How to Keep Your Garden Up in the Middle of a Drought
KINGSTON, R.I. – August 1, 2022 – For backyard gardeners, mild droughts and water ban restrictions common during the summer months can be a cause for concern. Kate Venturini Hardesty, a program administrator and educator with the University of...
1-Aug-2022 10:05 AM EDT
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URI doctoral student among 80 graduate students chosen for U.S. Department of Energy program
URI doctoral student Cali Antolini receives six month fellowship at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago to research photochemical and photocatalytic reactions and photovoltaic material performance.
15-Jun-2022 1:45 PM EDT
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Scientists, Students Set Deepwater Coring Record for Atlantic Ocean
A URI-led expedition to the Puerto Rico Trench took what researchers believe to be the deepest water core samples ever taken in the Atlantic. They’re also the deepest water cores taken anywhere in the oceans since 1962.
3-May-2022 2:45 PM EDT
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Ocean explorer Robert Ballard will deliver University of Rhode Island commencement address, May 22
Ocean explorer and professor of oceanography Robert Ballard will deliver the keynote address for the University of Rhode Island’s 136th Undergraduate Commencement. WaterFire founder and executive artistic director Barnaby M. Evans will receive an...
26-Apr-2022 2:30 PM EDT
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University of Rhode Island Sponsors National Workshop on Developing Bioenergy Crops
KINGSTON, RI – April 11, 2022 – Albert Kausch, director of the Plant Biotechnology Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island, is welcoming 11 scientists from across the nation and Argentina to a 10-day National Science Foundation and...
11-Apr-2022 1:05 PM EDT
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URI professor co-authors new American Heart Association guidelines
KINGSTON, R.I. — April 7, 2022 — Following heart-healthy nutritional guidance often proves to be a difficult commitment. But the American Heart Association is making it simpler to follow in its new guidelines, and a University of Rhode Island...
7-Apr-2022 2:05 PM EDT
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2022 URI Thewlis Lecture tackles the impact of ageism on health and longevity, creating a more age-just society
On April 6, URI will host Yale Professor Becca R. Levy as presenter of the 2022 Thewlis Lecture on Gerontology and Geriatrics. “Ageism and You: Why It Matters” will cover the impact of ageism on health and longevity. Levy is a public health...
22-Mar-2022 1:05 PM EDT
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URI engineering students work with NASA on nuclear thermal propulsion for human mission to Mars
KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 7, 2022 – Thirteen University of Rhode Island mechanical engineering students are working with NASA and other prestigious universities on a project that could cut in half the travel time for a human mission to Mars. The...
7-Feb-2022 1:05 PM EST
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URI supply chain management professors talk turkey about holiday supply chain disruptions
KINGSTON, R.I. – Nov. 1, 2021 – This holiday season, consumers will again face product shortages and shipping delays as they try to stock their cupboards for Thanksgiving and fill their closets with holiday gifts, say three supply chain...
4-Nov-2021 12:55 PM EDT
Expert on Hurricane Forecasting Models
20-Jul-2021 9:35 AM EDT
URI professor plays prominent role in development of PBS Kids’ show Elinor Wonders Why
University of Rhode Island Professor of Education Sara Sweetman helped build the foundation for success of PBS Kids show Elinor Wonders Why™ among others
17-May-2021 9:40 AM EDT
Hurricane season is here. URI’s Isaac Ginis uses computer modeling to predict the power of storms.
22-Sep-2020 4:05 PM EDT
Expert on how to keep motivated and maintain weight during COVID-19
27-May-2020 12:05 PM EDT
Expert offering guidance on the minimum daily dose of physical activity during COVID-19
27-May-2020 12:05 PM EDT
URI demographer addresses federal report on decline in U.S. birthrate
23-May-2019 12:45 PM EDT
URI history professor Joëlle Rollo-Koster is an expert on the papacy, French culture, medieval history, Game of Thrones
21-May-2019 12:05 PM EDT
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