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Justin Richard

Before he enrolled in grad school at URI on a National Science Foundation fellowship, Justin Richard spent nearly 10 years as a beluga whale trainer at Mystic Aquarium, teaching the Arctic marine mammals to voluntarily submit to regular health screenings. But it’s not so easy to conduct health screenings of wild belugas. So at URI, he’s trying to develop non-invasive ways to monitor the health of wild beluga populations, and he thinks it might be through the cells and hormones...

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The 2013 Ocean State Summer Writing Conference welcomes YOU to the University’s picturesque Kingston Campus.

COMMENCEMENT 2013

Commencement

Commencement was held at the Thomas M. Ryan Center on May 18-19. If you missed it, or just want to relive it, you can watch the webcast here.

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High school seniors and juniors: make your plans now and schedule your visit to URI this summer! We think you'll love it!

Summer Writing Conference

Writer's conference

Writers of all levels - absorb the wisdom of a Pulitzer Prize winner and more of the finest writers in the land, June 20-22. Find out more.

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