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
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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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.
Continue reading "Commencement 2024: For biological sciences graduate, problem solving is a core skill"Blind date with a plant: URI Master Gardeners handing out seedlings to community growers from across the state
Nearly 100 nonprofits are coming to URI May 13-15 to collect baby plants grown in URI campus incubator program.
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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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Dr. Menezes is being ecognized for lifetime commitment to the environment.
Continue reading "URI’s Sunshine Menezes named Rhode Island Clean Water Action Award winner"URI Water Quality Program launching initiative to study PFAS in water systems of two R.I. local communities
Program aims to evaluate the prevalence, sources and pathways of ‘forever chemicals’
Continue reading "URI Water Quality Program launching initiative to study PFAS in water systems of two R.I. local communities"URI student researcher’s project looking at whether food supplement may improve neurological health in sheep
An Honors Program Student researches impact of beta glucan in sheep.
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Community members celebrate milestone anniversaries together at special event in Memorial Union.
Continue reading "Thank you! Faculty and staff recognized at new URI employee recognition breakfast"URI-led team finds direct evidence of ‘itinerant breeding’ in East Coast shorebird species
The study of American woodcock confirms overlapping of migration and reproductive periods of the annual cycle.
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