Over the next three years, three University of Rhode Island researchers are hoping to broaden the scientific understanding of methane emission dynamics in ultramafic rock systems – work that one day may help…
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Working alongside their mentor, URI alumni share study results on climate change in tropical countries
For Richard Pollnac, the focus has always been on people. This University of Rhode Island professor emeritus has spent his career studying the cultural impact on people living near bodies of water. An anthropologist by training, he began his career…
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For backyard gardeners, mild droughts and water ban restrictions common during the summer months can be a cause for concern. Kate Venturini Hardesty, a program administrator and educator…
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As the warm days of summer draw us outside, the public is reminded to take care when in contact with local freshwater waterways, as some contain toxic levels of cyanobacteria, which can carry a serious health…
Continue reading "Caution advised around summer toxic algae blooms"URI professor elevated to Fellow of American Society of Landscape Architects
University of Rhode Island Professor William Green has been elected to the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows, one of the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members. Green is among 27 members …
Continue reading "URI professor elevated to Fellow of American Society of Landscape Architects"CELS Alum Named A Switzer Environmental Fellow
Asta Habtemichael, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, was recently chosen as one of 20 environmental scholars to receive a Switzer Environmental Fellowship. The prestigious fellowship, a program of the Robert and Patricia Switzer…
Continue reading "CELS Alum Named A Switzer Environmental Fellow"RISE, Vineyard Wind sponsor URI Energy Fellows Program
The University of Rhode Island’s Energy Fellows Program has announced that RISE Engineering and Vineyard Wind have reaffirmed their commitment to the program as sponsors. RISE is sponsoring a summer industry training program…
Continue reading "RISE, Vineyard Wind sponsor URI Energy Fellows Program"University of Rhode Island Shark Camp launches for Providence school students, July 12-14
For the first time in two years, University of Rhode Island Professor of Biological Sciences Brad Wetherbee will hold URI Shark Camp, hosting 16 high school students from The Met School in Providence and from the Narragansett Indian Tribe…
Continue reading "University of Rhode Island Shark Camp launches for Providence school students, July 12-14"URI, Indonesia recognize 50-year partnership
The University recently celebrated the 50th year of its partnership with the Republic of Indonesia in an event that included traditional dances, speeches by University and Indonesian representatives, and the awarding…
Continue reading "URI, Indonesia recognize 50-year partnership"URI’s Metcalf Institute receives $1.7 million grant to develop science communication fellowship for marginalized populations
The University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute was recently awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create the SciComm Identities Project (SCIP), a fellowship designed to train and support…
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