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Landscape architecture design studio wins R.I. American Planning Association award

A University of Rhode Island landscape architecture design studio was recently honored by the Rhode Island chapter of the American Planning Association for a proposed redesign of downtown Woonsocket, Rhode Island along the banks of the Blackstone River...

Feb 23, 2022, 1:45pm EST

URI engineering students work with NASA on nuclear thermal propulsion for human mission to Mars

Thirteen University of Rhode Island mechanical engineering students are working with NASA and other prestigious universities on a project that could cut in half the travel time for a human mission to Mars. The project involves nuclear thermal propulsi...

Feb 7, 2022, 2:39pm EST

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