URI’s Vice President for Research and Economic Development named among The Top 50 Women Leaders of Rhode Island for 2025
Bethany Jenkins is the Vice President for Research and Economic Development at the University of Rhode Island. She first joined the team in 2005 as an assistant professor of cell and molecular biology and oceanography. The University of Rhode Island is the state’s public learner-centered research university.
Jenkins is a member of the US Steering Committee for an international study of marine biogeochemical cycles of trace elements and isotopes (GEOTRACES) and a past chair and vice-chair of the Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Scientific Steering Committee, a scientific body that coordinates and facilitates activities relevant to carbon cycle science, climate, and global change issues for the National Science Foundation and NASA. Jenkins was the recipient of the 2018 URI Advanced Career Faculty Research Award in life sciences, physical science, and engineering. She recently served URI as the director of the Biological and Environmental Sciences Graduate Program and was a member of URI’s graduate council and URI’s faculty senate.
Jenkins holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Oregon and earned her bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College.
NSF New Training Requirements
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently issued important updates related to training. Key updates include the following:
All personnel engaged in NSF-funded research must also take Export Control training by October 10, 2025, or OSP cannot submit your proposal. Required Module: Introduction to Export Compliance. Link: https://www.citiprogram.org/portal?site=912&stageID=278342
The University of Rhode Island achieves prestigious Carnegie R1 status. Read more…
Ascends to top tier of U.S. research universities. The Carnegie Classification distinction places URI among the nation’s top research institutions. WATCH: URI community celebrates R1 achievement.
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