construction projects across the University of Rhode Island campuses, including the new outdoor track and field complex situated along West Alumni Avenue and renovations to URI’s Fine Arts Center, will be completed in time for the upcoming 2026-27 a...

08/13/2026

08/12/2026

Coming this fall...

The 2026 Honors Colloquium, “Interstellar Exploration: Journey Beyond Your Limits,” will bring you on a journey into the cosmos. Inviting us to look beyond what we know—and imagine what’s possible. 🌌

We are now just 34 days away from kicking off the Fall 2026 Honors Colloquium. Check out uri.edu/hc to see the speaker line-up, register to attend the lectures and learn more about the campus events tied to Interstellar Exploration!

08/11/2026

08/06/2026

Tammy Blais ’03 lives by the philosophy of less is more—but her paintings are full of bold color, rich texture, and joyful energy.

See how one artist found creative freedom by putting down the paintbrush and picking up a palette knife, creating work that invites viewers to slow down, look closer, and find a little joy.

“There’s a certain elegance to neutrals, don’t you think? But personalities can be the color.”

Meet Tammy: https://ow.ly/eZ7U50Zx2zv

08/04/2026

A $1.5 million grant is helping advance groundbreaking neuroscience research at the URI George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience.

Awarded to Co-Executive Director William Van Nostrand, the funding will support research into cerebral amyloid angiopathy—a disease common among older adults and people with Alzheimer's disease. This work brings researchers one step closer to better understanding and addressing neurodegenerative diseases that affect millions.

KINGSTON, R.I. – July 30, 2026 – A $1.5M grant has been awarded to William Van Nostrand, co-executive director of the University of Rhode Island’s George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience and professor of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences in the URI College of Pharmacy, to study cere...