AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoURI STEM & nature medicine: URI’s College of Pharmacy is turning a campus garden into a living classroom, using the “Heber W. Youngken Jr. Medicinal Garden” to teach pharmacognosy—how drugs come from nature. Local science & climate adaptation: South County turfgrass is under new pressure as drought and water bans push officials and URI water researchers to rethink the “emerald lawn” model and call for a statewide study. Marine research in Rhode Island waters: Atlantic Shark Institute researchers captured rare video of a juvenile great white feeding on a humpback whale carcass off Block Island, with tissue samples taken for follow-up work. Public health & tech access: A national survey finds limited access to high-flow home oxygen is delaying hospital discharges, driven by insurance approvals and supplier shortages. Community science: The Nature Conservancy’s Project Limulus is inviting volunteers to join a juvenile horseshoe crab survey at Andy’s Way on Block Island. Policy watch (renewables): A national piece argues states should revisit renewable portfolio standards as electricity affordability concerns rise—Rhode Island’s 100% by 2033 target is cited. EAS & Rhode Island ties: Jerry LeBow, an electrical engineering URI alumnus and co-founder tied to Emergency Alert System technology, has died.
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