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URI zoologist’s study of wild Panamanian bats highlights use of metrics to inform bat conservation October 26, 2026 - Travis Bayer’s use of technology trackers offers new insight into the flights of Central American bats.
URI to join State Department grant to help feed the future in fisheries October 23, 2026 - Fisheries professor joined by Coastal Institute researcher looking at how to curb illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing worldwide
Watching Rhode Island’s Wildlife October 22, 2026 - Motion-activated trail cameras at two Rhode Island locations are helping graduate student Madalyn Stoltz and URI contribute to the Smithsonian’s Snapshot USA, a national effort to track how wildlife communities change over time.
URI junior on board with research October 20, 2026 - Experiential learning opportunities abound for students willing to make the first step
Ocean Equity October 20, 2026 - Marine affairs professor and social anthropologist Yoshitaka Ota says the ocean is not a zero-sum game. The world’s oceans can provide for all—if we use them wisely and fairly.
“She loved plants”: Remembering Bridget Ruemmele October 16, 2026 - URI community members reflect on the plant sciences professor whose care for the people she taught reached well past the greenhouse.
Climate Change Communication at the RI Department of Environmental Management: Q&A with Cailey Mingolla October 15, 2026 - As a double major in environmental science and management and political science, University of Rhode Island student Cailey Mingolla sought out an experiential learning opportunity that related to both her areas of study. She found it in the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s Director’s Office, where she was placed as a Senior Extension Fellow through URI Cooperative Extension’s Environmental Fellows Program.
The Secret Life of Sharks October 15, 2026 - University of Rhode Island master’s student Owen Fleischer is using accelerometers to answer a question with no known answer: what do sharks actually do all day?