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URI Ph.D. candidate selected for prestigious NOAA fellowship
Research focused on ethical and sustainable seafood markets earns Aida Pauls a spot in the competitive NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship
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New research by CELS soil microbiologist Patrick Sorensen reveals vulnerable process as snowpacks shrink, challenging long-held assumptions about how microbes build biomass
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The Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network will host a one-day conference Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Quonset ‘O’ Club in North Kingstown. It is open to the public.
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A new study led by Ph.D. student Christopher Hickling shows that artificial light at night alters the movement and foraging behavior of caracals on South Africa’s Cape Peninsula, revealing how urban lighting impacts wildlife behavior. Hickling also studies bobcats, the caracals’ wild cat equivalent in Rhode Island, for the University’s Rhode Island Bobcat Project.
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Ocean pollution’s damage goes beyond the environment. A new study highlights how contamination of culturally significant marine species disrupts food sovereignty, identity, and justice in coastal communities.
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As rising seas and stronger storms reshape Rhode Island’s coastline, URI students transformed a vulnerable stretch of Jamestown into an award-winning vision for coastal resilience.
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URI’s Tracey Dalton is analyzing the economic impact of sargassum inundation in the Caribbean. The study, which included URI alumni Di Jin and Ken Hamel, shows that sargassum events are expected to cause multimillion dollar economic losses each year.
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Designed to equip youth leaders, adult leaders, and volunteers with practical tools to strengthen their impact across 4-H clubs and communities, our upcoming workshop will focus on leadership development, skill building, and community connection.
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Mateja Nenadović in URI Marine Affairs looks at governance models for small-scale fisheries, which provide 90% of total fisheries employment world-wide
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