http://cels.uri.edu/newsNews from the College of Environment and Life Sciences at the University of Rhode IslandCopyright 2005 - 2006 Feedpedia.com. All rights reserved.http://cels.uri.edu/news/prScholarships.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Two CELS students, Megan Anne O’Brien and Joanna Panosky, have landed prestigious national scholarships. 11/5/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prWlifePhoto.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dr. David Farmer, dean of the URI Graduate School of Oceanography, will give a talk entitled "Connecting with Nature through Wildlife Photography"...11/2/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nCuffee.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Spread over two inner city locations, one a former maintenance garage and the other one rented, the Paul Cuffee School in...10/27/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prHeroPack.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The Operation Military Kids program operated by the 4-H Clubs Program got a big helping hand recently when students in the URI 101 Class from the Department of Kinesiology put together 100 Hero Packs.10/15/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prAchievementAwards.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>To be cited by CELS Interim Dean Dr. Nancy Fey-Yensan are Wayne K. Durfee, Class of '50, a professor emeritus of the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, and Peggy B. Sharpe, one of the state’s foremost ...10/14/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nWolves.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming draws thousands of awed visitors every year but few are as fortunate as Rebecca Raymond, a URI alumna ...10/2/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nFisheriesAbroad.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Researchers in the Department of Fisheries, Animal & Veterinary Science are well-known for their collaborative work with the fishing industry in Rhode Island and New England but now they are spreading their expertise internationally.9/23/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/pr4HGrant.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The Rhode Island 4-H Clubs Foundation has received a $2,000 legislative grant to continue a number of programs. 9/22/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prFourHonored.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The four winners of the 2009 URI Foundation Excellence Awards will be honored at a reception at the URI Foundation building Thursday Oct. 1 at 4:30.9/18/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prNixonLeaves.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dr. Dennis W. Nixon, associate dean of academic affairs at the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS) for the last eight years, has been named interim associate dean for research and administration of the URI Graduate ...9/10/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prGoldMedal.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dr. Brian K. Maynard, chair of the CELS Plant Sciences Department, will be honored with a Gold Medal this fall by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.8/21/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prWorkshops.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association, in partnership with the Rhode Island Resource Conservation and Development Council, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U. S. Geological Survey, and...8/18/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prGardenClubGrant.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The South County Garden Club (SCGC) has made a grant of $2,000 in support of the American chestnut tree restoration project that is currently under way as collaboration among The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF)...8/18/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/n4HSummerEvents.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Operation Military Kids, the new program dubbed OMK that helps military families and is based at 4-H Club state headquarters at Peckham Farm ...8/13/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prCELSGrants.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The URI College of the Environment and Life Sciences garnered $22.2 million in grants during fiscal year 2009. 8/13/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nGreeneGrant.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The battle against the bulges will continue at URI for two more years as researchers in the CELS Department for Nutrition & Food Sciences (NSF) have landed another CELS Cares grant ...7/23/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prGoletAward.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dr. Frank Golet, professor of wetlands ecology and director of graduate studies in the CELS Department of Natural Resources Science, has been awarded the 2009 Teaching Excellence Award by the URI Foundation.7/23/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nColinMiller.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Job prospects for recent college graduates are dismal in the current economy but there are some such as Colin Millar who have lucked out, finding work in their field of study.7/9/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nChelsea.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Approaching her senior year as a student in environmental sciences, Chelsea Blatchley is spending the summer making sure her resume will ...7/7/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nBenHawaii.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>It’s a tough economy for college graduates trying to land a job in their specialty but one recent URI grad not only found his dream job—he found it in a prime tropical paradise.7/7/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prGranthamWinner.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Blake Morrison and Brad Heath of USA Today are the 2009 winners of the Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment. Morrison and Heath will receive the $75,000 prize ...7/7/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nEcoLabels.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Seafood consumers nowadays have a lot of choices. Eighty percent of seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported from all corners of the world ...6/29/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prGrantham09.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Four entries including a book, a TV series and two newspaper series have been chosen as the finalists for the fourth annual Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment ...6/26/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nSwallowWort.