{"id":17827,"date":"2023-04-21T11:36:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-draft\/?page_id=17827"},"modified":"2023-04-21T11:38:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:38:34","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news-and-events\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/tree-talk-uri-forester-offers-tips-on-tree-safety-protection-and-observation-for-arbor-day\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-uri-trees-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-uri-trees-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-uri-trees-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/tree-talk-uri-forester-offers-tips-on-tree-safety-protection-and-observation-for-arbor-day\/\">URI forester offers tips on tree safety and protection for Arbor Day<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 23, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As trees come into bloom across Rhode Island, URI\u2019s resident forestry extension specialist Christopher Riely answers questions about local trees in time for Arbor Day on April 24. Riely is a certified forester and arborist in URI\u2019s Department of Natural Resources Science.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/small-scale-and-backyard-egg-producers-in-new-england-invited-to-participate-in-survey\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/terpase-1542x2048-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/terpase-1542x2048-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/terpase-1542x2048-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/terpase-1542x2048-copy-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/terpase-1542x2048-copy.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/small-scale-and-backyard-egg-producers-in-new-england-invited-to-participate-in-survey\/\">Small-scale and backyard egg producers in New England invited to participate in survey<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 23, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A new study by Terpase Gbaa, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences is surveying small-scale and backyard egg farmers across the region to assess their awareness of food safety practices and identify gaps that could put consumers at risk.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-medical-laboratory-science-students-turn-curiosity-into-impact\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Britney-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Britney-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Britney-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-medical-laboratory-science-students-turn-curiosity-into-impact\/\">URI Medical Laboratory Science Students Turn Curiosity into Impact<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 23, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">From global cancer disparities to rare disease diagnosis, two University of Rhode Island seniors highlight how laboratory science drives patient care with essential data.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-front-lines-of-diagnosis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/KS-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/KS-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/KS-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/KS-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/KS-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/KS-copy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/KS-copy.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-front-lines-of-diagnosis\/\">The Front Lines of Diagnosis: Medical Laboratory Science<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 21, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Though patients never meet them, Kathryn Casey \u201919 and Sabrina Metallo \u201919 are often the first to detect life-changing diagnoses. They are passionate about revealing the critical yet often invisible role medical laboratory science plays in healthcare.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/start-small-how-to-make-your-garden-grow-this-spring\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-garden-sign-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-garden-sign-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-garden-sign-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/start-small-how-to-make-your-garden-grow-this-spring\/\">Start small: How to make your garden grow this spring<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 20, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Cooperative Extension gardeners offer green suggestions and advice for novice gardeners looking to break ground this spring.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/offshore-research-update-results-of-wind-development-discussions-at-new-bedford-presentation-may-6\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_2909-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_2909-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_2909-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/offshore-research-update-results-of-wind-development-discussions-at-new-bedford-presentation-may-6\/\">Offshore research update: results of wind development discussions at New Bedford presentation, May 6<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 16, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">David Bidwell, professor of marine affairs at the University of Rhode Island, will share research results on offshore wind community discussions at a free public presentation on Wednesday, May 6, at 6 p.m., at the New Bedford Free Public Library, 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/spinach-study-uri-researcher-awarded-296000-usda-grant-for-core-plant-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-growing-spinach-1-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-growing-spinach-1-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-growing-spinach-1-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/spinach-study-uri-researcher-awarded-296000-usda-grant-for-core-plant-research\/\">Spinach study: URI researcher awarded $296,000 USDA grant for core plant research<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 15, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Plant Sciences\u2019 Camilo Villouta's lab has been awarded a $296,000 USDA grant to study hydroponic spinach cultivation in controlled-environment agriculture. This is Villouta\u2019s first time receiving an award from USDA\u2019s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and his first award of this size.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/mind-your-bees-and-qs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-thistles-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-thistles-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-thistles-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-thistles-copy-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-thistles-copy.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/mind-your-bees-and-qs\/\">Mind your bee\u2019s and q\u2019s<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 15, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">With a new exhibit on insects opening at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Steve Alm and Casey Johnson in URI's Bee Lab answer questions on the local bee population. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/mapping-what-matters\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/1773162048803-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/1773162048803-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/1773162048803-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/mapping-what-matters\/\">Mapping What Matters<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 13, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Lincoln Dark '21, M.E.S.M '22 uses geographic information systems technology to manage critical water infrastructure for Rhode Island communities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-students-present-research-at-regional-entomology-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_5433-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_5433-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_5433-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-students-present-research-at-regional-entomology-conference\/\">URI Researchers and Students Showcase Work at Regional Entomology Conference<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 8, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">From biological control of invasive pests to pollinator\u2013plant interactions, URI students showcased hands-on research from multiple labs at a regional meeting of the Entomological Society of America.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/nature-conservancy-award-supports-uri-research-on-salt-marsh-health\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madison-Geraci-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madison-Geraci-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madison-Geraci-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madison-Geraci-copy-364x365.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madison-Geraci-copy.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/nature-conservancy-award-supports-uri-research-on-salt-marsh-health\/\">Nature Conservancy award supports URI research on salt marsh health<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 7, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Madison Geraci, a Ph.D. student in evolution and marine biology, received a Nature Conservancy award to study microscopic organisms that reveal how local salt marshes respond to restoration and change.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-research-drives-global-collaboration-to-protect-iceland-from-invasive-species\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Meyerson-with-experts-at-Gulfoss-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Meyerson-with-experts-at-Gulfoss-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Meyerson-with-experts-at-Gulfoss-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-research-drives-global-collaboration-to-protect-iceland-from-invasive-species\/\">URI Research Drives Global Collaboration to Protect Iceland from Invasive Species<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 6, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">An international workshop led by URI Professor Laura Meyerson highlighted the urgent need for national coordination, monitoring, and public engagement to protect Iceland\u2019s ecosystems, economy, and communities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/wild-captive-to-wild-working-to-help-save-new-englands-only-native-rabbit\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fig.-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fig.-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fig.-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/wild-captive-to-wild-working-to-help-save-new-englands-only-native-rabbit\/\">Wild, captive, to wild: Working to help save New England\u2019s only native rabbit<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 31, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI researchers are using a two-pronged approach to improve the New England cottontail\u2019s prospects, combining genetic and behavioral approaches at two very different sites: busy Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence and the aptly named Patience Island, off of Warwick.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/community-support-comes-together-to-seed-new-silvopasture-at-uris-peckham-farm\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Meyerson-Ruggieri-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Meyerson-Ruggieri-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Meyerson-Ruggieri-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/community-support-comes-together-to-seed-new-silvopasture-at-uris-peckham-farm\/\">Community support comes together to seed new silvopasture at URI\u2019s Peckham Farm<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 26, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A team of faculty and staff is looking forward to growing its tree research capacity, while nourishing the animals who live on campus, with a recent donation from the Indiana company Tree Pro of 1,500 tree protectors and the same number of wooden stakes. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/ava-russell-heads-to-harvard\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Ava-and-Camilo-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Ava-and-Camilo-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Ava-and-Camilo-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Ava-and-Camilo-copy-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Ava-and-Camilo-copy.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/ava-russell-heads-to-harvard\/\">URI\u2019s Ava Russell Heads to Harvard Arboretum for Plant Science Internship<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 24, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI junior Ava Russell, a double major in biology and plant science, was selected for the competitive DaRin Butz Internship. She will spend 10 weeks at Harvard\u2019s Arnold Arboretum studying plant development and evolution. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uris-metcalf-institute-kicks-off-2026-annual-public-lecture-series-with-environmental-journalist-and-alum-meera-subramanian\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MeeraSubramanian-1848x2048-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MeeraSubramanian-1848x2048-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MeeraSubramanian-1848x2048-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uris-metcalf-institute-kicks-off-2026-annual-public-lecture-series-with-environmental-journalist-and-alum-meera-subramanian\/\">URI\u2019s Metcalf Institute kicks off 2026 Annual Public Lecture Series with environmental journalist and alum Meera Subramanian<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 16, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Subramanian will join author and Metcalf alum Elizabeth Rush for conversation on April 2.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/new-environmental-justice-track-brings-new-perspectives-and-methods-to-environmental-science\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/kmoore-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/kmoore-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/kmoore-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/kmoore-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/kmoore-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/kmoore.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/new-environmental-justice-track-brings-new-perspectives-and-methods-to-environmental-science\/\">New environmental justice track brings new perspectives and methods to environmental science<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 13, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Our Master of Environmental Science and Management program is responding to community needs with new environmental justice track. Kendall Moore, pictured, is leading the new track.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-watershed-watch-seeks-volunteers-to-monitor-ponds-streams-and-coasts-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/unnamed-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/unnamed-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/unnamed-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-watershed-watch-seeks-volunteers-to-monitor-ponds-streams-and-coasts-2\/\">URI Watershed Watch seeks volunteers to monitor ponds, streams, and coasts<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 6, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Cooperative Extension\u2019s Watershed Watch, which has collected water quality data throughout southern New England for more than 35 years, is seeking volunteers; training starts in April. Watershed Watch is also a national leader, connecting and training volunteer program leaders across the country.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/high-interest-in-uris-statewide-bobcat-project\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-bobcat-pgreen-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-bobcat-pgreen-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-bobcat-pgreen-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/high-interest-in-uris-statewide-bobcat-project\/\">High interest in URI\u2019s statewide bobcat project<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 6, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Public sightings pass 1,000 in statewide project that links citizen scientists with University research. URI\u2019s researchers just passed the 1,000-sighting mark this winter, a good sign for the cat species and public interest in the animal. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-researcher-investigates-zinc-mobilization-in-brain-development\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Caitlin-Murdoch-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Caitlin-Murdoch-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Caitlin-Murdoch-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Caitlin-Murdoch-copy-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Caitlin-Murdoch-copy.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/uri-researcher-investigates-zinc-mobilization-in-brain-development\/\">URI researcher investigates zinc mobilization in brain development<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 4, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Backed by a prestigious NIH award, Assistant Professor Caitlin Murdoch\u2019s lab is researching how zinc movement inside cells shapes brain development and behavior<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-excellence-spotlight-chris-floyd\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_9663-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_9663-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_9663-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_9663-copy-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_9663-copy.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-excellence-spotlight-chris-floyd\/\">Teaching Excellence Spotlight: Chris Floyd<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 27, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Natural resources science teaching professor Chris Floyd is among the adventurous, devoted, and innovative faculty here at URI who provide immersive experiences to their students both inside and outside the classroom.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/next-gen-environmental-leaders\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-orientation-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-orientation-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-orientation-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/next-gen-environmental-leaders\/\">Next-gen environmental leaders<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 24, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI  Cooperative Extension in partnership with Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 Environmental Management Fellows Program and to congratulate eleven exceptional students selected for the inaugural cohort<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-alum-samuel-filiaggi-awarded-2026-sea-grant-knauss-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/205A8940-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/205A8940-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/205A8940-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-alum-samuel-filiaggi-awarded-2026-sea-grant-knauss-fellowship\/\">URI alum Samuel Filiaggi awarded 2026 Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 20, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A 2025 graduate of the University of Rhode Island and Roger Williams University School of Law joint-degree program and a member of URI\u2019s undergraduate class of 2019, Samual Filiaggi is bringing an interdisciplinary approach to the national stage as a recipient of a 2026 Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-ph-d-candidate-selected-for-prestigious-noaa-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aida-Pauls-_-headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aida-Pauls-_-headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aida-Pauls-_-headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aida-Pauls-_-headshot-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aida-Pauls-_-headshot-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Aida-Pauls-_-headshot.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-ph-d-candidate-selected-for-prestigious-noaa-fellowship\/\">URI Ph.D. candidate selected for prestigious NOAA fellowship<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 11, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/microbes-under-the-snow-the-hidden-and-vulnerable-world-that-fuels-spring\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-patrick-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-patrick-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-patrick-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/microbes-under-the-snow-the-hidden-and-vulnerable-world-that-fuels-spring\/\">Microbes under the snow: The hidden (and vulnerable) world that fuels spring<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 11, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">New research by CELS soil microbiologist Patrick Sorensen reveals vulnerable process as snowpacks shrink, challenging long-held assumptions about how microbes build biomass<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/bug-bonanza-uri-entomology-and-garden-experts-to-present-at-first-rhode-island-plant-insect-community-network-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/bee-on-rhododendron-ren-johnson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/bee-on-rhododendron-ren-johnson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/bee-on-rhododendron-ren-johnson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/bee-on-rhododendron-ren-johnson-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/bee-on-rhododendron-ren-johnson.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/bug-bonanza-uri-entomology-and-garden-experts-to-present-at-first-rhode-island-plant-insect-community-network-conference\/\">Bug bonanza: URI entomology and garden experts to present at first Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network conference<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 11, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 \u2018O\u2019 Club in North Kingstown. It is open to the public. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/artificial-light-is-reshaping-caracal-behavior\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Photo-by-Jay-Caboz-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Photo-by-Jay-Caboz-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Photo-by-Jay-Caboz-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/artificial-light-is-reshaping-caracal-behavior\/\">Artificial light is reshaping caracal behavior<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 10, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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\u2019s Cape Peninsula, revealing how urban lighting impacts wildlife behavior. Hickling also studies bobcats, the caracals\u2019 wild cat equivalent in Rhode Island, for the University\u2019s Rhode Island Bobcat Project. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/ocean-nexus-on-cultural-tipping-points\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/pexels-maksim-smirnov-27565989-32315713-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/pexels-maksim-smirnov-27565989-32315713-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/pexels-maksim-smirnov-27565989-32315713-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/ocean-nexus-on-cultural-tipping-points\/\">Ocean Nexus on Ocean Pollution as a Cultural Tipping Point<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 5, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Ocean pollution\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-landscape-architecture-capstone-earns-statewide-recognition-for-its-vision-of-jamestowns-waterfront\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/awards-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/awards-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/awards-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-landscape-architecture-capstone-earns-statewide-recognition-for-its-vision-of-jamestowns-waterfront\/\">URI landscape architecture capstone earns statewide recognition for its vision of Jamestown\u2019s waterfront<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 3, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As rising seas and stronger storms reshape Rhode Island\u2019s coastline, URI students transformed a vulnerable stretch of Jamestown into an award-winning vision for coastal resilience.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/coastal-atlantic-sargassum-impact-marine-affairs-tracey-dalton-analyzes-economic-impact-of-harmful-macroalgal-blooms\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-sargassum-2048x1535-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-sargassum-2048x1535-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-sargassum-2048x1535-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/coastal-atlantic-sargassum-impact-marine-affairs-tracey-dalton-analyzes-economic-impact-of-harmful-macroalgal-blooms\/\">Coastal Atlantic\u00a0Sargassum\u00a0impact: Marine Affairs\u2019 Tracey Dalton analyzes economic impact of harmful macroalgal blooms<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 29, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI\u2019s Tracey Dalton is analyzing the economic impact of sargassum inundation in the Caribbean. The study, which included URI alumni Di Jin and Ken Hamel, shows that sargassum events are expected to cause multimillion dollar economic losses each year.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/4-h-workshop-2026\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/20240420_161528-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/20240420_161528-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/20240420_161528-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/4-h-workshop-2026\/\">4-H Youth and Volunteer Leadership Training Workshop<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 27, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Designed to equip youth leaders, adult leaders, and volunteers with practical tools to strengthen their impact across 4-H clubs and communities, our upcoming workshop will focus on leadership development, skill building, and community connection. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/context-matters-looking-at-role-in-fishery-sustainability-could-serve-as-a-foundation-to-improve-fisheries-worldwide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/mateja-nenadovic-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/mateja-nenadovic-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/mateja-nenadovic-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/mateja-nenadovic-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/mateja-nenadovic-copy.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/context-matters-looking-at-role-in-fishery-sustainability-could-serve-as-a-foundation-to-improve-fisheries-worldwide\/\">Context matters: Looking at role in fishery sustainability could serve as a foundation to improve fisheries worldwide<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 26, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Mateja Nenadovi\u0107 in URI Marine Affairs looks at governance models for small-scale fisheries, which provide 90% of total fisheries employment world-wide<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/change-community-opportunity-rhode-island-2026-food-system-summit-acknowledges-challenges\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-cherney-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-cherney-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-cherney-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/change-community-opportunity-rhode-island-2026-food-system-summit-acknowledges-challenges\/\">Change, community, opportunity: Rhode Island 2026 Food System Summit acknowledges challenges<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 23, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI hosts state\u2019s ninth annual food summit, issues call for collaboration<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/cooperative-extensions-second-winter-agricultural-webinar\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Rebecca-Madden-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Rebecca-Madden-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Rebecca-Madden-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/cooperative-extensions-second-winter-agricultural-webinar\/\">Cooperative Extension\u2019s second Winter Agricultural\u00a0Webinar Series for farmers launches in February<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 21, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Free online weekly series starts Feb. 5, featuring experts from across the country sharing growing knowledge. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/urimgp-welcomes-matt-durham\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Matt-Durham-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Matt-Durham-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Matt-Durham-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Matt-Durham-copy-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Matt-Durham-copy.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/urimgp-welcomes-matt-durham\/\">URI Master Gardener Program Welcomes Matthew Durham as State Program Leader<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 21, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As the new State Program Leader of the URI Master Gardener Program, Matthew Durham is guiding the statewide network of volunteers dedicated to sustainable gardening, environmental stewardship, and community education.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-alumni-ghana-mpa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Public-domain-photo-of-small-scale-fishers-in-Ghana-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Public-domain-photo-of-small-scale-fishers-in-Ghana-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Public-domain-photo-of-small-scale-fishers-in-Ghana-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-alumni-ghana-mpa\/\">URI Alumni Help Ghana Move Toward First Marine Protected Area<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 15, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Ghana is set to establish its first Marine Protected Area to support long-term socioeconomic and bioecological resilience. URI alumni Evans Kwasi Arizi \u201919 and Justice Camillus Mensah \u201913 have played key leadership roles. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/uri-researchers-launching-local-stone-wall-study\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-fisher_rockwall-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/uri-researchers-launching-local-stone-wall-study\/\">URI researchers launching local stone wall study<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 12, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Natural Resources Science faculty hope to examine the environmental legacy of New England\u2019s iconic stone walls<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/rhode-island-2026-food-summit-aims-to-meet-the-moment\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Giving-Promo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Giving-Promo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Giving-Promo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/rhode-island-2026-food-summit-aims-to-meet-the-moment\/\">Rhode Island 2026 food summit aims to meet the moment<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 7, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, starting at 9 a.m., the free event will bring state government, academic, business, and community partners together in person for URI\u2019s ninth Rhode Island Food System Summit to discuss ways to build the state\u2019s food future.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/waterfowl-study\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BaknerDuck-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BaknerDuck-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BaknerDuck-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BaknerDuck-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BaknerDuck-copy.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/waterfowl-study\/\">URI and local colleagues solicit hunter-harvested ducks to study microplastic ingestion by waterfowl<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 5, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Four Rhode Island institutions partner in GI\/ingestion study to assess microplastic levels in Narragansett Bay waterfowl<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/sartini-fsli\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MG_1417-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MG_1417-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MG_1417-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MG_1417-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MG_1417-copy.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/sartini-fsli\/\">Dr. Becky Sartini Completes APLU&#8217;s Food Systems Leadership Institute<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 2, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Associate Dean Becky Sartini recently completed the Food Systems Leadership Institute, a two-year program that equips leaders across the country to a<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-researchers-uncover-molecular-mechanisms-behind-speciation-in-corals\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/corals-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/corals-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/corals-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-researchers-uncover-molecular-mechanisms-behind-speciation-in-corals\/\">URI researchers uncover molecular mechanisms behind speciation in corals<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Mat\u00edas G\u00f3mez-Corrales, a recent biological sciences Ph.D. graduate, and his advisor, Associate Professor Carlos Prada, have published a paper in Nature Communications, revealing key mechanisms in speciation in corals and proposing a new hypothesis on the origin of species in the ocean.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/register-by-jan-1-for-uri-home-horticulture-certificate-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/flowers-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/flowers-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/flowers-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/register-by-jan-1-for-uri-home-horticulture-certificate-program\/\">Register by Jan. 1 for URI Home Horticulture Certificate program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI\u2019s Cooperative Extension is offering its convenient Home Horticulture Certificate course, starting in January 2026, with applications for the course due by Thursday, Jan. 1<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-natural-resources-faculty-offer-screen-free-suggestions-for-an-active-new-year\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-binoculars-iStock-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-binoculars-iStock-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-binoculars-iStock-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-natural-resources-faculty-offer-screen-free-suggestions-for-an-active-new-year\/\">Natural resources faculty offer screen-free suggestions for an active new year<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Faculty offer suggestions for holiday gifts and family activities that get children\u2014and adults\u2014off devices and outdoors, helping to build science literacy and the next generation of active and curious future scientists.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-coastal-institute-announces-2025-emerging-coastal-leaders\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-group-photo-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-coastal-institute-announces-2025-emerging-coastal-leaders\/\">URI Coastal Institute announces 2025 Emerging Coastal Leaders<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 12, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Among this year\u2019s 10 recipients of the Emerging Coastal Leaders Awards, are members of the CELS community: Ben Charo (Ecology and Ecosystem Science), Megan Delatte-Guidry (Evolution and Marine Biology), Geubrina Fajria (Biological and Environmental Sciences), Aida Pauls (Fisheries Economics), and Oliver Tiliouine (Marine Affairs).<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/hands-on-research-in-action-cels-to-host-research-and-extension-fellowship-symposium-dec-10\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-symposium-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-symposium-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-symposium-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/hands-on-research-in-action-cels-to-host-research-and-extension-fellowship-symposium-dec-10\/\">Hands-on research in action: CELS to host Research and Extension Fellowship Symposium Dec. 10<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The annual symposium showcases the work of URI Fellows in energy, agriculture and food systems, summer research and outreach, on topics from brain health to veggie trials.