Tag: National Science Foundation
Amo highlights R.I.’s blue economy during Subcommittee on Environment hearing
PROVIDENCE – The Subcommittee on Environment on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held its first hearing of the year on March 26,...
U.S. creating crisis in critical research fields
A heated debate has recently erupted between two groups of supporters of President Donald Trump. The dispute concerns the H-1B visa system that allows...
URI-led team nets $500K to develop wearable tech for stroke survivors
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – An international collaboration led by University of Rhode Island researchers will seek to develop wearable technology to help stroke survivors recover...
URI receives $1.5M federal grant for coastal resilience project in Warren
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A team of scientists from the University of Rhode Island will start working this fall with the town of Warren to...
5 R.I.-based colleges get $3M federal grant for new research administration...
PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island-based colleges and universities have collectively received a three-year, $3 million National Science Foundation grant to launch a first-of-its-kind initiative...
R.I. researchers receive $8M from National Science Foundation
NORTH KINGSTOWN – As Rhode Island pushes to advance its blue economy, a Rhode Island higher education consortium has netted an $8 million grant...
Five Questions With: Fara Warner
5Q: Fara Warner | Executive director, University of Rhode Island Metcalf Institute
1. What are your priorities for the Metcalf Institute as its new...
Amo nominated for House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
PROVIDENCE – Recently elected U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., is anticipating a spot on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, where he says he...
URI professor teams with PBS Kids show on $3.4M research grant
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – PBS Kids is enlisting a professor at the University of Rhode Island for one of its TV shows.
Sara Sweetman, associate professor...
Brown University engineer awarded National Medal of Science
PROVIDENCE – A Brown University professor of engineering received national recognition for his contributions to the sciences last week.
Subra Suresh, a professor at large in the...


















