From working at Peckham Farm to involvement with the AVS Club to mentoring first-year students, Emma Sicheri has found many ways to turn her interests into meaningful opportunities in CELS. She says that her experiences at URI have fueled her passion for veterinary medicine, her leadership skills, and her sense of community.

A new paper by University of Rhode Island post-doctoral researchers Emily Sperou and Renato Borras-Chavez in the journal Polar Biology discusses a unique phenomenon observed in a reclusive Antarctic animal: postmortem attentive behavior, or PAB, in the solitary leopard seal.

Rising groundwater, resulting from climate change, poses a significant threat to coastal cities, says assistant professor of geosciences Christopher Russoniello in the journal Nature Cities. Russoniello recently co-published a commentary highlighting hazards that are often overlooked in urban infrastructure.

Molecular biologists pair with mechanical engineers for URI-built experimental model offering new way to look at TBI-related neurodegenerative disease

Dr. Sarah Davis ’24, who received her Ph.D. in our Biological and Environmental Science program, will share ongoing microplastics research and results from recent studies examining how and where microplastics accumulate in the waters and sediments of Narragansett Bay. Davis joins Dr. Victoria Fulfer, Ph.D. ’24 for the presentation.

Geosciences professor Ambarish Karmalkar is part of team using interactive modeling to predict impact of ice sheet meltwater discharge on climate and sea level.

New URI project launching this fall will study the state’s wild turkeys to better understand and maintain local population