Maggie Payne was going through a difficult time at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when she received some of the best news in her professional career.Like many parents, she had to suddenly transition to working from home while simultaneously taking on the new home-schooling duties of her two young sons.“…[Read more]
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CELS Marine Biologist Keeps Seafood Industry Afloat Through Climate Change and Plastic Pollution Studies
“I’ve always lived by the sea and felt naturally drawn to it,” states Dr. Coleen Suckling, a marine biologist in the University of Rhode Island’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS). “I was especially fascinated as a child by marine invertebrates, which looked like weird and wonderful creatures.”… Read more
Continue reading "CELS Marine Biologist Keeps Seafood Industry Afloat Through Climate Change and Plastic Pollution Studies"CELS Student Dives Into the Microbial World
For as long as he can remember, Chris Schuttert has had an affinity for the mysteries of the microbial world. “I suppose what really started it was being a kid and being told that there’s this undiscovered world that we can’t see with our eyes,” says Schuttert… Read more
Continue reading "CELS Student Dives Into the Microbial World"CELS Professor Highlights Implications of Hurricane Dorian Through Research
When Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in September 2019 leaving more than 60 people dead, over 1,000 people missing, and unprecedented destruction in its path, it hit hard for Dr. Amelia Moore. An assistant professor of sustainable coastal tourism and recreation in the University of Rhode Island’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences, Moore has been studying the region for 17 years and considers the Bahamas her second home… Read more
Continue reading "CELS Professor Highlights Implications of Hurricane Dorian Through Research"CELS Alum Revolutionizes Turfgrass Management through Technology
The buzz of a drone hovers over an expansive green fairway. Your smartphone pings in your pocket as it receives a notification and important information from above. This is the future of turfgrass management in the golf industry, and College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) alumnus Jason VanBuskirk is at the forefront. “I love turfgrass, I love technology,” says VanBuskirk…Read more
Continue reading "CELS Alum Revolutionizes Turfgrass Management through Technology"From Seal Whiskers to Fish, CELS Graduate Student is Getting in Touch with Sensory Biology
If you’ve ever accidentally placed your hand on a hot stove, you know just how important our sense of touch is. But for other animals like fish, their survival depends on their ability to sense vibrations and currents underwater. As a College of Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) marine biology graduate student, this is exactly what Aubree Jones seeks to understand through her research in sensory biology…Read more
Continue reading "From Seal Whiskers to Fish, CELS Graduate Student is Getting in Touch with Sensory Biology"CELS Professor is at a New Frontier of Soil Science
When it comes to underwater soils, Dr. Mark Stolt has earned a national reputation as a pioneer of soil science. In fact, Stolt, a professor of Natural Resources Science at the University of Rhode Island CELS… Read more
Continue reading "CELS Professor is at a New Frontier of Soil Science"CELS Alum Takes on Rhode Island’s Unsustainable Food Waste
The massive amount of food waste sitting in landfills can be a difficult fact to digest. According to Conor MacManus, a University of Rhode Island College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) alumnus, approximately 90% of household food waste ends up in landfills. When you consider the fact that 40% of this food waste is compostable, MacManus says it’s a clear issue of unsustainability that needs to be addressed, especially in… Read more
Continue reading "CELS Alum Takes on Rhode Island’s Unsustainable Food Waste"Marine Affairs Ph.D. Student Kaytee Canfield Eyes Tourism Injustice Across the Country
When most people look at Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles, they see a beautiful getaway from the mainland’s bustling city life…Read more
Continue reading "Marine Affairs Ph.D. Student Kaytee Canfield Eyes Tourism Injustice Across the Country"Dr. Soni Pradhanang Knows the Importance of Water. It’s her Life’s Work.
“Water is central to everything. It links to all the essential elements – health, nature, food, industry, energy, urbanization, etc.,” says Dr. Soni Pradhanang, an assistant professor of hydrology and water quality in the College of Environment and Life Sciences’ Department of Geosciences…Read more
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