{"id":3606,"date":"2024-10-09T12:08:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T16:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/?page_id=3606"},"modified":"2026-06-17T12:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T16:01:55","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/cels-summer-research-fellows-examine-flooding-pollution-and-stormwater-in-rhode-island\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_9593-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_9593-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_9593-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/cels-summer-research-fellows-examine-flooding-pollution-and-stormwater-in-rhode-island\/\">CELS Summer Research Fellows examine flooding, pollution, and stormwater in Rhode Island<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Carissa Sherman and Jaired Flanagan '26 used GIS, hydrologic modeling, and environmental data to investigate how water moves through Rhode Island communities \u2014 and how better stormwater management can protect local waterways and Narragansett Bay.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/designing-for-people-plants-and-place-qa-with-nadine-soubotin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/NadineSoubotin_038_v04-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/NadineSoubotin_038_v04-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/NadineSoubotin_038_v04-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/designing-for-people-plants-and-place-qa-with-nadine-soubotin\/\">Designing for People, Plants, and Place: Q&amp;A with Nadine Soubotin<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nadine Soubotin brings a background spanning landscape architecture, urban design, and architecture to her work at the University of Rhode Island. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/anthony-cordova-qa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_9662-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_9662-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_9662-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_9662-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_9662-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_9662.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/anthony-cordova-qa\/\">Designing parks with Rhode Island communities: Q&amp;A with Anthony Cordova<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/shaping-the-places-where-we-live-qa-with-joseph-huennekens\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/Joseph-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/Joseph-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/Joseph-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/shaping-the-places-where-we-live-qa-with-joseph-huennekens\/\">Shaping the Places Where We Live: Q&amp;A with Joseph Huennekens<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Meet Joseph Huennekens, a new URI planning professor exploring how policy, housing, and land use shape communities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/soil-and-groundwater-contamination-and-remediation-field-school\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/PXL_20250430_185239312-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/PXL_20250430_185239312-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/PXL_20250430_185239312-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/soil-and-groundwater-contamination-and-remediation-field-school\/\">Soil and Groundwater Contamination and Remediation Field School<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-landscape-architecture-capstone-earns-statewide-recognition-for-its-vision-of-jamestowns-waterfront\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/report-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/report-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/report.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/uri-landscape-architecture-capstone-earns-statewide-recognition-for-its-vision-of-jamestowns-waterfront\/\">URI landscape architecture capstone earns statewide recognition for its vision of Jamestown\u2019s waterfront<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As rising seas and stronger storms reshape Rhode Island\u2019s coastline, URI students transformed a vulnerable stretch of Jamestown into an award-winning vision for coastal resilience.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/uri-climate-scientist-contributes-to-research-illustrating-future-impacts-of-antarctic-ice-sheet-melting\/%20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/a-karmalkar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/a-karmalkar-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/a-karmalkar-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/a-karmalkar-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/a-karmalkar.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/uri-climate-scientist-contributes-to-research-illustrating-future-impacts-of-antarctic-ice-sheet-melting\/%20\">URI climate scientist contributes to research illustrating future impacts of Antarctic ice sheet melting<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Geosciences professor Ambarish Karmalkar is part of team using interactive modeling to predict impact of ice sheet meltwater discharge on climate and sea level<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/cels-fellowship-spotlight-hurwitz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_8262-copy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_8262-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/IMG_8262-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/cels-fellowship-spotlight-hurwitz\/\">CELS Fellowship Spotlight: Avery Hurwitz on Using GIS for Climate-Related Flood Mapping<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-coastal-hazards-course\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/3-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/3-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/3-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/news\/new-coastal-hazards-course\/\">New Geosciences Course Prepares Students to Address Coastal Hazards<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/core-matters-uri-geoscientist-weighs-in-on-critical-minerals\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/Beavertail-DEM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Picture of a natural scene\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/Beavertail-DEM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/Beavertail-DEM-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/core-matters-uri-geoscientist-weighs-in-on-critical-minerals\/\">Core matters: URI geoscientist weighs in on critical minerals<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dawn Cardace hopes to encourage more interest in the study of geosciences to build expertise in vital field<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5144,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3606","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3606"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4410,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3606\/revisions\/4410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}