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Aaron Weed, a URI PhD student, is spending most of this summer in Delémont, Switzerland near the French border ...6/9/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prKidsCamp.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The Operation Military Kids Family Camp will be held at URI July 17-19, sponsored in part by the 4-H program under the College of the Environment and Life Sciences.6/9/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prCeremony.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Three URI Master Gardeners were honored recently for their extensive volunteer efforts on behalf of the URI Master Gardener Association.6/9/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prCertPrograms.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a> Landscape professionals who work within coastal buffer zones are invited to enroll in the Invasive Plant Management Certification Program at the URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus on July 7 and 8.6/9/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prMetcalfLectures.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Five public lectures have been scheduled from June 9-12 by the Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting. 5/29/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prStudentAwards09.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Fourteen recent graduates of the College of the Environment and Life Sciences have been given the President’s Award for Student Excellence.5/29/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prTickGala.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>A fund-raising event to help support tick-borne disease research at URI, will be held June 5 at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.5/28/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prLargeClassCourse.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dr. Frank Heppner, URI Honors Professor of Biological Sciences, will give a two-part workshop on teaching large classes in September.5/12/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prBookstore.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The URI Bookstore has solved a problem for the Operation Military Kids program that is being conducted by the CELS-based 4-H program. 5/12/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/pr4HAward.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Kristina Horan, State 4-H Volunteer Coordinator, was surprised recently at the CELS Faculty Meeting when she received the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal from the Rhode Island National Guard.5/12/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nCELSawards09.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Five employees in the College of the Environment and Life Sciences were extended excellence awards recently at a faculty meeting.5/11/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prWindPower.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Off-shore wind power generation was the theme of the day as 215 persons interested in the various issues regarding alternative energy generation attended the Rhode Island Natural History Survey’s 13th annual conference held in the Quonset ‘O’ Club.4/27/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nCovertsStory1.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Close to 60 percent of Rhode Island is forested and despite the perception that federal, state and municipal governments seem to own a lot of it, the opposite is true.4/23/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prSpringFest09.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>One of the biggest Master Gardener events of the year is the annual East Farm Spring Festival which seems to be growing in significance every year.4/21/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nHeroes.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are half the world away from Rhode Island but that does not mean those who serve and left families behind are out of mind by 4-H Club members.4/14/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nFisheriesGrants.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>URI fisheries researchers have been awarded three grants designed to help restore and maintain the sustainability of commercially important fisheries in southern New England.4/14/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/pr4HRobotics.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>A group of 4-Hers including members from Aquidneck Island will be competing April 15-17 in Atlanta, GA, in a championship robotics competition.4/3/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prKimLellis.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Kimberly Lellis-Dibble, a PhD student working for Dr. Laura Meyerson of the Natural Resources Science Department, has been awarded a National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR) fellowship.3/30/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nCancerresearch.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Fanconi anemia, statistically speaking, is a rare disease, but URI researchers are convinced that studying this rare and devastating disease may provide insight into why people develop cancer in general.3/30/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prNixonQuoted.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dr. Dennis Nixon, associate dean of the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, has been quoted in a website news article on the occasion of the 20th year anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. 3/26/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nHeppnerStory.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Anyone who has ever seen a flock of birds veer all of a sudden in a different direction while maintaining a tight grouping can’t fail but be amazed as to how they do it—and why.3/26/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prNutritionClub.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Members of the URI Nutrition Club sponsored a booth recently to help raise awareness of heart disease in women and in the process aided the American Heart Association.3/19/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prNixonAward.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dennis W. Nixon, Associate Dean of the College of the Environment and Life Sciences, was given the 2009 Service Award at the recent annual meeting of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) held in Atlanta, GA. 3/17/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prHarvardAward.