Farming in Rhode Island: A Growth Industry
Plant Sciences will be offering a new undergraduate track with courses in vegetable and fruit growing, soil management, and composting.
Summer 2010
Current Issue:
Read Class Notes Online →
Past Issues →
Advertise with Us →
Browse CLASSPICS →
RSS feed
Stories from the Summer 2010 Issue of Quad Angles
A Different Way of Growing Things
Jack Algiere has cultivated a wealth of experience working on farms from Rhode Island to Costa Rica to Colorado to California to Connecticut and now New York.
URI Helps Set Standards for Off-Shore Wind Farms
Rhode Island officials decided two years ago to follow a non-contentious route in planning a wind farm for waters off Rhode Island.
Gulf Oil Spill Puts URI Experts In the Hot Seat
The oil rig explosion and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico placed URI right in the middle of a major international news story.
Energy Fellows: Bright Ideas for Saving Energy in Rhode Island
The Energy Fellows Program enables researchers and students to collaborate on developing locally based solutions to energy issues.
The World Is His Oyster
Perry Raso has created a South Kingstown oyster farming business that today ships shellfish to several states
