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Current Projects<\/h1>

EPSCoR-supported research across Rhode Island<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR <\/b>entails a constellation of projects funded through the U.S. National Science Foundation<\/a> enhancing the state’s research competitiveness and capacity, all helping Rhode Islanders address the pressing science and technology challenges of today.<\/p>\n

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RI-NEST<\/h2>

The Rhode Island Network for Science & Technology<\/b> (RI-NEST) is a $8 million initiative over four years that will strengthen research infrastructure and capacity in RI and position the state to develop transdisciplinary, use-inspired research, specifically around the Blue Economy, as well as societal and economic growth into the future.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Supporting RI\u2019s Research Ecosystem<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n
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SIMCoast<\/h2>

Socio-ecological Impact of Microplastics in Coastal Ecosystems<\/b> (SIMCoast) is a multidisciplinary research incubator building the state\u2019s research capacity and workforce development, through partnerships with community and industry, to address the challenge of nano and microplastics in our environments. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

Tackling the plastics problem<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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3CRS<\/h2>

The Community-Driven Coastal Climate Research & Solutions<\/b> (3CRS) hub aims to co-develop processes, expert networks, data streams, local relationships and knowledge needed to expand the capacity of working waterfront communities to become more climate resilient.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

The Resilient Coast<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n
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ENACTS<\/h2>

The Equitable Nature Based Climate Solutions<\/b> (ENACTS) project is building new research infrastructure that focuses on community resilience in Nature-Based Solutions supported by local knowledge and integrating social and natural sciences, engineering, art, and design.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Nature\u2019s Way<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n
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RISCC<\/h2>

The Risks, Impacts, & Strategies for Coastal Communities<\/b> (RISCC) project brings together researchers and communities from Rhode Island and other states to advance interdisciplinary research empowering communities impacted by climate hazards and salinization.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Climate, strategically<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR entails a constellation of projects funded through the U.S. National Science Foundation enhancing the state’s research competitiveness and capacity, all helping Rhode Islanders address the pressing science and technology challenges of today. Want to learn more, join our community and offer your unique perspective on RI NSF EPSCoR?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1994,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-42997","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1994"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42997"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44412,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42997\/revisions\/44412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}