{"id":19595,"date":"2026-07-15T16:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/?page_id=19595"},"modified":"2026-08-11T14:00:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:00:34","slug":"summer-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading department-title\">Features<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero super  kmoore cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Camera as Catalyst<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/fa25_feat_bs_hero_v3.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<style>\n\n.cl-hero{\n   margin-bottom: -1em!important;\n}\n\n.breakout.block#kmoore{\n   background: #000;\n   text-align: center;\n   padding-bottom: 3em;\n}\n\n#kmoore .type-sans{\n   margin: 0 auto;\n   font-size: 1.35rem;\n   font-weight: 300;\n}\n\n#kmoore p{\n   max-width: 800px;\n   line-height: 2rem;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n<section>\n  <div class=\"breakout block\" id=\"kmoore\">\n    <div class=\"content-width\">\n      <div>&nbsp;\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity kmoore-separator\"\/>\n        <p class=\"type-sans\"><span style=\"color:#fff; font-weight:400;\">Filmmaker and journalism professor Kendall Moore measures the success of her films by the change they spark.<\/span><\/p><br><br>\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/kendall-moores-films-have-an-afterlife\/\" title=\"\">now viewing<\/a>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity kmoore-separator\"\/>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\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 equal-height 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\/summer-2026\/harbor-mastery\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/sp26_lp_marine.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Marine Affairs in Action<\/h2><p>At a Block Island marina, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ marine affairs alumni put their understanding of the ocean and the policies that govern it to work.\u00a0<\/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\/summer-2026\/the-u-s-needs-nurses-who-will-teach-them\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/sp26_lp_nursing.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Nursing Faculty Needed<\/h2><p>At º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½, scholarships are helping the best and brightest nurses enter the nursing Ph.D. program.<\/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\/new-reads\/legend\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/sp26_lp_mvp.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>MVP<\/h2><p>Andy Yosinoff \u201970 is the seventh-winningest coach in women\u2019s basketball history and, among women\u2019s college basketball coaches, the Emmanuel College coach is the oldest and has the longest tenure at one school.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\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\">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\/summer-2026\/ocean-equity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_currents_ota-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Marine affairs professor and social anthropologist Yoshitaka Ota wearing a light grey blazer, hands in pockets, looking confidently as he stands along the shore of a river.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_currents_ota-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_currents_ota-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/ocean-equity\/\">Ocean Equity<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Marine affairs professor\nYoshi Ota says the oceans will provide for everyone if we use them wisely and\nequitably.\n<\/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\/summer-2026\/research-at-the-forefront\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_currents_momentum-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Driftwood showing extensive boring by wood-eating shipworms.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_currents_momentum-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_currents_momentum-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/research-at-the-forefront\/\">Research at the Forefront<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Could shipworms hold a key to new antibiotics?<\/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-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/05\/su26_aperture_firstplace.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Titled \"Built-in Neck Pillow\", this photo features a southern elephant seal pup resting on a rocky beach in South Bay, Antarctica with snow-capped mountains in the background, grey sky and terrain covered in grey rocks and sand. Photograph taken by Emily Sperou, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Postdoctoral Fellow, Natural Resources Science. This photo is the First place winner in the annual º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Research and Scholarship Photo Contest\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholarly Lens<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The top images from the 2026 º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Research and Scholarship Photo Contest<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/new-reads\/scholarly-lens\/\" title=\"\">See the winners<\/a>\n<\/article><\/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   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>It&#8217;s º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Love, Actually<\/h1><p>With the Little Bubblegum Romance Bookshop, Erin Masse \u201909 is building a community, one title at a time.<\/p><a class=\"cl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/new-reads\/its-about-love-actually\/\" title=\"\">celebrate the romance<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/sp26_lp_love-v3.jpg);background-position:57% 50%;\"><\/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<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\/summer-2026\/good-business\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_siravo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Steve Siravo &#039;13 standing with hands in his pockets, wearing eye glasses, standing in front of Walden Pond smiling with blue sky and puffy white clouds.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_siravo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_siravo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/good-business\/\">Good Business<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Steve Siravo \u201913 helps big business be green business.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/room-for-color\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_hero-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Painting by Tammy Blais \u201903. Broad strokes of her palette knife create an image of several small cottages full of different textures and patterns underneath a patchwork sky. The overall pallett is muted earthy tones with pops of bright orange, yellow, red, pink, and blue.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_hero-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_hero-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/room-for-color\/\">Room for Color<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Artist Tammy Blais \u201903 embraces color and broad strokes.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/the-rogue-wave\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_roguewave-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hand of captain on steering wheel of motor boat in the blue ocean during the fishery day.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_roguewave-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_roguewave-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/the-rogue-wave\/\">The Rogue Wave<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A dreamy cruise in local waters ends with a surprise in this short story written for a class in º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½\u2019s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/turning-grief-into-meaning\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_captainchris-v2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brianna Sullivan &#039;10 holding her book Captain Chris Adventures next to arrow signs posted on a palm tree. The signs indicate distances to various locations including Key West, Havana, Paris, Amsterdam and Munich.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_captainchris-v2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_captainchris-v2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/turning-grief-into-meaning\/\">Turning Grief Into Meaning<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For Brianna Sullivan \u201910, the unexpected loss of a beloved friend led to the creation of a children\u2019s book series honoring his spirit.<\/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\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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>Scenic Route<\/h1><p>&#8220;Island Sentinel&#8221; by Corey Favino \u201918<\/p><a class=\"cl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/island-sentinel\/\" title=\"\">The story behind the photo<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_scenicroute-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><\/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\/07\/su26_lp_captionthis.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caption Contest, Summer 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a funny idea for a caption for this photo from º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½&#8217;s photo archives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Submit your caption by September 18, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/caption-this-summer-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\/2026\/03\/sp26_lp_captionthis.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"A black and white º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ yearbook photo from 1985 shows º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ students looking on as other students push a Volkswagen Bug.\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Winning Captions, Spring 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKeep pushing, we\u2019re almost to Iggy\u2019s!\u201d<br><strong>\u2014Ernie Vieira \u201969<\/strong><br><br>\u201cº¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ engineering students demonstrate the latest in air-cooled rear-engine propulsion technology.\u201d<br><strong>\u2014Richard M. Miller, M.S. \u201974<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2026\/caption-contest-spring-2026-winners\/\" title=\"\">Spring 2026 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=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-1024x976.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-1024x976.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-768x732.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-1536x1465.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-2048x1953.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-364x347.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-500x477.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-1000x954.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-1280x1221.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights-2000x1907.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/magazine\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/su26_network_tammyblais_midnights.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"feature-caption\">&#8220;Perfume Table&#8221; by Tammy Blais. 6&#8243;x6&#8243; oil on panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Happy Strokes<\/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\">Tammy Blais \u201903 calls her art her \u201cpersonality on canvas: unique, expressive, and unapologetically joyful.\u201d In this floral painting, Blais\u2019 technique is on full display\u2014the broad strokes of her palette knife transform a still life into a vibrant, energetic painting. 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