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Master Gardeners grow Indigenous connections January 2, 2025 - Master Gardeners from URI Cooperative Extension are growing connections with Rhode Island’s 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. 
Professor Melva Treviño Peña Joins the Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council December 31, 2024 - Melva Treviño Peña, 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. 
Dinner and a Survey: A Night of Sustainable Seafood with Eating with the Ecosystem December 18, 2024 - Last month, Eating with the Ecosystem held their 10th Annual Community Seafood Dinner at the Elk’s Lodge in Wakefield. A gathering of fishermen, excited neighbors, and seafood aficionados, the event also serves as a major fundraiser for the nonprofit’s mission of promoting sustainable, place-based fishing practices in New England. The dinner, conceived by Eating with […]
Boots to Bushels farmer training for New England December 10, 2024 - 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. 
URI inducts 11 retired faculty, staff members into Lifetime Service Society December 10, 2024 - 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.
URI Coastal Institute announces 2024 Emerging Coastal Leaders December 10, 2024 - 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.
The Data of Disease: Nic Fisk on Combining Computation and Biology to Understand Cancer December 6, 2024 - Nic Fisk, assistant professor of cell and molecular biology, uses computational biology and bioinformatics to research cancer.
The Future of Food: Alternative Food Networks in Urban Communities December 4, 2024 - Associate Professor of Agroecology John Taylor’s research explores how urban farmers and gardeners are using alternative food networks, and the lessons that could be applied to broader food policy.