At the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, you’ll deepen your understanding of the living world and your place within it.
The work that happens here is rooted in our land- and sea-grant mission, and connected to the needs of the local, regional, and global communities. Our faculty researchers work collaboratively across disciplines, drawing from a broad, inclusive field of human knowledge to make critical discoveries within their fields. URI’s core research facilities and specialized labs offer the latest technologies that will enable you to gather field data, synthesize vast amounts of information, and develop solutions to real world challenges. Whether you are interested in urban food systems; protecting marine wildlife; understanding what makes an organism adapt and an ecosystem thrive; or assisting policy makers in the shift towards renewable energy and sustainable natural resource management, you’ll find your place here.
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Applied research is at the core of what we do. As a land-grant and sea-grant university, our researchers and students work closely with communities to share knowledge and apply it to everyday lives.
Our programsNews
- URI Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Emi Uchida named Pew Fellow March 21, 2024 - Professor Uchida is one 6 recipients recognized this year by Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation.
- River Stories March 21, 2024 - Professor Heather Johnson’s students examine rivers through history, culture, literature, and ecology. They gain firsthand knowledge of rivers by going straight to the source.
- What Does Social Justice Have to Do with Evolution? Everything. March 21, 2024 - Award-winning Central Falls High School biology teacher David Upegui, Ph.D. ’21, teamed up with URI paleontologist David Fastovsky to write a book aimed at helping teachers incorporate social justice into the biology curriculum.
- University’s first hazard mitigation plan approved by FEMA, state March 14, 2024 - URI is the first university in R.I. to have plan endorsed by federal and state agencies.