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The state of the plate: food protection and safety subject of URI conference April 8, 2025 - Cooperative Extension is hosting this year’s 31st annual Rhode Island Food Safety Task Force Conference on Thursday, April 24. The conference, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick, will provide attendees with information on the Food Safety Modernization Act’s Food Traceability Rule and how it applies to food businesses and operations.
A Whale of a Time: Brianna Pizzano on Beluga Whale Research April 4, 2025 - “It has completely evolved my knowledge and opinions on animals in aquaria, animal behavior, and has made me think about how to convey knowledge in an accessible way,” Pizzano says. “It has been rewarding to research animals that have been minimally studied and to make sense of their behaviors in social and other contexts.” 
URI Cooperative Extension aiming to connect all Rhode Islanders to increased home energy efficiency April 4, 2025 - ‘Community of Practice’ listening sessions to launch this April, part of URI Energy Literacy Initiative
Vanishing Fish, Shrinking Catches: How Overfishing is Undermining Coastal Fisheries April 4, 2025 - New science shows that overfishing is eroding the sustainability of tropical coral reef fisheries in East Africa, with small-scale fishers losing out on fisheries productivity as entire species disappear from their catch. "These diverse species provide essential proteins and micronutrients that aren't easily replaced, threatening both food security and the livelihoods of fishing families," says Associate Professor Austin Humphries of URI's Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences.
Reporting ‘Rhode Kill:’ New study calls on citizen scientists April 2, 2025 - URI’s Natural Resources Science department launching solution to identify and address roadkill hotspots in state with virtual data collected by Rhode Islanders
Agriculture and Food System Fellow Spotlight: Emma Ventura March 30, 2025 - Emma Ventura, a senior in environmental science and management, worked with the URI Cooperative Extension's Vegetable Production Program, collaborating with Dr. David Weisberger. a crop scientist and Extension agent.
Redefining Ecology: Madison Jones on Understanding Rhetorical Ecologies March 28, 2025 - Madison Jones, assistant professor of professional and public writing and natural resources science, is helping both students and scholars shift the ways that we approach writing and rhetoric, specifically in the context of environmental advocacy. He and co-editor Sid Dobrin’s recent book "Rhetorical Ecologies" dives into the history behind, and contemporary work that employs, ecology as a term and concept within writing and rhetoric. 
Agriculture and Food Systems Fellow Spotlight: Rowan Valle March 27, 2025 - Rowan Valle completed an Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program through URI's Cooperative Extension. He gathered GIS data, recruited participants and conducted interviews, translated documents from English to Spanish, and conducted comprehensive site inventories of urban gardens.