{"id":6,"date":"2022-10-05T13:15:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T17:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-draft\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-06-30T16:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T20:05:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Find your place in the living world<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
Accessibility controls<\/div>
Pause motion<\/div>
Motion: On<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Play motion<\/div>
Motion: Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Increase text contrast<\/div>
Contrast: Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Reset text contrast<\/div>
Contrast: High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

At the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, you\u2019ll deepen your understanding of the living world and your place within it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work that happens here is rooted in our land- and sea-grant mission, and connected to the needs of the local, regional, and global communities. Our faculty researchers work collaboratively across disciplines, drawing from a broad, inclusive field of human knowledge to make critical discoveries within their fields. URI’s core research facilities and specialized labs offer the latest technologies that will enable you to gather field data, synthesize vast amounts of information, and develop solutions to real world challenges. Whether you are interested in urban food systems; protecting marine wildlife; understanding what makes an organism adapt and an ecosystem thrive; or assisting policy makers in the shift towards renewable energy and sustainable natural resource management, you’ll find your place here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"Biological<\/div>

Undergraduate programs<\/h2>

Undergraduate students may choose from a wide range of degree options to prepare for graduate study or professional careers.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Find your program<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Andrew<\/div>

Graduate programs<\/h2>

Our interdisciplinary graduate programs at the certificate, master, and doctoral levels will help you develop as an environmental leader.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Take the lead<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Assistant<\/div>

Research<\/h2>

Learn more about how researchers at URI are working collaboratively across disciplines and within communities to make a meaningful impact.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Make your mark<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>
\n\n

URI Cooperative Extension<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Education and engagement with Rhode Island communities is at the core of what we do.  As a land-grant and sea-grant university, our mission is to ensure URI provides education and applied research that helps communities and improves the lives of Rhode Islanders.<\/p>\n\n\nlearn more<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

\n
\n

News and Stories<\/h1>\n\n\n