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-receives-500000-from-the-champlin-foundation-for-hands-on-learning-technologies-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/unnamed-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/unnamed-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/unnamed-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-receives-500000-from-the-champlin-foundation-for-hands-on-learning-technologies-2\/\">URI receives grants from The Champlin Foundation for hands-on learning technologies<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Champlin Foundation has awarded URI $500,000 to purchase equipment and technology that will benefit more than 850 students annually. Funds will support three interdisciplinary proposals submitted by faculty from URI\u2019s Colleges of the Environment and Life Sciences, Engineering, and Pharmacy.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-faculty-receive-funding-from-national-science-foundation-to-pilot-research-including-indigenous-agriculture-and-digital-health-tech\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Simona-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Simona-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Simona-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/uri-faculty-receive-funding-from-national-science-foundation-to-pilot-research-including-indigenous-agriculture-and-digital-health-tech\/\">URI faculty receive funding from National Science Foundation<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Laura Meyerson in Natural Resources Science and Simona Trandafir (pictured) in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics are among the URI faculty receiving grants.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/joseph-v-andreozzi-iv\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Joseph-A-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Joseph-A-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Joseph-A-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/joseph-v-andreozzi-iv\/\">From Plant Science to Entrepreneurial Success<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Drawing on the hands-on experience and mentorship he got while at URI, Joseph V Andreozzi IV \u201814, founder of Sherlock Hemp, LLC, has turned his passion for plant science into a thriving business.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/sorensen-world-soil-day\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/zoom-prof-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/zoom-prof-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/zoom-prof-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/zoom-prof-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/zoom-prof-copy.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/sorensen-world-soil-day\/\">World Soil Day Spotlight: Patrick Sorensen on the Critical Role of Soil Microorganisms<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 1, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">World Soil Day highlights the essential role soil plays in sustaining life. URI\u2019s Patrick Sorensen is dedicated to understanding the microorganisms that make it all work. Through cutting-edge research on soil microbial diversity and function, he reveals how unseen organisms protect water and air quality, maintain the resources we depend on, and more.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/poinsettias-in-bloom\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-poinsettia-class-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-poinsettia-class-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-poinsettia-class-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/poinsettias-in-bloom\/\">Poinsettias in bloom<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 1, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI students are growing poinsettias, one of the most economically important holiday crops, in Camilo Villouta\u2019s \u201cHorticultural Plant Production\u201d course. Managing the plants\u2019 complex temperature, nutrition, and timing requirements builds essential skills for careers in agriculture. Read more. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/vandergheynsts-commitment\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jean-V-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jean-V-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jean-V-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/vandergheynsts-commitment\/\">Shaping the Future of CELS: Jean VanderGheynst\u2019s Commitment to Students, Interdisciplinary Research, and Community Impact<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 25, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Jean VanderGheynst brings a deep commitment to collaboration, mission-oriented research, and student success to her new role leading URI\u2019s College of the Environment and Life Sciences. Building on the college\u2019s strong foundation of experiential learning and environmental stewardship, she aims to position CELS as a leader in both research innovation and community impact.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/colonial-gardens-around-us\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-house-OConnell-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-house-OConnell-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-house-OConnell-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/colonial-gardens-around-us\/\">Colonial gardens around us: URI Master Gardeners nurture history and plant-based lessons<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 24, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More than 800 Master Gardener volunteers serve as community-based educators across the state, including some at historical sites where they help give visitors a view of how early residents employed agricultural methods that are still applicable today. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/student-spotlight-emma-sicheri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0748-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0748-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0748-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/student-spotlight-emma-sicheri\/\">Student Spotlight: Emma Sicheri, Animal and Veterinary Science<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 20, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">From working at Peckham Farm to involvement with the AVS Club to mentoring first-year students, Emma Sicheri has found many ways to turn her interests into meaningful opportunities in CELS. She says that her experiences at URI have fueled her passion for veterinary medicine, her leadership skills, and her sense of community. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/seal-mothers-care-for-deceased-pups-exhibiting-unique-mammalian-behavior-in-antarctic-predator-species\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/3-seal-2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/3-seal-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/3-seal-2-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/seal-mothers-care-for-deceased-pups-exhibiting-unique-mammalian-behavior-in-antarctic-predator-species\/\">Seal mothers care for deceased pups, exhibiting unique mammalian behavior in Antarctic predator species<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 18, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A new paper by University of Rhode Island post-doctoral researchers Emily Sperou and Renato Borras-Chavez in the journal Polar Biology discusses a unique phenomenon observed in a reclusive Antarctic animal: postmortem attentive behavior,  or PAB, in the solitary leopard seal. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/researchers-warn-of-invisible-groundwater-threats-to-aging-urban-infrastructure-in-the-journal-nature-cities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christopher-Russoniello-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christopher-Russoniello-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christopher-Russoniello-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christopher-Russoniello-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christopher-Russoniello.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/researchers-warn-of-invisible-groundwater-threats-to-aging-urban-infrastructure-in-the-journal-nature-cities\/\">Researchers warn of invisible groundwater threats to aging urban infrastructure in the journal Nature Cities<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 17, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Rising groundwater, resulting from climate change, poses a significant threat to coastal cities, says assistant professor of geosciences Christopher Russoniello in the journal Nature Cities. Russoniello recently co-published a commentary highlighting hazards that are often overlooked in urban infrastructure.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/uri-team-creates-tabletop-blast-device-to-study-long-term-consequences-of-traumatic-brain-injury\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-fallini-lab-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-fallini-lab-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-fallini-lab-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/uri-team-creates-tabletop-blast-device-to-study-long-term-consequences-of-traumatic-brain-injury\/\">URI team creates tabletop blast device to study long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 13, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Molecular biologists pair with mechanical engineers for URI-built experimental model offering new way to look at TBI-related neurodegenerative disease<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/microplastics-in-narragansett-bay-hotspots-pathways-and-solutions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah_Davis-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah_Davis-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah_Davis-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/microplastics-in-narragansett-bay-hotspots-pathways-and-solutions\/\">Microplastics in Narragansett Bay: Hotspots, pathways, and solutions<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 10, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Sarah Davis '24, who received her Ph.D. in our Biological and Environmental Science program, will share ongoing microplastics research and results from recent studies examining how and where microplastics accumulate in the waters and sediments of Narragansett Bay. Davis joins Dr. Victoria Fulfer, Ph.D. \u201924 for the presentation. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/uri-climate-scientist-contributes-to-research-illustrating-future-impacts-of-antarctic-ice-sheet-melting\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/southern-ocean-RH-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/southern-ocean-RH-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/southern-ocean-RH-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/uri-climate-scientist-contributes-to-research-illustrating-future-impacts-of-antarctic-ice-sheet-melting\/\">URI climate scientist contributes to research illustrating future impacts of Antarctic ice sheet melting<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 5, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Geosciences professor Ambarish Karmalkar is part of team using interactive modeling to predict impact of ice sheet meltwater discharge on climate and sea level.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/gobble-report-assessing-wild-turkeys-in-rhode-island\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-turkey-DEM-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-turkey-DEM-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-turkey-DEM-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/gobble-report-assessing-wild-turkeys-in-rhode-island\/\">Gobble report: Assessing wild turkeys in Rhode Island<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 3, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">New URI project launching this fall will study the state\u2019s wild turkeys to better understand and maintain local population<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/energy-topics-and-voices-at-uris-2025-plugged-into-energy-lecture-series\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-pier-lecture-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-pier-lecture-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-pier-lecture-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/energy-topics-and-voices-at-uris-2025-plugged-into-energy-lecture-series\/\">Energy topics and voices at URI\u2019s 2025 \u2018Plugged Into Energy\u2019 lecture series<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 3, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Energy Literacy Initiative is hosting its annual Plugged Into Energy Research lecture series this fall. The goal is to increase literacy around energy topics of concern in Rhode Island. All are welcome.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/thewomenweadmire.com\/2025\/10\/the-top-50-women-leaders-of-rhode-island-for-2025-complete\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-copy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Monica_York-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/thewomenweadmire.com\/2025\/10\/the-top-50-women-leaders-of-rhode-island-for-2025-complete\/\">CELS Chief Business Officer, Monica York, named among top 50 Women Leaders in Rhode Island<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 31, 2025<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/yoshitaka-ota-awarded-inaugural-taiwan-peace-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/OTA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of professor Ota wearing a black shirt and glasses, smiling look off camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/OTA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/OTA-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/yoshitaka-ota-awarded-inaugural-taiwan-peace-fellowship\/\">Yoshitaka Ota awarded inaugural Taiwan Peace Fellowship<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Marine Affairs Professor and Director of Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Yoshitaka Ota was recently awarded the Taiwan Peace Fellowship, a fellowship that brings together leaders and scholars from around the world in Taiwan to gain a deeper understanding of the country\u2019s historical and cultural context through dialogue and peacebuilding.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/uri-offers-new-online-certificate-in-community-planning\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Providence-with-pedestria-bridge-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/uri-offers-new-online-certificate-in-community-planning\/\">URI offers new online certificate in community planning<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A flexible new program from URI\u2019s Department of Landscape Architecture will prepare students and working professionals to be community planners equipped to address complex environmental, social, and economic problems. The Community Planning Graduate Certificate gives students the opportunity to pursue professional training in sustainable community planning, now through a fully online option. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/singing-for-a-cause\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sea-Shanty-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sea-Shanty-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sea-Shanty-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/singing-for-a-cause\/\">URI Sea Shanty Social Club: Singing for a Cause<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 28, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">They sing for the love of the sea\u2014and for a good cause. The URI Sea Shanty Social Club has turned maritime music into a force for community building and giving back.\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/growing-together-urimgp-mhf\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Mount-Hope-Farm-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Mount-Hope-Farm-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Mount-Hope-Farm-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/growing-together-urimgp-mhf\/\">Growing Together: URI Master Gardeners\u2019 Partnership with Mount Hope Farm<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 27, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Over the past decade, the URI Master Gardener Program has played a critical role in helping transform the community garden at Mount Hope Farm into an accessible, productive, educational, and sustainable community asset. The farm will now transition into being a part of the Master Gardeners\u2019s alumni network.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/more-than-dirt\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Group-photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Group-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Group-photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/more-than-dirt\/\">More than Dirt<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 27, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI\u2019s Soil Judging Team took second place in both team and group categories at the recent Northeast Regional Soil Judging Competition. As students dig into the technical details of soil, they\u2019re also developing a deeper understanding of soil\u2019s central role in the environment.\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/wolves-at-the-coast-marine-diets-ecosystem-impacts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Pat-Bailey-by-Anna-Gray-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Pat-Bailey-by-Anna-Gray-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Pat-Bailey-by-Anna-Gray-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Pat-Bailey-by-Anna-Gray-364x362.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Pat-Bailey-by-Anna-Gray-500x498.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Pat-Bailey-by-Anna-Gray.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/wolves-at-the-coast-marine-diets-ecosystem-impacts\/\">Wolves at the coast: marine diets, ecosystem impacts<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 23, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On Alaska\u2019s Prince of Wales Island, gray wolves are exhibiting surprising behavior: hunting sea otters. URI Ph.D. candidate Patrick Bailey is investigating this shift to understand how wolves adapt to changing environments and how it affects coastal ecosystems.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/a-rhode-island-fisheries-model-for-asia-pacific-nations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/image-copy-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/image-copy-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/image-copy-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/a-rhode-island-fisheries-model-for-asia-pacific-nations\/\">A Rhode Island fisheries model for Asia-Pacific nations<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">At a recent forum in Indonesia, URI and Rhode Island DEM helped representatives from Southeast Asian nations shape fisheries policy, data-management, and regional cooperation by sharing expertise in managing migratory fish.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-part-of-finalist-team-selected-by-national-science-foundation-in-regional-innovation-engines-competition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-RI-SeaGrant-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-RI-SeaGrant-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-RI-SeaGrant-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-part-of-finalist-team-selected-by-national-science-foundation-in-regional-innovation-engines-competition\/\">URI part of finalist team selected by National Science Foundation in Regional Innovation Engines competition<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 20, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Aquaculture\/Fisheries Professor Marta Gomez-Chiarri is leading efforts at the University of Rhode Island to help position New England as a national leader in the seafood industry, hoping to secure final funding through the National Science Foundation\u2019s (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines program. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/coco-committee-in-action\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/DSC05581-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/DSC05581-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/DSC05581-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/coco-committee-in-action\/\">URI\u2019s Coco Committee Blends Animal Care with Community Service<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 20, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI\u2019s Coco Committee offers a unique blend of service, education, and animal care. Founded in Spring 2023, the club has grown to include 30\u201335 active members who participate in regular community outreach events, including nursing home visits and on-campus appearances.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-story-of-water\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Yvonne-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Yvonne-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Yvonne-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-story-of-water\/\">The Story of Water: URI Students Visit Gilbert Stuart Museum<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 17, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Learning about Rhode Island's industrial history\u2013with a focus on historical water use, dam uses, fish ladders, and Gilbert Stuart's connection to local grist mills\u2013was on the day\u2019s agenda for students in the Grand Challenge course Intro to Water Resources and Water Hydrology and Management recently. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/port-of-providence-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/ProvPort-4-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/ProvPort-4-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/ProvPort-4-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/port-of-providence-2025\/\">Exploring Maritime Logistics at the Port of Providence<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 15, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A recent visit to the bustling Port of Providence gave URI students studying \u201cShipping and Ports\u201d a behind-the-scenes look at the complexity of maritime operations, from offshore wind logistics to international cargo handling.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/join-uris-metcalf-institute-for-a-conversation-on-climate-change-public-health-and-food-equity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fall-Lecture-social-graphic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fall-Lecture-social-graphic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fall-Lecture-social-graphic-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/join-uris-metcalf-institute-for-a-conversation-on-climate-change-public-health-and-food-equity\/\">Join URI\u2019s Metcalf Institute for a conversation on climate change, public health, and food equity<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 15, 2025<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/after-rhode-islands-shoreline-access-law-whats-next\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/jesse-reiblich-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/jesse-reiblich-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/jesse-reiblich-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/jesse-reiblich-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/jesse-reiblich.jpeg 493w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/after-rhode-islands-shoreline-access-law-whats-next\/\">After Rhode Island\u2019s shoreline access law, what\u2019s next?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 9, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">An attorney who teaches in URI\u2019s Department of Marine Affairs, Professor Jesse Reiblich is writing and presenting on an important topic in the Ocean State: How can access to its shorelines be protected if the boundary is unclear?<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/fellowship-spotlight-cabrera\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lou-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lou-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lou-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lou-copy-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lou-copy-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lou-copy.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/fellowship-spotlight-cabrera\/\">Fellowship Spotlight: Lou Cabrera on Plant Diagnostics and Stewardship<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 9, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Lou Cabrera, an environmental science and management major from Piermont, New York who is also minoring in restoration science, completed their CELS Summer Research Fellowship working with the URI Plant Diagnostics Lab, under the direction of Dr. Keiddy Urrea-Morawicki.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/sea-turtle-tagging-dandeneau\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Grace-D-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Grace-D-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Grace-D-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/sea-turtle-tagging-dandeneau\/\">Marine Biology in Action with Sea Turtle Conservation<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 9, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This past summer, Grace Dandeneau worked as a Night Time Sea Turtle Tagging Intern with Mote Marine Lab, spending nights patrolling Florida\u2019s beaches to monitor hatching sea turtle nests and tag nesting adults. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/rhode-islands-state-tree-in-the-spotlight-this-year\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-red-maple-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-red-maple-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-red-maple-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/10\/rhode-islands-state-tree-in-the-spotlight-this-year\/\">Rhode Island\u2019s state tree in the spotlight this year<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 2, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">With plans in the works for the Rhode Island state tree to get a ceremonial planting in each Rhode Island town for the United States\u2019 upcoming semiquincentennial (250th) anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the state\u2019s land-grant university is offering some helpful information on its noteworthy red maple (Acer rubrum).<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-coastal-hazards-course\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/3-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/3-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/3-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-coastal-hazards-course\/\">New Geosciences Course Prepares Students to Address Coastal Hazards<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 1, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island is offering a new course on Coastal Geologic Hazards to prepare students to address the growing challenges of coastal flooding, erosion, and groundwater salinization in the face of climate change. Taught by Assistant Professor Chris Russoniello, the course explores topics such as tides, storm impacts, and sea level rise using a multidisciplinary, hands-on approach.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/cels-fellowship-spotlight-hurwitz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8262-copy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8262-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_8262-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/cels-fellowship-spotlight-hurwitz\/\">CELS Fellowship Spotlight: Avery Hurwitz on Using GIS for Climate-Related Flood Mapping<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Avery Hurwitz spent the summer using GIS technology to map flood risks in Providence through the CELS Summer Research Fellowship. Combining his passion for climate science and meteorology with hands-on experience, he developed nature-based solutions to address urban flooding.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/new-statewide-project-calls-on-public-to-report-bobcat-sightings\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/image-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/image-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/image-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/new-statewide-project-calls-on-public-to-report-bobcat-sightings\/\">New statewide project calls on public to report bobcat sightings<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 26, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The URI-led research utilizes camera traps, GPS collars, and citizen science to better understand the movement, behavior, and ecological role of Rhode Island\u2019s growing bobcat population.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/antimicrobial-resistance-a-global-public-health-threat\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-neil-greene-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-neil-greene-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-neil-greene-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/antimicrobial-resistance-a-global-public-health-threat\/\">Antimicrobial resistance: A global public health threat<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 26, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Neil Greene, a URI cell and molecular biology professor, is leading a course on antimicrobial resistance this fall, helping students from diverse disciplines better understand the pressing health issue.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/fellowship-spotlight-astou-dieng\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Astou-Dieng-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Astou-Dieng-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Astou-Dieng-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/fellowship-spotlight-astou-dieng\/\">Fellowship Spotlight: Astou Dieng on Using GIS River Models for Flood Mapping in Providence<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 26, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Astou Dieng, a landscape architecture major from Providence, Rhode Island, completed her CELS Summer Research Fellowship working under Dr. Soni Pradhanang on GIS flood mapping for Providence<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.gso.uri.edu\/warren-project-to-build-coastal-and-flood-resilience\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/connie_mcgreavy_read_ave_warren_ri_nov20204-1024x768-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/connie_mcgreavy_read_ave_warren_ri_nov20204-1024x768-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/connie_mcgreavy_read_ave_warren_ri_nov20204-1024x768-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.gso.uri.edu\/warren-project-to-build-coastal-and-flood-resilience\/\">Warren Project to Build Coastal and Flood Resilience<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 24, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A research team from URI is working with Warren, Rhode Island, to better understand its concerns related to flooding and to explore potential solutions. The team, led by Emi Uchida, professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Natural Resource Economics, includes Christopher Russoniello, assistant professor of geosciences; Pengfei Liu, associate professor of environmental and natural resource economics; and others. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/more-than-just-shade\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Urban-Heat-Islands-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Urban-Heat-Islands-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Urban-Heat-Islands-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Urban-Heat-Islands-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Urban-Heat-Islands-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Urban-Heat-Islands-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Urban-Heat-Islands-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Urban-Heat-Islands-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Urban-Heat-Islands.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/more-than-just-shade\/\">More Than Just Shade: Understanding Tree Canopy and the Urban Heat Island Effect<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Summers are hot, but for urban areas without tree cover, the heat can be even more dangerous. CELS Communications Fellow Yvonne Wingard writes about the phenomenon of urban heat islands and their impact on cities like Providence.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uris-plant-diagnostic-laboratory-accreditation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/URI_Plant-Diagnsotic-Lab_KEUM-1-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/URI_Plant-Diagnsotic-Lab_KEUM-1-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/URI_Plant-Diagnsotic-Lab_KEUM-1-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uris-plant-diagnostic-laboratory-accreditation\/\">URI&#8217;s Plant Diagnostic Laboratory Earns Prestigious Accreditation<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 10, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The designation is a significant achievement for URI, recognizing the lab\u2019s commitment to high-standard plant disease diagnostics and serving as a resource that benefits the University and the wider Rhode Island agricultural community.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/uris-metcalf-institute-creates-connection-between-science-and-journalism-with-metcalf-ocean-nexus-academy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/DSC06843-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/DSC06843-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/DSC06843-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/uris-metcalf-institute-creates-connection-between-science-and-journalism-with-metcalf-ocean-nexus-academy\/\">Metcalf Institute creates connection between science and journalism with Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 10, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A new journalism fellowship created by the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Metcalf Institute and Ocean Nexus, in collaboration with the The Uproot Project, took place this summer. The innovative program supports journalists exploring the deep connection between ocean issues and social justice. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/holthams-shell-recycling\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jessie-square-7-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jessie-square-7-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jessie-square-7-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jessie-square-7-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jessie-square-7-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jessie-square-7-copy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Jessie-square-7-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/holthams-shell-recycling\/\">Passion into Impact: Jessie Holtham\u2019s \u201806 Grassroots Shell Recycling Movement on Martha\u2019s Vineyard<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 5, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jessie (Kanozak) Holtham \u201806, an aquaculture and fisheries science graduate, began a grassroots shell recovery effort on Martha's Vineyard. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/cels-lane-associate-dean\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chris-Lane-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chris-Lane-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chris-Lane-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/cels-lane-associate-dean\/\">College of the Environment and Life Sciences names Christopher Lane as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Lane has previously served as professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences where he led a productive research program. Most recently he served as Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College, bringing valuable experience to the position during the evolving research funding landscape<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/uri-receives-first-ever-nih-t32-award-to-launch-transdisciplinary-biomedical-research-training-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_1925-1-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_1925-1-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_1925-1-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/uri-receives-first-ever-nih-t32-award-to-launch-transdisciplinary-biomedical-research-training-program\/\">URI receives first-ever NIH T32 award to launch transdisciplinary biomedical research training program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\nURI has been awarded its first-ever NIH T32 award for transdisciplinary biomedical research training, reflecting years of cross-campus collaboration and positioning the University as a national leader in this field. The $1.9 million dollar grant will fund pre-doctoral fellowships over five years. Combined with additional investment from URI, the program will support 56 pre-doctoral training positions.