A team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Nova Southeastern University in Florida have been tracking a 26-foot endangered whale shark – named “Rio Lady” – with a satellite transmitter for more than four years – a record for whale sharks and one of the longest tracking endeavors for any species of […]

Aisha Malik recipient of 3 ASLA scholarships

Recognized for work powering local energy grid and producing energy-savvy graduates

Maria Potvin one of 94 across U.S. and Canada chose for award

URI program aims to rescue and recycle food by changing the way Rhode Islanders interact with it

The University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center (CRC) at the Graduate School of Oceanography is joining the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and key Republic of Madagascar government ministries in launching a major initiative to support environmental conservation and sustainable development in the African nation.

Ten undergraduate students at the University of Rhode Island have been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

Beluga whales are a charismatic species, easily recognized–and adored–for their bright white color and prominent foreheads. New research from Justin Richard, assistant professor of animal science, published in Animal Cognition suggests there may be more to those squishy, distinctive heads than previously thought. In the decade Richard spent as a beluga whale trainer at Mystic […]

Dr. Laura Meyerson, URI professor of invasion science and habitat restoration ecology and editor-in-chief of the journal Biological Invasions, is a contributing lead author on the IPBES assessment and a lead author on the paper – one of two papers Meyerson has recently published in Nature journals.