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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes January 22, 2026, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes

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Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda January 22, 2026, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Agendas

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No. 111 An Order Amending Executive Order No. 110 To Provide Emergency Transportation Repairs, Bill Lee

Executive Orders

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No. 110 An Order To Provide Relief In Anticipation Of Severe Winter Weather, Bill Lee

Executive Orders

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The Gene Encoding Ornithine Decarboxylase For Putrescine Biosynthesis Is Essential For The Viability Of Fusobacterium Nucleatum, Shiqi Xu, Bibek G C, Alex Phan, Chenggang Wu

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Fusobacterium nucleatum is a Gram-negative anaerobe associated with periodontitis and colorectal cancer. It secretes putrescine, a polyamine that promotes biofilm formation by oral co-colonizers and enhances the proliferation of cancer cells. However, the physiological importance of putrescine for F. nucleatum itself remains unexplored. Here, we show that putrescine biosynthesis, mediated by the ornithine decarboxylase gene oda, is essential for F. nucleatum viability. Deletion of oda was only possible when a functional copy was provided in trans, and CRISPR interference of oda expression resulted in complete growth defects. The essentiality of oda was conserved across multiple subspecies. Supplementation with …

Nitroarene-Mediated Photo-Oxidative Deconstruction And Upcycling Of Unsaturated Rubber Waste, Junpeng Wang, Zefeng Wang, Roberto Obergon, Obed Fernando

University Research

Transforming waste polymers into materials with improved properties offers a compelling strategy for advancing the sustainable use of polymers, echoing the Chinese proverb: “Blue comes from indigo but surpasses it in blueness.” Herein, we report a photo-oxidative deconstruction and upcycling method for unsaturated rubber waste. Under 390 nm LED irradiation at room temperature, in the presence of a nitroarene oxidant, diverse unsaturated polymers─including natural rubber, polybutadiene, nitrile rubber, styrene–butadiene rubber, and even cross-linked nitrile gloves─are selectively converted into carbonyl-terminated oligomers. The aldehyde-functionalized products are cross-linked via dynamic imine chemistry with p-phenylenediamine to yield reprocessable elastomers with markedly improved tensile strength …

Saudi Arabia And Türkiye ‘S Policy Towards Hamas: Between Pragmatism And Regional Geo-Political Balance, Mulawarman Hannase, Syaiful Rohman

Jurnal Wacana Politik

This paper examines the foreign policies of Saudi Arabia and Türkiye towards Hamas. This Islamist group has become a major actor in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the past decade. This article aims to analyze the two countries’ different approaches in addressing Hamas by capturing the political, ideological, and regional geopolitical factors at play. Using a qualitative approach and desk study method, data is obtained by analyzing official documents, diplomatic statements, and academic literature. The results of the study show that Saudi Arabia tends to keep its distance from Hamas due to its affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood and concerns over …

Restorative Justice, Human Dignity, And The Capabilities Approach, Reed Mcfeely

Acta Cogitata: An Undergraduate Journal in Philosophy

As a value-driven and transformative approach to criminal justice, restorative justice is inherently philosophical. Despite this, however, its philosophical underpinnings remain underdeveloped. This manuscript argues for the necessity of grounding restorative justice in moral philosophy, specifically through the framework offered by Martha Nussbaum’s capabilities approach. The paper first addresses the fragmented nature of restorative justice values, suggesting a new uniform framework centered on respect, equality, agency, and active striving. It then explores what victims are materially owed in the restorative justice process, advancing Nussbaum’s list of basic capabilities as a foundation. However, the central aim of this manuscript transcends these …

Trust In Testimony: Standpoint Theory And Moral Reasoning, Ava Macdonald

Acta Cogitata: An Undergraduate Journal in Philosophy

Standpoint epistemology provides a case in which it would seem that moral reasoning, understood as different from moral theorizing, is not possible due to the epistemological asymmetry present between dominant and marginalized groups. However, I argue that this issue may be bridged through the testimony of the marginalized individual which must then be accepted and respected by their interlocutor, with consciousness-raising being a prerequisite for the giving and reception of this testimony.

Ethics Across The Curriculum: Application To Economics

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

We propose that the study of economics can be enhanced by students learning ethical reasoning within their economics courses. Our method for introducing more robust discussions of the relationship between ethics and economics is to incorporate principles and strategies from the “Ethics Across the Curriculum” program. The methods we used to enhance our own course can be adapted to any economics course and the resources we provide can help any economist become more comfortable with teaching ethical reasoning.

