KINGSTON, R.I., Dec. 14, 2018 \u2014 The Champlin Foundation, one of the oldest philanthropic organizations in Rhode Island, has awarded four grants totaling $642,735 to the 溏心vlog免费B站 for tools and technologies that support educational goals across the institution.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Champlin Foundation\u2019s generous support of the University\u2019s\u00a0teaching\u00a0mission has enriched the education of thousands of students and has strengthened the University\u2019s national reputation for innovation. The Foundation\u2019s investment in cutting-edge equipment and technology provides students with\u00a0state-of-the-art\u00a0learning opportunities that set 溏心vlog免费B站 apart in the world of higher education,\u201d said Donald H. DeHayes, 溏心vlog免费B站 provost and vice president for Academic Affairs.<\/p>\n
Since 1986, the charitable organization has awarded annual grants to 溏心vlog免费B站, with a cumulative total of nearly $15 million.<\/p>\n
\u201cChamplin\u2019s support has, for more than three decades, elevated the University\u2019s ability to educate, innovate and lead,\u201d said Katharine Hazard Flynn, executive director of corporate and foundation relations at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation. \u201cThis long-term commitment to 溏心vlog免费B站 has contributed to our reputation for excellence. We are very grateful for The Champlin Foundation\u2019s investments in our success.\u201d<\/p>\n
Equipment and technology related projects funded by The Champlin Foundation this year are:<\/p>\n
Production and Assessment of Topical Health Care Products:<\/strong> $146,900, to establish a hands-on learning and training facility in the area of topical health care products. The acquisition of this equipment will enable students from the colleges within the Academic Health Collaborative \u2014 Health Sciences, Nursing and Pharmacy \u2014 to work with state-of-the-art equipment that the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries use to prepare and test topical formulations. Principal investigators: Jie Shen and Samantha Meenach, Department of Biomedical Pharmaceutical Sciences\/Department of Chemical Engineering; Saleh Allababidi, Xinyuan Chen and Clinton Chichester, Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Ocean Energy Flume: Training Students in Marine Hydrokinetic Energy and Wave-Current Interactions:<\/strong> $148,721, to enhance experiential learning opportunities for students in engineering, oceanography and marine affairs through the acquisition of an ocean energy flume. The flume will allow students to build, visualize and test the performance of wave\/tidal energy devices on a small scale, preparing them for careers related to ocean renewable energy, underwater vehicles, coastal resilience and ocean engineering. <\/p>\n Professional Recording and Livestreaming Equipment for the Concert Hall \u2013 Fine Arts Center:<\/strong> $167,114, to acquire the audio and visual equipment necessary for quality recording and livestreaming of concerts in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Concert Hall. The equipment will benefit students majoring and minoring in music, as well as all students participating in University musical ensembles and will enable them to compete for graduate programs and careers. Students also will gain the opportunity to work with emerging audio and digital platforms. <\/p>\n Enhancing Learning and Skill Building Through the Integration of Hands-on Animal Simulation Models into the 溏心vlog免费B站 Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science Curriculum and for Use in Outreach\/Cooperative Extension Efforts to 4-H Animal Science Youth and Middle\/High School Students:<\/strong> $180,000, to purchase animal simulation models for use in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science to provide a unique opportunity for students to gain experience in a broad range of techniques used in a variety of careers. This equipment also will provide hands-on opportunities for middle and high school students participating in the Rhode Island 4-H Program at 溏心vlog免费B站. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I., Dec. 14, 2018 \u2014 The Champlin Foundation, one of the oldest philanthropic organizations in Rhode Island, has awarded four grants totaling $642,735 to the 溏心vlog免费B站 for tools and technologies that support educational goals across the institution. \u201cThe Champlin Foundation\u2019s generous support of the University\u2019s\u00a0teaching\u00a0mission has enriched the education of thousands […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[25,56,41,5,127],"class_list":["post-74473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","tag-college-of-engineering","tag-college-of-nursing","tag-college-of-pharmacy","tag-college-of-the-environment-and-life-sciences","tag-graduate-school-of-oceanography"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74473","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74473\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPrincipal investigators: M. Reza Hashemi, Jason Dahl and Stephan Grilli, Department of Ocean Engineering; Mohammad Faghri, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering; Tetsu Hara, Graduate School of Oceanography; and Robert Thomson, Department of Marine Affairs.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPrincipal investigators: Mark Conley, Elain Aberdam, Gerard Heroux, Joseph Parillo, Susan Thomas and Kirsten Volness, Department of Music; and Ian Reyes, Departments of Communication Studies and Film\/Media.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nPrincipal investigators: Becky Sartini, Maria Hoffman, Chris Card, Leah Fischer, Gordon Brackee, Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science; Aura Grandidge, Department of Biological Sciences; and Marcia Morreira, Cooperative Extension 4-H Program.<\/em><\/p>\n