President Parlange tells graduates ‘one of the hallmarks of a URI education and a defining feature of this community is service’

CELS student, and triple major, Kiersten Sundell travelled to Dubai to attend the COP28 conference on behalf of Generation Atomic.

The University of Rhode Island will celebrate its Partnership for Research Excellence in Sustainable Seafood (PRESS) Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus’ Coastal Institute.

Richmond resident Peter Paton, chair of the Department of Natural Resources Science (NRS), was honored in November with the Distinguished Naturalist Award.

The gift from the Schwab Charitable Fund, made possible through the generosity of Eric and Wendy Schmidt, will help advance sustainability practices at the University.

Offered through the University of Rhode Island’s Cooperative Extension, the 14-week, virtual course begins in late January.

Pantry operations director Stephen Souls helps distribute up to 1,500 pounds of produce each week with the North Kingstown Food Pantry.

The new fellowship builds on URI’s history as an “agricultural school” with new pathways in the field of food for students from diverse majors.

Fara Warner, a veteran journalist experienced in climate communication and editorial leadership, has been named executive director at the Metcalf Institute at the University of Rhode Island.

Researchers at the University of Rhode Island have been awarded a $2.5 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop social impact markers that will help them and local communities measure the effects of offshore wind energy development.