Undergrad researcher helps track methods of movement, propulsion By Emma Lederer Deep into my second summer with the Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, I am often struck by how the details of my work compare and contrast between last year and this year. Last year, I looked at fluid movement […]
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On the job training
Watershed project sets stage for scientific research, collaboration A groundbreaking watershed study that features advanced water sensors to collect real-time data continues to offer an unparalleled training ground for undergraduates chosen from across the nation to work in Delaware, Rhode Island, and Vermont for the summer. The work is part of the North East Water […]
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Biology major Emma Lederer, a rising junior at Providence College, is conducting research in Professor Jack Costello’s lab for her second Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) with Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR. Here, Lederer kicks off a series of blog posts she will write this summer during her research fellowship to share the experience from her perspective and […]
Continue reading "SURF program shapes undergraduate research experience"Shellfish disease research takes team approach
David Rowley URI College of Pharmacy Professor; chemistry RI INBRE SURF program mentor Rhode Island STAC awards 2012 STAC grant: New Tools and Mechanisms to Combat Aquaculture Diseases. The project sought to develop new tools to promote animal health in aquaculture by building on recent discoveries of marine bacteria that demonstrate impressive protective properties against disease. […]
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Meagan Hackey Sophomore; biochemistry Roger Williams University RI EPSCoR SURF 2015; RI INBRE SURF 2016 Meagan Hackey arrived at Roger Williams University for her freshman year in Fall 2014, knowing exactly what she wanted — a biology pre-med track and research work. Within a month of starting classes, she was in the lab of Associate Professor […]
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Research fellow: Jasmine Miller Hometown: Providence, RI School: University of Rhode Island Major: Biological Sciences Mentor: Mindy Levine Project: Detection and in situ fluorescence-based monitoring of hydrocarbon food sources in complex marine environments Growing up in Providence, URI senior Jasmine Miller says that without any scientist role models in her family, she is not sure […]
Continue reading "SURF’s up 2016: Rhode Island undergrads in research"SURF event showcases life, work of research scientists
Already two weeks into their summer research projects, Rhode Island EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURFs) took a break from their lab and fieldwork Friday to gain a better perspective of what the scientist life may hold for them. With the R/V Endeavor currently docked at the University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus, Graduate […]
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Bringing biotech to life for WVHS students
EPSCoR collaboration sets stage for experiential learning Classroom lessons recently turned real in the hands of Warwick Veterans High School students during a biotechnology crash course at the Community College of Rhode Island. Leveraging talent and resources, Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR, CCRI Assistant Professor Scott Warila, and Ken Kurkoski, WVHS Science Department head, provided 16 seniors and juniors a Hands-on Science […]
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“I’m the first in my entire family to even think about a master’s or Ph.D. And, for me to go to Johns Hopkins? This is a Portuguese kid from Bristol, Rhode Island!” Josh Leitao Senior B.S., biology; B.A. chemistry Minor, public health; certificate, biotechnology Roger Williams University 2013 RI EPSCoR SURF; 2014 RI INBRE SURF […]
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