{"id":43401,"date":"2025-03-26T13:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/?page_id=43401"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:03:00","slug":"the-open-newsroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/the-open-newsroom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Open Newsroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Open Newsroom<\/h1>

A fellowship for undergraduates to explore science-related issues impacting communities via local news<\/p>Meet our 2026 Fellows!<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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In our daily lives, uncertainty and complexity are a given. We strive for our own understandings of the world and, through our work, seek to help others achieve theirs. Journalism is a formidable framework for comprehending such complexity and engaging others through stories of human experience around science and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through The Open Newsroom<\/strong>, a partnership between RI-NEST and URI’s Metcalf Institute<\/a>, undergraduates will assume the role of a local journalist and develop a deeper understanding of science issues facing RI communities. Through their work, Open Newsroom fellows will support public conversations about research and its role in society and culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application for summer 2027 will open in December!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over 12 weeks, stu<\/strong>dents will: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n