New graduate certificate in econometrics and data analysis combines math analysis with wide range of applications - An increasing range of career trajectories depend on mastering advanced techniques with complex data analysis. Our new graduate certificate offers students and professionals the opportunity to sharpen their expertise with econometrics, data processing, database management, and coding skills. Program courses can be taken online or in person. 
Tuition break: URI’s Environmental and Natural Resource Economics program now eligible for regional tuition rates - Students from across New England interested in the environment and economics can now attend the University of Rhode Island for a program that focuses on a sustainable and affordable future at regional tuition rates.
10 Under 10 Awards: Abigail Hasenfus ’20, M.S. ’21 - Recipient Abigail Hasenfus ’20, M.S. ’21 who now works as the chief of renewable energy program development for the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources, was recently recognized with a 10 Under 10 Award. 
Fieldwork and knowledge building in Indonesia for Global Center for Blue Climate Solutions - Emi Uchida, professor of environmental and natural resource economics, led the United States team of faculty, early career researchers and graduate students to Southwest Papua, Indonesia, to organize a “Knowledge Convergence Workshop” and begin fieldwork in four coastal communities.
Sonia Refulio-Coronado on Water Quality Equity - A Ph.D. candidate in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Sonia Refulio-Coronado explores surface and drinking water quality issues across the United States with a focus on equity. 
URI awarded $1.5M EPSCoR grant to team with Warren on coastal resilience - A multidisciplinary team of scientists are working with stakeholders in Warren to address worsening climate hazards that are affecting coastal communities, including flooding and salinization, as part of a three-state collaboration backed by the National Science Foundation.
URI faculty join New England partnership for climate resilience, adaptation - Professors Soni Pradhanang, Madison Jones, Jason Parent and Emi Uchida part of $6 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation for collaborative study of climate change and resilience.
URI Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Emi Uchida named Pew Fellow - Uchida is one of six recipients recognized this year by Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation.
URI researchers develop plan for Global Center focused on Blue Climate Solutions - URI Professor Emi Uchida, Ph.D., leads a new NSF grant to bridge international expertise and communities around mangrove/seagrass ecosystems.
New Exciting Course on Experimental Economics! - Experiments in economics? Come learn how we can use experimental economics to design better policy! New course for Fall 2022: EEC 450 Experimental Economics (MWF 9-9:50 am, Tyler Hall 106).
URI researcher receives grant to help reduce conflict between fishing, wind industries - University of Rhode Island natural resource economist, Thomas Sproul has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to create a new way of documenting where commercial fishing is conducted in southern New England waters.
Simona Trandafir featured among URI offshore renewable energy experts - Through her work with students, she emphasizes the unique opportunities, through the Block Island Wind Farm, to contribute to learning and how we think about energy issues in terms of the economics.
Emi Uchida receives Advanced Career Faculty Research and Scholarship Excellence Award - Professor Uchida’s research in Asia, Africa, and the U.S. builds a more sustainable world, while simultaneously protecting standards of living and mitigating poverty in developing nations.
