After starting college as an accounting major, Sydney Cote ’26 found her passion in URI’s Plant Sciences program, where hands-on learning transformed a lifelong interest in flowers into a career.

By studying pollinators high in the forest canopy, URI Ph.D. researcher Ren Johnson hopes to answer long-standing questions about black cherry trees and their role in Northeastern forests

A hands-on workshop at URI brought together professionals from across New England to learn how evaluating soil helps ensure septic systems protect groundwater, ecosystems, and public health.

Associate Professor of Natural Resources Science Madison Jones, who also holds a joint appointment in Professional & Public Writing, is using rhetoric, fieldwork, and creative thinking to train the next generation of science communicators.

After more than four decades at the University of Rhode Island, planning professor Farhad Atash’s legacy can be seen in Rhode Island communities, the students he guided, and the profession he helped strengthen.

A rare Titan Arum (better known as the corpse flower) is preparing to bloom at the University of Rhode Island’s Horridge Conservatory. This remarkable plant flowers only once every 5-7 years, stays open for just 24-8 hours, and produces its infamous rotting-flesh scent to attract pollinators.

Starting at 2pm June 5, some 300 volunteers will have just 24 hours to find as
many species of life as possible at two sites in Kingston in the 27th annual Rhode
Island BioBlitz, organized by the Rhode Island Natural History Survey.

University of Rhode Island professor Thomas Mather recently visited The Daily Show to talk all things ticks with host Michael Kosta. Also known as “The Tick Guy,” Mather is a renowned researcher and expert in public health entomology.

Through hands-on classes, greenhouse work, and research opportunities, Kaylyn Wood found a career path rooted in plants, wellness, and entrepreneurship. She’s now double majoring in plant sciences and psychology with minors in entrepreneurship and cannabis studies.