Natural resources connect us

The world needs visionary environmental leaders who know how to make connections.

Our community of faculty mentors will guide you as you gain knowledge about the complex systems that support life on the planet. Here you’ll master state-of-the-art techniques to gather data and synthesize information from a broad range of sources. Join us as we envision and develop the innovative solutions that will lead us to live sustainably within the environment that supports us.

Academics

You’ll get hands-on field and research experience as you learn to develop management solutions that promote a sustainable environment.

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Research

The State of Rhode Island offers a unique experimental arena, and we develop environmental solutions that can be applied around the world.

In the Field

A group of people on a boat examining sea water during a Metcalf Institute Event

Public Engagement

Working collaboratively with local and national agencies, we provide the state with expertise, training, and access to the latest technology.

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News and events

NRS doctoral student Laken Ganoe explaining her fisher project in a video by RI-DEM

Tracking fishers in R.I.

Natural Resources Science doctoral student Laken Ganoe works in collaboration with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on a three-year project to capture and track fishers throughout western part of the state.

The story

RI homeowners already suffering due to sea-level rise, Sen. Whitehouse says - Some Rhode Island properties especially those along the coast, may be underwater within 30 years according to Rhode Island’s STORMTOOLS website, which is hosted by URI's Environmental Data Center.
Parts of Barrington will be underwater by 2035, sea-level data shows - URI's Environmental Data Center manages an ArcGIS Server that is getting a lot of use as people concerned about climate impacts in Rhode Island explore STORMTOOLS. STORMTOOLS helps Rhode Islanders assess their risk from coastal inundation.
Statewide search is on for one of RI’s rarest turtles - NRS graduate student, Chloe Johnson, is surveying the state to identify local populations of one of the rarest turtles in RI--the wood turtle--and the habitats they use.