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URI forester offers tips on tree safety and protection for Arbor Day April 23, 2026 - As trees come into bloom across Rhode Island, URI’s resident forestry extension specialist Christopher Riely answers questions about local trees in time for Arbor Day on April 24. Riely is a certified forester and arborist in URI’s Department of Natural Resources Science.
Small-scale and backyard egg producers in New England invited to participate in survey April 23, 2026 - A new study by Terpase Gbaa, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences is surveying small-scale and backyard egg farmers across the region to assess their awareness of food safety practices and identify gaps that could put consumers at risk.
URI Medical Laboratory Science Students Turn Curiosity into Impact April 23, 2026 - From global cancer disparities to rare disease diagnosis, two University of Rhode Island seniors highlight how laboratory science drives patient care with essential data.
The Front Lines of Diagnosis: Medical Laboratory Science April 21, 2026 - Though patients never meet them, Kathryn Casey ’19 and Sabrina Metallo ’19 are often the first to detect life-changing diagnoses. They are passionate about revealing the critical yet often invisible role medical laboratory science plays in healthcare.
Start small: How to make your garden grow this spring April 20, 2026 - URI Cooperative Extension gardeners offer green suggestions and advice for novice gardeners looking to break ground this spring.
Offshore research update: results of wind development discussions at New Bedford presentation, May 6 April 16, 2026 - David Bidwell, professor of marine affairs at the University of Rhode Island, will share research results on offshore wind community discussions at a free public presentation on Wednesday, May 6, at 6 p.m., at the New Bedford Free Public Library, 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford.
Spinach study: URI researcher awarded $296,000 USDA grant for core plant research April 15, 2026 - Plant Sciences’ Camilo Villouta's lab has been awarded a $296,000 USDA grant to study hydroponic spinach cultivation in controlled-environment agriculture. This is Villouta’s first time receiving an award from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and his first award of this size.
Mind your bee’s and q’s April 15, 2026 - With a new exhibit on insects opening at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Steve Alm and Casey Johnson in URI's Bee Lab answer questions on the local bee population.