November 14, 2019

Biology Major’s Research Seeks to Prevent Fouling of Water Sensors that will Monitor Narragansett Bay

Chandu / News Article / biology, Research /

University of Rhode Island biology major Devyn Barraza knows the problems pollutants have caused in Narragansett Bay – toxic algae blooms…[Read more]

September 26, 2019

CELS Students Tackle Bee Decline With Lab, Field Studies

Chandu / News Article / biology, CELS, Student /

University of Rhode Island seniors Casey Johnson and Danielle Butler have seen the news reports about the global decline of bees and other pollinators and what that may mean to the world’s food supply…[Read more]

May 22, 2019

CELS Grad Student Creates Model to Predict Hotspots of Reptile, Amphibian Road Mortality

Chandu / News Article / biology, Research, Student /

One of the leading causes of death for frogs, turtles and snakes is road mortality…[Read more]

May 13, 2019

CELS biologist, colleagues warn of peril from biological invasions as White House proposes to halve funding

Chandu / News Article / biology /

As the Trump Administration prepares to cut in half the budget for the…[Read more]

March 20, 2018

Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Benoit ’16, MO ’17

Chandu / News Article / Alumnus, biology, Marine /

It’s kind of a love-hate thing with sharks for most of us. Although “Jaws” is a perennial favorite on scariest film lists and the Discovery Channel’s…[Read more]

February 23, 2018

CELS Professor Teaching to Inspire

Chandu / News Article / biology, CELS, Faculty, Teaching /

For students struggling in Bryan Dewsbury’s first-year biology classes, the intervention starts before class is over. Dewsbury monitors email while teaching so that he might address students’ questions about the material in the moment…[Read more]

May 20, 2013

Two CELS seniors shivered at their graduation

Chandu / BIO, CMB, News Article / antarctic, biology, Research /

While most of the URI Class of 2013 was comfortably getting their degrees inside the toasty Ryan Center May 19, two other CELS graduates were freezing…
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May 18, 2013

URI senior Eugenio Fernandez Jr. completes four majors to prepare for health care career

Chandu / Press Release, student / biology, commencement2013 /

Balancing four majors would make most students wince, but Eugenio Fernandez Jr. found a way to do just that,…[Learn more]

February 5, 2013

CELS sophomore has sights set on medicine—and glamour

/ BIO, News Article / biology /

A serious childhood disease can be a devastating experience for parents and their child but in the case of Jessica Marfeo it also can lead to a determination to pursue a medical career…
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