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C-AIM students present research at 2019 NSF EPSCoR Conference

The RI C-AIM team traveled to Columbia, SC, to participate in the 2019 NSF EPSCoR National Conference. We thank Dr. Prakash Nagarkatti, Vice-President for Research at the University of South Carolina, and his team for their hard work hosting the collaboration- and idea-generating event! The following students presented their C-AIM research at the conference: Undergraduate […]

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Latest edition of The Current is out!

This issue of The Current embodies the mission of RI C-AIM: translating fundamental and applied research into new opportunities, engaging students in transdisciplinary research and training activities, fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion to broaden participation, and positioning Rhode Island as a global leader in predicting and responding to climate change.

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RI C-AIM Postdoctoral Fellowship Positions Open

Through support of the National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR), the Rhode Island Consortium for Coastal Ecology, Assessment, and Innovation (RI C-AIM) is seeking creative, motivated, and dynamic candidates for one or more Postdoctoral Fellowship positions that bridge key research areas being pursued by RI C-AIM.

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Apply for 2020 RI STAC Collaborative Research Grant funding

Approximately $380,000 in competitive funding is offered as part of STAC’s participation in Rhode Island’s Cooperative Agreement with the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

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Seminar: Patricia Thibodeau, C-AIM Post-Doc Finalist

Please join us Wednesday, May 29, 12-1 p.m., in the Ocean Science and Exploration Center (OSEC), Room 115, at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography-Bay Campus, for a seminar by Patricia Thibodeau, entitled “Environmental controls on pteropod ecology and physiology along the Western Antarctic Peninsula.”.

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Metcalf Institute launches new RI C-AIM Career Development Program

How prepared will you be to enter the workforce after pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering or math? You can increase your competitive edge by enhancing your time management and supervisory skills, mastering the basics of a successful job interview or become a more effective science communicator.

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Seminar Presentation, May 3: C-AIM postdoctoral fellowship finalist Dr. Crystal E. Rapier

“Droplet Based Microfluidics for Biomimetic Immunomodulation” Friday, May 3, 2019, at 10 a.m. Memorial Union, Conference Room 360 University of Rhode Island-Kingston Campus 50 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881 View seminar abstract Please join us this Friday, May 3, 2019, 10 am, at the URI Memorial Union Conference Room 360 for a seminar by […]

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Seminar presentation, May 2: C-AIM postdoctoral fellowship finalist Dr. Katherine Smith

“Effects of upper ocean turbulence on biogeochemical tracers” Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 2 pm Coastal Institute Auditorium, URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography 215 South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882 View seminar abstract Read Dr. Smith’s bio Please join us this Thursday, May 2, 2019, 2 pm , at the URI/GSO Coastal Institute Auditorium for […]

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C-AIM graduate student co-authors first publication on oyster research

For the past four years, RI C-AIM and University of Rhode Island graduate student Rebecca Stevick has been up close and personal with a staple Rhode Island seafood species: oysters. Now, the fourth year doctoral student has co-authored her first paper on how bivalves can be used as models for human health. The article, “From […]

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Winter edition of The Current is here!

The Current is RI NSF EPSCoR’s bi-annual magazine, highlighting the scientific and engineering research of faculty and students at institutions across Rhode Island. This edition details the student research experience our annual Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF).

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