A team of faculty and staff is looking forward to growing its tree research capacity, while nourishing the animals who live on campus, with a recent donation from the Indiana company Tree Pro of 1,500 tree protectors and the same number of wooden stakes.

URI junior Ava Russell, a double major in biology and plant science, was selected for the competitive DaRin Butz Internship. She will spend 10 weeks at Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum studying plant development and evolution.

Subramanian will join author and Metcalf alum Elizabeth Rush for conversation on April 2.

Our Master of Environmental Science and Management program is responding to community needs with new environmental justice track. Kendall Moore, pictured, is leading the new track.

URI Cooperative Extension’s Watershed Watch, which has collected water quality data throughout southern New England for more than 35 years, is seeking volunteers; training starts in April. Watershed Watch is also a national leader, connecting and training volunteer program leaders across the country.

Public sightings pass 1,000 in statewide project that links citizen scientists with University research. URI’s researchers just passed the 1,000-sighting mark this winter, a good sign for the cat species and public interest in the animal.

Backed by a prestigious NIH award, Assistant Professor Caitlin Murdoch’s lab is researching how zinc movement inside cells shapes brain development and behavior

Natural resources science teaching professor Chris Floyd is among the adventurous, devoted, and innovative faculty here at URI who provide immersive experiences to their students both inside and outside the classroom.

URI Cooperative Extension in partnership with Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 Environmental Management Fellows Program and to congratulate eleven exceptional students selected for the inaugural cohort