{"id":17128,"date":"2023-02-10T14:45:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T19:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-draft\/?page_id=17128"},"modified":"2023-12-15T14:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T19:37:20","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\">\n<div id=\"localist-widget-46365766\" class=\"localist-widget\"><\/div><script defer=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/widget\/view?schools=uri&amp;groups=college_of_the_environment_and_life_sciences%2Cmarine_affairs_department%2Cplant_science%2Cbiological_sciences_department%2Clandscape_architecture_department%2Cfisheries_animal_and_veterinary_science%2Cenvironmental_and_natural_resource_economics_department%2Cnatural_resources_science_department%2Cgeosciences_department%2Ccell_and_molecular_biology_department%2Cextension%2Cmaster_gardener&amp;days=180&amp;num=5&amp;match=any&amp;container=localist-widget-46365766&amp;template=card\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/uri-biotechnology-student-helps-raise-tiny-wasps-with-a-big-mission\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8145-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8145-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8145-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8145-364x363.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8145-500x499.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8145.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/uri-biotechnology-student-helps-raise-tiny-wasps-with-a-big-mission\/\">URI biotechnology student helps raise tiny wasps with a big mission<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 30, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/noah-antonellis-qa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_5487-copy-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_5487-copy-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_5487-copy-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_5487-copy-1-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_5487-copy-1-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_5487-copy-1.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/noah-antonellis-qa\/\">Keeping Greenhouses Cool: Q&amp;A with Noah Antonellis<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 30, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/zuzanna-bajer-qa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_4216-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_4216-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_4216-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_4216-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_4216-copy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_4216-copy.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/zuzanna-bajer-qa\/\">Tracking Summer Flounder: Q&amp;A with Zuzanna Bajer<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 30, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/lewis-truckel-qa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/1000015502-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/1000015502-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/1000015502-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/1000015502-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/1000015502-copy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/1000015502-copy.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/lewis-truckel-qa\/\">Exploring the World of Deep Sea Corals: Q&amp;A with Lewis Truckel<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 30, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/how-do-you-define-local-food-uri-researchers-surveying-rhode-islanders-on-local-food-supply-and-demand\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-RI-Grown-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-RI-Grown-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-RI-Grown-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/how-do-you-define-local-food-uri-researchers-surveying-rhode-islanders-on-local-food-supply-and-demand\/\">How do you define local food? URI researchers surveying Rhode Islanders on local food supply and demand<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 30, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A new project led by Simona Trandafir, associate professor in URI\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/from-oysters-to-silvopasture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8520-copy-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8520-copy-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8520-copy-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/from-oysters-to-silvopasture\/\">From oysters to silvopasture, Rhode Island&#8217;s role in advancing sustainable agriculture is anything but small<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 29, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/uri-researcher-contributing-to-new-assessment-of-vulnerable-southern-ocean-species\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Antarctic-Fur-seal-RBC-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Antarctic-Fur-seal-RBC-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Antarctic-Fur-seal-RBC-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/uri-researcher-contributing-to-new-assessment-of-vulnerable-southern-ocean-species\/\">URI researcher contributing to new assessment of vulnerable Southern Ocean species<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 23, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/kruger-summer-research-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6419-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6419-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6419-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/kruger-summer-research-fellowship\/\">Studying the tiny pollinators that keep ecosystems thriving<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 16, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news-and-events\/news\/\" title=\"\">More News<\/a>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Events News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-17128","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17128"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19524,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17128\/revisions\/19524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}