Undergraduate Research grant recipients work with faculty researcher on raising sea urchins

URI undergraduate students Max Zavell, Anna Byczynski and Alli McKenna are undertaking a three-month food trial on purple urchins caught in Rhode Island waters to test for possible global consumption. Read more.

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Biology major’s research seeks to prevent fouling of water sensors that will monitor Narragansett Bay

Senior biology major Devyn Barraza knows the problems pollutants have caused in Narragansett Bay – toxic algae blooms that have killed fish, runoff that has closed beaches – and the crucial need for water monitoring.  She took top honors for her poster in the STEM category at URI’s 2019 Showcase of Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, and Creative […]

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Scientists make first observation of fish using bioluminescent flashes to facilitate “schooling”

Undergraduate student and ocean engineering major Nick Chaloux ‘20, along with Assistant Professor of Ocean Engineering Brennan Phillips and URI Ph.D. candidate Rendhy Moreno Sapiie team up at the University of Rhode Island Undersea Robotics and Imaging Lab. Read more.

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