Graduate Programs
at
The University of Rhode Island
Vice Provost and Dean: Dr. Lynn Pasquerella
Associate Deans: Dr. Harold Bibb, Dr. Keith Killingbeck
Director, Office of Graduate Diversity Affairs: Dr. Padma T. Venkatraman
An invitation to live in the Ocean State …
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URI’s main campus:
Kingston, RI
3 other campuses
10,320 undergraduates
3,115 graduate students
Faculty of 615.
Watson House, built around
1796
1888: 1st chartered as RI’s
agricultural university
1951: flagship of the state
“University of Rhode Island”
Land, sea, and urban grant
traditions
Supporting Diversity at URI
– Multicultural Center
– Office of the Coordinator of Diversity Affairs
– Several other on-campus organizations
Supporting Diversity at URI
– URI is part of NEAGEP
» A North East university Alliance with a commitment to
increasing diversity in Graduate Education and the
Professoriate
Boston University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania State University
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
University of Connecticut
University of Maine
UMass Amherst
University of New Hampshire
University of Rhode Island
University of Vermont
NEAGEP partners
Bennett College,
NC
CUNY
Medgar
Evers
Exploring the Oceans at URI
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GSO: Graduate School of
Oceanography
One of the top 5 oceanographic
institutes in USA
Ph. D., M.S., M. O.
Joint Degree Programs: Marine
Affairs and Policy,
Archaeological Oceanography
SURFO
Saving the Environment at URI
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CELS : College of Environmental and Life
Sciences
Biological Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
Cell & Molecular Biology (M.S., Ph.D.)
Clinical Laboratory Science (M.S.)
Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
(M.S., Ph.D.)
Environmental Science and Management
(MESM)
Fisheries, Animal & Veterinary Science (M.S.,
Ph.D.)
Marine Affairs (M.A., M.M.A., Ph.D.)
Marine Affairs, M.M.A. (URI) & Juris Doctor, J.D.
(Roger Williams University School of Law) DualDegree Program
Nutrition & Food Science (M.S., Ph.D.)
Plant Science and Entomology (M.S., Ph.D.)
Center for Biotechnology & Life
Sciences
Making Medical Advances at URI
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Biomedical sciences
College of Pharmacy
M.S., Ph. D., Pharm. D.
Medicinal Chemistry and
Pharmacognosy
Pharmaceutics and
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics
Pharmacology and
Toxicology
Ground-breaking for new
building in Spring, 2008
Inventing new technology at URI
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Engineering Degree
Programs
M.S., Ph. D
Departments:
– Chemical Engineering
– Civil and Environmental
Engineering
– Electrical, Computer, and
Biomedical Engineering
– Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering
– Mechanical Engineering and
Applied Mechanics
– Ocean Engineering
Mathematics and Physical Sciences at
URI
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College of Arts and
Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
Chemistry
Computer Science
Mathematics
Applied Mathematical
Sciences
Physics
Unlocking the unconscious at URI
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College of Arts and Sciences
M. S., Ph. D.
Clinical Psychology
Behavioral Science
School Psychology
Applying to URI
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www.uri.edu
www.uri.edu/diversity
FUNDING
– The Excellence Through Diversity
Program (NEBHE)
– The Sloan Foundation Fellowship
Program.
– URI Foundation and Graduate School
Minority Fellowships.
– URI Graduate School Fellowships.
– URI Graduate School Scholarships.
– NEAGEP