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-faculty-rinehart\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Shelby-to-use-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Shelby-to-use-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Shelby-to-use-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Shelby-to-use-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Shelby-to-use-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Shelby-to-use-copy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Shelby-to-use-copy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-faculty-rinehart\/\">New Faculty Spotlight: Shelby Rinehart<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 2, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Shelby A. Rinehart joins CELS this fall as an assistant professor of watershed ecology in the Department of Natural Resources.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/design-with-purpose-lar\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/with-president-parlange-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/with-president-parlange-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/with-president-parlange-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/design-with-purpose-lar\/\">Design with Purpose: Student-Led Landscape Architecture for Community and Place<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This summer, landscape architecture students Julia Dever and Jose Andre Orozco Ortiz partnered with The Flower District\u2014a nonprofit in Olneyville, Providence that rescues and redistributes over 100,000 flowers a year\u2014to design a multifunctional green space that blends beauty, sustainability, and community.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-faculty-murdoch\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CMurdoch-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CMurdoch-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CMurdoch-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-faculty-murdoch\/\">New Faculty Spotlight: Caitlin Murdoch<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 28, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Caitlin Murdoch joins the College of the Environment and Life Sciences this fall as an assistant professor of cell and molecular biology. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/enrollment-now-open-for-salt-pond-smart-a-new-program-to-protect-rhode-islands-coastal-waters\/\">Enrollment now open for Salt Pond Smart: a new program to protect Rhode Island\u2019s coastal waters<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 26, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Salt Pond Smart, a new community engagement initiative offered through the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension, is designed for homeowners along Rhode Island\u2019s southern coast.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-faculty-chirillo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/michael-informal-1-e1754408040771-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/michael-informal-1-e1754408040771-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/michael-informal-1-e1754408040771-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-faculty-chirillo\/\">New Faculty Spotlight: Michael Chirillo<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 24, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Michael Chirillo joins the College of the Environment and Life Sciences this fall as an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-faculty-deutsch\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Zarah-Deutsch-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Zarah-Deutsch-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Zarah-Deutsch-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-faculty-deutsch\/\">New Faculty Spotlight: Zarah Deutsch<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Zarah Deutsch joins the College of the Environment and Life Sciences this fall as an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/block-island-bird-study-reveals-some-good-news-for-islands-migrating-songbirds\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-lauren-michael-copy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-lauren-michael-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-lauren-michael-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/block-island-bird-study-reveals-some-good-news-for-islands-migrating-songbirds\/\">Block Island bird study reveals some good news for island\u2019s migrating songbirds<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Every fall, thousands of migrating songbirds make a pit stop on Block Island. A recent study coauthored by Lauren Michael reveals a promising trend: while many species experienced steep declines in the 1970s and \u201980s, most have since stabilized or begun to recover.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/uri-professor-receives-nsf-career-award-for-study-of-southern-ocean-predator\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/sarah-kienle-preferred-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/sarah-kienle-preferred-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/sarah-kienle-preferred-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/uri-professor-receives-nsf-career-award-for-study-of-southern-ocean-predator\/\">CELS professor receives NSF CAREER Award for study of Southern Ocean predator<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 19, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Sarah Kienle has been awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award to investigate the causes and consequences of female-biased dimorphism in leopard seals, generating new data on the life, physiology, and biology of this important and mysterious polar predator. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/jenkins-and-howard-on-design-for-green-spaces\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS_070125_CS_25-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS_070125_CS_25-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS_070125_CS_25-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/jenkins-and-howard-on-design-for-green-spaces\/\">Mia Jenkins and Brandon Howard on Design to Improve Public Green Spaces<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 8, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Through the Regenerative Community Design Lab, landscape architecture majors Mia Jenkins and Brandon Howard are partnering with the towns of Charlestown, Cumberland, and Providence to redesign public green spaces using sustainable, nature-based solutions. From managing stormwater to creating welcoming parks, they\u2019re turning classroom lessons into real-world change.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/core-matters-uri-geoscientist-weighs-in-on-critical-minerals\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Beavertail-DEM-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Beavertail-DEM-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Beavertail-DEM-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/core-matters-uri-geoscientist-weighs-in-on-critical-minerals\/\">Core matters: URI geoscientist weighs in on critical minerals<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 31, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Geosciences professor Dawn Cardace is always happy to talk about what we see around us in parks and natural spaces. At URI, she's teaching students about vital minerals and materials to better understand discussions in today's news.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/caribbean-coral-reefs-chronic-decline-could-get-a-boost-from-proactive-assisted-gene-flow-if-allowed\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-carlos-prada-boat-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-carlos-prada-boat-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-carlos-prada-boat-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/caribbean-coral-reefs-chronic-decline-could-get-a-boost-from-proactive-assisted-gene-flow-if-allowed\/\">Caribbean coral reefs\u2019 chronic decline could get a boost from proactive assisted gene flow \u2014 if allowed<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 30, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Coral populations are at risk due to ocean warming and changing environmental conditions, leading to precipitous coral declines in the Caribbean region. URI professor Carlos Prada is part of an international scientific team calling for action and regulatory reform to allow a technique that could prevent further reef decline and irreversible damage to coral ecosystems there.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/novel-discoveries-about-eastern-whip-poor-will-nesting-and-chick-growth\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Liam-Corcoran-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Liam-Corcoran-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Liam-Corcoran-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/novel-discoveries-about-eastern-whip-poor-will-nesting-and-chick-growth\/\">Novel discoveries about Eastern Whip-poor-will nesting and chick growth<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Wild populations of the Eastern Whip-poor-will have declined precipitously since 1970, and because of their nocturnal and cryptic nature, few researchers have been able to study their nesting behavior. Liam Corcoran \u201918 M.S. \u201925 is contributing crucial new insights into its breeding biology, offering the first published growth data for the species.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/golet-lifetime-achievement-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Frank-in-GS-Fens-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Frank-in-GS-Fens-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Frank-in-GS-Fens-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Frank-in-GS-Fens-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Frank-in-GS-Fens-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Frank-in-GS-Fens-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/golet-lifetime-achievement-award\/\">Frank Golet, Professor Emeritus of Natural Resources Science, Chosen for Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 25, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Celebrated for his lifelong dedication to wetland science, unmatched mentorship, and an unwavering commitment to conservation, Frank Golet, Professor Emeritus of the University of Rhode Island's Department of Natural Resources Science, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Wetland Scientists earlier this month.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/new-graduate-certificate-in-cell-and-molecular-biology-aims-to-fill-needs-in-field-while-offering-career-advancement-opportunities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-biotech-copy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-biotech-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-biotech-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/new-graduate-certificate-in-cell-and-molecular-biology-aims-to-fill-needs-in-field-while-offering-career-advancement-opportunities\/\">New graduate certificate in cell and molecular biology aims to fill needs in field while offering career advancement opportunities<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 24, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI's Department of Cell and Molecular Biology has recently added a new graduate certificate to its offerings. The program offers students training in cell and molecular biology, biotechnology, and medical laboratory science.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/science-in-action\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Julie-OHara-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Julie-OHara-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Julie-OHara-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/science-in-action\/\">Science in Action<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 24, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students in URI's Master of Environmental Science and Management are spending their summers putting coursework into action. \"The internship has been valuable in teaching me the hands-on skills I need to achieve a career in ecological restoration, which is my goal,\" says Julie O'Hara.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/webb-webb-2025-joseph-s-nelson-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Webb_HeadShot2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Webb_HeadShot2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Webb_HeadShot2-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/webb-webb-2025-joseph-s-nelson-award\/\">Jacqueline Webb,\u00a0Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences, Awarded the 2025 Joseph S. Nelson Award for Lifetime Achievement in Ichthyology<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Given annually since 2013, the Nelson Award recognizes a member of ASIH for \u201can outstanding body of work in any area of ichthyology, including, but not limited to: ecology, behavior, life history, genetics, conservation, and systematics.\" <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/rhode-island-legislators-approve-crucial-appropriation-for-unique-weather-related-tools-at-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferrred-waterplace-park-copy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferrred-waterplace-park-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferrred-waterplace-park-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/rhode-island-legislators-approve-crucial-appropriation-for-unique-weather-related-tools-at-uri\/\">Rhode Island legislators approve crucial appropriation for unique weather-related tools at URI<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">RI-CHAMP, STORMTOOLS, and MyCoast, critical weather-related programs developed at URI, have received state funding that will enable the University and Rhode Island to continue leading in coastal safety analysis, early warning systems, and resilience.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/leveraging-technological-equity-ai\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/OTA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of professor Ota wearing a black shirt and glasses, smiling look off camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/OTA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/OTA-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/leveraging-technological-equity-ai\/\">Leveraging Technological Equity: URI&#8217;s Yoshitaka Ota on AI in Global Marine Policy<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 21, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor of Marine Affairs Yoshitaka Ota has been working with colleagues to closely examine potential challenges and unintended consequences of in Artificial Intelligence use within marine policy.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/rice-leads-in-the-philippines\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Photo-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Photo-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Photo-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/rice-leads-in-the-philippines\/\">URI\u2019s Michael Rice Leads Education, Collaboration on Fisheries Sustainability in the Philippines<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 18, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Michael A. Rice, professor and chair of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, returned to the Philippines this summer to work with key academic partners and provide professional development training to local fisheries officers. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/mangrove-as-metaphor-adaptable-plant-offers-inspiration-for-a-new-model-for-sustainable-food-systems\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-mangroves-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-mangroves-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-mangroves-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/mangrove-as-metaphor-adaptable-plant-offers-inspiration-for-a-new-model-for-sustainable-food-systems\/\">Mangrove as metaphor: Adaptable plant offers inspiration for a new model for sustainable food systems<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 16, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Patrick Baur\u2019s research focuses on equitably and sustainably balancing human livelihoods and ecosystems through improving how food is produced, distributed, and eaten. He works at the intersection of environmental science and public policy and co-authored a recent paper in the journal Nature Food.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/aliu-sustainable-agriculture-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sheriff-Aliu-01-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sheriff-Aliu-01-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sheriff-Aliu-01-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/aliu-sustainable-agriculture-research\/\">Growing Smarter: Rethinking Sustainability in Controlled Environment Agriculture<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 15, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Sheriff Aliu, a Ph.D. candidate in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems working in URI\u2019s Baur Food Systems Lab, researches sustainability and equity assessment for commercial Controlled Environment Agriculture operations.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/romano-summer-fellowship-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Carli-Romano-1-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Carli-Romano-1-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Carli-Romano-1-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/romano-summer-fellowship-2025\/\">Fellowship Spotlight: Carli Romano on Shoreline Access in Rhode Island<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 10, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As part of a CELS Summer Research Fellowship, marine affairs and political science double major Carli Romano is working with Professors Melva Trevi\u00f1o Pe\u00f1a and Jesse Reiblich on coastal access policy research in Rhode Island. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/afs-fellowships-summer-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chelsea-Tay-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chelsea-Tay-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Chelsea-Tay-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/afs-fellowships-summer-2025\/\">&#8220;Doing to Learn&#8221;: Fellowship Connects Students with Food System Work<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 8, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">From farming to research, students in the Rhode Island Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program offered through URI\u2019s Cooperative Extension are spending their summers immersed in the local food system.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/oconnor-nsf-research-experience\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Nick-O-Connor-1-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Nick-O-Connor-1-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Nick-O-Connor-1-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/oconnor-nsf-research-experience\/\">Nick O&#8217;Connor on Marine Science Research Experiences<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 2, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nick O\u2019Connor, a marine biology and aquaculture and fisheries science double major, is participating in the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates program this summer at Rutgers University's Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory. He is conducting research using camera-mounted fish traps to study fish distributions around artificial reefs off the Jersey shore. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-leopard-seal-in-focus\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah-on-left-Emily-S-on-right-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah-on-left-Emily-S-on-right-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sarah-on-left-Emily-S-on-right-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/the-leopard-seal-in-focus\/\">The leopard seal in focus<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 27, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">While leopard seals might be easily recognized for their ominous portrayals as villains in movies, they largely remain a mystery to humans. Professor Sarah Kienle and postdoctoral researcher Emily Sperou are working to fix that by contributing to our scientific understanding of these marine apex predators.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/shanaghan-on-gis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0692-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0692-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0692-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/shanaghan-on-gis\/\">Applications of GIS: Meagan Shanaghan on the Development of URI Botanical Collections Database<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 25, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">At URI, GIS is used to manage the impressive botanical collections on the Kingston Campus. What started as a need for better organization of the accessions database \u2013 a spreadsheet that tracked the inventory of plants housed on campus \u2013 grew into an interactive tool used by both staff and visitors alike: URI Botanical Collections Database. The leading developer for the database was GIS and spatial services specialist Meagan Shanaghan \u201820 M.E.S.M. \u201823.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/leave-no-trace-careful-social-media-sharing-can-help-protect-local-reptiles-and-amphibians\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/box_turtle_by_road_Tyler_DeVos-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/box_turtle_by_road_Tyler_DeVos-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/box_turtle_by_road_Tyler_DeVos-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/leave-no-trace-careful-social-media-sharing-can-help-protect-local-reptiles-and-amphibians\/\">Leave no trace: Careful social media sharing can help protect local reptiles and amphibians<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 24, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Compared to other New England states, there is less turtle density in Rhode Island due to the state\u2019s urbanization. However, careful driving, and media use, are still recommended to help protect turtles and other vulnerable reptile and amphibian species.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/taking-curiosity-to-new-heights-uri-ph-d-students-awarded-nasa-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Michelle-left-and-Kate-right-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Michelle-left-and-Kate-right-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Michelle-left-and-Kate-right-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/taking-curiosity-to-new-heights-uri-ph-d-students-awarded-nasa-fellowship\/\">Taking curiosity to new heights:\u00a0URI Ph.D. students awarded NASA fellowship<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 24, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\nTwo Ph.D. students in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences\u2019 interdisciplinary biological and environmental sciences graduate program have been awarded graduate research fellowships from the NASA Rhode Island Space Grant Consortium. Michelle Marder and Kate Remy \u201924 are specializing in cell and molecular biology and aim to help scientists better understand antibiotic resistance.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/safe-well-water-test-to-be-sure\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-tap-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-tap-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-tap-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/safe-well-water-test-to-be-sure\/\">Safe well water? Test to be sure<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 18, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">To provide residents with information on private well water testing, treatment, and maintenance, water quality expert Alyson McCann with the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Cooperative Extension Water Quality Program will hold a free program on Wednesday, July 9, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Cross\u2019 Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Road, in Charlestown. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/uri-cooperative-extension-program-aims-to-rescue-and-recycle-food-by-changing-the-way-rhode-islanders-interact-with-it\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-apple-food-recovery-copy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-apple-food-recovery-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-apple-food-recovery-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/uri-cooperative-extension-program-aims-to-rescue-and-recycle-food-by-changing-the-way-rhode-islanders-interact-with-it\/\">URI Cooperative Extension program aims to rescue and recycle food by changing the way Rhode Islanders interact with it<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 11, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Applications are now open for Food Recovery for Rhode Island at the University of Rhode Island, a community education program for Rhode Islanders offered through URI Cooperative Extension. The six-week course includes online coursework and field experiences that can be completed at participants\u2019 convenience.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/mcpherson-alumni-spotlight\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kate-McPherson-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kate-McPherson-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kate-McPherson-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/mcpherson-alumni-spotlight\/\">Riverkeeper Kate McPherson \u201903 on Protecting the Narragansett Bay Watershed<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 10, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As part of Save the Bay\u2019s saltwater restoration work, Kate McPherson \u201903 works to mitigate the problems and risks of the invase Phragmites australis. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/fire-hazard-phragmites-sometimes-pose-an-overlooked-risk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Newport-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Newport-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Newport-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/fire-hazard-phragmites-sometimes-pose-an-overlooked-risk\/\">Fire hazard: Phragmites sometimes pose an overlooked risk<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">While fires can be caused for a variety of reasons, manmade and natural, invasive phragmites sometimes pose an overlooked risk. Laura Meyerson, professor of natural resources science, would like to see other New Englanders recognize the ubiquitous plant known as Phragmites australis growing by roadways and ponds for what it is.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/kiersten-sundell-25\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kiersten-Sundell-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kiersten-Sundell-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kiersten-Sundell-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/kiersten-sundell-25\/\">Kiersten Sundell &#8217;25 Awarded NASA Internship<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Kiersten Sundell '25 is bringing her talents to NASA as part of the aeronautical agency\u2019s Student Airborne Research Program, a program that allows students to work with NASA scientists and study Earth systems processes aboard the agency\u2019s research aircraft.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/hilda-llorens-is-named-cornille-distinguished-scholar-at-wellesley-college\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hilda-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hilda-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hilda-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hilda-copy-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hilda-copy-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hilda-copy-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hilda-copy.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/artsci\/news\/hilda-llorens-is-named-cornille-distinguished-scholar-at-wellesley-college\/\">Hilda Llor\u00e9ns is named Cornille Distinguished Scholar at Wellesley College<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Hilda Llor\u00e9ns, professor of anthropology, gender &amp; women studies, and marine affairs will begin her residency in the fall of 2025 at the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities and will continue through the academic year to complete her latest book, \"Nature Practices: The Latinx Outdoors at the End of Nature.\"<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2025\/the-art-of-research-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/su25_aperture_photo1-scaled-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/su25_aperture_photo1-scaled-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/su25_aperture_photo1-scaled-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2025\/the-art-of-research-2\/\">CELS students sweep awards in URI&#8217;s Research and  Scholarship Photo Contest<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">CELS researchers and students at every level--postdoctoral, doctoral, undergraduate, and a recent alumnus--won  awards from URI's Research and Scholarship Photo Contest, including first place to Renato Borras-Chavez for his piece \"Working Hard\u2013Hardly Working\" (pictured).<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/new-graduate-certificate-in-econometrics-and-data-analysis-combines-math-analysis-with-wide-range-of-applications\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-enre-certif-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-enre-certif-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-enre-certif-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/new-graduate-certificate-in-econometrics-and-data-analysis-combines-math-analysis-with-wide-range-of-applications\/\">New graduate certificate in econometrics and data analysis combines math analysis with wide range of applications<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">We've launched a new program designed to boost job market competitiveness by developing in-demand skills in a flexible environment.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/urban-planning-scholar-julian-agyeman-to-deliver-metcalfs-annual-leeson-lecture-on-just-sustainabilities-june-10\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Julian-Agyeman-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Julian-Agyeman-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Julian-Agyeman-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/urban-planning-scholar-julian-agyeman-to-deliver-metcalfs-annual-leeson-lecture-on-just-sustainabilities-june-10\/\">Urban planning scholar Julian Agyeman to deliver Metcalf\u2019s annual Leeson Lecture on \u2018Just Sustainabilities\u2019 June 10<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 27, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Author Julian Agyeman will speak at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography, Tuesday, June 10, 3:30 p.m., as part of the URI Metcalf Institute\u2019s annual public lecture series. It is free and open to the public.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/uri-tick-expert-shares-tips-for-a-tick-free-summer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Thomas-Mather-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Thomas-Mather-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Thomas-Mather-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/uri-tick-expert-shares-tips-for-a-tick-free-summer\/\">URI tick expert shares tips for a tick-free summer<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 23, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Thomas Mather, director of URI\u2019s Center for Vector-Borne Disease, offers a wealth of information and resources so that people can stay ahead of, or away from, tick exposure this summer.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/uri-college-of-pharmacy-researcher-studies-link-between-stroke-and-alzheimers-disease\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Claudia-Fallini-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Claudia-Fallini-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Claudia-Fallini-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/uri-college-of-pharmacy-researcher-studies-link-between-stroke-and-alzheimers-disease\/\">URI researchers study link between stroke and Alzheimer\u2019s Disease<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 21, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Claudia Fallini, assistant professor of cell and molecular biology and pharmacy, is investigating the link between stroke and dementias in a study funded by a $413,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.  She hopes her research will lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms that contribute to Alzheimer\u2019s disease, as well as to improved stroke outcomes.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/cels-graduate-awarded-research-fellowship-from-national-science-foundation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lindsey-Reimels-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lindsey-Reimels-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lindsey-Reimels-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/cels-graduate-awarded-research-fellowship-from-national-science-foundation\/\">CELS graduate awarded research fellowship from National Science Foundation<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 16, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Marine biology major Lindsey Reimels has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. This fall she will pursue a Ph.D. in ecological sciences continuing her research into the relationship between baleen whales and microplastics.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/celebrating-paton\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Peter-3-June-2024-ROST-3-1-of-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Peter-3-June-2024-ROST-3-1-of-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Peter-3-June-2024-ROST-3-1-of-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/celebrating-paton\/\">Celebrating Classroom Conservation: Natural Resources Science Professor Peter Paton Retires After Decades of Teaching<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 13, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Beloved professor of natural resources science, Peter Paton, is retiring after more than three decades at URI. Known for his passion and expertise, he has been in invaluable part of the URI community. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/laura-meyerson-headed-to-iceland-for-a-fulbright-national-science-foundation-arctic-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-laura-meyerson-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-laura-meyerson-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-laura-meyerson-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/laura-meyerson-headed-to-iceland-for-a-fulbright-national-science-foundation-arctic-fellowship\/\">URI professor of habitat restoration will study ecology of Iceland\u2019s Stokkseyri-Eyrarbakki coastline this fall for her third Fulbright award<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 10, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Laura Meyerson is heading to Iceland to study the ecology of the Stokkseyri-Eyrarbakki coastline for her third Fulbright award. She will help develop a baseline ecological data set to monitor biodiversity in the region.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-excellence-spotlight-schwartz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Rachel-Swartz-v03-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Rachel-Swartz-v03-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Rachel-Swartz-v03-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-excellence-spotlight-schwartz\/\">Teaching Excellence Spotlight: Rachel Schwartz<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 9, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Rachel Schwartz is an associate professor in URI\u2019s Department of Biological Sciences who teaches Genetics, Big Data Analysis, and a variety of hands-on courses to help students learn to do research and analyze data. Professor Schwartz is interested in training researchers to efficiently and effectively manage and analyze their data, as well as to apply novel methods that she is developing to understand genome diversity and evolution.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/commencement-2025-cell-and-molecular-biology-major-sees-his-path-come-into-focus-at-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-j-gbaba-1-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-j-gbaba-1-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-j-gbaba-1-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/commencement-2025-cell-and-molecular-biology-major-sees-his-path-come-into-focus-at-uri\/\">Cell and molecular biology major sees his path come into focus at URI<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 8, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Graduating senior James Gbaba, who will receive his degree in cell and molecular biology, found a welcoming community at URI\u2014as well as his niche in health research. