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The Little Things – Graduate School of Oceanography
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (148+ words) The Little Things: Exploring Nature’s Mirrored Microscopic Morphologies, was a gallery of scientific images curated by GSO Ph.D. student Alyssa Tsukada. This collection of scientific images compared morphologies in nature across scales. The show demonstrated the wonders of the…...
From Penguins to Rabbits: URI Undergraduates Help Improve Success of Conservation Breeding Programs for Imperiled Species
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (112+ words) KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 31, 2026 – This summer, Sophia Webster has been crushing up rabbit droppings, and Evan Morgan has been watching penguins socialize. And the best part? It’s all in the name of science. Detecting rabbit pregnancy more quickly “The goal is to…...
Unraveling the Evolutionary History of Horseshoe Crabs: Q&A with Faye Santaniello
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (420+ words) For URI marine biology and wildlife and conservation biology double major Faye Santaniello, this summer has been an opportunity to explore the evolutionary history of one of the ocean’s most fascinating animals: the horseshoe crab. Santaniello, who is from Warwick,…...
URI student studies tiny insects with big potential for protecting ecosystems
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (419+ words) The insects Alyssa Clark studies are only a few millimeters long, but they could play an outsized role in protecting forests, vineyards, and orchards from one of the Northeast’s most destructive invasive pests. Researchers focus on planthoppers because the spotted…...
Studying predator-prey interactions in oysters: Q&A with Ashley Sauer
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (290+ words) For Ashley Sauer, this summer’s CELS Summer Research Fellowship offered an opportunity to design and conduct her own experiment while working hands-on with live marine organisms. A double major in marine biology and animal science from Bloomingdale, New Jersey, Sauer…...
Improving Life for Shelter Cats: Q&A with Jennifer Link – College of the Environment and Life Sciences
2+ week, 3+ day ago (220+ words) Jennifer Link joins the University of Rhode Island as an Assistant Professor of Animal Health and Welfare in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, bringing her expertise in animal behavior and a particular interest in improving the lives…...
Tracking Wildlife With Camera Traps: Q&A With Makenzie Denzler
2+ week, 3+ day ago (150+ words) A rising junior majoring in marine biology with a minor in wildlife and conservation biology, Makenzie Denzler is conducting research through the CELS Summer Fellowship program with master’s student mentor Joseph Candia and Professor Kathleen Carroll. This summer, Denzler is…...
Can Artificial Nest Boxes Save Wild Bumblebees? A Q&A with Fiona Dell’Antonio
2+ week, 6+ day ago (118+ words) The University of Rhode Island Fiona Dell’Antonio is a double major in plant sciences and wildlife and conservation biology. A senior, the native of Barrington, Rhode Island is investigating whether artificial nest boxes can provide effective nesting sites for wild…...
URI researchers collaborate on effort to map biodiversity on Indonesia’s unexplored seamounts
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (585+ words) Researchers from the University of Rhode Island are contributing to an international effort to document life on Indonesia’s remote tropical seamounts—underwater mountains rising from the ocean floor that can host diverse deep-sea communities. The expedition is generating some of…...
The Menden-Deuer Lab Presents at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland!
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (93+ words) The University of Rhode Island February 2026 ended with a celebration as Frankie Lopez, a third year PhD candidate in the Menden-Deuer Lab, presented her findings on the viability of select mCDR techniques in the Northwest Atlantic! Excellent work and congrats…...