{"id":107696,"date":"2026-03-24T19:34:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=107696"},"modified":"2026-03-24T19:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:34:51","slug":"uri-to-turn-rhode-island-state-house-keaney-blue-thursday-in-celebration-of-universitys-successes-statewide-impact-during-annual-uri-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-to-turn-rhode-island-state-house-keaney-blue-thursday-in-celebration-of-universitys-successes-statewide-impact-during-annual-uri-day\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 to turn Rhode Island State House Keaney Blue Thursday in celebration of University\u2019s successes, statewide impact during annual 溏心vlog免费B站 Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 24, 2026 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 will turn the Rhode Island State House Keaney Blue, Thursday, March 26<\/strong>, as its students, faculty and staff gather with state leaders to celebrate the fourth annual 溏心vlog免费B站 Day at the State House. Led by 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange and Board Chair Margo Cook, the event will celebrate Rhody pride as well as the University\u2019s achievements and growing momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, the University earned an R1 research designation by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing it among the top 4.8% of degree-granting postsecondary institutions nationally. The recognition reflects 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s broad impact and evolution into a world-class hub for research, innovation, entrepreneurship, and public scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University has also been named the No. 1 public university in New England, and the 34th<\/sup> ranked public university nationwide, by the Wall Street Journal for the second year in a row. Among other things, the WSJ ranking assesses how much a school improves students\u2019 chances of graduating and their future earnings, balancing these outcomes with feedback from students on college life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

溏心vlog免费B站 Day at the State House will showcase the role of 溏心vlog免费B站 as the state’s flagship public research university and bring the innovative work of students, faculty, and researchers to life through interactive exhibits and demonstrations. The event will enable members of the Rhode Island General Assembly, elected officials and all attendees to learn firsthand about 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s impact and role in helping to improve the lives of all Rhode Islanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the areas on display will be 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s strong foundation for leading research and education in the biomedical sciences, including neuroscience, and the support that lends to the state\u2019s life sciences priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHO:<\/strong>              Rhode Island elected officials, 溏心vlog免费B站 Board of Trustees Chair Margo Cook, 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange, and 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty, staff and students<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT:<\/strong>             溏心vlog免费B站 Day at the State House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHEN:<\/strong>            Thursday, March 26, 2 to 4 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking program expected at 3:15 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHERE:<\/strong>           Rhode Island State House Rotunda, 82 Smith St., Providence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For additional information, or if you plan to cover the event, please contact Dawn Bergantino, 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Communications and Marketing, at dawn_bergantino@uri.edu or 401-874-4147.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 24, 2026 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 will turn the Rhode Island State House Keaney Blue, Thursday, March 26, as its students, faculty and staff gather with state leaders to celebrate the fourth annual 溏心vlog免费B站 Day at the State House. Led by 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange and Board Chair Margo […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":107697,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1848,2],"tags":[1913,1912],"class_list":["post-107696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advisories","category-archives","tag-public-engagement","tag-special-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107696"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107698,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107696\/revisions\/107698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}