Events
News
- Next-gen environmental leaders February 24, 2026
URI alum Samuel Filiaggi awarded 2026 Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship February 20, 2026
URI Ph.D. candidate selected for prestigious NOAA fellowship February 11, 2026 - Research focused on ethical and sustainable seafood markets earns Aida Pauls a spot in the competitive NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship
Microbes under the snow: The hidden (and vulnerable) world that fuels spring February 11, 2026 - New research by CELS soil microbiologist Patrick Sorensen reveals vulnerable process as snowpacks shrink, challenging long-held assumptions about how microbes build biomass
Bug bonanza: URI entomology and garden experts to present at first Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network conference February 11, 2026 - The Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network will host a one-day conference Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Quonset ‘O’ Club in North Kingstown. It is open to the public. 
Artificial light is reshaping caracal behavior February 10, 2026 - A new study led by Ph.D. student Christopher Hickling shows that artificial light at night alters the movement and foraging behavior of caracals on South Africa’s Cape Peninsula, revealing how urban lighting impacts wildlife behavior. Hickling also studies bobcats, the caracals’ wild cat equivalent in Rhode Island, for the University’s Rhode Island Bobcat Project. 
Ocean Nexus on Ocean Pollution as a Cultural Tipping Point February 5, 2026 - Ocean pollution’s damage goes beyond the environment. A new study highlights how contamination of culturally significant marine species disrupts food sovereignty, identity, and justice in coastal communities.
URI landscape architecture capstone earns statewide recognition for its vision of Jamestown’s waterfront February 3, 2026 - As rising seas and stronger storms reshape Rhode Island’s coastline, URI students transformed a vulnerable stretch of Jamestown into an award-winning vision for coastal resilience.