RI Agriculture and Food System Fellows Program recruiting students and mentors
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Safe well water? Test to be sure
URI and R.I. Department of Health offer informational program for private well owners
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KINGSTON, R.I. – June 11, 2025 – Applications are open for Food Recovery for Rhode Island at the University of Rhode Island (FRRI), a community education program for Rhode Islanders offered through URI Cooperative Extension. The six-week course includes online coursework and field experiences that can be completed at participants’ convenience.
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Cooperative Extension’s two-day garden tour offers green inspiration and education
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Thomas Mather shares tips to avoid summer tick exposure
Continue reading "URI tick expert shares tips for a tick-free summer"URI names Jean VanderGheynst dean of the College of the Environment and Life Sciences
A respected higher education leader and researcher, VanderGheynst joins URI following appointments at the Universities of Massachusetts and California
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A VFW member from Rhode Island spearheaded a gardening program to assist veterans interested in farming
Continue reading "A Valuable and Noble Profession With Purpose"Tree talk: URI forester says forests are part of the solution to climate change
Rhode Island woodlands offer test sites for researchers and foresters looking to future
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New database to offer extensive look at the 1,200-plus plants in URI botanical collections, available for public access and long-term University use
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‘Community of Practice’ listening sessions to launch this April, part of URI Energy Literacy Initiative
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