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/uri-shark-camp-invites-rhode-island-students-to-set-sail-week-of-july-21\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-shark-camp-1-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-shark-camp-1-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-shark-camp-1-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/uri-shark-camp-invites-rhode-island-students-to-set-sail-week-of-july-21\/\">URI Shark Camp invites Rhode Island students to set sail week of July 21<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 7, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In 2018, Bradley Wetherbee, a longtime professor of biological sciences, began what is now known as URI Shark Camp as a way to introduce students from underserved communities to the biological sciences and to marine science programs at URI. Rhode Island students are invited to apply to this year\u2019s program, July 21 to 25.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/medical-laboratory-science-posters\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madelyn-Kadra-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madelyn-Kadra-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madelyn-Kadra-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/medical-laboratory-science-posters\/\">Medical Laboratory Science Students Win Top Awards for Student Posters at Professional Conference<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 6, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Three students majoring in medical laboratory science recently won awards for research posters presented at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science - Central New England conference held in Warwick, RI.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ripbs.org\/news-and-culture\/climate-environment\/climate-change-is-threatening-prudence-islands-drinking-water\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/download-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/download-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/download-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ripbs.org\/news-and-culture\/climate-environment\/climate-change-is-threatening-prudence-islands-drinking-water\">Climate Change is Threatening Prudence Island\u2019s Drinking Water<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 2, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More extreme weather patterns and aging infrastructure could hamper the Prudence Island Water District\u2019s ability to provide its customers with fresh drinking water. Hydrologist and URI Geosciences Professor Soni Pradhanang weighs in.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/eleni-mouyos-named-2025-hollings-scholar\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Mouyos_Headshot1-copy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Mouyos_Headshot1-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Mouyos_Headshot1-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/eleni-mouyos-named-2025-hollings-scholar\/\">Eleni Mouyos named 2025 Hollings Scholar<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 2, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Eleni Mouyos, a sophomore double majoring in marine biology and ocean engineering, has been awarded a 2025 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the most prestigious scholarship awarded to undergraduates in marine sciences.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/kylie-mastropolos-bpz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_2474-2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_2474-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_2474-2-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/kylie-mastropolos-bpz\/\">Animal Science Major Kylie Mastropolo on Interning with Buttonwood Park Zoo<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 30, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Kylie Mastropolo, an animal science and technology major, pursued an internship at Buttonwood Park Zoo this semester. \u201cOne of the most rewarding parts was observing the harbor seals over time and learning to identify their individual personalities and behavioral patterns,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/senior-spotlight-reimels-25\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lindsey-Reimels-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lindsey-Reimels-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Lindsey-Reimels-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/senior-spotlight-reimels-25\/\">Senior Spotlight: Lindsey Reimels (Marine Biology)<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 30, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Marine Biology major Lindsey Reimels has been active in a variety of research projects at URI, including microplastic accumulation in Narragansett Bay and the uptake of microplastic ingestion by baleen whales. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/tour-of-uri-plant-and-biotechnology-lab-an-eye-opener-for-high-school-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kuach-FT1-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kuach-FT1-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kuach-FT1-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/tour-of-uri-plant-and-biotechnology-lab-an-eye-opener-for-high-school-students\/\">Tour of URI plant and biotechnology lab an eye-opener for high school students<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Thirty-seven Portsmouth High School students got the chance to see practical applications of what they are learning in a recent visit to the plant and biotechnology lab of Albert Kausch, URI professor of cell and molecular biology. Along with the tour, the students visited the University's medicinal gardens.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/senior-spotlight-piccone-25\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Piccone-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Piccone-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Piccone-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/senior-spotlight-piccone-25\/\">Senior Spotlight: Sofia Piccone (Marine Biology)<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 28, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Sofia Piccone, a senior marine biology major, earned her scientific scuba diving certification, researched physiological traits of Caribbean octocorals, assisted with a Narragansett Bay kelp and biodiversity survey, and more - all while also serving as captain of the URI running team. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/uris-matt-paolella-gets-the-most-out-of-every-day\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/paolella_matthew_headshot-1-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/paolella_matthew_headshot-1-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/paolella_matthew_headshot-1-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/uris-matt-paolella-gets-the-most-out-of-every-day\/\">URI\u2019s Matt Paolella gets the most out of every day<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 25, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The molecular biology major balances academics with many interests: tutoring, volunteering, running track, advocacy, and the list goes on<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/training-chickens\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Brandon-Ferro-with-chicken-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Brandon-Ferro-with-chicken-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Brandon-Ferro-with-chicken-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/training-chickens\/\">URI Students Train Chickens for Animal Behavioral Research<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 25, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">At URI's Peckham Farm, undergraduate animal science and technology majors such as Brandon Ferro (pictured) learn modern animal training techniques as part of a course on animal behavioral research. Understanding how animals behave and what influences their behavior are crucial components of conservation efforts. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/senior-spotlight-thaner-25\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Thaner_2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Thaner_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Thaner_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Thaner_2-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Thaner_2-364x361.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Thaner_2-500x496.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Thaner_2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/senior-spotlight-thaner-25\/\">Senior Spotlight: Lara Thaner (Geosciences)<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Geosciences major Lara Thaner worked as an undergraduate research assistant in the URI Laboratory of Soil Ecology and Microbiology, went on a J-Term trip to Indonesia, toured wastewater treatment plants and visited Charlestown\nBeach to observe sediment transport, and more. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/senior-spotlight-rodriguez-25\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_7192-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_7192-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_7192-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/senior-spotlight-rodriguez-25\/\">Senior Spotlight: Johanyx Rodriguez (Cell and Molecular Biology)<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\"I chose CELS because of the close knit environment in the cell and molecular biology department,\" Johanyx Rodriguez  says. \"I loved the size of the department, and I felt comfortable with reaching out to professors. The research in CELS is so diverse--ranging from using molecular techniques in oysters to investigating the mechanisms behind neurodegeneration!\"<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-state-of-marine-affairs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sam-and-Eva-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sam-and-Eva-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sam-and-Eva-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-state-of-marine-affairs\/\">Marine Affairs Graduate Students Offer Community, Resources Through New Series<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 21, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Offering both in-person events and webinars, \u201cThe State of Marine Affairs\u201d is a new speaker series facilitated by graduate students Samuel Filiaggi and Eva Pumo to connect students, faculty, and alumni within the College of the Environment and Life Sciences and Graduate School of Oceanography.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/putting-uris-botanical-collections-on-the-map-university-of-rhode-island-launches-botanical-collections-geo-database\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/flower-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/flower-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/flower-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/putting-uris-botanical-collections-on-the-map-university-of-rhode-island-launches-botanical-collections-geo-database\/\">Putting URI\u2019s Botanical Collections on the map: University of Rhode Island launches Botanical Collections geo-database<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 15, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">New database to offer extensive look at the 1,200-plus plants in URI botanical collections, available for public access and long-term University use<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/tree-talk-uri-forester-says-forests-are-part-of-the-solution-to-climate-change\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christopher-Riely_Forester-Portraits-7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christopher-Riely_Forester-Portraits-7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christopher-Riely_Forester-Portraits-7-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/tree-talk-uri-forester-says-forests-are-part-of-the-solution-to-climate-change\/\">Tree talk: URI forester says forests are part of the solution to climate change<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 14, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A forestry extension specialist at the University of Rhode Island, Christopher Riely works with faculty and students across campus, and off-campus partners, to help improve Rhode Island\u2019s forests and the wildlife they support.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/bunnies-for-biodiversity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kit-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kit-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kit-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/bunnies-for-biodiversity\/\">Bunnies for biodiversity<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 11, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Alex Rebelo and Alannah Lee, both animal science and technology majors, are working on conservation efforts alongside Justin Richard, assistant professor in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science, to ensure native New England cottontails are born and released into the wild every year to support declining populations and establish new ones<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/nrs-field-day-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NRS-field-day-2-1-of-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NRS-field-day-2-1-of-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NRS-field-day-2-1-of-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/nrs-field-day-2025\/\">Department of Natural Resources Science Hosts Field Day for Students<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 10, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Earlier this month, the Blue Trail in URI\u2019s North Woods was busy with students investigating vernal pool amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, camera trapping as part of the Department of Natural Resources Science field day.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-state-of-the-plate-food-protection-and-safety-subject-of-uri-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/food-rules-scaled-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/food-rules-scaled-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/food-rules-scaled-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-state-of-the-plate-food-protection-and-safety-subject-of-uri-conference\/\">The state of the plate: food protection and safety subject of URI conference<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 8, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Cooperative Extension is hosting this year\u2019s 31st annual Rhode Island Food Safety Task Force Conference on Thursday, April 24. The conference, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick, will provide attendees with information on the Food Safety Modernization Act\u2019s Food Traceability Rule and how it applies to food businesses and operations.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/brianna-pizzano-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_2276-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_2276-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_2276-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/brianna-pizzano-research\/\">A Whale of a Time: Brianna Pizzano on Beluga Whale Research<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u201cIt has completely evolved my knowledge and opinions on animals in aquaria, animal behavior, and has made me think about how to convey knowledge in an accessible way,\u201d Pizzano says. \u201cIt has been rewarding to research animals that have been minimally studied and to make sense of their behaviors in social and other contexts.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/uri-cooperative-extension-aiming-to-connect-all-rhode-islanders-to-increased-home-energy-efficiency\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/energy-community-of-practice-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/energy-community-of-practice-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/energy-community-of-practice-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/uri-cooperative-extension-aiming-to-connect-all-rhode-islanders-to-increased-home-energy-efficiency\/\">URI Cooperative Extension aiming to connect all Rhode Islanders to increased home energy efficiency<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u2018Community of Practice\u2019 listening sessions to launch this April, part of URI Energy Literacy Initiative<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.wcs.org\/News-Releases\/articleType\/ArticleView\/articleId\/24284\/Vanishing-Fish-Shrinking-Catches-How-Overfishing-is-Undermining-Coastal-Fisheries.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/dnnimagehandler-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/dnnimagehandler-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/dnnimagehandler-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.wcs.org\/News-Releases\/articleType\/ArticleView\/articleId\/24284\/Vanishing-Fish-Shrinking-Catches-How-Overfishing-is-Undermining-Coastal-Fisheries.aspx\">Vanishing Fish, Shrinking Catches: How Overfishing is Undermining Coastal Fisheries<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">New science shows that overfishing is eroding the sustainability of tropical coral reef fisheries in East Africa, with small-scale fishers losing out on fisheries productivity as entire species disappear from their catch. \"These diverse species provide essential proteins and micronutrients that aren't easily replaced, threatening both food security and the livelihoods of fishing families,\" says Associate Professor Austin Humphries of URI's Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/reporting-rhode-kill-new-study-calls-on-citizen-scientists\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/RK1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/RK1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/RK1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/reporting-rhode-kill-new-study-calls-on-citizen-scientists\/\">Reporting \u2018Rhode Kill:\u2019 New study calls on citizen scientists<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 2, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI\u2019s Natural Resources Science department launching solution to identify and address roadkill hotspots in state with virtual data collected by Rhode Islanders<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/afs-fellow-ventura-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Emma-Ventura-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Emma-Ventura-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Emma-Ventura-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/afs-fellow-ventura-2024\/\">Agriculture and Food System Fellow Spotlight: Emma Ventura<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 30, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Emma Ventura, a senior in environmental science and management, worked with the URI Cooperative Extension's Vegetable Production Program, collaborating with Dr. David Weisberger. a crop scientist and Extension agent.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/rhetorical-ecologies-jones\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madison-Jones-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madison-Jones-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madison-Jones-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/rhetorical-ecologies-jones\/\">Redefining Ecology: Madison Jones on Understanding Rhetorical Ecologies<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 28, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Madison Jones, assistant professor of professional and public writing and natural resources science, is helping both students and scholars shift the ways that we approach writing and rhetoric, specifically in the context of environmental advocacy. He and co-editor Sid Dobrin\u2019s recent book \"Rhetorical Ecologies\" dives into the history behind, and contemporary work that employs, ecology as a term and concept within writing and rhetoric.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/valle-afs-fellow-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Rowan-Valle-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Rowan-Valle-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Rowan-Valle-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/valle-afs-fellow-2024\/\">Agriculture and Food Systems Fellow Spotlight: Rowan Valle<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 27, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Rowan Valle completed an Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program through URI's Cooperative Extension. He gathered GIS data, recruited participants and conducted interviews, translated documents from English to Spanish, and conducted comprehensive site inventories of urban gardens. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/tuition-break-uris-environmental-and-natural-resource-economics-program-now-eligible-for-regional-tuition-rates\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/unnamed.jph_-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/unnamed.jph_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/unnamed.jph_-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/tuition-break-uris-environmental-and-natural-resource-economics-program-now-eligible-for-regional-tuition-rates\/\">Tuition break: URI\u2019s Environmental and Natural Resource Economics program now eligible for regional tuition rates<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 26, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students from across New England interested in environmental economics can now attend URI at regional tuition rates. URI's ENRE undergraduate major blends economic principles and environmental sciences to help students understand complex environmental issues and their economic implications.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/brown-afs-fellow-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6891-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6891-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6891-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/brown-afs-fellow-2024\/\">Agricultural and Food Systems Fellow Spotlight: Hallie Grace Brown<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 24, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Hallie Grace Brown completed the Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program through URI's Cooperative Extension. An animal science major and biology minor, she worked with RI Division of Environmental Management's Division of Agriculture to promote public health and safe local farming practices. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/energy-fellow-atticus-makuch-24\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Atticus-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Atticus-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Atticus-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/energy-fellow-atticus-makuch-24\/\">Energy Fellow Spotlight: Atticus Makuch &#8217;24<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Atticus Makuch '24 completed the Energy Fellows Program through URI's Cooperative Extension. Working with the energy efficiency policy and strategy team at Rhode Island Energy, he played a key role in helping the team understand and address the needs of diverse communities across Rhode Island.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/laura-eme-cmb-new-faculty\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Laura-Eme-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Laura-Eme-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Laura-Eme-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/laura-eme-cmb-new-faculty\/\">Laura Eme, Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, on Exploring Evolutionary Biology with Bioinformatics<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 19, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">New associate professor of cell and molecular biology, Laura Eme, uses bioinformatics to study the evolutionary history and diversity of microbial life.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/camera-trap-images-from-uris-north-woods-survey-contribute-to-nationwide-research-project\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-deer_2024-BellaSouthwood-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-deer_2024-BellaSouthwood-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-deer_2024-BellaSouthwood-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/camera-trap-images-from-uris-north-woods-survey-contribute-to-nationwide-research-project\/\">Camera trap images from URI\u2019s North Woods survey contribute to nationwide research project<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 17, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Since 2019, researchers in the Department of Natural Resources Science have captured camera trap data as part of the Smithsonian\u2019s Snapshot USA<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/whats-the-buzz-student-research-on-cranberry-pollinators-takes-second-in-competitions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0156-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0156-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0156-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0156-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_0156-copy-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/whats-the-buzz-student-research-on-cranberry-pollinators-takes-second-in-competitions\/\">What\u2019s the buzz? Student research on cranberry pollinators takes second in competitions<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 12, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Ren Johnson and Abigail Gill, both in URI\u2019s College of the Environment and Life Sciences, were recently awarded second place by Arizona\u2019s Entomological Society of America and the URI Undergraduate Symposium.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/uri-steep-launches-2025-webinar-series-pfas-on-cape-cod-connecting-communities-with-science-for-solutions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-barnstable-meeting-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-barnstable-meeting-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-barnstable-meeting-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-barnstable-meeting-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/uri-steep-launches-2025-webinar-series-pfas-on-cape-cod-connecting-communities-with-science-for-solutions\/\">URI STEEP launches 2025 Webinar Series: PFAS on Cape Cod \u2013 Connecting Communities with Science for Solutions<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 12, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">First webinar on household exposures and community solutions set for March 20<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/uri-watershed-watch-seeks-volunteers-to-monitor-ponds-streams-and-coasts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Elise-Torello-on-Potter-Pond-SK-by-Bill-McCusker-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Elise-Torello-on-Potter-Pond-SK-by-Bill-McCusker-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Elise-Torello-on-Potter-Pond-SK-by-Bill-McCusker-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Elise-Torello-on-Potter-Pond-SK-by-Bill-McCusker-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Elise-Torello-on-Potter-Pond-SK-by-Bill-McCusker-copy-600x597.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/uri-watershed-watch-seeks-volunteers-to-monitor-ponds-streams-and-coasts\/\">Cooperative Extension&#8217;s Watershed Watch seeks volunteers to monitor water bodies<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 7, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Cooperative Extension's Watershed Watch is seeking volunteers to assess the impacts of droughts and wet weather, stormwater runoff, bacteria and algal blooms on surface water quality and contribute to better understanding how climate change is affecting our nearby waters. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/10-under-10-awards-abigail-hasenfus-20-m-s-21\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-Abigail-Hasenfus-Headshot-2-aspect-ratio-1-1-1050x1050-1.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/10-under-10-awards-abigail-hasenfus-20-m-s-21\/\">10 Under 10 Awards: Abigail Hasenfus \u201920, M.S. \u201921<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 7, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Abigail Hasenfus \u201920, M.S. \u201921, chief of renewable energy program development for the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources, was recently honored with a 10 Under 10 Award from URI. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/features\/owen-fleischer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/7E8AA549-Wetherbee-and-FreischerSQ-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/7E8AA549-Wetherbee-and-FreischerSQ-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/7E8AA549-Wetherbee-and-FreischerSQ-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/7E8AA549-Wetherbee-and-FreischerSQ-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/7E8AA549-Wetherbee-and-FreischerSQ-copy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/7E8AA549-Wetherbee-and-FreischerSQ-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/7E8AA549-Wetherbee-and-FreischerSQ-copy.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/features\/owen-fleischer\/\">Do what you love<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 28, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Owen Fleischer, a double major in aquaculture and fisheries science and biology, has taken advantage of many opportunities at URI--including a trip to Mossel Bay, South Africa, to study the morphology of the area\u2019s catshark species.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/department-of-geosciences-launches-specialization-in-water-and-climate-science\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Investigating-water-ponds-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Investigating-water-ponds-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Investigating-water-ponds-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Investigating-water-ponds-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Investigating-water-ponds-copy-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/department-of-geosciences-launches-specialization-in-water-and-climate-science\/\">Department of Geosciences launches specialization in water and climate science<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 28, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A new undergraduate track will prepare students to address pressing environmental concerns in a wide range of industries.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/dont-guess-test-uri-cooperative-extensions-revamped-plant-diagnostic-laboratory-a-community-resource\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Keiddy-Urrea-Morawicki-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Keiddy-Urrea-Morawicki-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Keiddy-Urrea-Morawicki-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Keiddy-Urrea-Morawicki-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-Keiddy-Urrea-Morawicki-copy-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/dont-guess-test-uri-cooperative-extensions-revamped-plant-diagnostic-laboratory-a-community-resource\/\">Don\u2019t guess, test: URI Cooperative Extension\u2019s revamped Plant Diagnostic Laboratory a community resource<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 27, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI\u2019s laboratory is part of the National Plant Diagnostic Network found at most land-grant institutions. It serves commercial growers, nurseries, landscape professionals and the general public. A modest $20 fee covers the cost of testing, diagnosis and recommendations, and helps support the lab.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/when-the-wild-things-are-uri-team-reports-on-mammalian-daily-activity-with-surprising-results\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/camera-installation-in-field-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/camera-installation-in-field-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/camera-installation-in-field-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/camera-installation-in-field-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/camera-installation-in-field-copy-597x600.jpg 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/when-the-wild-things-are-uri-team-reports-on-mammalian-daily-activity-with-surprising-results\/\">When the wild things are: URI team reports on mammalian daily activity with surprising results<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 27, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A URI-led team has gathered photographic data on daily mammalian activity, studying 445 total species around the world with surprising results. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/cels-dean-john-kirby-to-retire-after-15-years-of-leadership-and-service\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kirby-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kirby-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kirby-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kirby-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kirby-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/cels-dean-john-kirby-to-retire-after-15-years-of-leadership-and-service\/\">CELS dean John Kirby to retire after 15 years of leadership and service<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 27, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Longtime leader of University\u2019s College of the Environment and Life Sciences embarks on his own URI break this March, leaving a legacy of international impact at URI and beyond<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/el-fernekees\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/El-with-crab-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/El-with-crab-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/El-with-crab-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/El-with-crab-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/El-with-crab-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/el-fernekees\/\">&#8220;Be Original&#8221;: El Fernekees on Finding Their Path<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 24, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">El Fernekees, a senior double majoring in gender and women's studies and marine biology, combines their two majors to approach science from an interdisciplinary perspective. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-excellent-peterson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/maria-peterson-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/maria-peterson-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/maria-peterson-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/maria-peterson-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/maria-peterson-copy.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-excellent-peterson\/\">Teaching Excellent Spotlight: Maria Peterson<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 21, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Maria Peterson, assistant professor of fisheries, animal, and veterinary science, introduces students to their first semester in the pre-vet and animal science programs, noting that she enjoys watching them grow and learning to work with animals in a clinical setting. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/fieldwork-and-knowledge-building-in-indonesia-for-global-center-for-blue-climate-solutions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/in-the-forest-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/in-the-forest-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/in-the-forest-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/in-the-forest-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/in-the-forest-copy-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/fieldwork-and-knowledge-building-in-indonesia-for-global-center-for-blue-climate-solutions\/\">Fieldwork and knowledge building in Indonesia for Global Center for Blue Climate Solutions<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 7, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">An international team was established to prepare the Global Center for Blue Climate Solutions for research to support informed and equitable decisions for mangrove and seagrass conservation and restoration.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/hlywa-and-zorner\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kate-and-Emma-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kate-and-Emma-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kate-and-Emma-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kate-and-Emma-2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Kate-and-Emma-2-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/hlywa-and-zorner\/\">Biological Sciences Students Win Grant to Study Immunolabeling in Moss<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 4, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Katherine Hlywa and Emma Zorner will spend the spring semester researching how gene mutations introduced to moss influence cell wall growth thanks to an undergraduate research grant from URI\u2019s Office of Undergraduate Research and Innovation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/uri-wildlife-disease-expert-discusses-avian-flu-risks-and-prevention\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Harvey_pelican-1746x2048-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Harvey_pelican-1746x2048-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Harvey_pelican-1746x2048-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Harvey_pelican-1746x2048-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Harvey_pelican-1746x2048-copy-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/uri-wildlife-disease-expert-discusses-avian-flu-risks-and-prevention\/\">URI wildlife disease expert discusses avian flu, risks and prevention<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Johanna Harvey, a noted wildlife disease ecologist and assistant professor in the the Department of Natural Resources Science, offers expert perspective on the advent of cases of avian flu in southern New England. