1+ week, 1+ day ago   (420+ words) Soni Pradhanang and Pratik Singh Thakuri analyzing impact of recent events in their home country KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 4, 2026 – A water scientist at the University of Rhode Island, Soni Pradhanang is balancing the professional and the personal, watching her home country of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (325+ words) Funding supports Ying Zhang’s project to advance wetland resilience across U.S. coastal systems KINGSTON, R.I. – September 1, 2026 – Ying Zhang, professor of cell and molecular biology at the University of Rhode Island, recently received a $4 million grant from the U.S. National Science…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (22+ words) Environmental Fellow The University of Rhode Island Copyright © 2026 University of Rhode Island | University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA | 1.401.874.1000...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (613+ words) Renato Borras-Chavez reports on seal species in new assessment of population declines in Southern seals, with two moving to Vulnerable and Endangered status KINGSTON, R.I. – July 20, 2026 – Postdoctoral researcher Renato Borras-Chavez’s area of study—pinnipeds in the Southern Ocean—often takes him…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (433+ words) Two new URI studies will decode over a century of coastal change on one of New England’s most treasured islands The studies are the latest addition to the URI Coastal Institute’s Block Island Climate Response Demonstration Site, a growing framework…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (460+ words) “I love phytoplankton because they’re so important to the global cycling of nutrients and energy despite being so small,” said Bernish, who will earn her doctorate in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography this spring…...

6+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (348+ words) URI’s Master of Environmental Science and Management program responding to community needs with new environmental justice track The new track is flexible, designed to cater to students’ needs in terms of their professional goals, the type of work they aspire…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (157+ words) University’s 8th annual Sustainability Summit offers fresh ideas for campus community KINGSTON, R.I. – March 11, 2026 – The University of Rhode Island’s Engineers for a Sustainable World and the Office of Sustainability will hold URI’s 8th annual Sustainability Summit, Tuesday, March 24, 4 to 7 p.m., in Memorial…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (299+ words) Rhody Today The University of Rhode Island KINGSTON, R.I. – March 6, 2026 – There is growing interest in the scientific community and private sector in biological approaches to marine carbon dioxide removal–strategies designed to enhance the ocean’s natural ability to absorb carbon from…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (334+ words) Climate adaptation and resiliency expert to speak at URI Graduate School of Oceanography KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 26, 2026 – The URI Graduate School of Oceanography will welcome Jainey Bavishi, an expert on climate adaptation and resilience, as the guest speaker for the Charles and…...