Research

Overview

With our agricultural research station right on campus, state of the art facilities, and Narragansett Bay as our living laboratory, the University of Rhode Island is at the forefront of environmental and marine scientific research.

ResearchThemes

Climate change and resilience

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Community-based resource management

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Ecosystems and geology

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Feeding the world sustainably

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Marine biology

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Renewable energy

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Sensing, mapping, and data

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Evolution and adaptation

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Cell and molecular biology

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Research Profiles

  • image of Abby Gall holding a butterfly net in a wooded area Catching Bees: Abigail Gill’s Summer Fellowship - As part of a Coastal and Environmental Fellowship, Abigail Gill assisted with a variety of projects led by The URI Bee Lab, which focuses on the biology and behavior of native and managed bees in Rhode Island.
  • image of two researchers leaning over the side of a boat and catching a shark for research purposes Shark Fishing for a Summer Fellowship - Mary Brantley has been assisting with research led by Professor Bradley Wetherbee, an assistant professor of biology. For the past two semesters, she’s helped him study data on the movements of tiger sharks at French Frigate Shoals, a small atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
  • Professor Ambarish Karlmalkar wearing a red jacket and sunglasses standing beside a river with rocks and mountains in the background. Ambarish Karmalkar: A Model Science Communicator - Geosciences professor Ambarish Karmalkar pairs regional climate change research with science communication.
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Research Profile

Laura Meyerson speaking about invasive plants

Saving the world one ecosystem at a time

Laura Meyerson does fieldwork in Rhode Island and all over the world, all while teaching courses about her passion and inspiring students to get involved with policy, advocacy, and research.

Read about her research