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URI PROFESSOR SOLVING INTERNATIONAL WATER PROBLEMS
By Ryan Wichelns
Deficiency in the water supply are not all that apparent to most Americans. We drink as much as we please, wash our cars, take long hot showers and fill massive pools with it, only so we can contaminate it with chemicals and swim in it. Water is abundant. But at the same time, according to the University of Rhode Island, 884 million people around the world lack access to clean water and, every year, 2 million people die from waterborne diseases. Instead of seeing abundance, University of Rhode Island professor Vinka Craver sees want.
MESSAGES FROM DEEP EARTH
By Ryan Wichelns
In many ways, the fields of geology and biology are very different from one
another, varying dramatically from studying the life of our planet to studying the rocks that make it up. But University of Rhode Island professor Dr. Dawn Cardace has made her life’s work and her passion out of their combination.
STAYING SMALL,
THINKING BIG
By Scott Robertson
Author and URI graduate Omar Bah was one of the few journalists in Africa willing to tell the world about the injustices being carried out by the President of The Gambia, the smallest country in Africa, and Omar's homeland.
When his stories put his life in jeopardy, Omar fled from his homeland and ended up in Providence, RI.
Since then, he has used his knowledge and experience to help other refugees, not just in Rhode Island, but throughout New England.
RYAN MURRAY
By Scott Robertson
The typical American high schooler pursuing further education goes to college after graduation. Some may stay at home for a few years, working to earn some more money before going to school. Some may go to a community college first to meet general education requirements. It goes without saying that the majority of adults who come back to school much later stand out from the usual college student. No, Ryan Murray is not the typical college kid, and his journey here isn’t too typical either.
URI PLANS TO ADDRESS DINING HALL CROWDING
By Ryan Wichelns
With 13,250 undergraduate students and an additional 3,000 graduate students, at any time the University of Rhode Island is bustling, filled with students on their way to and from classes.
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