Bridging Earth Science and Community: Q&A with Carolina Michel - Dr. Carolina Michel is excited to explore how Indigenous knowledge and Western science can inform each other, how arts-integrated and place-based learning shape students' sense of belonging in the geosciences, and what it means to build a department where interdisciplinary work is the starting point, not an afterthought.
CELS Summer Research Fellows examine flooding, pollution, and stormwater in Rhode Island - Carissa Sherman and Jaired Flanagan '26 used GIS, hydrologic modeling, and environmental data to investigate how water moves through Rhode Island communities — and how better stormwater management can protect local waterways and Narragansett Bay.
Designing for People, Plants, and Place: Q&A with Nadine Soubotin - Nadine Soubotin brings a background spanning landscape architecture, urban design, and architecture to her work at the University of Rhode Island. 
Designing parks with Rhode Island communities: Q&A with Anthony Cordova - This summer, Anthony Cordova worked with communities in North Providence, Scituate, and Richmond to develop park designs shaped by community feedback, site history, culture, and ecology.
Shaping the Places Where We Live: Q&A with Joseph Huennekens - Meet Joseph Huennekens, a new URI planning professor exploring how policy, housing, and land use shape communities.
Soil and Groundwater Contamination and Remediation Field School - The Soil and Groundwater Contamination and Remediation Field School is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in well drilling, soil and groundwater sampling and other environmental field activities.
URI landscape architecture capstone earns statewide recognition for its vision of Jamestown’s waterfront - As rising seas and stronger storms reshape Rhode Island’s coastline, URI students transformed a vulnerable stretch of Jamestown into an award-winning vision for coastal resilience.
URI climate scientist contributes to research illustrating future impacts of Antarctic ice sheet melting - Geosciences professor Ambarish Karmalkar is part of team using interactive modeling to predict impact of ice sheet meltwater discharge on climate and sea level
CELS Fellowship Spotlight: Avery Hurwitz on Using GIS for Climate-Related Flood Mapping - Avery Hurwitz spent the summer using GIS technology to map flood risks in Providence through the CELS Summer Research Fellowship. Combining his passion for climate science and meteorology with hands-on experience, he developed nature-based solutions to address urban flooding.
New Geosciences Course Prepares Students to Address Coastal Hazards - For many Rhode Islanders, coastal hazards are a facet of daily life. Climate change, rising sea levels, and groundwater depletion mean that residents of the Ocean State are experiencing coastal flooding, beach erosion, and groundwater salinization more and more often. In a new course, Coastal Geologic Hazards (GEO 557), Assistant Professor of Geosciences Christopher Russoniello is preparing the next generation of scientists, policymakers, and engineers to better understand and respond to these challenges.
