Walk to the path by the Greenhouses, across from the Fine Arts Center. Find the Horridge Conservatory and cross through that warm and bright space, teeming with unique specimens. Pass by the indoor koi pond and take a right at the greenhouse’s end. Walk by College of the Environment and Life Sciences’ class…
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Food justice activist Leah Penniman to speak on racism and sovereignty in the food system at URI Dec. 6
Leah Penniman, a Black Kreyol farmer, author and food justice activist, will present virtually at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium, Tuesday, Dec. 6, on “Uprooting Racism and Seeding Sovereignty in the Food System.”…
Continue reading "Food justice activist Leah Penniman to speak on racism and sovereignty in the food system at URI Dec. 6"Author, activist Terry Tempest Williams to address Environmental Humanities Lecture Series
Terry Tempest Williams, an award-winning writer, naturalist, activist, and educator, will wrap up the fall schedule of the University of Rhode Island Center for the Humanities’ year-long discussion, “Re-Envisioning Nature: An Environmental Humanities Lecture Series.”…
Continue reading "Author, activist Terry Tempest Williams to address Environmental Humanities Lecture Series"URI, R.I. Sea Grant, DEM, municipal partners invite public to take part in shoreline monitoring program
New equipment at three Rhode Island coastal sites now enables the public to use smartphones to take photos that could help government collect data on climate change impacts such as flooding and erosion, and ultimately inform practical planning…
Continue reading "URI, R.I. Sea Grant, DEM, municipal partners invite public to take part in shoreline monitoring program"Mother Jones correspondent to speak on agriculture in crisis at URI Nov. 29
Tom Philpott, a food and agriculture correspondent for Mother Jones, will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium, Tuesday, Nov. 29, on “Perilous Bounty: Emerging Crises in Industrial Agriculture.” Philpott is the author of the book Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming…
Continue reading "Mother Jones correspondent to speak on agriculture in crisis at URI Nov. 29"Rhode Islanders strongly answer ‘yes’ on Question 1 for improvements to URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus
Rhode Island voters strongly said they want the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus to continue being a global center of excellence in ocean science by approving a $100 million bond referendum on Tuesday. With 412 of 414 polling places reporting as of late Tuesday night, 57.5 percent…
Continue reading "Rhode Islanders strongly answer ‘yes’ on Question 1 for improvements to URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus"College of the Environment and Life Sciences New Faculty 2022
The University of Rhode Island College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) welcomes seven new faculty members this fall. With expertise and interests ranging from hydrology to STEM education, and phytoplankton to environmental law, these new faculty members…
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Each year, the University of Rhode Island honors graduating seniors for their superior academic achievement. Their selection is based on grade point average, as well as other criteria determined by their individual…
Continue reading "Commencement 2022: URI wildlife, conservation biology graduate ready for his career to take flight"“Urban Farming, Community Organizing, and Family: A Black Chef’s Journey” at URI on Nov. 15
Black chef, community organizer and urban farmer Denzel Mitchell, Jr., of the Farm Alliance of Baltimore, will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium, Tuesday, Nov. 15, on “Urban Farming, Community Organizing and Family: A Black Chef’s Journey.” Mitchell is the co-executive director of education…
Continue reading "“Urban Farming, Community Organizing, and Family: A Black Chef’s Journey” at URI on Nov. 15"‘Labor and the Food System’ at URI Oct. 25
Attorney and activist Saru Jayaraman, co-founder and president of One Fair Wage, will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Oct. 25, on “Labor and the Food System.” Jayaraman is director of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on…
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