Viral social media videos showed beachgoers ducking under beach towels, gazing in disbelief or quickly deploying their cell phones as thousands of dragonflies descended on local beaches such as Green Hill in South Kingstown and Misquamicut in Westerly. The spontaneous invasion lasted only minutes.

Rhode Island Sea Grant staffers recommend multi-use approach at shoreline to help ocean communities

URI researchers would like to see the monarch get its due

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.