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Science journalist Erica Gies to deliver Metcalf’s Leeson Lecture on ‘Listening to Water’

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Headlining Metcalf’s Annual Public Lecture Series will be science journalist Erica Gies, who will present the 2024 Leeson Lecture on Thursday, June 6, at 3:30 p.m.

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Boots to Bushels new farmer training for New England: veterans invited to join

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The University of Rhode Island’s Cooperative Extension is offering a new program this year, connecting New England military veterans and beginning farmers with opportunities in agriculture.

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Commencement 2024: For biological sciences graduate, problem solving is a core skill

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CELS graduate Alberto Paz’s research group develops open-source software and models for simulation of biological systems to achieve mechanistic understandings at molecular, organismal, and ecosystems scales.

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Blind date with a plant: URI Master Gardeners handing out seedlings to community growers from across the state

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Nearly 100 nonprofits are coming to URI May 13-15 to collect baby plants grown in URI campus incubator program.

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URI Cooperative Extension selected to help build region’s agriculture workforce of the future

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Kate Venturini Hardesty is one of 13 selected nationwide for workforce development network at a land-grant university.

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URI’s Sunshine Menezes named Rhode Island Clean Water Action Award winner

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Dr. Menezes is being ecognized for lifetime commitment to the environment.

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URI Water Quality Program launching initiative to study PFAS in water systems of two R.I. local communities

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Program aims to evaluate the prevalence, sources and pathways of ‘forever chemicals’

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URI student researcher’s project looking at whether food supplement may improve neurological health in sheep

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An Honors Program Student researches impact of beta glucan in sheep.

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Thank you! Faculty and staff recognized at new URI employee recognition breakfast

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Community members celebrate milestone anniversaries together at special event in Memorial Union.

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URI-led team finds direct evidence of ‘itinerant breeding’ in East Coast shorebird species

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The study of American woodcock confirms overlapping of migration and reproductive periods of the annual cycle.

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