{"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":"2025-10-17T09:28:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:28:55","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero super   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Find your place in the living world<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div id=\"f57fd911-382b-47b9-21b3-e0030165ab5c\" data-video=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/804008706\/883a39d70e\" data-platform=\"vimeo\" class=\"poster\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/CELS-hero-still.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<p class=\"type-intro fullwidth\">At the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, you\u2019ll deepen your understanding of the living world and your place within it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">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&#8217;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&#8217;ll find your place here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Student-Resources-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Biological Sciences student Anup Mohanty working at his internship at Genzyme \u2013 then the world leader in biopharmaceuticals for ultra-rare diseases\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Undergraduate programs<\/h2><p>Undergraduate students may choose from a wide range of degree options to prepare for graduate study or professional careers.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Find your program<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/graduate-programs\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Graduate-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Andrew McNulty, graduate student in the MESM Wetlands, Watershed and Ecosystem Science concentration uses a soil sampling tool to describe what lies under the floodplain along the Pawcatuck River. Photo taken by MESM alumnus, Isaac White \"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Graduate programs<\/h2><p>Our interdisciplinary graduate programs at the certificate, master, and doctoral levels will help you develop as an environmental leader.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Take the lead<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/research\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Research-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Assistant Professor Jannelle Couret and graduate student Samantha Schofield studying Borrelia burgdorferi \u2013 the pathogen that causes Lyme disease in humans in her lab\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Research<\/h2><p>Learn more about how researchers at URI are working collaboratively across disciplines and within communities to make a  meaningful impact.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Make your mark<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Coopext_panel.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">URI Cooperative Extension<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Education and engagement with Rhode Island communities is at the core of what we do.&nbsp; 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\n<a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/coopext\/\" title=\"\">learn more<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News and Stories<\/h1>\n\n\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/uri-researcher-studies-an-overlooked-trees-secret-life\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6309-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6309-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6309-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/uri-researcher-studies-an-overlooked-trees-secret-life\/\">URI researcher studies an overlooked tree\u2019s secret life<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 22, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By studying pollinators high in the forest canopy, URI Ph.D. researcher Ren Johnson hopes to answer long-standing questions about black cherry trees and their role in Northeastern forests<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/digging-deeper\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6745-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6745-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/IMG_6745-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/digging-deeper\/\">Digging deeper: URI workshop explores how soil protects water, public health<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 19, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A hands-on workshop at URI brought together professionals from across New England to learn how evaluating soil helps ensure septic systems protect groundwater, ecosystems, and public health. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/teaching-excellence-spotlight-madison-jones\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madison-Jones_Photo-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_Photo-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Madison-Jones_Photo-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-madison-jones\/\">Teaching Excellence Spotlight: Madison Jones<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 16, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Associate Professor of Natural Resources Science Madison Jones, who also holds a joint appointment in Professional &amp; Public Writing, is using rhetoric, fieldwork, and creative thinking to train the next generation of science communicators.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-professor-behind-the-plan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FarhadAtash-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FarhadAtash-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/FarhadAtash-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/the-professor-behind-the-plan\/\">The Professor Behind the Plan: Farhad Atash Shaped Communities and Generations of Students<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 10, 2026<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">After more than four decades at the University of Rhode Island, planning professor Farhad Atash's legacy can be seen in Rhode Island communities, the students he guided, and the profession he helped strengthen.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news-and-events\/\" title=\"\">more News and Events<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spotlight<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/spotlight\/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-land-grant-university\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/su25_landgrant-copy.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>What does it mean to be a land-grant university?<\/h2><p>As a public land-grant university, the University of Rhode Island's commitment to education, research, and outreach focuses on practical service to the state. In the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, we bring the land-grant mission to life by ensuring community needs inform research goals, collaborating with state and local agencies, and translating evidence-based research into practice through resources and programming with the public.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">Read the story<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-13c7bceb-2857-46f4-a882-384cf541f597\">Events<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\">\n<div id=\"localist-widget-46365766\" class=\"localist-widget\"><\/div><script defer=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/widget\/view?schools=uri&amp;groups=college_of_the_environment_and_life_sciences%2Cmarine_affairs_department%2Cplant_science%2Cbiological_sciences_department%2Clandscape_architecture_department%2Cfisheries_animal_and_veterinary_science%2Cenvironmental_and_natural_resource_economics_department%2Cnatural_resources_science_department%2Cgeosciences_department%2Ccell_and_molecular_biology_department%2Cextension%2Cmaster_gardener&amp;days=180&amp;num=5&amp;match=any&amp;container=localist-widget-46365766&amp;template=card\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, you\u2019ll deepen your understanding of the living world and your place within it.&nbsp; 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. 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