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Catching Bees: Abigail Gill’s Summer Fellowship August 29, 2024 - Butterfly nets. Rain boots. Clear vials. Coolers filled with ice. These are a few of the supplies Abigail Gill, a biological sciences and environmental science and management double major from Lincoln, RI, used when investigating the pollination ecology of cultivated and wild cranberry plants in Rhode Island this summer. As part of a Coastal and […]
Coastal Access Equity: Mallory Lentz’s Path to NOAA’s Coastal Management Fellowship August 28, 2024 - Growing up on the Chesapeake Bay, recent CELS graduate Mallory Lentz ‘24 always knew she wanted to study environmental science. “I’ve always been in tune with coastal issues,” says Lentz. “I was able to see the lasting effects that humans had on the environment.” Admiring the beautiful tidal estuarine landscape of the Severn River in […]
Shark Fishing for a Summer Fellowship August 20, 2024 - Mary Brantley, a marine biology and marine affairs double major from Charlotte, North Carolina, went fishing for the first time this summer. The first fish she ever caught? A mako shark, known as the fastest shark in the ocean. Brantley has been assisting with research led by Professor Bradley Wetherbee, an assistant professor of biology […]
From the environment to the human brain, URI to co-host discussion of plastic pollution impact August 20, 2024 - URI research is focus of Rhode Island PBS forum on how plastic pollution affects us
What’s the buzz? Expert talks about weekend’s dragonfly invasion at area beaches August 20, 2024 - Viral social media videos showed beachgoers ducking under beach towels, gazing in disbelief or quickly deploying their cell phones as thousands of dragonflies descended on local beaches such as Green Hill in South Kingstown and Misquamicut in Westerly. The spontaneous invasion lasted only minutes.
URI’s Sea Grant program featured in Oceanography Society magazine August 20, 2024 - Rhode Island Sea Grant staffers recommend multi-use approach at shoreline to help ocean communities
Is the monarch butterfly ready for its moment? August 20, 2024 - URI researchers would like to see the monarch get its due
URI partners on study tracking whale shark for record-breaking four years August 20, 2024 - A team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Nova Southeastern University in Florida have been tracking a 26-foot endangered whale shark – named “Rio Lady” – with a satellite transmitter for more than four years – a record for whale sharks and one of the longest tracking endeavors for any species of […]