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Two undergraduate students working in Dr. Evan Preisser’s laboratory have won appointments to the Harvard Forest Summer Research Program this year.3/13/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nNESA09.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>For the members of the University of Rhode Island’s Livestock Judging Team, there’s a lot more to grading animals than...3/10/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prGreenShare09.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>A full day of workshops on gardening will be held April 4 in the Roger Williams Park Botanical center.3/10/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nFarmsUpdate.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The number of farms in Rhode Island has risen sharply in the last several years and a goodly number of them are selling directly to the public according to...3/5/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prGoldUN.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dr. Art Gold, a professor of watershed hydrology in the CELS Department of Natural Resources Science, has been named a senior advisor to the United Nations…2/2/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prTwoStudents.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Laura Ingwell and Virginia Lai, students in the CELS Department of Biological Sciences, have been awarded Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR)…2/2/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nNutritionProjects.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Two graduate students under the direction of Dr. Ingrid Lofgren are conducting research projects on campus designed to help young people establish eating and exercise habits ..12/24/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nMeganProfile.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Megan Nepshinsky, a freshman, has been named editor of the CELS student newsletter which will resume posting starting Jan. 28.12/24/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prMeyersonFellow.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dr. Laura Meyerson, assistant professor in Natural Resources Science, is one of 19 researchers nationally who has been selected as a 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellow.3/2/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prAtwoodGrant.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Josh Atwood, a doctoral candidate working with Dr. Laura Meyerson of the Department of Natural Resources Science, has received a $1,450 grant...3/2/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nAppetiteStudy.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>URI researchers are looking for volunteers to take part in two studies, one of which will determine whether chewing a lot actually results in lower intake of calories.2/2/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nChinaTrip.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>When Dr. Laura Meyerson was asked last year to help give a how-to presentation to grad students in China she had no idea how much work was involved and how rewarding and eye-opening it would be.1/28/2009 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nExpoWrap.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>It was cold and blustery outside, but on Nov. 16 thousands flocked to the Ryan Center in search of advice on how to save energy ...11/24/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nCELSHonorees.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Three are honored for their efforts to promote biotechnology, concern for the environment in Rhode Island ...11/24/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nChestnutProject.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>URI Master Gardeners have entered a partnership with two other organizations to create and monitor a chestnut tree research project whose aim is to someday help produce American chestnut trees that are blight-resistant.11/20/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nWatershedGrant.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The URI Watershed Watch program has been often touted as one of the best volunteer monitoring programs in the country and now the two people who have been largely credited for its success ...11/19/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nMallonDedication.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>On Nov. 6, well over 100 gathered under a tent erected in the middle of the URI Botanical garden to pay homage to Mallon who died in 2006 after a long battle with breast cancer.11/10/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nLonzaPartnership.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The Providence Biotechnology Center (PBC) may not have as imposing an edifice as the new $58-million Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences ...10/23/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nAquaGrants.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dr. David Bengtson, chair of the CELS Department of Fisheries, Animal & Veterinary Science (FAVS), said the grants, some of them given in conjunction with other agencies demonstrate that aquaculture research continues to grow at URI.10/6/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nAnimalPlanet.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>URI has quite a large number of experts on its faculty roster and increasingly the cable TV channels which specialize in history and science are mining the treasure lode.9/30/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nBoothroyd.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Boothroyd, a long-time faculty member in the CELS Dept of Geosciences, is also the State Geologist, an unpaid but significant position in Rhode Island and one that seems to be attracting more interest as the climate change situation threatens all sorts of consequences.9/30/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nBirchLeafminer.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>For decades, this country has been under assault by all sorts of evil invasive plants and critters and it is not often when someone can claim a counterpunch.9/30/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nStormDrains.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The semester has just started but already a group of CELS students have found themselves doing things never described in the promotional material supplied to incoming URI freshmen.9/30/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nPaddock.