Students interested in Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island have long been part of an innovative and ground-breaking program that takes a 360-degree approach to understanding issues and solving problems critical to responsible coastal and marine management. Founded in 1970, URI’s Marine Affairs program is the first of its kind…
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University mourns the loss of Landscape Architecture Professor Richard Sheridan
In the days following the unexpected death of University of Rhode Island Professor Richard Edward Sheridan, URI community members are remembering him as a dedicated, witty and warm man who loved his family, his job and the beach…
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Nearly 50 years after a federal law banned the sale of hatchling turtles because of public health concerns, online pet dealers in the U.S. continue to get around the regulations, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Rhode Island, working with a colleague…
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A new study finds that proximity to electric vehicle charging stations (EVCSs) can raise property values depending on where homes are situated. The study, conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Rhode Island, the University of Maryland College Park, Princeton University…
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The University of Rhode Island’s Biological and Environmental Sciences Colloquium will host Alicia Wilson, professor of hydrogeology and director of the School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment at the University of South Carolina, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. in Potter Hall at the Kingston…
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More than 350 people have tuned in to learn about and discuss Rhode Island’s food future as part of the 7th Annual Rhode Island Food System Summit. Hosted by the University of Rhode Island, the summit focused on “Setting the Table for a 2030 Food Vision” and featured…
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Senior year of college is typically a heavy lift. That description takes on new meaning in the case of University of Rhode Island senior Arianna Helger who not only carries a full-time course load but regularly juggles work in her family business, quahogging in Narragansett Bay, and her role as…
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While Rhode Island’s food sector is one of its largest – representing nearly $4.5 billion in aggregate economic output and supporting 70,000 jobs – the state is still overly reliant on distant food…
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Community libraries, senior centers, and food pantries around Rhode Island look a bit brighter these days, thanks to the URI Master Gardener Program’s poinsettia propagation project…
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The University of Rhode Island inducted 12 former employees into its Lifetime Service Society during ceremonies Dec. 2 that celebrated at least 40 years of each individual’s dedicated work at the University…
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