Uaw Solidarity May, 1970 Edition

Migrant Farm Workers Organizing Movement Collection

UAW Solidarity magazine May, 1970 edition. The magazine contains updates regarding the United Auto Workers organization such as the convention they recently had. The document is missing pages 7,8,9,and 10.

Pages From "Uaw Solidarity" Magazine From May, 1970

Migrant Farm Workers Organizing Movement Collection

Segment from the "UAW Solidarity" magazine from May, 1970. The document contains news related to the United Auto Workers Organization such as "Pace-setting program adopted for UAW Women".

"Region 5 Report" United Auto Workers Newsletter From July, 1969

Migrant Farm Workers Organizing Movement Collection

"Region 5 Report " from the United Auto Workers newsletter. The document is dated July, 1969 containing news from region 5.

Macau Noir: Criminal Brotherhoods, Casino Capitalism, And The Case Of The Post-Socialist Chinese Consumer, Tim Simpson

Fast Capitalism

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Noir As Politics: Spanish Language Hardboiled Detective Fiction And The Discontents Of The Left, Patrick Blaine

Fast Capitalism

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Saviano, Garrone, Gomorrah: Neorealism And Noir In The Land Of The Camorra, Fabrizio Cilento

Fast Capitalism

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A Contribution To The Critique Of The Political Economy Of Google, Christian Fuchs

Fast Capitalism

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The Yugoslav Wars As The Primordial Accumulation Of Capital, Mirt Komel

Fast Capitalism

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There's Chemistry Between Us: European Transition To Transition, Anže Dolinar

Fast Capitalism

Transition state of a chemical reaction is a particular configuration along the reaction coordinate. In chemistry this state is characterized by a specific property of irreversibility and corresponds to the highest energy level along a certain reaction coordinate. One of the qualities of transition state is its indetermination. In other words, we do not know what really goes on in that state, all we have are approximations.

What concerns me here is the transition state of nation states as a specific configuration corresponding to this chemical analogy. If this analogy holds true two equally important consequences will inevitably follow. Firstly, …

Full Issue, Fast Capitalism Editorial Team

Fast Capitalism

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Western Mansions In The Gardens Of Perfect Brightness, Another History Of High Qing Sino-European Exchanges, Nicolas Woreth

Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal

The Gardens of Perfect Brightness, the favorite residence of Chinese Emperors in the High Qing era (1683-1799), held mysteries that will remain forever concealed from the public eye after French and British imperialist forces looted it and burned it beyond repair during the Second Opium War (1856-1860). Behind the doors of the secret garden, scarcely open to anyone but the emperor, his wives, and servants, worked European artists and scientists. Most of them were Jesuit missionaries who served the emperor in the hope of gaining his favor and support for the spread of Christianity in China.

This paper aims to …

"El Malcriado" Newspaper From November 2, 1973

Migrant Farm Workers Organizing Movement Collection

"El Malcriado" newspaper. the official voice of the United Farmworkers. The newspaper is dated to November 2, 1973

"Valley Marchers Nearing Austin"

Migrant Farm Workers Organizing Movement Collection

Article from the Texas AFL-CIO News titled "Valley marchers nearing Austin". The article is dated August 20, 1966, and it states updates on the Valley farm workers' march across Texas.

Rural Advance Magazine Summer 1972

Migrant Farm Workers Organizing Movement Collection

"Rural Advance" magazine published by the Rural Advancement Fund of the National Sharecropper Fund. The magazine was published in the summer of 1972.

Cho, Not Che?: Positioning Blacksburg In The Political, Ben Agger

Fast Capitalism

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Satire, Guns, And Humans: Lessons From The Nacirema, Steve Kroll-Smith, Gwen Hunnicutt

Fast Capitalism

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A Hokies' Lament: American Social Psychosis And The Virginia Tech Killings, Stephen Pfohl

Fast Capitalism

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Mediated Ritual On Academic Ground, Neal King

Fast Capitalism

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Risk, Return To Industry, And The Future Of Democracy, Lukas Szrot

Fast Capitalism

Reflecting on 2020, I consider the possibility of the collapse of the United States, as well as the ways in which it has fallen short of representative and democratic promise. I argue that the spread of conspiratorial reason is symptomatic of the mistrust that has arisen from these failures. Drawing on naturalist, critical theory, and sociology of knowledge accounts of conspiratorial reason, I argue that such thinking is interest-bound, weaponizing mistrust, and is broadly appealing but ultimately disempowering, serving the ends of failed praxis and reification of power. I examine two possible sources of institutionalized mistrust: the "culture wars" thesis …