As part of a Coastal and Environmental Fellowship, Abigail Gill assisted with a variety of projects led by The URI Bee Lab, which focuses on the biology and behavior of native and managed bees in Rhode Island.
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Mary Brantley has been assisting with research led by Professor Bradley Wetherbee, an assistant professor of biology. For the past two semesters, she’s helped him study data on the movements of tiger sharks at French Frigate Shoals, a small atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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URI research is focus of Rhode Island PBS forum on how plastic pollution affects us
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Viral social media videos showed beachgoers ducking under beach towels, gazing in disbelief or quickly deploying their cell phones as thousands of dragonflies descended on local beaches such as Green Hill in South Kingstown and Misquamicut in Westerly. The spontaneous invasion lasted only minutes.
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Rhode Island Sea Grant staffers recommend multi-use approach at shoreline to help ocean communities
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URI researchers would like to see the monarch get its due
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A team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Nova Southeastern University in Florida have been tracking a 26-foot endangered whale shark – named “Rio Lady” – with a satellite transmitter for more than four years – a record for whale sharks and one of the longest tracking endeavors for any species of […]
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Aisha Malik recipient of 3 ASLA scholarships
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Recognized for work powering local energy grid and producing energy-savvy graduates
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Maria Potvin one of 94 across U.S. and Canada chose for award
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