university of rhode island

Professor Jaime Ross works in her lab in Avedisian Hall with graduate students Lauren Gaspar and Sydney Bartman. The team is investigating the potentially serious neurological impacts of microplastics on mammals.
Can behavioral changes occur as microplastics infiltrate all systems of the body?
A simplified diagram showing the bubble-through nuclear thermal propulsion engine concept. Courtesy Propulsion Research Center
A cutting-edge nuclear thermal propulsion rocket engine for deep space missions
Rapid and accurate identification of mosquitoes that transmit human pathogens using artificial intelligence
Outlining the increasing threats posed by invasive species
A new small molecule drug could overcome cancer drug resistance
Submarines now have soft robotic arms for handling delicate sealife
MIT engineers hand “cognitive” control to underwater robots
URI researchers invent lab-on-paper for rapid, inexpensive medical diagnostics
URI researchers release new biological agent to fight invasive weed
Scientists Use Marine Robots to Detect Endangered Whales
Four ways to harvest solar heat from roads
Dawn of the Frankenfish
Student creates cost-effective self-healing concrete?