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/naomy-robalo-moreno\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Naomy-_-2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Naomy-_-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Naomy-_-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Naomy-_-2-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Naomy-_-2-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/naomy-robalo-moreno\/\">&#8220;Am I in the Right Place?&#8221;: Naomy Robalo Moreno on Finding Her Path<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 28, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Naomy Robalo Moreno double majors in Wildlife and Conservation Biology and Marine Biology. Originally from Cape Verde, she is the first in her family to study ocean and conservation science. She came to URI uncertain about what she wanted to study and, through the encouragement of her mentors and advisors as well as coursework and fellowship experience, developed her identity as a student scientist. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/uri-cooperative-extension-hopes-to-grow-sponsor-network-for-r-i-agriculture-and-food-systems-fellows-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-oyster-tour-uri-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-oyster-tour-uri-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-oyster-tour-uri-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-oyster-tour-uri-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-oyster-tour-uri-copy-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/uri-cooperative-extension-hopes-to-grow-sponsor-network-for-r-i-agriculture-and-food-systems-fellows-program\/\">URI Cooperative Extension hopes to grow sponsor network for R.I. Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 22, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Local businesses and organizations are invited to connect with the University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension to learn about ways to support the Rhode Island Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program as a mentor, educational partner, program sponsor, or summer industry training host.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/uri-natural-resources-faculty-discuss-l-a-wildfires-regional-risks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-P-MacMeekin-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-P-MacMeekin-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-P-MacMeekin-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-P-MacMeekin-copy-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/uri-natural-resources-faculty-discuss-l-a-wildfires-regional-risks\/\">URI natural resources faculty discuss L.A. wildfires, regional risks<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 10, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI programs looking at wildfire management and impact, from ground level up.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/dr-jacqueline-webb-receives-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Webb-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Webb-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Webb-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Webb-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Webb-copy-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/dr-jacqueline-webb-receives-award\/\">URI Professor Emerita Jacqueline Webb Receives Robert K. Johnson Award for Excellence in Service<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 10, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Jacqueline (\u201cJackie\u201d) Webb, professor emerita of biological sciences, recently received the 2024 Robert K. Johnson Award for Excellence in Service by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. \n\nPhoto by Marian Goldsmith, Professor Emerita, URI. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/uri-led-study-finds-two-classes-of-enzymes-ignore-common-rule-of-evolution\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Alison-Roberts-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Alison-Roberts-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Alison-Roberts-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Alison-Roberts-copy-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Alison-Roberts-copy.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/01\/uri-led-study-finds-two-classes-of-enzymes-ignore-common-rule-of-evolution\/\">URI-led study finds two classes of enzymes ignore common rule of evolution<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 7, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Research by Professor of Biological Sciences Alison Roberts and colleagues has revealed that plants also make cellulose microfibrils using a different class of enzymes called CSLD\u2013an important discovery with potential implications for everything from textiles to renewable energy. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/master-gardeners-grow-indigenous-connections\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-heirloom-seeds-copy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-heirloom-seeds-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-heirloom-seeds-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/master-gardeners-grow-indigenous-connections\/\">Master Gardeners grow Indigenous connections<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 2, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Master Gardeners from URI Cooperative Extension are growing connections with Rhode Island\u2019s Indigenous community at the Pettaquamscutt Community Gardens, two miles from campus. An Indigenous-led, multigenerational non-profit garden, it uses traditional ancestral practices and heirloom seeds. The project is led by Indigenous community members, including Shirley Brown, URI Master Gardener, Class of 2022, and a Narragansett Tribal elder. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/trenvino-ri-marine-fisheries-council\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/trevino-uri-768x1024-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/trevino-uri-768x1024-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/trevino-uri-768x1024-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/trenvino-ri-marine-fisheries-council\/\">Professor Melva Trevi\u00f1o Pe\u00f1a Joins the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 31, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Melva Trevi\u00f1o Pe\u00f1a, assistant professor of Fisheries, Animal, and Veterinary Sciences, is bringing an important social science perspective to the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council. She will serve a four year term as the Fisheries Conservation and Management Representative, replacing Professor Michael A. Rice, Professor of FAVS, who had previously served for eight years. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/dinner-and-a-survey-a-night-of-sustainable-seafood-with-eating-with-the-ecosystem\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Screenshot-2024-12-18-at-5.58.21\u202fPM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Screenshot-2024-12-18-at-5.58.21\u202fPM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Screenshot-2024-12-18-at-5.58.21\u202fPM-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/dinner-and-a-survey-a-night-of-sustainable-seafood-with-eating-with-the-ecosystem\/\">Dinner and a Survey: A Night of Sustainable Seafood with Eating with the Ecosystem<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 18, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Last month, Eating with the Ecosystem held their 10th Annual Community Seafood Dinner at the Elk\u2019s Lodge in Wakefield. A gathering of fishermen, excited neighbors, and seafood aficionados, the event also serves as a major fundraiser for the nonprofit\u2019s mission of promoting sustainable, place-based fishing practices in New England. The dinner, conceived by Eating with [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/boots-to-bushels-farmer-training-for-new-england\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-B2B1-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-B2B1-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-B2B1-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/boots-to-bushels-farmer-training-for-new-england\/\">Boots to Bushels farmer training for New England<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 10, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Cooperative Extension is welcoming applications for the second year of a program that connects New England military veterans and beginning farmers with opportunities in agriculture. The University of Rhode Island Boots to Bushels program is a comprehensive nine-month market garden training program for beginning farmers, military veterans, and their family members. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/uri-inducts-11-retired-faculty-staff-members-into-lifetime-service-society\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/LSS-3-2048x1365-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/LSS-3-2048x1365-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/LSS-3-2048x1365-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/uri-inducts-11-retired-faculty-staff-members-into-lifetime-service-society\/\">URI inducts 11 retired faculty, staff members into Lifetime Service Society<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 10, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island inducted 11 retired faculty and staff members--including three from CELS--into the Lifetime Service Society honoring them for 40 years or more of service to the University.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/uri-coastal-institute-announces-2024-emerging-coastal-leaders\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-coastal-leaders-Ayla-Fox-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-coastal-leaders-Ayla-Fox-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-coastal-leaders-Ayla-Fox-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/uri-coastal-institute-announces-2024-emerging-coastal-leaders\/\">URI Coastal Institute announces 2024 Emerging Coastal Leaders<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 10, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Awards recognize graduate leaders focused on science communication, public policy, and coastal resiliency and were selected based on academic achievement and demonstrated potential as future leaders.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/nic-fisk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fisk-at-Astro-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fisk-at-Astro-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fisk-at-Astro-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/nic-fisk\/\">The Data of Disease: Nic Fisk on Combining Computation and Biology to Understand Cancer\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 6, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nic Fisk, assistant professor of cell and molecular biology, uses computational biology and bioinformatics to research cancer.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-future-of-food\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/John-Taylor-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"John Taylor, associate professor of agroecology at URI standing in the rows at the University&#039;s East Farm on the Kingston Campus.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/John-Taylor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/John-Taylor-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-future-of-food\/\">The Future of Food: Alternative Food Networks in Urban Communities<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 4, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Associate Professor of Agroecology John Taylor\u2019s research explores how urban farmers and gardeners are using alternative food networks, and the lessons that could be applied to broader food policy.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-excellence-peach\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-m-peach-uri-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-m-peach-uri-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/preferred-m-peach-uri-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-excellence-peach\/\">Teaching Excellence Spotlight: Michelle Peach<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 2, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This month's Teaching Excellence Spotlight features Michelle Peach, Clinical Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the Master of Environmental Science and Management Program. \" I hope students learn to see the natural world in new and interesting ways and that they develop a stronger personal connection to the natural world,\" she says.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/mls-interns-health-services\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MLS-students-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MLS-students-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MLS-students-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/mls-interns-health-services\/\">Student Interns Learn by Doing in URI\u2019s Health Services Laboratory<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 25, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Undergraduate students majoring in Medical Laboratory Science work alongside professionals in URI's Health Services as interns. Among other responsibilities, they run diagnostic testing, perform urine dipstick analysis, prepare samples, and set up slides for microscopic examination.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/fall-2024\/where-science-and-journalism-meet\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/fa24_card_metcalf-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/fa24_card_metcalf-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/fa24_card_metcalf-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/fall-2024\/where-science-and-journalism-meet\/\">Where Science and Journalism Meet<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 18, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For 26 years, URI\u2019s Metcalf Institute, which is based in the College of Environment and Life Sciences, has been training journalists and scientists to be better science communicators. As climate change accelerates and misinformation proliferates, its work is more important than ever.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/rhodycigar.com\/2024\/11\/07\/students-get-their-hands-dirty-in-annual-soils-contest\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/20241016_114918-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/20241016_114918-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/20241016_114918-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/rhodycigar.com\/2024\/11\/07\/students-get-their-hands-dirty-in-annual-soils-contest\/\">Students get their hands dirty in annual soils contest<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 18, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Megan DeLaurier, an environmental science major with a minor in soil science, placed eighth in the recent Northeast Regional Collegiate Soils contest.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/margit-burgess\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Margit-Burgess-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Margit-Burgess-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Margit-Burgess-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/margit-burgess\/\">Boosting Biodiversity in the Backyard<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 16, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A biological and environmental sciences master\u2019s student, Margit Burgess\u2019 interviewed homeowners about their current landscaping habits and views on barriers and motivations for shifting to practices that enrich biodiversity. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/marissa-ardovino-salamanders\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/KaylaKleinbauer5-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/KaylaKleinbauer5-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/KaylaKleinbauer5-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/marissa-ardovino-salamanders\/\">Marissa Ardovino on the Persistence of Sacramento Mountain Salamanders<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 12, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Marissa Ardovino, a graduate student in biological and environmental science with a specialization in ecology and ecosystem sciences, researches the Sacramento Mountain salamanders\u2019 response to wildfires and climate change.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-spotlight-google\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Angela-Profile_2-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Angela-Profile_2-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Angela-Profile_2-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-spotlight-google\/\">Teaching Excellence Spotlight: Angela Google<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 6, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This month's Teaching Excellence Spotlight features Angela Google, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences. \"I teach students, not content,\" she says. \"I like to get to know who I\u2019m teaching: their background, what they\u2019re bringing into this space, and then use that information to tailor my content to make it more relevant.\"<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/climate-smart-forestry\/climate-smart-forestry-resources\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Resources3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Resources3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Resources3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rhodeislandwoods\/climate-smart-forestry\/climate-smart-forestry-resources\/\">Climate-Smart Forestry Resources<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 5, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Explore these resources for Rhode Islanders interested in learning about or implementing climate-smart and carbon-enhancing forestry practices in woodlands they own or care for.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/christina-monk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christina-Monk-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christina-Monk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Christina-Monk-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/christina-monk\/\">Giving &#8220;Life to the Work&#8221;: Christina Monk on Plant Sciences<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 28, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Christina Monk, a plant sciences major, works as the harvest manager for URI's award-winning Free Farmers Market, assists with the Vegetable Program team at Agronomy Farm, researches husk cherries, and more.  <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/sonia-refulio-coronado-on-water-quality-equity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sonia-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sonia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Sonia-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/sonia-refulio-coronado-on-water-quality-equity\/\">Sonia Refulio-Coronado on Water Quality Equity<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 18, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A Ph.D. candidate in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Sonia Refulio-Coronado explores surface and drinking water quality issues across the United States with a focus on equity.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/enre-department-to-host-alumni-panel-for-interested-students-on-oct-17\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SolarPanels-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of solar panels in a row under a blue and cloudy sky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SolarPanels-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SolarPanels-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/enre-department-to-host-alumni-panel-for-interested-students-on-oct-17\/\">ENRE department to host alumni panel for interested students on Oct. 17<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 15, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The panel discussion will be held on Wednesday, October 17th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm in Room 105 of the Beaupre Center. RSVP is required for attendance.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/from-film-to-food-justice-caroline-mcculloughs-summer-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Caroline-in-garden-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Caroline McCullough in a participant\u2019s backyard, surrounded by various plants growing from an assortment of containers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Caroline-in-garden-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Caroline-in-garden-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/from-film-to-food-justice-caroline-mcculloughs-summer-fellowship\/\">From Film to Food Justice: Caroline McCullough\u2019s Path to Sustainable Agriculture<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 8, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Caroline McCullough completed a Coastal and Environmental Fellowship this summer under the mentorship of Professor of Agroecology John Taylor, assisting in his research on food sovereignty and alternative food networks among immigrant communities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/uris-free-farmers-market-for-students-opens-sept-5\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FarmersMark-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of 2 students smiling looking at the camera while in line at the farmers market with trees in the background and a line of students gathered in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FarmersMark-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FarmersMark-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/uris-free-farmers-market-for-students-opens-sept-5\/\"><strong>URI\u2019s Free Farmers Market for students opens Sept. 5<\/strong><\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 4, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s award-winning Free Farmers Market for students opens on\u00a0Thursday, Sept. 5, kicking off another season of fresh, free produce giveaways on the URI Quadrangle and at a new, added location this year to serve athletes, commuter students and students on west campus.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/catching-bees-abigail-gills-summer-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Abby-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of Abby Gall holding a butterfly net in a wooded area\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Abby-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Abby-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/catching-bees-abigail-gills-summer-fellowship\/\"><strong>Catching Bees: Abigail Gill\u2019s Summer Fellowship<\/strong><\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 29, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/shark-fishing-for-a-summer-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SharkStory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of two researchers leaning over the side of a boat and catching a shark for research purposes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SharkStory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SharkStory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/shark-fishing-for-a-summer-fellowship\/\">Shark Fishing for a Summer Fellowship<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Mary Brantley has been assisting with research led by Professor Bradley Wetherbee, an assistant professor of biology. For the past two semesters, she\u2019s helped him study data on the movements of tiger sharks at French Frigate Shoals, a small atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/from-the-environment-to-the-human-brain-uri-to-co-host-discussion-of-plastic-pollution-impact\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PlasticStory-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of a plastic water bottle floating in water with the text, &quot;Breaking Down Plastics&quot; above\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PlasticStory-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PlasticStory-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/from-the-environment-to-the-human-brain-uri-to-co-host-discussion-of-plastic-pollution-impact\/\">From the environment to the human brain, URI to co-host discussion of plastic pollution impact<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI research is focus of Rhode Island PBS forum on how plastic pollution affects us<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/whats-the-buzz-expert-talks-about-weekends-dragonfly-invasion-at-area-beaches\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/DragonflyStory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of a group of dragonflies around a bushel of branches\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/DragonflyStory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/DragonflyStory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/whats-the-buzz-expert-talks-about-weekends-dragonfly-invasion-at-area-beaches\/\">What\u2019s the buzz? Expert talks about weekend\u2019s dragonfly invasion at area beaches<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Viral social media videos showed beachgoers ducking under beach towels, gazing in disbelief or quickly deploying their cell phones as thousands of dragonflies descended on local beaches such as Green Hill in South Kingstown and Misquamicut in Westerly. The spontaneous invasion lasted only minutes.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/uris-sea-grant-program-featured-in-oceanography-society-magazine\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BoatStory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of a white fishing boat in the water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BoatStory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BoatStory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/uris-sea-grant-program-featured-in-oceanography-society-magazine\/\">URI\u2019s Sea Grant program featured in Oceanography Society magazine<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Rhode Island Sea Grant staffers recommend multi-use approach at shoreline to help ocean communities<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/is-the-monarch-butterfly-ready-for-its-moment\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MonarchStory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of a monarch butterfly caterpillar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MonarchStory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MonarchStory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/is-the-monarch-butterfly-ready-for-its-moment\/\">Is the monarch butterfly ready for its moment?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI researchers would like to see the monarch get its due<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/uri-partners-on-study-that-tracked-whale-shark-for-record-breaking-four-years\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/WhaleSharkStory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of a researcher in scuba gear swimming next to a whale shark\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/WhaleSharkStory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/WhaleSharkStory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/uri-partners-on-study-that-tracked-whale-shark-for-record-breaking-four-years\/\">URI partners on study tracking whale shark for record-breaking four years<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A team of researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Nova Southeastern University in Florida have been tracking a 26-foot endangered whale shark \u2013 named \u201cRio Lady\u201d \u2013 with a satellite transmitter for more than four years \u2013 a record for whale sharks and one of the longest tracking endeavors for any species of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/uri-senior-hopes-to-help-fill-void-of-landscape-architects-in-alaska\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MalikStory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of CELS Landscape Architecture Aisha Malik sitting on a cliff with a large forest in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MalikStory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/MalikStory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/uri-senior-hopes-to-help-fill-void-of-landscape-architects-in-alaska\/\">URI senior hopes to help fill void of landscape architects in Alaska<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Aisha Malik recipient of 3 ASLA scholarships<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/leading-by-example-uri-recognized-for-states-only-college-solar-carport-and-more-at-state-clean-energy-awards\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/TransportationStory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of a sign at a parking lot with the URI logo and the text, &quot;Rhody Transportation&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/TransportationStory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/TransportationStory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/leading-by-example-uri-recognized-for-states-only-college-solar-carport-and-more-at-state-clean-energy-awards\/\">Leading by example: URI recognized for state\u2019s only college solar carport and more at state Clean Energy Awards<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Recognized for work powering local energy grid and producing energy-savvy graduates<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/uri-landscape-architecture-graduate-selected-for-prestigious-olmsted-scholar-program-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PotvinStory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of CELS Landscape Architecture Maria Potvin smiling in front of a stone wall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PotvinStory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PotvinStory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/uri-landscape-architecture-graduate-selected-for-prestigious-olmsted-scholar-program-2\/\">URI landscape architecture graduate selected for prestigious Olmsted Scholar Program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Maria Potvin one of 94 across U.S. and Canada chose for award<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/course-applications-open-for-food-recovery-for-rhode-island\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FoodStory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of six mason jars fulled of colorful pickled vegetables\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FoodStory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FoodStory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/course-applications-open-for-food-recovery-for-rhode-island\/\">Course applications open for Food Recovery for Rhode Island<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI program aims to rescue and recycle food by changing the way Rhode Islanders interact with it<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/uri-coastal-resources-center-receives-13-million-for-marine-conservation-in-madagascar-through-usaid-initiative\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/USAIDstory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of Protected mangrove from the Tsiribihina Delta in Menabe.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/USAIDstory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/USAIDstory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/uri-coastal-resources-center-receives-13-million-for-marine-conservation-in-madagascar-through-usaid-initiative\/\">URI Coastal Resources Center receives $13 million for marine conservation in Madagascar through USAID initiative<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s Coastal Resources Center (CRC) at the\u00a0Graduate School of Oceanography\u00a0is joining the United States Agency for International Development\u00a0(USAID)\u00a0and key Republic of Madagascar government ministries in launching a major initiative to support environmental conservation and sustainable development in the African nation.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/ten-uri-undergraduates-selected-for-2024-gilman-scholarships-to-travel-abroad\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/GilmanStory-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of URI student posing in front of the Taj Mahal, smiling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/GilmanStory-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/GilmanStory-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/ten-uri-undergraduates-selected-for-2024-gilman-scholarships-to-travel-abroad\/\">Ten URI undergraduates selected for 2024 Gilman Scholarships to travel abroad<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Ten undergraduate students at the University of Rhode Island have been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/novel-research-reveals-how-beluga-whales-socially-interact-via-facial-displays\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Screenshot-2024-07-28-at-9.11.10\u202fAM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of a beluga whale with their head sticking out of the water just below the eye\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Screenshot-2024-07-28-at-9.11.10\u202fAM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Screenshot-2024-07-28-at-9.11.10\u202fAM-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/novel-research-reveals-how-beluga-whales-socially-interact-via-facial-displays\/\">Novel Research Reveals how Beluga Whales Socially Interact via Facial Displays<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 28, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Beluga whales are a charismatic species, easily recognized\u2013and adored\u2013for their bright white color and prominent foreheads. New research from Justin Richard, assistant professor of animal science, published in Animal Cognition suggests there may be more to those squishy, distinctive heads than previously thought. In the decade Richard spent as a beluga whale trainer at Mystic [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-graduate-certificate-in-econometrics-and-data-analysis\/\">New Graduate Certificate in Econometrics and Data Analysis<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 3, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">An increasing range of career trajectories depend on mastering advanced techniques with complex data analysis, and URI\u2019s College of Environment and Life Sciences has launched a program designed to boost job market competitiveness by developing these skills in a flexible environment.&nbsp; The new graduate certificate in Econometrics and Data Analysis offers students and professionals the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/uri-invasive-species-expert-co-leads-two-global-studies-published-in-two-nature-journals\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/lantern-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of a group of spotted lantern flies on a tree. The flies are clustered together and light brown with small black dots on the wings.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/lantern-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/lantern-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/uri-invasive-species-expert-co-leads-two-global-studies-published-in-two-nature-journals\/\">URI invasive species expert co-leads two global studies published in two Nature journals<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 5, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Laura Meyerson, URI professor of invasion science and habitat restoration ecology and editor-in-chief of the journal Biological Invasions, is a contributing lead author on the IPBES assessment and a lead author on the paper \u2013 one of two papers Meyerson has recently published in Nature journals.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/science-journalist-erica-gies-to-deliver-metcalfs-leeson-lecture-on-listening-to-water\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/GeisFINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of journalist Erica Geis wearing a black shirt, smiling directly at the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/GeisFINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/GeisFINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/science-journalist-erica-gies-to-deliver-metcalfs-leeson-lecture-on-listening-to-water\/\">Science journalist Erica Gies to deliver Metcalf\u2019s Leeson Lecture on \u2018Listening to Water\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 28, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Headlining Metcalf\u2019s Annual Public Lecture Series will be science journalist Erica Gies, who will present the 2024 Leeson Lecture on\u00a0Thursday, June 6, at 3:30 p.m.