November 15, 2019

New CELS Faculty Fall 2019

Chandu / News Article / Faculty /

The University of Rhode Island College of Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) is thrilled to welcome eleven new faculty members for fall 2019! With backgrounds ranging from geospatial analysis to beluga whale biology, these new faculty members will help…[Read more]

June 21, 2019

CELS Excels with Excellence Awards

Chandu / News Article / Award, Faculty, Research /

The University of Rhode Island College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) couldn’t be prouder of the CELS community. Eleven faculty, staff, and students in CELS were honored with a variety of prestigious awards in the areas of research…[Read more]

June 6, 2019

Dr. Anne Veeger Named New Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Initiatives

Chandu / News Article / academic, Faculty /

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I announce that Dr. Anne Veeger has accepted the position of…[Read more]

October 29, 2018

CELS Welcomes New Faculty

Chandu / News Article / CMB, Faculty, professor /

The University of Rhode Island College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) is pleased to welcome eight new faculty members this fall…[Read more]

April 27, 2018

Entering Nature’s Classroom

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Students in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences opted to go off the beaten path during the spring break…[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]

January 23, 2018

NRS professor finds that genome size affects whether plants become invasive

Chandu / News Article / Faculty, genome, invasive, NRS, plant, professor /

A University of Rhode Island scientist who studies the invasive plant Phragmites was part of an international research team that found that the most significant factor in determining whether a plant will become invasive is the size of its genome…[Read more]

November 28, 2017

URI environmental initiatives in Indonesia provide faculty expertise, student exchanges, sustainability research

Chandu / News Article / Environmental, Faculty, GEO, Geology, hydrology, indonesia initiative, MAF, Marine Affairs, Research, Student, sustainability /

When John Kirby was hired as dean of the University of Rhode Island’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences…[Read more]

September 8, 2014

A Leader in Biotechnology

Chandu / News Article / Award, biotechnology, cell and Molecular biology, CMB, Faculty, pharmaceutical /

University of Rhode Island Cell and Molecular Biology Professor Greg Paquette is playing a major role in preparing students for careers in Rhode Island’s thriving biotech industry. Paquette, who serves as the Director of Biotechnology and Medical…[Read more]

May 6, 2013

Pete August, RI’s ‘Mr. Map” given high URI Foundation award

/ News Article / Award, Faculty, NRS /

Dr. Peter August, known informally in Rhode Island as “Mr. Map,” was recently presented with the URI Foundation’s 2013 Scholarly Excellence Award.
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