11/03/09 - Last week, the University of Rhode Island removed the carpet and floor tiles of the second floor of the Sherman building due to an asbestos outbreak. According to the Director of University Facilities Services Jerry B. Sidio, asbestos was one of the most common materials that was extensively used during the 1970s.
11/03/09 - Freshman pharmacy students from the University of Rhode Island set up shop yesterday in the Memorial Union Ballroom where they presented various health awareness booths to the public. Along with the URI pharmacy students, the Feinstein Center for Service Learning helped to coordinate the event ,where more than 25 booths were available to provide students with general health information.
11/03/09 - The old adage, "seeing the forest from the tree" has more significance than ever for one professor at the University of Rhode Island. Yeqiao Wang, a professor of terrestrial remote sensing at URI, is leading a team of research scientists to study the changes of the Appalachian Trail ecosystem.
Information about the cigar.