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URI biotechnology student helps raise tiny wasps with a big mission July 30, 2026 - Through a summer internship in URI's Biocontrol Lab, Andrew Swiader is helping rear tiny parasitoid wasps that could offer a natural defense against an invasive crop pest
Keeping Greenhouses Cool: Q&A with Noah Antonellis July 30, 2026 - As part of a CELS Summer Research Fellowship, Noah Antonellis is investigating whether a specialized infrared-blocking film can keep greenhouses cooler while maintaining healthy plant growth. 
Tracking Summer Flounder: Q&A with Zuzanna Bajer July 30, 2026 - As part of a CELS Summer Research Fellowship, Zuzanna Bajer is helping URI researchers better understand the movement and distribution of summer flounder in Rhode Island waters. 
Exploring the World of Deep Sea Corals: Q&A with Lewis Truckel July 30, 2026 - Meet Lewis Truckel, a URI junior who's turning a passion for marine science into hands-on research. This summer, he's helping analyze data from the deep ocean to support coral restoration efforts
How do you define local food? URI researchers surveying Rhode Islanders on local food supply and demand July 30, 2026 - A new project led by Simona Trandafir, associate professor in URI’s Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, will map how food moves through Rhode Island by tracing production and distribution networks from farms to buyers and linking them to where consumers shop.
From oysters to silvopasture, Rhode Island’s role in advancing sustainable agriculture is anything but small July 29, 2026 - Hosted by the University of Rhode Island, the Northeast SARE Farm Tour highlighted how farmer-led research and university, regulatory agencies and other partnerships, are advancing sustainable agriculture across the region.
URI researcher contributing to new assessment of vulnerable Southern Ocean species July 23, 2026 - The International Union for Conservation of Nature has reassessed the conservation status of all six Antarctic seal species, with contributions from Renato Borras-Chavez, a postdoctoral researcher in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences. His work aims to close critical knowledge gaps about the region's seal species, helping to inform future conservation efforts.
Studying the tiny pollinators that keep ecosystems thriving July 16, 2026 - CELS Summer Research Fellow Alyssa Kruger is helping researchers better understand how pollinators interact with native flowering plants in southern New England and how climate change is reshaping those relationships.