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URI Cooperative Extension aiming to connect all Rhode Islanders to increased home energy efficiency April 4, 2025 - ‘Community of Practice’ listening sessions to launch this April, part of URI Energy Literacy Initiative
Vanishing Fish, Shrinking Catches: How Overfishing is Undermining Coastal Fisheries April 4, 2025 - 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.
Reporting ‘Rhode Kill:’ New study calls on citizen scientists April 2, 2025 - URI’s Natural Resources Science department launching solution to identify and address roadkill hotspots in state with virtual data collected by Rhode Islanders
Agriculture and Food System Fellow Spotlight: Emma Ventura March 30, 2025 - 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.
Redefining Ecology: Madison Jones on Understanding Rhetorical Ecologies March 28, 2025 - 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’s recent book "Rhetorical Ecologies" dives into the history behind, and contemporary work that employs, ecology as a term and concept within writing and rhetoric. 
Agriculture and Food Systems Fellow Spotlight: Rowan Valle March 27, 2025 - 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. 
Tuition break: URI’s Environmental and Natural Resource Economics program now eligible for regional tuition rates March 26, 2025 - 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.
Agricultural and Food Systems Fellow Spotlight: Hallie Grace Brown March 24, 2025 - 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.