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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Education and engagement with Rhode Island communities is at the core of what we do. As a land-grant and sea-grant university, our mission is to ensure URI provides education and applied research that helps communities and improves the lives of Rhode Islanders.
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- Blind date with a plant: URI Master Gardeners handing out seedlings to community growers from across the state May 13, 2024 - Nearly 100 nonprofits are coming to URI May 13-15 to collect baby plants grown in URI campus incubator program.
- URI Cooperative Extension selected to help build region’s agriculture workforce of the future May 13, 2024 - Kate Venturini Hardesty is one of 13 selected nationwide for workforce development network at a land-grant university.
- URI’s Sunshine Menezes named Rhode Island Clean Water Action Award winner May 13, 2024 - Dr. Menezes is being ecognized for lifetime commitment to the environment.
- URI Water Quality Program launching initiative to study PFAS in water systems of two R.I. local communities May 13, 2024 - Program aims to evaluate the prevalence, sources and pathways of ‘forever chemicals’