Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR is now accepting mentor applications for the 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, which will run from Monday, May 23, through the 9th Annual RI SURF Conference Friday, July 29. Currently entering its tenth year, the EPSCoR SURF program, in collaboration with Rhode Island NIH INBRE, provides valuable training and […]
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A sense of place
RISD saltwater tanks reveal Bay’s wonders, relationships Narragansett Bay is alive with moving color, shapes and textures. Consider the sleek, silvery black sea bass, blanketing orange star tunicates and crisp miniature-shrub-like red Irish moss — each a design marvel, yet unknown to many. At the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Nature Lab, visitors and […]
Continue reading "A sense of place"NEWRnet opens application period for internships
Application deadline is Feb. 19, 2016 Are you interested in learning more about protecting our water resources, and getting high quality information to decision-makers? The North East Water Resources Network has opportunities for undergraduate students to carry out research for 10 weeks during the summer – in our Vermont, Rhode Island and Delaware research locations. […]
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Continue reading "Protected: RI SURF 2016: Mentor proposal form"The mathematics of origami
In origami, aesthetics meet application Origami and mathematics seem like an odd pairing, but in the world Robert J. Lang inhabits, the two pursuits align not just to create stunning works of art, but also technological advances that can deliver telescopes into space and life-saving drugs to targeted points inside the human body. Lang, a world-renowned origami […]
Continue reading "The mathematics of origami"Woods Hole trip invites student exploration, discovery
Throughout the fall semester, eighth graders at The Learning Community, a public charter school in Central Falls, RI, study diversity of life in science, engineering opportunities in a newly built I Lab, and the impact of industry on the environment in social studies. Their classes and activities are all part of a curriculum teachers have […]
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Making science matter URI grad students experiment with communicating their research The rules for the Science Café were simple: take no more than five minutes to present your research, use at least one PowerPoint slide for support, but no more than five, describe the problem, tell the audience what you found, and explain why your research […]
Continue reading "Science café"Building a better Rhode Island
Federal and state grants grow talent, jobs and business while setting the stage for scientific discovery at Rhode Island institutions The Ocean State’s investment to grow the economy through research and development is reaping dividends through scientific breakthroughs, building an educated workforce, creating new business opportunities, and sustaining job creation. Speaking at the 24th NSF […]
Continue reading "Building a better Rhode Island"Profiles in graduate student research
University of Rhode Island graduate students presented their research Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at a Science Café hosted by Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR with URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences, College of Pharmacy, IDeA Network, and Rhode Island INBRE. Olivia Ahern Degree: MS, Biological Oceanography Advisor: Tatiana Rynearson Completion date: Spring 2016 Research: I explore microscale microbial […]
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URI graduate researcher discovers benefits of invasive marsh grass Having powered through her doctoral work in three years, newly minted University of Rhode Island Ph.D. Rose Martin credits her Rhode Island EPSCoR graduate fellowship as the most productive year of her research. Phragmites australis, an invasive grass that often inundates salt marshes, is the target of costly […]
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