Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the peopleUNIVERSITY peaceably to OF assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of griev- ances. • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit- ing the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress RHODESPRING 2020 ISLANDMAGAZINE of grievances. • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of reli- gion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Govern- ment for a redress of grievances. • Congress shall make no law respecting an establish- ment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redressSPEAKING of grievances. • CongressTRUTH. shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,EXPRESSING or prohibiting the free exerciseIDEAS. thereof; or abridging the free- dom of speech, or of theEMBODYING press; or the right of theCIVILITY. people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. • Congress shall make no law respect- ing an establishment ofStories religion, or of prohibiting the the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the GovernmentFirst for Amendment a redress of grievances. • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridg- ing the freedom of speech,in Action. or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assem- ble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. • Con- gress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of griev- ances. • Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit Aperture BUILDING ON CREATIVITY Ben Anderson is an associate professor of three-dimensional art and sculpture in URI’s Department of Art and Art History. An award-winning artist, he has taught at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Initially reluctant to teach, Anderson ultimately found it uniquely satisfying. “What I find stimulating,” he says, “is the constant experimentation that can occur—where one student tries something and then another builds upon that, it’s an infectious state of creativity.” In his own work, Anderson is interested in materials and object-making. He draws inspiration from the natural world and is building his library of ceramic molds representing local sea life, developing new glaze formulas, and exploring alternate firing techniques through an NSF EPSCoR grant. This piece, Baptismal, was not a planned project; rather, says Anderson, “It grew spontaneously from a mound of freshly processed clay.” He was showing some of his molds to his students to explain how they worked. Together, they ended up building this piece from those molds, working collaboratively on what became the finished piece. • —Barbara Caron Detail from Baptismal, By Ben Anderson, hand-built and press-molded stoneware, 23" x 14" x 17", 2009. PHOTO: COURTESY BEN ANDERSON UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND MAGAZINE 11 Inside UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND MAGAZINE • VOL. 2, NO. 2 • SPRING 2020 CURRENTS FEATURES NETWORK 8 12 18 44 49 In Brief Syllabus The First Class Notes Looking Back URI news to keep you How to improve your Amendment URI alumni are amazing! Journalism Professor in the know. science literacy—tips Stories that illustrate why Catch up with your Emerita Linda Levin from Nancy Karraker of freedom of expression is classmates and get to taught and was loved by 9 URI’s SciWrite program. worth protecting, and know the newest and countless URI students. Go Rhody why we all have a longest-standing members Years later, she remains a 13 responsibility to speak of the Rhody family. mentor, example, and How Rams centerfielder You Can Quote Me our truths. inspiration. Tyler Brosius ’20 found 48 success on the pitcher’s URI experts are quoted 50 mound. in the media frequently. 28 Close Up Here are a few that bear Let Go of What’s Neighborhood Your Stories 10 repeating. Weighing You pharmacist Eugenio The Class of 1970 Bay and Beyond Down Fernandez ’13, M.B.A. celebrates its 50th 17 ’13, Pharm.D. ’13, Reunion this year. Sea urchin ranching? Laurie Lindemann, focuses on people and Members of the class Saddle up! Sea urchins Why I Teach M.A. ’02 experienced dispenses health recall the transformative could be the next big the emotional power of History professor Rae education and resources, years that led up to thing in Rhode Island cleaning out the “stuff” Ferguson teaches her along with prescriptions. their graduation. seafood. students to listen and to that weighed her down. 14 Now, she helps others Annotations follow their curiosity. 56 11 do the same. A visual guide to the Inner Space Center's Caption This Ask Our Big Production Control Room and the team Thinkers 32 Stroll down Memory that keeps the show going, no matter what. An Extraordinary Lane, check out last Here, team member Jessica Kaelblein URI Cooperative Family issue's winners, and shoots video on location in the Canadian Extension helps you get send your best caption Arctic Archipelago. Marc McGiveney ’92 your garden ready for for this issue! Ka Ki "Kay" Tse '19 at Ijen spring. and Deb Harbin ’92 are Volcano in East Java, 38 special parents. Five of Indonesia last summer. Rediscovering URI’s Agricultural Roots Fast Break their eight children have Tse visited Indonesia Personal finance tips special needs. But they during a solo backpacking Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are leading the you can use now. say the hard parts of trip to Southeast Asia. way for a new generation of farmers and food caring for their family Tse loves solo backpacking. producers. Saffron, pictured here, is just one of can’t compare to what “It gives me a chance to URI's many agriculture research areas. Most saffron they get back. meet people, experience is grown in Iran, but URI research is showing that it different cultures, and can be grown sustainably in local soil. learn about myself,” she says. Read about Tse on page 16. 2PHOTOS: SPRING COURTESY 2020 KAY TSE; ALEX DECICCIO; TODD MCLEISH UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND MAGAZINE 3 FROM THE PRESIDENT Signs of Spring President Dooley on next-generation food producers, a new governing board, freedom of expression, and the Class of 2024. SPRING IN NEW ENGLAND FREQUENTLY enrollment, administrative, and staffing showcase the URI community’s views on arrives late and then fades into summer needs. More opportunities for our com- the First Amendment, I could not help too soon. Even so, it is invariably a time of munity of scholars. And many more ben- but reflect on the amendment’s centrality growth and transformation, when the efits. I ask those of you who live in Rhode to our own mission. A prominent mem- dull, drab landscapes of winter explode Island to thank your state representatives, ber of our extended community who per- with color and new life, the robins really senators, and the governor for their sup- fectly exemplifies the amendment’s spirit do return, the Quad is once again full of port, which will, in turn, strengthen our is Laurie White ’81, who established the students, and Commencement concludes position as a leading economic engine for Taricani Lecture Series on First Amend- another special academic year. Rhode Island. ment Rights in honor of her late husband, At URI, we have become very familiar The Board of Trustees will also sup- Jim Taricani, Hon. ’18, a renowned inves- with growth and transformation. From port our drive to create academic pro- tigative journalist, who was, in her words, our founding in the 19th century as an grams that address societal issues and “a champion of the news media’s First agricultural institution, to the 21st-century meet market demands today and into the Amendment rights. He knew that protect- interdisciplinary sustainable agriculture future—like URI Online.