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/boots-to-bushels-new-farmer-training-for-new-england-veterans-invited-to-join\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/VeteransFINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of a line of people working on a farm. The group of people are kneeling down tending to a row of seedlings in a large agricultural field.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/VeteransFINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/VeteransFINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/boots-to-bushels-new-farmer-training-for-new-england-veterans-invited-to-join\/\">Boots to Bushels new farmer training for New England: veterans invited to join<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 28, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s Cooperative Extension\u00a0is offering a new program this year, connecting New England military veterans and beginning farmers with opportunities in agriculture.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/commencement-2024-for-biological-sciences-graduate-problem-solving-is-a-core-skill\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PazFINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of Alberto Paz standing in front of a gray background. He is wearing a blue collared shirt with a dark navy blazer. He is smiling at the camera.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PazFINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PazFINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/commencement-2024-for-biological-sciences-graduate-problem-solving-is-a-core-skill\/\">Commencement 2024: For biological sciences graduate, problem solving is a core skill<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 28, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">CELS graduate Alberto Paz&#8217;s research group develops open-source software and models for simulation of biological systems to achieve mechanistic understandings at molecular, organismal, and ecosystems scales.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/blind-date-with-a-plant-uri-master-gardeners-handing-out-seedlings-to-community-growers-from-across-the-state\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CoopExpFinal-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of two people smiling over trays of plants grown in URI&#039;s incubator program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CoopExpFinal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CoopExpFinal-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/blind-date-with-a-plant-uri-master-gardeners-handing-out-seedlings-to-community-growers-from-across-the-state\/\">Blind date with a plant: URI Master Gardeners handing out seedlings to community growers from across the state<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 13, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nearly 100 nonprofits are coming to URI May 13-15 to collect baby plants grown in URI campus incubator program.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/uri-cooperative-extension-selected-to-help-build-regions-agriculture-workforce-of-the-future\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FoodFINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of Kate Venturini Hardesty, left, of URI\u2019s Cooperative Extension, is one of 13 selected nationwide to join a national workforce development network at land-grant universities. She\u2019s shown with Kurta Beyan &#039;22, a URI Feinstein Energy Literacy Fellow.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FoodFINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FoodFINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/05\/uri-cooperative-extension-selected-to-help-build-regions-agriculture-workforce-of-the-future\/\">URI Cooperative Extension selected to help build region\u2019s agriculture workforce of the future<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 13, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Kate Venturini Hardesty is one of 13 selected nationwide for workforce development network at a land-grant university.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/uris-sunshine-menezes-named-rhode-island-clean-water-action-award-winner\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SunshineFINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of Sunshine Menezes, arms folded in front of her, smiling.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SunshineFINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SunshineFINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/uris-sunshine-menezes-named-rhode-island-clean-water-action-award-winner\/\">URI\u2019s Sunshine Menezes named Rhode Island Clean Water Action Award winner<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 13, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Menezes is being ecognized for lifetime commitment to the environment.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/uri-water-quality-program-launching-initiative-to-study-pfas-in-water-systems-of-two-r-i-local-communities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PFASfinal-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of a magnifying glass over water with bubbles with &quot;PFAS&quot; written on them\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PFASfinal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/PFASfinal-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/uri-water-quality-program-launching-initiative-to-study-pfas-in-water-systems-of-two-r-i-local-communities\/\">URI Water Quality Program launching initiative to study PFAS in water systems of two R.I. local communities<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 13, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Program aims to evaluate the prevalence, sources and pathways of \u2018forever chemicals\u2019<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/uri-student-researchers-project-looking-at-whether-food-supplement-may-improve-neurological-health-in-sheep\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/goat-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of a sheep at a farm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/goat-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/goat-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/uri-student-researchers-project-looking-at-whether-food-supplement-may-improve-neurological-health-in-sheep\/\">URI student researcher\u2019s project looking at whether food supplement may improve neurological health in sheep<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 24, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">An Honors Program Student researches impact of beta glucan in sheep.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/thank-you-faculty-and-staff-recognized-at-new-uri-employee-recognition-breakfast\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/banquet-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of two people posing with URI&#039;s mascot, Rhody the Ram in full ram costume\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/banquet-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/banquet-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/thank-you-faculty-and-staff-recognized-at-new-uri-employee-recognition-breakfast\/\">Thank you! Faculty and staff recognized at new URI employee recognition breakfast<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 24, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Community members celebrate milestone anniversaries together at special event in Memorial Union.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/uri-led-team-finds-direct-evidence-of-itinerant-breeding-in-east-coast-shorebird-species\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/woodcock-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of a researcher holding an American woodcock under the red light of his headlamp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/woodcock-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/woodcock-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/uri-led-team-finds-direct-evidence-of-itinerant-breeding-in-east-coast-shorebird-species\/\">URI-led team finds direct evidence of \u2018itinerant breeding\u2019 in East Coast shorebird species<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 24, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The study of American woodcock confirms overlapping of migration and reproductive periods of the annual cycle.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/six-uri-sophomores-awarded-2024-noaa-hollings-scholarships\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hollings-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of the six Hollings Scholarship awardees\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hollings-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hollings-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/six-uri-sophomores-awarded-2024-noaa-hollings-scholarships\/\">Six URI sophomores awarded 2024 NOAA Hollings Scholarships<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 24, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI raises total of recipients to 48 since scholarship program started in 2005.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/commercial-fisheries-apprenticeship-program-seeks-applicants-for-2024\/\">Commercial Fisheries Apprenticeship Program seeks applicants for 2024<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 24, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Commercial Fisheries Apprenticeship Program run by the Commercial Fisheries Center of Rhode Island, with assistance from the University of Rhode Island, is seeking applicants for the 2024 year.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/uri-geophysics-professor-available-for-expert-interviews\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/savage-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of Prof. Brian Savage smiling directly at the camera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/savage-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/savage-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/savage-FINAL-768x770.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/savage-FINAL-364x365.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/savage-FINAL-500x501.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/savage-FINAL.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/uri-geophysics-professor-available-for-expert-interviews\/\">URI Geophysics professor available for expert interviews<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 10, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The magnitude 4.8 earthquake centered in New Jersey last Friday was felt in Rhode Island.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/uri-professor-of-environmental-and-natural-resource-economics-emi-uchida-named-pew-fellow\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Pew-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Professor Emi Uchida (left), on an earlier research trip, interviews members of a coastal community in Tanzania about mangrove use.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Pew-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Pew-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/uri-professor-of-environmental-and-natural-resource-economics-emi-uchida-named-pew-fellow\/\">URI Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Emi Uchida named Pew Fellow<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 21, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Uchida is one 6 recipients recognized this year by Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2024\/river-stories\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/River-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students in the honors course River Stories visited URI geoscientist Soni Pradhanang\u2019s river simulation table.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/River-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/River-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2024\/river-stories\/\">River Stories<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 21, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Heather Johnson\u2019s students examine rivers through history, culture, literature, and ecology. They gain firsthand knowledge of rivers by going straight to the source.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2024\/a-new-angle-in-high-school-biology\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Evolution-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"David Upegui (left) and David Fastovsky in Upegui\u2019s Central Falls High School classroom. They wrote and received a grant to purchase the skulls.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Evolution-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Evolution-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2024\/a-new-angle-in-high-school-biology\/\">What Does Social Justice Have to Do with Evolution? Everything.<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 21, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Award-winning Central Falls High School biology teacher David Upegui, Ph.D. \u201921, teamed up with URI paleontologist David Fastovsky to write a book aimed at helping teachers incorporate social justice into the biology curriculum.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/universitys-first-hazard-mitigation-plan-approved-by-fema-state\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FEMA-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 5, 2024 \u2013The University of Rhode Island now has a comprehensive plan to deal with natural disasters like floods, winter storms, hurricanes, extreme temperatures and other natural threats. URI is the first higher education institution in the state to have a plan approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Rhode Island. A $35,000 grant from the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency\/FEMA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FEMA-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FEMA-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/universitys-first-hazard-mitigation-plan-approved-by-fema-state\/\">University\u2019s first hazard mitigation plan approved by FEMA, state<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 14, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI is the first university in R.I. to have plan endorsed by federal and state agencies.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/adventurous-uri-outing-club-gets-students-off-campus-outdoors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/OUTING_HIKE--150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of three students posing while on a hike in the woods\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/OUTING_HIKE--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/OUTING_HIKE--300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/adventurous-uri-outing-club-gets-students-off-campus-outdoors\/\">Adventurous URI: Outing Club gets students off campus, outdoors<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 26, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">One of the oldest clubs on campus has provided mental and physical health benefits through the pandemic, and beyond.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/uri-researchers-develop-plan-for-global-center-focused-on-blue-climate-solutions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/uchida-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of professor of Emi Uchida with the ocean in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/uchida-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/uchida-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/uri-researchers-develop-plan-for-global-center-focused-on-blue-climate-solutions\/\">URI researchers develop plan for Global Center focused on Blue Climate Solutions<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 26, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Professor Emi Uchida, Ph.D., is leading a new NSF grant to bridge international expertise and communities around mangrove\/seagrass ecosystems.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/food-is-part-of-the-solution-when-it-comes-to-climate-change\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/plantsFINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of hands planting new plants in soil\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/plantsFINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/plantsFINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/food-is-part-of-the-solution-when-it-comes-to-climate-change\/\">\u2018Food is part of the solution\u2019 when it comes to climate change<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 5, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The 8th Annual Rhode Island Food System Summit considers innovative practices that power environmental stewardship \u2018From Seed to Shore.&#8217;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/an-equitable-ocean-state-uri-professor-looking-at-ways-to-improve-coastal-fishing-access-and-information-in-r-i\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fishing-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of a person fishing off the coast while standing on a protruding large rock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fishing-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Fishing-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/an-equitable-ocean-state-uri-professor-looking-at-ways-to-improve-coastal-fishing-access-and-information-in-r-i\/\">An equitable Ocean State: URI professor looking at ways to improve coastal fishing access and information in R.I.<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 26, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">CELS assistant professor Melva Trevi\u00f1o Pe\u00f1a is examining coastal access among marginalized communities across the state.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/deep-sea-study-fleet-taking-shape-at-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Davies-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of professor Andrew Davies\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Davies-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Davies-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/deep-sea-study-fleet-taking-shape-at-uri\/\">Deep-sea study fleet taking shape at URI<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 26, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A new fleet of \u2018benthic landers\u2019 will be deployed this year.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/uri-press-science-outreach-collaborations-for-sustainable-seafood-event-brings-together-members-of-seafood-industry-researchers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/meeting-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of Rebecca Brown, scarecrow developer and professor and chair of plant sciences and entomology, of the URI College of Environmental and Life Sciences (CELS); Azure Cygler, PRESS project manager, a sustainable fisheries and aquaculture specialist of the URI Coastal Resources Center (CRC) and Rhode Island Sea Grant (Sea Grant); PRESS lead Marta Gomez-Chiarri, professor of aquaculture\/fisheries in URI CELS; and Kassandra Florez, community affairs coordinator for U.S. Sen. Jack Reed. URI photos by Nora Lewis.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/meeting-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/meeting-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/uri-press-science-outreach-collaborations-for-sustainable-seafood-event-brings-together-members-of-seafood-industry-researchers\/\">URI PRESS: Science &amp; Outreach Collaborations for Sustainable Seafood event brings together members of seafood industry, researchers<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 26, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A University effort to fund science-and-outreach projects addressing real-life issues challenging Rhode Island seafood industries drew dozens of attendees<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/two-uri-professors-named-emerging-scholars-by-diverse-issues-in-higher-education\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Trevino-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of CELS assistant professor Melva Trevi\u00f1o Pe\u00f1a smiling in front of a bookshelf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Trevino-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Trevino-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/two-uri-professors-named-emerging-scholars-by-diverse-issues-in-higher-education\/\">Two URI professors named Emerging Scholars by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 26, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Brendan Skip Mark and CELS assistant professor Melva Trevi\u00f1o Pe\u00f1a are among only 15 scholars nationally to earn this honor.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/media-advisory-coastal-resources-centers-j-p-walsh-available-to-discuss-erosion-and-recent-storms-in-r-i\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/JP-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of CRC Director J.P. Walsh\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/JP-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/JP-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/media-advisory-coastal-resources-centers-j-p-walsh-available-to-discuss-erosion-and-recent-storms-in-r-i\/\">Media Advisory: Coastal Resources Center\u2019s J.P. Walsh available to discuss erosion and recent storms in R.I.<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 26, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Director of URI Coastal Resources Center at URI available to speak on coastal change and erosion.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/connecting-in-the-garden-growing-together-again-is-theme-of-uri-master-gardener-symposium-march-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Gardener-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of URI alumna Cassidy Need \u201920 standing in the opening of a garden fence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Gardener-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Gardener-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/connecting-in-the-garden-growing-together-again-is-theme-of-uri-master-gardener-symposium-march-2\/\">\u2018Connecting in the Garden, Growing Together Again\u2019 is theme of URI Master Gardener symposium, March 2<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 26, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Featured speakers Charlie Nardozzi and Karen Bussolini will discuss ecological gardening in returning program which is open to the public.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/uri-2024-food-summit-aims-to-power-environmental-stewardship-sustainability-from-seed-to-shore\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/underocean-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of the ocean with the coastline in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/underocean-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/underocean-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/uri-2024-food-summit-aims-to-power-environmental-stewardship-sustainability-from-seed-to-shore\/\">URI 2024 food summit aims to power environmental stewardship, sustainability \u2018From Seed to Shore\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 24, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The eighth Annual Rhode Island Food System Summit was held Jan. 17.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/the-italian-garden-project-free-from-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/italiangarden-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of 2 eggplants hanging in vines through large leaves\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/italiangarden-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/italiangarden-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/the-italian-garden-project-free-from-uri\/\">The Italian Garden Project, free from URI<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 24, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nostalgia for yesterday and lessons for today are available through this Cooperative Extension program.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/new-directions-for-uri-honors-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/honors-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of three URI honors students exploring the North Woods on campus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/honors-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/honors-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/new-directions-for-uri-honors-program\/\">New directions for URI Honors Program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 24, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">New \u2018Planet Honors\u2019 class at URI is first stop for changemakers in University\u2019s revamped Honors Program.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/uri-inducts-13-retirees-into-lifetime-service-society\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Honorees-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of Lifetime Service Society inductees, from left, Gene Pollart, Peter Cornillon, Joyce Winn, Robert Schwegler, Patricia Burbank, William Ohley, Cindy Moreau and Deborah Gardiner attended the induction ceremony on Dec. 1, along with Michael Honhart (not pictured).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Honorees-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Honorees-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/uri-inducts-13-retirees-into-lifetime-service-society\/\">URI inducts 13 retirees into Lifetime Service Society<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 10, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Recipients honored for serving the University for at least 40 years.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/uri-celebrates-accomplishments-of-more-than-400-graduates-at-new-fall-commencement-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/URIGrads-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of two URI graduates smiling after receiving their diplomas. URI photos by Nora Lewis.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/URIGrads-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/URIGrads-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/uri-celebrates-accomplishments-of-more-than-400-graduates-at-new-fall-commencement-ceremony\/\">URI celebrates accomplishments of more than 400 graduates at new fall commencement ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 10, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">President Parlange tells graduates &#8216;one of the hallmarks of a URI education and a defining feature of this community is service&#8217;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/uri-junior-advocates-for-clean-energy-alternatives-at-u-n-climate-change-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/COP-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of URI junior Kiersten Sundell smiling at the COP28 Conference in Dubai\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/COP-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/COP-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/uri-junior-advocates-for-clean-energy-alternatives-at-u-n-climate-change-conference\/\">URI junior advocates for clean energy alternatives at U.N. climate change conference<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 10, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">CELS student, and triple major, Kiersten Sundell travelled to Dubai to attend the COP28 conference on behalf of Generation Atomic.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/event-to-celebrate-uri-press-funding-science-outreach-collaborations-to-address-problems-for-local-sustainable-seafood-industry\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FISHNETS-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of a jumbled tangle of different color fishing nets\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FISHNETS-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FISHNETS-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/event-to-celebrate-uri-press-funding-science-outreach-collaborations-to-address-problems-for-local-sustainable-seafood-industry\/\">Event to celebrate URI PRESS: Funding science, outreach collaborations to address problems for local sustainable seafood industry<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 14, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island will celebrate its Partnership for Research Excellence in Sustainable Seafood (PRESS)\u00a0Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.\u00a0at URI\u2019s Narragansett Bay Campus\u2019 Coastal Institute.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/peter-paton-recognized-as-a-top-naturalist-in-rhode-island\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Paton_FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of Peter Paton (center), recording notes into a notebook while in an open field with a telescope on a tripod.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Paton_FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Paton_FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/peter-paton-recognized-as-a-top-naturalist-in-rhode-island\/\">Peter Paton recognized as a top naturalist in Rhode Island<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 8, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Richmond resident\u00a0Peter Paton, chair of the Department of Natural Resources Science (NRS), was honored in November with the Distinguished Naturalist Award.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/uri-receives-250000-gift-to-advance-sustainability-efforts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Quad-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of an aerial view of the URI quad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Quad-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Quad-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/uri-receives-250000-gift-to-advance-sustainability-efforts\/\">URI receives $250,000 gift to advance sustainability efforts<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 30, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The gift from the Schwab Charitable Fund, made possible through the generosity of Eric and Wendy Schmidt, will help advance sustainability practices at the University.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/registration-opens-for-home-horticulture-certification-course\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hort_Class-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"image of a bouquet of hydrangea, roses, and other greenery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hort_Class-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hort_Class-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/registration-opens-for-home-horticulture-certification-course\/\">Registration opens for Home Horticulture Certification Course<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 30, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Offered through the University of Rhode Island&#8217;s Cooperative Extension, the 14-week, virtual course begins in late January.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/north-kingstown-food-pantry-manager-learns-skills-from-uris-food-recovery-for-rhode-island-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NKfood-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of Janet Jaques, left, a volunteer with the North Kingstown Food Pantry, and Stephen Souls, pantry operations director, are at the ready to distribute food. URI photos by Hugh Markey.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NKfood-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NKfood-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/north-kingstown-food-pantry-manager-learns-skills-from-uris-food-recovery-for-rhode-island-program\/\">North Kingstown Food Pantry manager learns skills from URI\u2019s Food Recovery for Rhode Island program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 14, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Pantry operations director Stephen Souls helps distribute up to 1,500 pounds of produce each week with the North Kingstown Food Pantry.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/applications-due-oct-27-for-year-two-of-agriculture-and-food-systems-fellows-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Ag-Fellows-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of 8 students on board a small boat with thumbs up\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Ag-Fellows-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Ag-Fellows-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/applications-due-oct-27-for-year-two-of-agriculture-and-food-systems-fellows-program\/\">Applications due Oct. 27 for year two of Agriculture and Food Systems Fellows Program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 23, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The new fellowship builds on URI\u2019s history as an \u201cagricultural school\u201d with new pathways in the field of food for students from diverse majors.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/pbn.com\/uri-appoints-journalist-warner-to-lead-metcalf-institute\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/fara-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of incoming executive director of the Metcalf Institute, Fara Warner, speaking at a podium.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/fara-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/fara-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/pbn.com\/uri-appoints-journalist-warner-to-lead-metcalf-institute\/\">URI appoints journalist Warner to lead Metcalf Institute<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 19, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Fara Warner, a veteran journalist experienced in climate communication and editorial leadership, has been named executive director at the Metcalf Institute at the University of Rhode Island.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/uri-researcher-awarded-2-5-million-grant-to-study-community-impacts-of-offshore-wind-development\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Offshore-Wind-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of offshore wind turbines in a row on yellow platforms.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Offshore-Wind-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Offshore-Wind-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/uri-researcher-awarded-2-5-million-grant-to-study-community-impacts-of-offshore-wind-development\/\">URI researcher awarded $2.5 million grant to study community impacts of offshore wind development<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 19, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Researchers at the University of Rhode Island have been awarded a $2.5 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop social impact markers that will help them and local communities measure the effects of offshore wind energy development.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/history-archaeology-of-uris-kingston-campus-to-be-next-talk-in-south-kingstowns-300th-anniversary-speaker-series\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/watson-house-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A black and white image of a white colonial-style home next to a stone wall and rocky yard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/watson-house-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/watson-house-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/history-archaeology-of-uris-kingston-campus-to-be-next-talk-in-south-kingstowns-300th-anniversary-speaker-series\/\">History, archaeology of URI\u2019s Kingston Campus to be next talk in South Kingstown\u2019s 300th Anniversary Speaker Series<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 10, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On Thursday, Oct. 12, three University of Rhode Island professors will explore some of the 5,000-year history of the Kingston Campus area in a talk titled \u201cHistory and Archaeology of the URI Campus Landscape.\u201d<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/grants-give-all-undergraduates-the-chance-to-do-independent-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/RESEARCH-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of the words &quot;Create, Solve, Research&quot; with a colorful background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/RESEARCH-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/RESEARCH-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/grants-give-all-undergraduates-the-chance-to-do-independent-research\/\">Grants give all undergraduates the chance to do independent research<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 5, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The URI Undergraduate Project Grant program awards about 100 grants each academic year providing funding not only for STEM and engineering research projects but also to those in the humanities, arts and music.