Across Rhode Island, faculty and students grapple with the most pressing issues around science that impact communities throughout the state and beyond. Students are also out in front telling these research stories, developing new pathways of inquiry and collaborating with professionals in art and journalism. 

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• Fellows selected for the 2026 Open Newsroom  - Experiential learning program introducing undergraduates from the University of Rhode Island, Brown University, and the Community College of Rhode Island, to reporting on science with local communities.
• Fish and Tribal Foodways in RI – A Community Teach-In - Friday, May 1, 4-5:30pm @Whaler's Brewing Company 1174 Kingstown Rd, South Kingstown, RI 02879 Please join Brown's Native American and indigenous Studies Initiative and the Rhode Island Network for Excellence in Science and Technology (RI-NEST) for a community teach-in on Rhode Island's spring river herring run and its connections to tribal foodways and indigenous sovereignty.
• NSF-backed research program supporting seven transdisciplinary collaborations across RI - The Rhode Island Network for Excellence in Science & Technology (RI-NEST) proudly announces its first-ever cohort of Seed Grants, providing up to $70K in funding to support innovative research at institutions of higher education across the state.
• Call for Projects: 2025 RI-NEST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships - RI NSF EPSCoR's Rhode Island Network for Excellence in Science and Technology (RI-NEST) E-CORE project is excited to announce its inaugural Call for Projects for the Summer 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships program, with a focused theme on the Blue Economy.