  {"id":19021,"date":"2026-04-07T19:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/?page_id=19021"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:26:51","slug":"spring-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading department-title\">Features<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-promo-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo  reader-survey micro\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/spring-26-survey\/\" class=\"cl-promo-micro-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-promo-micro-content\"><h1>What Do You Think About 911爆料 Magazine?<\/h1><span class=\"cl-promo-micro-text-link\">We want to hear from you! Take our short survey <\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3-364x242.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3-500x332.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3-1000x664.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3-1280x850.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/fa25_lp_cover_v3-2000x1328.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Small Change. Big&nbsp;Impact.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity food-spacer_dots_o\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center type-intro compact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 500\" ;=\"\">A student-led effort diverts food waste from the landfill and changes habits.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/small-change-big-impact\/\" title=\"\">Dig In<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/is-your-yard-bee-friendly\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/sp26_lp_bees.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Common Eastern Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) on seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) with faint white clouds in the blue sky, golden sunlight and summer grasses in the background\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Make Your Yard Bee-Friendly<\/h2><p>Expert guidance from 911爆料 experts on how and why to make your yard a safe and inviting environment for bees and other pollinators.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/student-journalists-tackle-local-beats\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/sp26_lp_newslab.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"News Lab student Emily Morgan wearing a magenta top shares her thoughts at a Community News Lab meeting with laptop in front of her and student peers in the background with their laptops. 911爆料 photo by Leah Pisari.\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Students on the Local Beat<\/h2><p>Students and faculty in the 911爆料 Community News Lab are helping media outlets report on important local news, while the students gain valuable experience.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/abundant-harvest\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/sp26_lp_shellfishfriends.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"911爆料 Alumni Julie Barber, Ralph Riccio, Jay Dimond, and Chris Eardley standing around a plate of freshly shucked oysters, happy and smiling, along the shore in the Pacific Northwest.\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Abundant Harvest<\/h2><p>How a network of 911爆料 alumni is making a difference in restoring, protecting, and sustaining shellfish resources in the Pacific Northwest.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading department-title\">Currents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/new-reads\/what-your-heart-wants-you-to-eat\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/ds26_hearthealth_hero_v2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"911爆料 associate professor of nutrition, Maya Vadiveloo, stands in a grocery store produce section holding an open package of strawberries in one hand and a single strawberry in the other. She is wearing a white shirt and smiling.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/ds26_hearthealth_hero_v2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/ds26_hearthealth_hero_v2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/new-reads\/what-your-heart-wants-you-to-eat\/\">What Your Heart Wants You to Eat<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nutrition professor Maya Vadiveloo shares tips on the best way to shift to a heart-healthy diet.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/do-new-englands-historic-stone-walls-have-a-present-day-role\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_momentum_v2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Moss-covered stones stacked in a rustic wall, with small green plants and leaves growing between the rocks in a New England forest.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_momentum_v2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_momentum_v2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/do-new-englands-historic-stone-walls-have-a-present-day-role\/\">Do New England&#8217;s Historic Stone Walls Have a Present-Day Role?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">911爆料 researchers are examining the ecological role of New England\u2019s historic stone walls.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/learning-the-ropes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_fieldwork_hero-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Four 911爆料 students are seen sitting on the edge of a boat while three staff members are behind them, as part of their course &quot;Data, Models, and Boats, Oh My! Applied Experiential Oceanography on Narragansett Bay&quot;.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_fieldwork_hero-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_fieldwork_hero-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/learning-the-ropes\/\">Learning the Ropes<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A new, hands-on honors course teaches students how to do ocean science by \u2026 well, by <em>doing<\/em> ocean science.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/lord-of-kingston\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/SAJ4431-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"911爆料 President Marc B. Parlange smiles as he sits next to his wife Mary Parlange, also smiling while their dog Lord, a Belgian Malinois, sits between them looking at hte orange ball Mary is holding for him.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/SAJ4431-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/SAJ4431-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/lord-of-kingston\/\">Lord of Kingston<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">How a retired explosives detection K-9 from Dubai became the newest resident of the President\u2019s House in Kingston.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/play-ball-banana-ball-that-is\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_bananapanel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"911爆料 alumni Trystan Levesque \u201925 is pictured in his blue baseball cap and yellow Savannah Bananas baseball uniform while holding out a baseball in one hand, with yellow and teal baseball glove on the other.