Pictured: Students in Professor Jason Jaacks’s experimental class at URI geared towards environmental storytelling. Photo contributed by: Eddie Melfie Hours upon hours of work were put to a halt every 45 minutes to pull the dredge cutter-head, a huge tool used to siphon sand from the river, from the water and clean out plastic debris….

Fourth-year biological and environmental sciences doctoral candidate Elaine Shen in the field with a fish. PHOTO CREDIT: Sarah O’Sullivan In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, I sat down and interviewed three women from the University of Rhode Island to highlight how they became STEM researchers and what inspires them to continue their…

URI is partnering with the Ocean Agency to make waves in the world of underwater technology. PHOTO CREDIT: plastics.uri.edu For many, what is happening below the ocean surface may never be known. Creating new techniques and ways to capture the audience to teach them about the marine environment is important in helping us preserve this…