This summer, marine biology major Sofia Grabiel Butler traveled to Guana Island in the British Virgin Islands to investigate how coral reef habitat loss may be contributing to declines in fish populations.
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From penguins to rabbits, URI students are helping give imperiled species a better chance at survival. Under the mentorship of URI’s Justin Richard and in partnership with leading zoos and aquariums, these CELS Summer Research Fellows are contributing to conservation efforts that reach far beyond the classroom.
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Dr. Garfield Kwan joins URI as an assistant professor of fish ecophysiology in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science. His research explores how fish respond to aquaculture, wildfire runoff, and future ocean conditions.
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Dr. Carolina Michel is excited to explore how Indigenous knowledge and Western science can inform each other, how arts-integrated and place-based learning shape students’ sense of belonging in the geosciences, and what it means to build a department where interdisciplinary work is the starting point, not an afterthought.
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Erin Sweeney discovered aquaculture and fisheries science at URI — and found a way to bring together her passions for science, conservation, anthropology, and photography.
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Carissa Sherman and Jaired Flanagan ’26 used GIS, hydrologic modeling, and environmental data to investigate how water moves through Rhode Island communities — and how better stormwater management can protect local waterways and Narragansett Bay.
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Mame Issa Ndoye identifies mosquitoes across Rhode Island as part of RIDEM’s surveillance effort to track West Nile, Triple E, and Jamestown Canyon virus.
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Nadine Soubotin brings a background spanning landscape architecture, urban design, and architecture to her work at the University of Rhode Island.
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CELS Summer Research Fellow Azaliah Lopes spent the season in the field with RIDEM’s mosquito abatement program, trapping and identifying mosquitoes across the state and testing for West Nile Virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, and Jamestown Canyon Virus.
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How do students learn to navigate challenges and persist through them? For Dr. Lisa Limeri, a new assistant professor in URI’s Department of Biological Sciences, that question is at the heart of her research.
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