Through the Collaborative Research Grant program, the Rhode Island Science & Technology Advisory Council (STAC) makes available funding to support multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary projects that focus on building research capacity and infrastructure across institutions to advance the competitiveness of Rhode Island researchers. The 2014 Collaborative Research Grant call for proposals will be posted this week on […]
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The art of science
Students dive into world of plankton At the most basic level, we all come down to phytoplankton — the microscopic, drifting organisms that sit at the base of the ocean food web. In the right conditions of sunlight and nutrients, the tiny phytoplankton grow and multiply, converting the sun’s energy into a food source for […]
Continue reading "The art of science"Meet the students of our 2013 SURF class
Thirty four students from across Rhode Island spent their summer on focused research projects that studied marine climate variability, microbial ecology of contaminated coastal sites, ocean acidification, parasitism in red algae, shoulder girdle movement during alligator strides, the zooplankton of Narragansett Bay, and many more intriguing issues of the Ocean State. As Summer Undergraduate Research […]
Continue reading "Meet the students of our 2013 SURF class"New grant funds project to monitor watersheds
A three-state partnership between Rhode Island, Vermont and Delaware will deploy a high-tech sensor network to gather data about the health of our watersheds, giving instant access to information that will enable states to employ a quicker, more informed response.
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Rhode Island NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funded 34 college and university students from across the state as part of the 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. The 10-week research projects, carried out under the guidance of faculty members, culminates with a poster presentation. Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR collaborates with Rhode Island IDeA Network of […]
Continue reading "SURF Conference 2013 abstract book"Art student draws inspiration from the sea
Summer visitors to Studio Blue will discover a new installation by Annette Mehr, a University of Rhode Island graduate. Mehr, who earned her M.F.A. in May 2013, added her artwork to the Studio Blue collection in July. Her series of six prints depicts individual species illustrated in great detail on handmade, hand-dyed paper. Studio Blue is […]
Continue reading "Art student draws inspiration from the sea"Students to present summer research Aug. 2 at URI
College and university students from across Rhode Island will showcase their summer research findings Friday, Aug. 2, at the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus. The Sixth Annual Rhode Island Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) Conference is co-sponsored by Rhode Island IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (RI-INBRE) and the Rhode Island NSF Experimental Program […]
Continue reading "Students to present summer research Aug. 2 at URI"Research position opens
Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in Bioinformatics: Transcriptome analyses of large next-generation sequencing datasets The Menden-Deuer and Rynearson labs at the University of Rhode Island invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in bioinformatics and computational biology. Project Overview: This project aims to examine, quantify and understand gene expression in marine plankton. Plankton are single-celled eukaryotes that […]
Continue reading "Research position opens"Rhode Island School of Design Presents Shared Voices: The RISD Presidential Speaker Series
PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island School of Design presents the inaugural Shared Voices: The RISD Presidential Speaker Series, kicking off with special guest Juan Enriquez on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 7:30PM in the RISD Auditorium [Canal Walkway at Market Square, Providence]. This event will be free of charge and open to the public, but advance […]
Continue reading "Rhode Island School of Design Presents Shared Voices: The RISD Presidential Speaker Series"Call to Mentors for SURF 2012
Rhode Island’s National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) is pleased to solicit applications for mentors for the upcoming 2012 program for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF). NSF EPSCoR seeks to support a minimum of 35 SURF projects and has an aim of finding mentors at all nine EPSCoR-partner institutions in […]
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