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URI team creates tabletop blast device to study long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury November 13, 2025 - Molecular biologists pair with mechanical engineers for URI-built experimental model offering new way to look at TBI-related neurodegenerative disease
Microplastics in Narragansett Bay: Hotspots, pathways, and solutions November 10, 2025 - Dr. Sarah Davis '24, who received her Ph.D. in our Biological and Environmental Science program, will share ongoing microplastics research and results from recent studies examining how and where microplastics accumulate in the waters and sediments of Narragansett Bay. Davis joins Dr. Victoria Fulfer, Ph.D. ’24 for the presentation. 
URI climate scientist contributes to research illustrating future impacts of Antarctic ice sheet melting November 5, 2025 - Geosciences professor Ambarish Karmalkar is part of team using interactive modeling to predict impact of ice sheet meltwater discharge on climate and sea level.
Gobble report: Assessing wild turkeys in Rhode Island November 3, 2025 - New URI project launching this fall will study the state’s wild turkeys to better understand and maintain local population
Energy topics and voices at URI’s 2025 ‘Plugged Into Energy’ lecture series November 3, 2025 - The University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Energy Literacy Initiative is hosting its annual Plugged Into Energy Research lecture series this fall. The goal is to increase literacy around energy topics of concern in Rhode Island. All are welcome.
CELS Chief Business Officer, Monica York, named among top 50 Women Leaders in Rhode Island October 31, 2025
Yoshitaka Ota awarded inaugural Taiwan Peace Fellowship October 29, 2025 - Marine Affairs Professor and Director of Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Yoshitaka Ota was recently awarded the Taiwan Peace Fellowship, a fellowship that brings together leaders and scholars from around the world in Taiwan to gain a deeper understanding of the country’s historical and cultural context through dialogue and peacebuilding.
URI offers new online certificate in community planning October 29, 2025 - A flexible new program from URI’s Department of Landscape Architecture will prepare students and working professionals to be community planners equipped to address complex environmental, social, and economic problems. The Community Planning Graduate Certificate gives students the opportunity to pursue professional training in sustainable community planning, now through a fully online option.