Newsletter-March 2019
The latest news & opportunities from RI C-AIM
Register now for our 2019 Research Symposium!
When: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Where: University of Rhode Island, Memorial Union

Agenda highlights

  • 15 Years of RI NSF EPSCoR, Dr. Geoffrey Bothun, PI and Project Director
  • Keynote address, Dr. Kim Waddell, Director, Virgin Islands EPSCoR
  • Invited graduate student, postdoctoral fellow presentations by Teresa Mako (Chemistry, URI) and Dr. Peter Stempel (RISD)
  • Poster presentations by faculty and student researchers from C-AIM's eight partner institutions.

Abstract submissions due
Wednesday, March 20

Registration closes on Thursday, March 28

Student Spotlight
URI's Rebecca Stevick
For the past four years, Rebecca Stevick has been up close and personal with a staple Rhode Island seafood species: oysters. Now, the fourth year doctoral student has co-authored her first paper on how bivalves can be used as models for human health.
Upcoming Opportunities

  • Roby Luna, URI alumnus and entrepreneur, will speak at the next Anthony J. Risica Lecture Series on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, on Monday, March 25, 3-4:30 p.m., at URI's Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center. Click here for more info.

  • URI's College of the Environment & Life Sciences is holding a summer internship workshop for URI CELS students on Wednesday, March 27, 5 - 6:30 p.m., CBLS 100 (Ryan Family Auditorium). The workshop will provide guidance on the internship application process, such as with interviewing and networking. For more info, contact Lisa Kuosmanen (lkuosmanen@uri.edu) or Brandon Sousa (brandon_sousa@uri.edu)
The News
  • The University of Rhode Island highlights 2018 SURF Adelaide Levenson (right) and her research journey as a sophomore chemistry major. Congratulations!

  • Welcome Zoila Quezada, the newest member of RI C-AIM's Diversity Action Committee! Quezada is Director of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Roger Williams University. Read more about her plans as the new director.

  • The Current, Winter edition: The latest edition of RI C-AIM's bi-annual magazine captures the research stories from this past summer's SURF program. Take a look!

Don't Forget
  • If you are a RI C-AIM researcher, please help us update our website's research pages in advance of the leadership team's Reverse Site Visit to NSF Headquarters on April 23. For more info, contact C-AIM Communications Coordinator Shaun Kirby.

  • Are you giving a presentation funded through RI C-AIM/RI NSF EPSCoR? Consult our logos page for appropriate acknowledgment!