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/uri-named-lead-researcher-on-3-5-million-usda-organic-food-safety-research-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Farm-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of leafy greens and assorted root vegetables at a farmer&#039;s market stand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Farm-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Farm-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/uri-named-lead-researcher-on-3-5-million-usda-organic-food-safety-research-grant\/\">University of Rhode Island and The Organic Center to partner on major OREI food safety research grant<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 5, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI and The Organic Center are pleased to announce a new collaboration on an important new organic food safety research project, enabled by a $3.5 million grant recently awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) research program.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/more-than-300-attend-uris-first-sea-services-symposium\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FlightSim-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ethan Sironen, a junior marine affairs major, left, tests his flying skills with a Marine Corps flight simulator as Marine Sgt. Thibault Adjogble looks on\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FlightSim-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FlightSim-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/more-than-300-attend-uris-first-sea-services-symposium\/\">More than 300 attend URI\u2019s first Sea Services Symposium<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 3, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students meet with military, University, business and non-profit representatives about maritime careers and educational opportunities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/laser-scarecrows-take-to-the-water\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/oyster-lasers-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dave Brown, at right, URI research associate, works on a laser &quot;scarecrow&quot; device with an oyster grower on a platform in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Brown.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/oyster-lasers-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/oyster-lasers-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/laser-scarecrows-take-to-the-water\/\">Laser Scarecrows take to the water<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 29, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">New grant funds research on keeping birds away from oyster farms<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/ships-dont-leave-skid-marks-uris-dennis-nixon-to-deliver-lecture-on-forensics-in-maritime-law\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Maritime-Law-FINAL-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Image of Professor Dennis Nixon smiling wearing a black collared shirt in front of a white background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Maritime-Law-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Maritime-Law-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/ships-dont-leave-skid-marks-uris-dennis-nixon-to-deliver-lecture-on-forensics-in-maritime-law\/\">\u201cShips Don\u2019t Leave Skid Marks\u201d \u2014 URI\u2019s Dennis Nixon to deliver lecture on forensics in maritime law<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 29, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Marine Affairs Professor Emeritus Dennis Nixon will step to the podium to present for the first time at URI\u2019s long-running\u00a0Forensic Science Seminar Series, marking its 25th year this year.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/learn-about-septic-systems-during-annual-septicsmart-week\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Septic_smart-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Septic_smart-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Septic_smart-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Septic_smart-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Septic_smart-364x367.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Septic_smart.jpg 991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/learn-about-septic-systems-during-annual-septicsmart-week\/\">Learn about septic systems during annual SepticSmart week<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 21, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management celebrate 2023 SepticSmart week with workshops for homeowners.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/uri-initiative-will-invest-200k-to-support-translational-research-on-microplastic-pollution\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Plastics_land_to_sea-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Plastics_land_to_sea-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Plastics_land_to_sea-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Plastics_land_to_sea-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Plastics_land_to_sea-364x365.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Plastics_land_to_sea-500x502.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Plastics_land_to_sea.jpg 996w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/uri-initiative-will-invest-200k-to-support-translational-research-on-microplastic-pollution\/\">URI initiative will invest $200K to support translational research on microplastic pollution<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 21, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The inaugural seed grant program will fund six collaborative projects to \u2018address plastic pollution on a global scale.\u2019<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/new-uri-symposium-to-showcase-maritime-programs-and-career-opportunities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/ses_service_symposium-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/ses_service_symposium-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/ses_service_symposium-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/new-uri-symposium-to-showcase-maritime-programs-and-career-opportunities\/\">New URI symposium to showcase maritime programs and career opportunities<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 13, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On September 29, the Sea Services Symposium will open to URI, CCRI and high school students.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/international-biodiversity-organization-chronicles-global-threat-from-invasive-alien-species\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/moths-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/moths-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/moths-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/international-biodiversity-organization-chronicles-global-threat-from-invasive-alien-species\/\">International biodiversity organization chronicles global threat from invasive alien species<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 12, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The global assessment team includes URI Professor Laura Meyerson.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/uri-researchers-paper-adds-to-understanding-around-ethanol-production\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/droplets-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/droplets-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/droplets-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/uri-researchers-paper-adds-to-understanding-around-ethanol-production\/\">URI researchers\u2019 paper adds to understanding around ethanol production<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 12, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The results will improve engineering strategies for producing bio-based chemicals and fuels.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2023\/uri-research-and-scholarship-photo-contest-2023-the-winners\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Picture_contest-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Picture_contest-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Picture_contest-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2023\/uri-research-and-scholarship-photo-contest-2023-the-winners\/\">URI Research and Scholarship Photo Contest 2023: The Winners<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 12, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Entries in URI\u2019s sixth annual Research and Scholarship Photo Contest included underwater photographs, images of muscle tissue taken through microscopes, and macro shots of insects. They showcased the breadth of work that URI community members are immersed in.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/uri-researchers-part-of-nsf-funded-team-working-to-address-impacts-of-a-warming-planet-on-coastal-communities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Research-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Research-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Research-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/uri-researchers-part-of-nsf-funded-team-working-to-address-impacts-of-a-warming-planet-on-coastal-communities\/\">URI researchers part of NSF-funded team working to address impacts of a warming planet on coastal communities<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 12, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A $6 million NSF grant brings together 6 academic and research institutions to establish a health and research hub for the New England coast.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2023-cat\/for-the-love-of-honey\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Honey-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Honey-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Honey-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2023-cat\/for-the-love-of-honey\/\">For the Love of Honey<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 12, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Chemistry professor Matt Kiesewetter and entomology professor Steve Alm are putting their heads together to develop better ways to protect honeybees from varroa mites.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2023-cat\/summer-on-the-wild-side\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Wild_side-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Wild_side-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Wild_side-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2023-cat\/summer-on-the-wild-side\/\">Summer on the Wild Side<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 12, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When Marc Parlange began his tenure as president of URI in the summer of 2021, his wife, Mary, knew they were in for an adventure. But she couldn\u2019t have imagined that a year later she'd be swimming in the dark blue waters off the coast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico, eye to eye with a whale shark.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2023-cat\/rhode-islands-water-warriors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/water_warriors-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/water_warriors-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/water_warriors-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/summer-2023-cat\/rhode-islands-water-warriors\/\">Rhode Island\u2019s Water Warriors<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 12, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI\u2019s four water outreach programs\u2014all headed by dedicated URI alumni\u2014work together to keep the state\u2019s waterways and watersheds clean and healthy. Together, they comprise a quiet but mighty force that helps Rhode Island care for what is arguably its most precious resource: water.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/uris-free-farmers-market-for-students-opens-sept-7\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/actual_farmers-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/actual_farmers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/actual_farmers-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/uris-free-farmers-market-for-students-opens-sept-7\/\">URI\u2019s Free Farmers Market for students opens Sept. 7<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 12, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The annual University of Rhode Island\u2019s Free Farmers Market for students opens for its third year this fall, kicking off another season of fresh, free produce giveaways on Thursday, Sept. 7.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/features\/connecting-people-with-animals\/\">Connecting people with animals<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 27, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Megan Rossilli builds connections between people and animals through training. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/07\/uri-opening-online-master-of-environmental-management-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Wetland-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"New England marshland bank, Dighton, MA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Wetland-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Wetland-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/07\/uri-opening-online-master-of-environmental-management-program\/\">URI opening online Master of Environmental Management program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 27, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of the Environment and Life Sciences is launching a fully online, accelerated master\u2019s program in environmental management. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-watershed-watch-receives-national-recognition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Watershed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Watershed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Watershed-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/uri-watershed-watch-receives-national-recognition\/\">URI Watershed Watch receives national recognition<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 27, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s Watershed Watch Program recently received the 2023 National Water Quality Monitoring Council\u2019s Vision Award.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/uri-shark-camp-sets-sail-week-of-july-17\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SharkCamp-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SharkCamp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/SharkCamp-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/uri-shark-camp-sets-sail-week-of-july-17\/\">URI Shark Camp sets sail week of July 17<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 29, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The innovative program introduces high school students to marine sciences and college life.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/celebrating-25-years-of-the-metcalf-institute\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Metcalf-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Metcalf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Metcalf-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/celebrating-25-years-of-the-metcalf-institute\/\">Celebrating 25 years of the Metcalf Institute<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 26, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For the past quarter century, URI\u2019s Metcalf Institute has been a global leader in training journalists and scientists in environmental reporting and inclusive science communication.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/uri-master-gardeners-seed-incubator-program-brings-plants-to-community-gardens-statewide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Master-gardeners-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI Master Gardeners gathered at East Farm at their annual seedling donation pickup in May\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/uri-master-gardeners-seed-incubator-program-brings-plants-to-community-gardens-statewide\/\">Master Gardeners Seed Incubator Program Brings Plants to Community Gardens Statewide<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 7, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Schools and nonprofits from across the state gathered at URI\u2019s East Farm in Kingston to collect their URI-grown seedlings.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/the-other-side-of-the-story-how-evolution-impacts-the-environment\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/male-brown-anole-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A male brown anole lizard (Photo by: Oriol Lapiedra)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/male-brown-anole-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/male-brown-anole-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/the-other-side-of-the-story-how-evolution-impacts-the-environment\/\">The Other Side of the Story: How Evolution Impacts the Environment<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 5, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">There\u2019s no shortage of evidence that environmental factors influence species evolution, but a new study demonstrates a two-way street in which evolutionary changes feed back into the environment.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/three-uri-students-and-one-recent-graduate-awarded-research-fellowships-from-national-science-foundation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Alyssa-Lopez-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipient Alyssa Lopez \u201920 on a research vessel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Alyssa-Lopez-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Alyssa-Lopez-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/three-uri-students-and-one-recent-graduate-awarded-research-fellowships-from-national-science-foundation\/\">Recent CELS Graduate Awarded National Science Foundation Research Fellowship<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 25, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">2020 graduate in marine biology, Alyssa Lopez will head to Oregon State University in September to do her master\u2019s degree in wildlife science, studying killer whale acoustics off the coast of Washington.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/tiny-and-wild\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Graham-Gardner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Author Graham Gardner relaxes in a meadow\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Graham-Gardner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Graham-Gardner-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Graham-Gardner-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Graham-Gardner.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/tiny-and-wild\/\">\u2018Tiny and Wild\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 23, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Landscape architecture alumnus Graham Gardner \u201806 has just published his first book, Tiny +Wild: Build a Small-Scale Meadow Anywhere. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/student-success-is-a-team-effort\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Be5K-Race-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students hold signs at this year\u2019s Be 5K which raised over $3,300 for the Heather Fund\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Be5K-Race-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Be5K-Race-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/student-success-is-a-team-effort\/\">Student Success is a team effort<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 18, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI's Student Success Team recently celebrated CELS staff members for their work to support equity in retention.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/nine-uri-students-awarded-prestigious-nasa-r-i-space-grants\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NASA-Students-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A collection of headshots of nine NASA R.I. Space Grant recipients\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NASA-Students-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NASA-Students-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/nine-uri-students-awarded-prestigious-nasa-r-i-space-grants\/\">CELS students awarded NASA R.I. Space Grants<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 18, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Two geology majors and a master\u2019s student in biological and environmental sciences are among nine URI recipients of the prestigious award.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/plantapalooza-uri-master-gardener-seedling-incubator-program-attracts-community-growers-statewide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Coop-Ex-Panel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Coop-Ex-Panel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Coop-Ex-Panel-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/plantapalooza-uri-master-gardener-seedling-incubator-program-attracts-community-growers-statewide\/\">URI Master Gardener seedling incubator program attracts community growers statewide<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 11, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nearly 100 nonprofits come to URI  to collect their URI-raised baby plants<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/uri-hosts-national-science-foundation-director-sen-jack-reed-for-discussion-on-nsf-research-priorities-funding-opportunities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NSF-Director-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan and U.S. Sen. Jack Reed at a URI event to discuss research priorities and meet with student and academic leaders.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NSF-Director-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/NSF-Director-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/uri-hosts-national-science-foundation-director-sen-jack-reed-for-discussion-on-nsf-research-priorities-funding-opportunities\/\">National Science Foundation director, Sen. Jack Reed visit URI to discuss NSF research priorities<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 2, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">NSF director, Sethuraman Panchanathan met with CELS student researchers from the Jenkins Lab.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/seven-uri-students-will-travel-abroad-this-summer-thanks-to-prestigious-foreign-language-scholarship-programs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boren-award-recipients-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CLS and Boren Scholarship recipients: Devin Thomas, Tiffany Morel, Lilly Dessette, Delaney Patch and Brandon Yeh. (Not pictured: Barbara Lunz, Ashlynn Cunningham)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boren-award-recipients-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Boren-award-recipients-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/seven-uri-students-will-travel-abroad-this-summer-thanks-to-prestigious-foreign-language-scholarship-programs\/\">Seven URI Students Will Travel Abroad Thanks to Prestigious Foreign Language Scholarship Programs<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 27, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">CELS students Ashlynn Cunningham \u201924 and Barbara Lunz \u201924 receive Boren awards to travel to Taiwan in August and September, remaining abroad for the length of the academic year.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/wealthy-white-homeowners-more-likely-to-see-financial-benefits-from-land-conservation-study-shows\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/conservation-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A lush woodland with light filtering through the tree canopy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/conservation-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/conservation-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/wealthy-white-homeowners-more-likely-to-see-financial-benefits-from-land-conservation-study-shows\/\">Wealthy white homeowners more likely to see financial benefits from land conservation, study shows<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 25, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A disproportionate amount of wealth generated by protecting open space from development goes to high-income white households.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/university-of-rhode-island-inducts-31-students-into-phi-kappa-phi-honor-society\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Phi-Kappa-Phi-2023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2023 inductees to the Phi Kappa Phi, the nation\u2019s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Phi-Kappa-Phi-2023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Phi-Kappa-Phi-2023-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/university-of-rhode-island-inducts-31-students-into-phi-kappa-phi-honor-society\/\">CELS students and faculty among Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society inductees<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 20, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI inducted 31 students into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation\u2019s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/uri-sophomore-in-marine-biology-aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-awarded-hollings-scholarship-from-noaa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hollings-Fleischer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hollings Scholarship recipient, Owen Fleischer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hollings-Fleischer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hollings-Fleischer-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/uri-sophomore-in-marine-biology-aquaculture-and-fisheries-science-awarded-hollings-scholarship-from-noaa\/\">Marine biology, aquaculture and fisheries science student awarded Hollings Scholarship from NOAA<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 18, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Owen Fleischer is the 42nd URI student selected for the nationally competitive honor in the program\u2019s 18 years<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/the-green-city-uri-team-wins-970000-grant-to-map-alternative-urban-food-networks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/John-Taylor-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"John Taylor, associate professor of agroecology at URI standing in the rows at the University&#039;s East Farm on the Kingston Campus.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/John-Taylor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/John-Taylor-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/the-green-city-uri-team-wins-970000-grant-to-map-alternative-urban-food-networks\/\">The green city: URI team wins $970,000 grant to map alternative urban food networks<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 12, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The $973,479 award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture is part of a broad U.S.D.A. investment in urban agriculture. John Taylor, associate professor of agroecology at URI and his colleagues hope to identify opportunities for policymaking support.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2023\/the-second-to-last-lobsterman-on-block-island\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Spring-Cover-Howarth-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An aerial view of Ebben Howarth \u201923 sitting on the side of his lobster boat.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Spring-Cover-Howarth-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Spring-Cover-Howarth-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2023\/the-second-to-last-lobsterman-on-block-island\/\">The Second-to-Last Lobsterman on Block Island<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 10, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Block Island, 7 miles long and 3 miles wide, is the smallest town (by population) in the smallest state in the country. It is home to 1,000 or so year-round residents, and its principal industry is tourism.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2023\/cassidy-need-wont-kill-hornworms-but-she-knows-a-wasp-that-will\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Cassidy-Need--150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cassidy Need \u201920, owner of sustainable gardening company Native Edible Designs, is standing in a client\u2019s garden.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Cassidy-Need--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Cassidy-Need--300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2023\/cassidy-need-wont-kill-hornworms-but-she-knows-a-wasp-that-will\/\">Cassidy Need Won\u2019t Kill Hornworms. But She Knows a Wasp That Will<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 10, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By incorporating native and edible plants into her landscape designs, Cassidy Need \u201920, owner of sustainable gardening company Native Edible Designs, is doing her part to sustain the planet\u2014one garden at a time.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2023\/making-it-hum\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Perry-Raso-Card-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Perry Raso \u201902, M.S. \u201906, founder and owner of Matunuck Oyster Farm, stands waist-deep in Potter Pond, in South Kingstown, R.I. standing in a cove holding oysters from an oyster farm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Perry-Raso-Card-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Perry-Raso-Card-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2023\/making-it-hum\/\">Making It Hum<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 10, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI alumni are well represented across all sectors of the blue economy, working hard on and for the ocean.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/three-uri-students-receive-prestigious-goldwater-scholarships\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Goldwater-recipients-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI&#039;s three recipients of the 2023 Goldwater Scholarships: Camila Cersosimo, a chemical engineering major; Morgan Prior, a major in mathematical sciences and business; and Aidan Kindopp, a dual chemical engineering and French major in his fourth year as part of URI\u2019s five-year International Engineering Program.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Goldwater-recipients-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Goldwater-recipients-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/three-uri-students-receive-prestigious-goldwater-scholarships\/\">Three URI students receive prestigious Goldwater Scholarships<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 10, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Three University of Rhode Island students have been selected to receive 2023 Goldwater Scholarships, the most prestigious national scholarship for undergraduate students studying and planning research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/pulitzer-prize-winner-elizabeth-kolbert-to-close-out-uris-yearlong-environmental-humanities-lecture-series\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Elizabeth-Kolbert_Paris-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pulitzer Prize winning science writer Elizabeth Kolbert, who will close out URI\u2019s yearlong environmental humanities lecture series\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Elizabeth-Kolbert_Paris-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Elizabeth-Kolbert_Paris-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/pulitzer-prize-winner-elizabeth-kolbert-to-close-out-uris-yearlong-environmental-humanities-lecture-series\/\">Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert to close out URI\u2019s yearlong environmental humanities lecture series<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 6, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In more than two decades of award-winning reporting, science writer Elizabeth Kolbert has built a reputation as one of the nation\u2019s most prominent voices on climate change. On Thursday, April 13, Kolbert will close out the yearlong series at URI's Center for the Humanities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/uri-master-gardeners-open-their-gardens-to-visitors-for-statewide-garden-tour-this-june\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Master-Gardeners-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Master-Gardeners-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Master-Gardeners-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/uri-master-gardeners-open-their-gardens-to-visitors-for-statewide-garden-tour-this-june\/\">URI Master Gardeners open their gardens to visitors for statewide garden tour this June<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 6, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">What might be the best summer road trip in Rhode Island takes place this June, when 18 private and public gardens tended by University of Rhode Island Master Gardener volunteers will open their garden gates to welcome the public for the 11th Gardening with the Masters Tour.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/uri-to-host-rhode-island-land-and-water-conservation-mini-summit-on-april-8\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Cooperative-Extension-David-Vissoe-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"David Vissoe, URI Master Gardener and liaison to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Kettle Pond Nature Center Native Plant Gardens, talks to a visitor during an open house.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Cooperative-Extension-David-Vissoe-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Cooperative-Extension-David-Vissoe-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/uri-to-host-rhode-island-land-and-water-conservation-mini-summit-on-april-8\/\">URI to host Rhode Island Land and Water Conservation Mini-Summit on April 8<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 3, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI\u2019s Cooperative Extension, with the Rhode Island Land Trust Council and Audubon Society of Rhode Island, are joining forces to offer a half-day Land and Water (and Gardens) Mini-Summit at URI this year.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/features\/mapping-the-states-public-shoreline-access\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Erica-Meier-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Erica Meier, a Rhode Island Sea Grant-University of Rhode Island Masters of Environmental Science and Management Communications fellow, walks South Kingstown Town Beach.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Erica-Meier-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Erica-Meier-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/features\/mapping-the-states-public-shoreline-access\/\">Mapping RI\u2019s shoreline access<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 2, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Graduate student Erica Meier knows most all of Rhode Island's 400-plus public access points along its 400 miles of shoreline.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/uri-water-experts-river-simulation-table-lets-students-and-planners-visualize-waters-path\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Soni-Pradhanang-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI geosciences professor Soni Pradhanang demonstrates with her emulated river table, that offers a fun, hands-on way for K-12 students and local policymakers to learn about water issues and better visualize water\u2019s impact on communities.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Soni-Pradhanang-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Soni-Pradhanang-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/uri-water-experts-river-simulation-table-lets-students-and-planners-visualize-waters-path\/\">URI water expert\u2019s river simulation table lets students and planners visualize water\u2019s path<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 21, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">With the recent floods on the West Coast and the approach of the anniversary of the record-breaking March 2010 floods in Rhode Island,  professor Soni Pradhanang shared insights into the challenges of managing water, demonstrating a resource that helps others better analyze and predict water patterns and impact.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/uri-names-bethany-jenkins-interim-vice-president-for-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Bethany-Jenkins-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bethany Jenkins, Interim Vice President for Research\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Bethany-Jenkins-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Bethany-Jenkins-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/uri-names-bethany-jenkins-interim-vice-president-for-research\/\">URI names Bethany Jenkins interim vice president for research<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 20, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jenkins, professor of cell and molecular biology and oceanography became interim vice president for research and economic development, effective April 8.