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CELS researcher: Antioxidant-rich diet reduces stress response during bird migration
A research team led by a University of Rhode Island ornithologist had birds fly in a wind tunnel to simulate migration and found that birds…[Read more]
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CELS researchers: Asteroid, climate change not responsible for mass extinction 215 million years ago
Chandu / News Article / climate, researcher /
A team of University of Rhode Island scientists and statisticians conducted a sophisticated quantitative analysis of a mass extinction…[Read more]
CELS researcher: Sea urchins could prove to be Rhode Island’s next climate-resilient crop
Chandu / News Article / researcher /
Atlantic purple sea urchins are common in coastal waters along the East Coast, and University of Rhode Island scientist Coleen Suckling thinks the Ocean State could become the home of a new industry to…[Read more]
CELS Researchers: Rhode Island Conditions Excellent for Growing World’s Most Expensive Spice
Chandu / News Article / researcher, Rhode Island /
Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice, selling for about $5,000 per pound at wholesale rates, and 90 percent of the global saffron harvest comes from Iran…[Read more]
CELS Researchers Awarded Multiple Grants to Study Oyster Genetics, Breeding, Diseases in Support of Aquaculture Industry
Chandu / News Article / Award, industry, researcher /
Several scientists at the University of Rhode Island have been awarded grants to study oyster genetics, breeding and diseases as part of a region-wide…[Read more]
CELS Researcher: Laser Scarecrows Successful at Keeping Birds from Eating Sweetcorn
Chandu / News Article / researcher /
Farmers have had long-running battles trying to keep birds of many varieties from eating their sweetcorn. They’ve used propane cannons, visual deterrents and even shotguns…[Read more]
Book by CELS Researcher Examines ‘Tourism on a Changing Planet’
Chandu / News Article / book, researcher /
Amelia Moore has traveled to The Bahamas countless times since 2002, often on extended trips lasting several months or more. And during that time, she observed an evolution in the tourism industry…[Read more]
CELS researcher: Heavy precipitation, warm temperatures had negative effect on local water quality in 2018
Chandu / News Article / researcher, water /
The high rate of precipitation that Rhode Island experienced in 2018…[Read more]
CELS researcher: World’s most heavily trafficked turtle plays vital role in Indonesia environment, economy
Chandu / News Article / economy, Environment, researcher /
The Southeast Asian box turtle is the most heavily trafficked turtle in the world…[Read more]
CELS shark researcher names new species of deep-sea shark after daughter
Chandu / News Article / researcher, shark /
University of Rhode Island shark researcher Bradley Wetherbee is best known for his studies of mako sharks…[Read more]
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