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The project is a key component of grant funded projects from NRCS totaling more than $250,000 to demonstrate and assess practices that can reduce the risk of offsite contamination from rural and agricultural activities in ...9/5/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nVIsitingResearchers.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The URI Center for Vector-Borne Disease, which has been based in Woodward Hall for several years is familiar to many Rhode Islanders for their considerable tick-borne disease prevention research and outreach ...9/4/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/Turf_field_day_gallery/index.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Turf Field Day 08 Gallery9/4/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nVeggieopenhouse.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>URI Master Gardeners had plenty of visitors bringing hundreds of questions at East Farm Aug. 9 when they held their Demonstration Vegetable Garden Open House.8/26/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/sLellisAward.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Kim Lellis, a PhD student in CELS, did not compete in the Summer Olympics in 2008 but she recently got her gold medal anyway for work done last year.8/26/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nSummerJobs.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>For many CELS students, summertime is not just a time to simply kick back, hit the beach, hang out with friends and attend parties and entertainment venues ...8/1/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nSealevel.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The topic of climate change and the consequences for Rhode Island as sea levels rise drew about 160 home and business owners, educators and ...6/1/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nSquid1.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>If URI’s “squid fertilizer team” has success, the day is not far away when you can go down to a ...6/5/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/eSymposium.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The final two lectures under the URI Research Symposium Series will be held this week and next.5/27/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/eTickday.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The third annual Tick Control Awareness Day will be held Saturday, June 7 to the rear of the Ryan Center at URI.5/27/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/eLectures.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The third annual Tick Control Awareness Day will be held Saturday, June 7 to the rear of the Ryan Center at URI.5/27/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nSpringfestival08.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The weather was chilly and iffy in the rain department but that did not deter a crowd estimated at more than 3,000 from visiting East Farm Saturday May 10 for the Sixth Annual East Farm Spring Festival.5/22/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nAwards.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Three researchers were honored recently at the URI Annual Recognition Luncheon for Outstanding Research, Outreach and Intellectual Property.5/22/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nCELSawards.aspx<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Excellence awards for teaching, research, staff and outreach efforts were extended at a recent CELS faculty meeting.5/15/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prLebrun.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Dr. Roger LeBrun, an entomologist in the CELS Plant Sciences Department, has been appointed as a Faculty Fellow in the John Hazen White Center for Ethics and Public Service.5/15/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nLiberia.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Years of civil war have left Liberia destitute and its infrastructure a shambles, but a URI alumnus has a plan to help his African country get back to health and a number of allies at URI are exploring ways to see his dream come true.5/12/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prClimateconf.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The URI Coastal Institute and the RI Coastal Resources Management Council are hosting a day-long discussion on climate change and its effects on Rhode Island.5/2/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nAtwood.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>For the second year in a row, a CELS student has been awarded the coveted Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.5/2/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nFSdelegates.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Three members of the CELS faculty have been elected to the Faculty Senate for three years terms.4/24/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nCompostfacility.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Photo Gallery4/22/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prNevan.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Nevan M. Richard helped a cause that sprung out ofhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prEastFarm.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>The Sixth Annual East Farm Spring Festival featurihttp://cels.uri.edu/news/prQuizzers.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Four URI/CELS students won the Wildlife Quiz Bowl http://cels.uri.edu/news/prGreen.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>East Farm about early spring activities by URI Mashttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nPostdocs.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>While not without its critics, Earmark funding con12/12/2008 12:00:00 AMhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/AVS2008.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>URI students majoring in Animal & Veterinary Scienhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nCollaborative.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>A group called the "Conservation Stewardship Collahttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nGISstudents.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>A large group of high school students from Cumberlhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nPathways.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>An energetic group of URI students is teaching scihttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nWyoming.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Professor William Green, chairman of the departmenhttp://cels.uri.edu/news/nGibson.html<a href='http://www.uri.edu/cels'>http://www.uri.edu/cels</a>Gibson is the mechanical coordinator/superintenden