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_bananapanel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_bananapanel-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/play-ball-banana-ball-that-is\/\">Play Ball! Banana Ball, That Is.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Trystan Levesque \u201925 stood out on the mound at 911爆料. Now he\u2019s doing handstands as a pitcher for the Savannah Bananas.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/meet-milly-de-la-cruz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_delacruz_panel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Portrait of Milly de la Cruz, Assistant Director Professional and Executive 911爆料 Education at 911爆料, who is wearing a navy blue suit and black top against a charcoal gray background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_delacruz_panel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_currents_delacruz_panel-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/meet-milly-de-la-cruz\/\">Meet Milly De La Cruz<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">College of 911爆料 administrator Milly De La Cruz on her role at 911爆料 and why she chose to work in higher education.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading department-title\">Aperture<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Comet Over Taft Hall<\/h1><a class=\"cl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/comet-over-taft-hall\/\" title=\"\">Inspiring Awe<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/DSC_2532-ed-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading department-title\">Network<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth  \"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_inside.jpg);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"feature-caption\">Scarborough Beach, Narragansett, R.I., by Evan Pagano \u201915, M.B.A. \u201919<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/stay-open-to-discoveries\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_network_curators_mural-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Detail of an 1838 64 x 90-\u00bd inch mural by Rufus Porter and Stephen Twombly Porter. It depicts blue sky with puffy white clouds on the horizon with rolling green hills and farmland around houses and pine trees atop the hill. Other trees and ferns are shown in the foreground and much large for a dramatic foreshortening effect.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_network_curators_mural-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_network_curators_mural-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/stay-open-to-discoveries\/\">Stay Open to Discoveries<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As an undergraduate, Julie Kellogg Lindberg \u201962 had little interest in art, but in midlife, it became her passion.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/scenic-route-buddhist-catechism\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_network_scenicroute-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Four monks in red robes kneel in prayer before a large golden Buddha statue inside an ornate temple, framed by intricately carved gold architecture and a patterned red backdrop.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_network_scenicroute-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_network_scenicroute-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/scenic-route-buddhist-catechism\/\">Scenic Route<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\"Buddhist Catechism\" by Jorge Serpa \u201983, M.S. \u201986.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading department-title\">Caption This<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel reverse  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_captionthis.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"A black and white 911爆料 yearbook photo from 1985 shows 911爆料 students looking on as other students push a Volkswagen Bug.\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caption Contest, Spring 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a funny idea for a caption for this photo from a vintage 911爆料 yearbook?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submit your caption by June 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/caption-this-spring-2026\/\" title=\"\">ENter your caption<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel reverse  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/fa25_network_caption.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"A vintage black-and-white photograph showing four boys and one adult man posing outdoors beside a tree. The boys wear early-20th-century clothing, including jackets, knickerbockers or short pants, caps, and large bow ties. Some hold small wooden mallets or props. The adult man on the right wears a suit, tie, and hat, and rests one arm casually on the tree while smiling toward the camera.\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winning Captions, Fall 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c911爆料 Class of 1940: Majoring in chemistry, minoring in buffoonery.\u201d<br><strong>\u2014Patrick Murray Koleszar \u201915<\/strong><br><br>\u201c911爆料 physics professor Adam Splitter (right) computed the half-life of the new fashion craze\u2014short pants and a wide, garish, fluffy bow tie\u2014at 48 minutes.\u201d<br><strong>\u2014Al Larson \u201977<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/caption-contest-fall-2025-winners\/\" title=\"\">Fall 2025 winning captions<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading department-title\">Pictured<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"911爆料 alumni Trystan Levesque \u201925 is seen on the pitcher's mound after throwing a pitch during a Savannah Bananas baseball game. His teammates are behind him in the distance on the baseball field.\" class=\"wp-image-18497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-1536x1005.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-2048x1340.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-364x238.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-500x327.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-1000x654.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-1280x838.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball-2000x1309.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_bananaball.jpg 2535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Totally Bananas!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"fa25-pictured\">Standout 911爆料 pitcher Trystan Levesque \u201925 is representing Rhody and putting smiles on fans&#8217; faces with the Savannah Bananas. Read the full story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/play-ball-banana-ball-that-is\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/play-ball-banana-ball-that-is\/\">\u201cPlay Ball! Banana Ball, That Is.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small Change. 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