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/the-van-beuren-charitable-foundation-awards-3-million-to-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BA-card-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Underwater shot to convey a range of degree options in the Environmental Sciences\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BA-card-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/BA-card-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/the-van-beuren-charitable-foundation-awards-3-million-to-uri\/\">The van Beuren Charitable Foundation Awards $3 Million to URI<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 13, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The van Beuren Charitable Foundation has generously awarded the University of Rhode Island a $3 million grant to support the development of a new Ocean Engineering Complex on the URI Narragansett Bay Campus that will propel the development of the region\u2019s blue economy.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/uri-researcher-discusses-parasitic-fungus-at-the-heart-of-hbo-sci-fi-series\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Cordyceps-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Close up of a Cordyceps, the parasitic fungus that infects an insect, growing inside of it until it bursts out.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Cordyceps-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Cordyceps-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/uri-researcher-discusses-parasitic-fungus-at-the-heart-of-hbo-sci-fi-series\/\">URI researcher discusses parasitic fungus at the heart of HBO sci-fi series<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 10, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">If you\u2019re a fan of HBO\u2019s post-apocalyptic series \u201cThe Last of Us\u201d \u2013 or the video game that inspired it \u2013 you\u2019ve probably heard the term Cordyceps. In the show, the parasitic fungus has mutated, graduating from infecting insects to humans, but what\u2019s the real story?<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/extreme-weather-affected-local-water-quality-in-2022\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Grant-Simmons-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Westerly&#039;s Grant G. Simmons III takes a sample at Napatree Point. Photo courtesy of the Henry L. Ferguson Museum.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Grant-Simmons-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Grant-Simmons-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/extreme-weather-affected-local-water-quality-in-2022\/\">Extreme weather affected local water quality in 2022<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 10, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Last year\u2019s intense summer affected water quality in ponds, lakes, rivers and streams throughout Rhode Island \u2013 for the better in some places, for the worse in others. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/recent-indonesia-visit-affirms-a-half-century-of-connection\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Parlange-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI President Marc Parlange (dressed in a traditional Indonesian patterned attire) met with several leaders across Indonesia on his recent visit there.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Parlange-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Parlange-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/recent-indonesia-visit-affirms-a-half-century-of-connection\/\">Recent Indonesia visit affirms a half-century of connection<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 23, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Several URI community members traveled to Indonesia to advance existing partnerships, including President Marc Parlange and students in a J Term study abroad program, examining biodiversity, environmental issues, and geologic hazards in the region.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/focus-on-food-safety-uri-nets-205000-for-food-safety-education-and-outreach\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Food-Safety-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI food science researchers Liz Kass, Lori Pivarnik and Nicole Richard (left-right). (Photos courtesy Nicole Richard)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Food-Safety-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Food-Safety-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Food-Safety-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Food-Safety.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/focus-on-food-safety-uri-nets-205000-for-food-safety-education-and-outreach\/\">Focus on food safety: URI nets $205,000 for food safety education and outreach<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 16, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nicole Richard is developing new food safety education and outreach materials to help bring Rhode Island into compliance with current federal food safety standards, which were adopted a decade ago. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research\/rhode-island-coastal-hazards-analysis-modeling-and-prediction-ri-champ\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hurricane-Barrier-v2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The hurricane barrier in Providence Rhode Island\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hurricane-Barrier-v2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Hurricane-Barrier-v2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research\/rhode-island-coastal-hazards-analysis-modeling-and-prediction-ri-champ\/\">Rhode Island Coastal: Hazards, Analysis, Modeling and Prediction (RI-CHAMP)<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 13, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The digital dashboard allows emergency managers to overlay hurricane and nor\u2019easter prediction models onto data points that mark critical infrastructure assets such as generators, transformers, roads, and pump facilities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research\/east-farm\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/East-Farm-Cover-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blossoming fruit trees at URI&#039;s East Farm on a misty morning.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/East-Farm-Cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/East-Farm-Cover-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research\/east-farm\/\">A History of URI\u2019s East Farm<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 13, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nearly 100 years of education and outreach, the extraordinary living laboratory of URI\u2019s East Farm continues to provide the community of Rhode Island with training and expertise.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/uri-researcher-gets-up-close-lesson-in-hydrology\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Young-500x500-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI water researcher Kyle Young, a Ph.D. candidate in hydrogeology at the University of Rhode Island outdoors in front water, surrounded by rocky terrain.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Young-500x500-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Young-500x500-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Young-500x500-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Young-500x500-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/uri-researcher-gets-up-close-lesson-in-hydrology\/\">URI researcher gets up-close lesson in hydrology<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 10, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Kyle Young, a Ph.D. candidate in hydrogeology living in Martinez, California had his own home impacted by recent flooding and severe storms.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/uri-geosciences-faculty-discuss-earthquake-in-turkey-syria\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Members_of_the_UKs_International_Search__Rescue_team_at_work_in_Hatay_Turkey_looking_for_survivors_of_the_devastating_earthquakes_-_52677900700-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Members of the UK&#039;s International Search &amp; Rescue team at work during the night in Hatay, Turkey (Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Members_of_the_UKs_International_Search__Rescue_team_at_work_in_Hatay_Turkey_looking_for_survivors_of_the_devastating_earthquakes_-_52677900700-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Members_of_the_UKs_International_Search__Rescue_team_at_work_in_Hatay_Turkey_looking_for_survivors_of_the_devastating_earthquakes_-_52677900700-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/uri-geosciences-faculty-discuss-earthquake-in-turkey-syria\/\">URI geosciences faculty discuss earthquake in Turkey, Syria<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 9, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">professors Meng \u201cMatt\u201d Wei and Brian Savage talk about how earthquakes are nearly impossible to predict but produce information that can inform future decision-making.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/two-uri-faculty-members-named-aaas-fellows\/\">Two URI faculty members named AAAS fellows<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 3, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected Clinical Professor Sunshine Menezes and Professor of Oceanography Steven D\u2019Hondt to the rank of AAAS Fellow. The organization recognizes those whose work on...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/nature-writer-gavin-van-horn-opens-spring-lectures-feb-8-on-re-envisioning-nature\/\">Nature writer Gavin Van Horn opens spring lectures Feb. 8 on \u2018Re-Envisioning Nature\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 3, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island Center for the Humanities will open the second half of its \u201cRe-Envisioning Nature: An Environmental Humanities Lecture Series\u201d on Feb. 8 with Gavin Van Horn, executive editor at the Center for Humans and Nature Press...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/uri-biologists-aim-to-find-what-it-takes-for-species-to-escape-the-parasitic-lifestyle\/\">URI biologists aim to find what it takes for species to escape the parasitic lifestyle<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 1, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Single-celled creatures known as Nephromyces come from a long line of parasites\u2014the same line, in fact, as the microorganism that causes malaria. But with a little help from some friends\u2014namely a group of bacteria that help to perform some key metabolic functions\u2014Nephromyces species managed to escape the parasitic lifestyle. With a new grant...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/uri-marine-affairs-program-tall-ships-america-forge-new-partnership\/\">URI Marine Affairs program, Tall Ships America forge new partnership<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 31, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students interested in Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island have long been part of an innovative and ground-breaking program that takes a 360-degree approach to understanding issues and solving problems critical to responsible coastal and marine management. Founded in 1970, URI\u2019s Marine Affairs program is the first of its kind...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/university-mourns-the-loss-of-landscape-architecture-professor-richard-sheridan\/\">University mourns the loss of Landscape Architecture Professor Richard Sheridan<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 30, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In the days following the unexpected death of University of Rhode Island Professor Richard Edward Sheridan, URI community members are remembering him as a dedicated, witty and warm man who loved his family, his job and the beach...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/uri-students-research-finds-illegal-sale-of-pet-turtles-in-u-s-has-found-a-niche-on-the-web\/\">URI students\u2019 research finds illegal sale of pet turtles in U.S. has found a niche on the web<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 30, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nearly 50 years after a federal law banned the sale of hatchling turtles because of public health concerns, online pet dealers in the U.S. continue to get around the regulations, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Rhode Island, working with a colleague...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/proximity-to-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-positively-impacts-home-values\/\">Proximity to electric vehicle charging stations positively impacts home values<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 30, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A new study finds that proximity to electric vehicle charging stations (EVCSs) can raise property values depending on where homes are situated. The study, conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Rhode Island, the University of Maryland College Park, Princeton University...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/university-of-south-carolinas-alicia-wilson-to-discuss-subseafloor-hydrogeology-discovery\/\">University of South Carolina\u2019s Alicia Wilson to discuss subseafloor hydrogeology discovery<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 27, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"> The University of Rhode Island\u2019s Biological and Environmental Sciences Colloquium will host Alicia Wilson, professor of hydrogeology and director of the School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment at the University of South Carolina, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. in Potter Hall at the Kingston...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/planning-for-rhode-islands-food-future\/\">Planning for Rhode Island\u2019s food future<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 26, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More than 350 people have tuned in to learn about and discuss Rhode Island\u2019s food future as part of the 7th Annual Rhode Island Food System Summit. Hosted by the University of Rhode Island, the summit focused on \u201cSetting the Table for a 2030 Food Vision\u201d and featured...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/outgoing-student-alumni-association-president-to-bring-fresh-perspective-to-family-business\/\">Outgoing Student Alumni Association President to bring fresh perspective to family business<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 11, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Senior year of college is typically a heavy lift. That description takes on new meaning in the case of University of Rhode Island senior Arianna Helger who not only carries a full-time course load but regularly juggles work in her family business, quahogging in Narragansett Bay, and her role as...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/uris-2023-food-summit-will-set-the-table-for-a-2030-food-vision\/\">URI\u2019s 2023 food summit will \u2018Set the Table for a 2030 Food Vision\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 10, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">While Rhode Island\u2019s food sector is one of its largest \u2013 representing nearly $4.5 billion in aggregate economic output and supporting 70,000 jobs \u2013 the state is still overly reliant on distant food...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/uri-master-gardeners-partner-with-community-libraries-for-poinsettia-sale\/\">URI Master Gardeners partner with community libraries for poinsettia sale<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 22, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Community libraries, senior centers, and food pantries around Rhode Island look a bit brighter these days, thanks to the URI Master Gardener Program\u2019s poinsettia propagation project...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/uri-inducts-12-retirees-into-lifetime-service-society\/\">URI inducts 12 retirees into Lifetime Service Society<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 21, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island inducted 12 former employees into its Lifetime Service Society during ceremonies Dec. 2 that celebrated at least 40 years of each individual\u2019s dedicated work at the University...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/uri-entomologist-wins-2-6-million-nih-grant-to-study-evolution-of-lyme-disease-bacteria-in-deer-ticks\/\">URI entomologist wins $2.6 million NIH grant to study evolution of Lyme disease bacteria in deer ticks<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 7, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island entomologist Jannelle Couret is tipping the way we understand the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Instead of looking at it from the human perspective, she and an interdisciplinary team of researchers are taking the view of the tick...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/new-uri-led-initiative-will-provide-rapid-response-funds-to-support-rhode-island-seafood-industry\/\">New URI-led initiative will provide rapid response, funds to support Rhode Island seafood industry<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 5, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"> A new initiative, spearheaded by University of Rhode Island Professor Marta Gomez-Chiarri, will fund research \u2013 industry teams to address challenges faced by the seafood industry in Rhode Island...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/a-union-of-concerned-scientists-director-to-speak-at-uri-dec-13\/\">A Union of Concerned Scientists director to speak at URI Dec. 13<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 22, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Closing out this year\u2019s Honors Colloquium on Tuesday, Dec. 13 is Ricardo Salvador, a senior scientist and director at the Union of Concerned Scientists, who will speak...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/growing-uris-exhibit-spaces-new-show-in-the-greenhouses-examines-food-through-an-artistic-lens\/\">Growing URI\u2019s exhibit spaces: New show in the Greenhouses examines food through an artistic lens<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 21, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Walk to the path by the Greenhouses, across from the Fine Arts Center. Find the Horridge Conservatory and cross through that warm and bright space, teeming with unique specimens. Pass by the indoor koi pond and take a right at the greenhouse\u2019s end. Walk by College of the Environment and Life Sciences\u2019 class...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/food-justice-activist-leah-penniman-to-speak-on-racism-and-sovereignty-in-the-food-system-at-uri-dec-6\/\">Food justice activist Leah Penniman to speak on racism and sovereignty in the food system at URI Dec. 6<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 17, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Leah Penniman, a Black Kreyol farmer, author and food justice activist, will present virtually at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium, Tuesday, Dec. 6, on \u201cUprooting Racism and Seeding Sovereignty in the Food System.\u201d...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/author-activist-terry-tempest-williams-to-address-environmental-humanities-lecture-series\/\">Author, activist Terry Tempest Williams to address Environmental Humanities Lecture Series<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 17, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Terry Tempest Williams, an award-winning writer, naturalist, activist, and educator, will wrap up the fall schedule of the University of Rhode Island Center for the Humanities\u2019 year-long discussion, \u201cRe-Envisioning Nature: An Environmental Humanities Lecture Series.\u201d...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/uri-r-i-sea-grant-dem-municipal-partners-invite-public-to-take-part-in-shoreline-monitoring-program\/\">URI, R.I. Sea Grant, DEM, municipal partners invite public to take part in shoreline monitoring program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 16, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">New equipment at three Rhode Island coastal sites now enables the public to use smartphones to take photos that could help government collect data on climate change impacts such as flooding and erosion, and ultimately inform practical planning...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/mother-jones-correspondent-to-speak-on-agriculture-in-crisis-at-uri-nov-29\/\">Mother Jones correspondent to speak on agriculture in crisis at URI Nov. 29<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 14, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Tom Philpott, a food and agriculture correspondent for Mother Jones, will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium, Tuesday, Nov. 29, on \u201cPerilous Bounty: Emerging Crises in Industrial Agriculture.\u201d Philpott is the author of the book Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/rhode-islanders-strongly-answer-yes-on-question-1-for-improvements-to-uris-narragansett-bay-campus\/\">Rhode Islanders strongly answer \u2018yes\u2019 on Question 1 for improvements to URI\u2019s Narragansett Bay Campus<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 9, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Rhode Island voters strongly said they want the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Narragansett Bay Campus to continue being a global center of excellence in ocean science by approving a $100 million bond referendum on Tuesday. With 412 of 414 polling places reporting as of late Tuesday night, 57.5 percent...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/2022-college-of-the-environment-and-life-sciences-new-faculty\/\">College of the Environment and Life Sciences New Faculty 2022<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 2, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) welcomes seven new faculty members this fall. With expertise and interests ranging from hydrology to STEM education, and phytoplankton to environmental law, these new faculty members...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/commencement-2022-uri-wildlife-conservation-biology-graduate-ready-for-his-career-to-take-flight\/\">Commencement 2022: URI wildlife, conservation biology graduate ready for his career to take flight<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 20, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Each year, the University of Rhode Island honors graduating seniors for their superior academic achievement. Their selection is based on grade point average, as well as other criteria determined by their individual...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/urban-farming-community-organizing-and-family-a-black-chefs-journey-at-uri-nov-15\/\">&#8220;Urban Farming, Community Organizing, and Family:  A Black Chef&#8217;s Journey&#8221; at URI on Nov. 15<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 18, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Black chef, community organizer and urban farmer Denzel Mitchell, Jr., of the Farm Alliance of Baltimore, will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium, Tuesday, Nov. 15, on \u201cUrban Farming, Community Organizing and Family: A Black Chef\u2019s Journey.\u201d Mitchell is the co-executive director of education...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/labor-and-the-food-system-at-uri-oct-25\/\">\u2018Labor and the Food System\u2019 at URI Oct. 25<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 12, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"> Attorney and activist Saru Jayaraman, co-founder and president of One Fair Wage, will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Oct. 25, on \u201cLabor and the Food System.\u201d Jayaraman is director of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/sustainability\/coastal-institute-2-green-office-boosts-its-certification\/\">Coastal Institute 2 Green Office Boosts its Certification to 4 Stars!<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 11, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The folks at Coastal Institute 2 achieved full points during their certification process last school year, earning 3-star certification. They also earned additional bonus points for the Recycling category, and all the required points in the Transportation category, as well as bonus points...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alumni.uri.edu\/s\/1638\/02-alumni\/interior-hybrid.aspx?sid=1638&#038;gid=2&#038;pgid=4549&#038;content_id=8297\">Stopping the Biggest Oil Spill You&#8217;ve Never Heard Of<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 6, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In 2018, the Louisiana Coast Guard determined that an oil platform toppled by Hurricane Ivan 14 years earlier was still leaking large amounts of oil. In 2019, Timmy Couvillion, owner of the New Orleans-based Couvillion Group, led the development and deployment of a sophisticated containment system to capture the flowing oil. Pieced together deep underwater, the 40-by-40-foot structure has captured more...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/SustainabilitySuppers\/stop-wasting-food\/\">Amanda Missimer and Vanessa Venturini want you to stop wasting food<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 4, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">First, some hard truths about food waste: In America, about 108 billion pounds of food, more than one-third of all available food, is thrown away annually. That\u2019s 130 billion meals wasted and $408 billion squandered...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/master-gardeners-grow-for-good-at-providence-public-library\/\">Master Gardeners grow for good at Providence Public Library<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 3, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Plant and tree books are always among the most popular in any library\u2019s children\u2019s collection. The Secret Garden and The Giving Tree are time-honored classics for good reason, tapping into that desire...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/taking-a-hike-remember-its-deer-tick-season\/\">Taking a hike? Remember, it\u2019s deer tick season<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 30, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">If you\u2019re a hiker or just love the outdoors, fall is probably your favorite season. Temperatures are cooler but still warm enough, days are still long, and for...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/chef-of-best-new-restaurant-in-the-u-s-to-discuss-the-revolution-of-indigenous-food-systems-of-north-america-oct-4\/\">Chef of \u2018best new restaurant in the U.S.\u2019 to discuss \u2018The (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America\u2019 Oct. 4<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 27, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Chef, restaurateur and indigenous food advocate Sean Sherman will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Oct. 4, on \u201cThe (R)evolution of Indigenous Food Systems of North America.\u201d A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, Sherman was born and raised...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/agricultural-policy-leader-uri-alumna-to-discuss-becoming-an-agricultural-and-food-justice-advocate-sept-27\/\">Agricultural policy leader, URI alumna to discuss \u2018Becoming an Agricultural and Food Justice Advocate\u2019 Sept. 27<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 14, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Agricultural and food justice advocate Vanessa Garc\u00eda Polanco \u201918 will present at the 2022 University of Rhode Island Honors Colloquium Tuesday, Sept. 27, discussing \u201cThe Exception and Not the Norm: Becoming an Agricultural and Food Justice Advocate.\u201d An alumna of the University, she has...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/humanities-lecture-series-looks-at-importance-of-environmental-humanities-in-addressing-understanding-our-biggest-issues\/\">Humanities lecture series looks at importance of environmental humanities in addressing, understanding our biggest issues<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 7, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Like the environment itself, reasons to be worried about it are all around us \u2013 air pollution and plastics in the ocean, drought and wildfires, rising sea levels and global warming. Looking for answers, we many...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/native-american-activist-to-discuss-restoring-indigenous-foodways-in-a-time-of-climate-change-sept-13-winona-laduke-lecture-kicks-off-uris-fall-honors-colloquium\/\">Native American activist to discuss \u201cRestoring Indigenous Foodways in a Time of Climate Change\u201d Sept. 13: Winona LaDuke lecture kicks off URI\u2019s fall Honors Colloquium<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 6, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Harvard-educated economist, environmental activist, author, hemp farmer, and former two-time Green Party vice presidential candidate Winona LaDuke will kick off the 2022 University of Rhode Island...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/uris-free-farmers-market-wins-national-sustainability-award\/\">URI\u2019s Free Farmers Market wins national sustainability award<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 1, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A team effort by staff from across campus at the University of Rhode Island has led to recent recognition by the National Association of College &amp; University Food Services. URI recently received word that it won the Grand Prize Sustainability Award,...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/uri-writing-awards-recognize-eight-students-for-works-in-advocacy-creative-scholarly-research-and-science-writing\/\">URI Writing Awards recognize eight students for works in advocacy, creative, scholarly\/research and science writing<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 25, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Eight University of Rhode Island students were named recipients of the 2021-2022 URI Writing Award. The award recognizes an undergraduate and graduate winner...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/ready-resource\/\">Ready Resource: URI&#8217;s Plant Protection Clinic available for plant consultations<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 20, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This summer\u2019s dry conditions are leading many of us to look nervously out the window at our stressed-out shrubs, and perhaps even the plants found inside our home. Rest assured, care and advice...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/three-uri-professors-win-735000-grant-from-nasa-epscor-to-study-methane-emissions-from-rocks-common-to-earth-mars\/\">Three URI professors win $735,000 grant from NASA-EPSCoR to study methane emissions from rocks common to Earth, Mars<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 10, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Over the next three years, three University of Rhode Island researchers are hoping to broaden the scientific understanding of methane emission dynamics in ultramafic rock systems \u2013 work that one day may help...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/working-alongside-their-mentor-uri-alumni-share-study-results-on-climate-change-in-tropical-countries\/\">Working alongside their mentor, URI alumni share study results on climate change in tropical countries<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 1, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For Richard Pollnac, the focus has always been on people. This University of Rhode Island professor emeritus has spent his career studying the cultural impact on people living near bodies of water. An anthropologist by training, he began his career...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/how-to-keep-your-garden-up-in-the-middle-of-a-drought\/\">How to keep your garden up in the middle of a drought<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 1, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For backyard gardeners, mild droughts and water ban restrictions common during the summer months can be a cause for concern. Kate Venturini Hardesty, a program administrator and educator...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/caution-advised-around-summer-toxic-algae-blooms\/\">Caution advised around summer toxic algae blooms<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 14, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As the warm days of summer draw us outside, the public is reminded to take care when in contact with local freshwater waterways, as some contain toxic levels of cyanobacteria, which can carry a serious health...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/uri-professor-elevated-to-fellow-of-american-society-of-landscape-architects\/\">URI professor elevated to Fellow of American Society of Landscape Architects<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 12, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island Professor William Green has been elected to the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows, one of the highest honors the ASLA bestows on members. Green is among 27 members ...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/uri-graduate-school-of-oceanography-student-named-a-switzer-environmental-fellow\/\">CELS Alum Named A Switzer Environmental Fellow<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 12, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"> Asta Habtemichael, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, was recently chosen as one of 20 environmental scholars to receive a Switzer Environmental Fellowship. The prestigious fellowship, a program of the Robert and Patricia Switzer...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/rise-vineyard-wind-sponsor-uri-energy-fellows-program\/\">RISE, Vineyard Wind sponsor URI Energy Fellows Program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 30, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s Energy Fellows Program has announced that RISE Engineering and Vineyard Wind have reaffirmed their commitment to the program as sponsors. RISE is sponsoring a summer industry training program...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/university-of-rhode-island-shark-camp-launches-for-providence-school-students-july-12-14\/\">University of Rhode Island Shark Camp launches for Providence school students, July 12-14<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 27, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For the first time in two years, University of Rhode Island Professor of Biological Sciences Brad Wetherbee will hold URI Shark Camp, hosting 16 high school students from The Met School in Providence and from the Narragansett Indian Tribe...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/uri-indonesia-recognize-50-year-partnership\/\">URI, Indonesia recognize 50-year partnership<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 23, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University recently celebrated the 50th year of its partnership with the Republic of Indonesia in an event that included traditional dances, speeches by University and Indonesian representatives, and the awarding...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/uris-metcalf-institute-receives-1-7-million-grant-to-develop-science-communication-fellowship-for-marginalized-populations\/\">URI\u2019s Metcalf Institute receives $1.7 million grant to develop science communication fellowship for marginalized populations<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 21, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s Metcalf Institute was recently awarded a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create the SciComm Identities Project (SCIP), a fellowship designed to train and support...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/ci.uri.edu\/2022-distinguished-fellow-awards\/?fs=e&#038;s=cl\">Coastal Institute Announces 2022 Distinguished Fellow Awards<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 10, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">For their exceptional volunteer service to communities in Rhode Island and beyond which have benefitted tremendously from their knowledge, guidance, and concern for a span of coastal issues, a cadre of University of Rhode Island (URI) colleagues are the recipients of 2022 Distinguished Fellow Awards, the most prestigious honor...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/uri-announces-class-of-2022-academic-excellence-award-winners\/\">URI announces Class of 2022 Academic Excellence Award winners<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 9, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Each year, the University of Rhode Island honors graduating seniors for their superior academic achievement. Their selection is based on grade point average, as well as other criteria determined by their individual...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/uri-establishes-scholarship-for-undergraduate-students-who-are-citizens-of-narragansett-nation\/\">URI establishes scholarship for undergraduate students who are citizens of Narragansett Nation<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 9, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Each year, the University of Rhode Island honors graduating seniors for their superior academic achievement. Their selection is based on grade point average, as well as other criteria determined by their individual...<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/mentors-students-wanted-for-new-food-system-fellowship-program\/\">Mentors, students wanted for new food system fellowship program<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 6, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Each year, the University of Rhode Island honors graduating seniors for their superior academic achievement. 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