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River Stories

Students in the honors course River Stories visited URI geoscientist Soni Pradhanang’s river simulation table.

Professor Heather Johnson’s students examine rivers through history, culture, literature, and ecology. They gain firsthand knowledge of rivers by going straight to the source.

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What Does Social Justice Have to Do with Evolution? Everything.

David Upegui (left) and David Fastovsky in Upegui’s Central Falls High School classroom. They wrote and received a grant to purchase the skulls.

Award-winning Central Falls High School biology teacher David Upegui, Ph.D. ’21, teamed up with URI paleontologist David Fastovsky to write a book aimed at helping teachers incorporate social justice into the biology curriculum.

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University’s first hazard mitigation plan approved by FEMA, state

KINGSTON, R.I. – March 5, 2024 –The University of Rhode Island now has a comprehensive plan to deal with natural disasters like floods, winter storms, hurricanes, extreme temperatures and other natural threats. URI is the first higher education institution in the state to have a plan approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Rhode Island. A $35,000 grant from the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency/FEMA

URI is the first university in R.I. to have plan endorsed by federal and state agencies.

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Adventurous URI: Outing Club gets students off campus, outdoors

image of three students posing while on a hike in the woods

One of the oldest clubs on campus has provided mental and physical health benefits through the pandemic, and beyond.

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URI researchers develop plan for Global Center focused on Blue Climate Solutions

image of professor of Emi Uchida with the ocean in the background

URI Professor Emi Uchida, Ph.D., is leading a new NSF grant to bridge international expertise and communities around mangrove/seagrass ecosystems.

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‘Food is part of the solution’ when it comes to climate change

image of hands planting new plants in soil

The 8th Annual Rhode Island Food System Summit considers innovative practices that power environmental stewardship ‘From Seed to Shore.’

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An equitable Ocean State: URI professor looking at ways to improve coastal fishing access and information in R.I.

image of a person fishing off the coast while standing on a protruding large rock

CELS assistant professor Melva Treviño Peña is examining coastal access among marginalized communities across the state.

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Deep-sea study fleet taking shape at URI

image of professor Andrew Davies

A new fleet of ‘benthic landers’ will be deployed this year.

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URI PRESS: Science & Outreach Collaborations for Sustainable Seafood event brings together members of seafood industry, researchers

image of Rebecca Brown, scarecrow developer and professor and chair of plant sciences and entomology, of the URI College of Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS); Azure Cygler, PRESS project manager, a sustainable fisheries and aquaculture specialist of the URI Coastal Resources Center (CRC) and Rhode Island Sea Grant (Sea Grant); PRESS lead Marta Gomez-Chiarri, professor of aquaculture/fisheries in URI CELS; and Kassandra Florez, community affairs coordinator for U.S. Sen. Jack Reed. URI photos by Nora Lewis.

A University effort to fund science-and-outreach projects addressing real-life issues challenging Rhode Island seafood industries drew dozens of attendees

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Two URI professors named Emerging Scholars by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

image of CELS assistant professor Melva Treviño Peña smiling in front of a bookshelf

Brendan Skip Mark and CELS assistant professor Melva Treviño Peña are among only 15 scholars nationally to earn this honor.

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