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From Classroom to Conservation: Sydney Brown Finds Her Place in the Field September 21, 2026 - From classroom lessons to fieldwork, Sydney Brown is gaining hands-on experience in bird monitoring, research, and community science.
Geology underfoot: Public invited to join field trips focused on Rhode Island landscape September 16, 2026 - URI is hosting the 117th annual New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, Oct. 2-4, offering attendees the chance to get outside and experience geology in the field. 
Designing With Communities September 14, 2026 - This summer, URI landscape architecture students worked with Rhode Island communities to imagine new possibilities for parks, public spaces, and places to gather.
Building Ocean Equity at URI: Q&A with Delia Fuller September 10, 2026 - Through the CELS Summer Fellowship Program, Delia Fuller, a senior studying marine affairs at the University of Rhode Island, has been exploring what ocean equity means and how it can be incorporated into the URI community. Under the mentorship of Dr. Yoshitaka Ota, professor of marine affairs, she has been researching ocean equity, reviewing academic literature and documentaries, and laying the groundwork for an Ocean Equity Club at URI. 
URI Students Help Build Statewide Atlas of Tick Species September 8, 2026 - By tracking tick populations across Rhode Island, two URI students are helping researchers map where different species occur and provide the public with information to reduce the risk of tick-borne disease.
Mentors / sponsors welcomed to host, work with URI students in Cooperative Extension Fellows programs September 8, 2026 - Local industries and organizations can gain extra help on projects by hosting a URI student fellow, while students gain valuable skills and get to make an impact. There are a variety of ways that companies and organizations can partner with the University, to help welcome and work with top undergraduate and graduate students from URI, selected in a competitive process.
URI water expert from Nepal shares insight into recent flood in South Asian nation September 8, 2026 - For URI water scientist Dr. Soni Pradhanang, the recent avalanche and flooding in Nepal is both a scientific event and a deeply personal one. Raised in Kathmandu, Pradhanang studies flooding, water resources and mountain hazards. Alongside Ph.D. student Pratik Singh Thakuri, also from Nepal, she is examining the Aug. 26 event using satellite imagery and hydrologic expertise.
New audio tour highlights indigenous cultural significance of plants in URI’s Youngken Medicinal Garden September 4, 2026 - Visitors also learn medicinal uses of therapeutic plants during immersive experience in the tranquil space.