What happens when two very different microbes meet during an infection? For Dr. Kara Eichelberger, a new faculty member in the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, that question is central to her research.

Eleni Mouyos, a double major in ocean engineering and marine biology, completed a summer internship at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. It was funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship program.

Three Rhode Island high school students spent the summer gaining hands-on experience with URI Cooperative Extension

URI Natural Resources Science professor offers advice to avoid rash from unwelcome weed

Yadira Silva Rios’ non-linear journey to URI now includes recognition by the Switzer Foundation for her environmental leadership. The first in her family to pursue a doctoral degree, she plans to use her award to fund fieldwork next summer, part of her larger study in how sustainable food futures are defined.

Century-old museum specimens will help answer longstanding questions about Antarctica’s top predator and its future in a changing climate