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NRS professor finds that genome size affects whether plants become invasive

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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]

NRS researcher: Spotted turtles in trouble in Rhode Island

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A University of Rhode Island doctoral student who surveyed the state for freshwater turtles and studied their habitat preferences found that the once-common spotted turtle is in trouble…[Read more]

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

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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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Stolt wins top award for soil survey efforts

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Dr. Mark Stolt, a professor in the Natural Resources Science Department, has been awarded the “Silver Spade Award,” a top prize, by the Northeast Cooperative Soil Survey.

NRS researcher has video on YouTube

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Dr. Laura Meyerson, associate professor, in the Department of Natural Resources Science, has a video on YouTube that describes her research being done while on sabbatical in the Czeck Republic.

CELS alumnus ready with second book, gives interview

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Garrett Miller, a 1989 CELS graduate in natural resources, is making sound waves these days with a You Tube interview on his 2010 book called Hire on a WHIM, which was designed to give employers some practical guidelines when it comes to hiring people and give pointers to college students who are seeking jobs. Miller’s […]

NRS researcher named top reviewer for journal

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Kelly Addy, a research associate in the CELS Department of Natural Resources Science,has been selected for the second year in a row as one of the outstanding reviewers for the Journal of Environmental Quality (JEQ). The journal publishes the work of the Land Grant community and academics from all over the world and is supported […]

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