Longtime leader of University’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences embarks on his own URI break this March, leaving a legacy of international impact at URI and beyond
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El Fernekees, a senior double majoring in gender and women’s studies and marine biology, combines their two majors to approach science from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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Maria Peterson, assistant professor of fisheries, animal, and veterinary science, introduces students to their first semester in the pre-vet and animal science programs, noting that she enjoys watching them grow and learning to work with animals in a clinical setting.
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URI’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) Communications Fellow, Yvonne Wingard, was drawn to the fellowship because they value both science and stories–and how connecting the two can advance scholarship, connect people across many different facets of life, and empower communities. “I want to take all the heavy academic jargon, complicated ideas, nuances, […]
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An international team was established to prepare the Global Center for Blue Climate Solutions for research to support informed and equitable decisions for mangrove and seagrass conservation and restoration.
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Katherine Hlywa and Emma Zorner will spend the spring semester researching how gene mutations introduced to moss influence cell wall growth thanks to an undergraduate research grant from URI’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Innovation.
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Johanna Harvey, a noted wildlife disease ecologist and assistant professor in the the Department of Natural Resources Science, offers expert perspective on the advent of cases of avian flu in southern New England.
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Naomy Robalo Moreno double majors in Wildlife and Conservation Biology and Marine Biology. Originally from Cape Verde, she is the first in her family to study ocean and conservation science. She came to URI uncertain about what she wanted to study and, through the encouragement of her mentors and advisors as well as coursework and fellowship experience, developed her identity as a student scientist.
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Local businesses and organizations are invited to connect with the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension to learn about ways to support the Rhode Island Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program as a mentor, educational partner, program sponsor, or summer industry training host.
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URI programs looking at wildfire management and impact, from ground level up.
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