Molecular biologists pair with mechanical engineers for URI-built experimental model offering new way to look at TBI-related neurodegenerative disease

Dr. Sarah Davis ’24, who received her Ph.D. in our Biological and Environmental Science program, will share ongoing microplastics research and results from recent studies examining how and where microplastics accumulate in the waters and sediments of Narragansett Bay. Davis joins Dr. Victoria Fulfer, Ph.D. ’24 for the presentation.

Geosciences professor Ambarish Karmalkar is part of team using interactive modeling to predict impact of ice sheet meltwater discharge on climate and sea level.

New URI project launching this fall will study the state’s wild turkeys to better understand and maintain local population

The University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Energy Literacy Initiative is hosting its annual Plugged Into Energy Research lecture series this fall. The goal is to increase literacy around energy topics of concern in Rhode Island. All are welcome.

Marine Affairs Professor and Director of Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Yoshitaka Ota was recently awarded the Taiwan Peace Fellowship, a fellowship that brings together leaders and scholars from around the world in Taiwan to gain a deeper understanding of the country’s historical and cultural context through dialogue and peacebuilding.

A flexible new program from URI’s Department of Landscape Architecture will prepare students and working professionals to be community planners equipped to address complex environmental, social, and economic problems. The Community Planning Graduate Certificate gives students the opportunity to pursue professional training in sustainable community planning, now through a fully online option.

They sing for the love of the sea—and for a good cause. The URI Sea Shanty Social Club has turned maritime music into a force for community building and giving back.

Over the past decade, the URI Master Gardener Program has played a critical role in helping transform the community garden at Mount Hope Farm into an accessible, productive, educational, and sustainable community asset. The farm will now transition into being a part of the Master Gardeners’s alumni network.