{"id":336,"date":"2018-03-27T21:02:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T01:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/?page_id=336"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:48:19","slug":"steep-partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/steep-climb\/steep-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/URI_logo_blk_OK-160.png\" alt=\"The University of Rhode Island\" class=\"wp-image-330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/URI_logo_blk_OK-160.png 160w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/URI_logo_blk_OK-160-80x31.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate School of Oceanography<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of Pharmacy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of Engineering<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cheme\/\">Dept. of Chemical Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ci.uri.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coastal Institute<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of the Environment and Life Sciences<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dept. of Natural Resources Sciences <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Rhode Island (URI) is the state\u2019s public flagship institution with a commitment to learner-centered education within a research university. STEEP\u2019s URI researchers contribute decades of interdisciplinary experience in developing methods for chemical detection in the environment, determining health impacts of chemical compounds and where in the body these compounds accumulate, training the next generation of scientists, engaging communities to improve well water quality and awareness, and communicating complex science to a variety of audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/SEAS-Logo-Resized-364x105.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/SEAS-Logo-Resized-364x105.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/SEAS-Logo-Resized-200x58.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/SEAS-Logo-Resized-150x43.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/SEAS-Logo-Resized-500x144.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/SEAS-Logo-Resized.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is a top-tier engineering school embedded in one of the world\u2019s leading liberal arts institutions. SEAS works within and beyond the disciplines of engineering and foundational science to address the most pressing issues of our time. Through teaching and collaborative research, SEAS discovers, designs, and creates novel technologies and approaches to societal challenges\u2014in service to the world, the nation, and our community and bridges disciplines, both within engineering and the applied sciences and beyond, to prepare broadly trained leaders, to advance foundational science, and to achieve translational impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/silentspring.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/logo_ssi_final-300x57.png\" alt=\"Silent Spring Institute, Researching the Environment and Women's Health\" class=\"wp-image-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/logo_ssi_final-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/logo_ssi_final-80x15.png 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/logo_ssi_final.png 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Silent Spring Institute\u2019s research on water quality focuses on PFAS and other contaminants of emerging concern.&nbsp; Silent Spring was the first to find PFAS in Cape Cod public water supplies in 2010 and the first to identify septic systems as sources of PFAS in drinking water.&nbsp; Ongoing research areas include identifying additional sources of PFAS contamination into drinking water and other sources of PFAS exposure, such as food packaging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Rhode Island (URI) is the state\u2019s public flagship institution with a commitment to learner-centered education within a research university. 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