Are you a student at CCRI or URI? Do you want to gain experience working with professionals in the sustainability and local food system movement, and get paid for it!?What is the RI Agriculture and Food System Fellows Program (AFSFP)?The AFSFP is a yearlong, PAID experience for CCRI and URI students interested in food system-related careers. Students who apply and are accepted are placed with a professional mentor to work on real-world projects. Students also earn 3 academic credits for professional development, leadership and inclusive science communication training, and attend weekly industry trainings in the summer to network and learn all about the food system. Apply today for a program that starts in January 2026!Who should apply?CCRI and URI students with a passion for sustainability and an interest in careers in farming, food production, agritourism, agricultural science education, farmland preservation, food science, advocacy and policy, regulatory affairs, and more should apply. Students enrolled in any academic major through December of the fellowship year are eligible.Deadline to apply: Friday, October 24th, early submissions encouraged!Learn more and apply: uri.edu/coopext/afsfpQuestions: Sejal Lanterman, sejal@uri.edu

Are you a student at CCRI or URI? Do you want to gain experience working with professionals in the environmental management field, and get paid for it!?What is the RI Environmental Management Fellows Program (EMFP)?The EMFP is a yearlong, PAID experience for CCRI and URI students interested in environmental management careers in partnership with the RI Department of Environmental Management. Students who apply and are accepted are placed with a professional mentor to work on real-world projects. Students also earn 3 academic credits for professional development, leadership and inclusive science communication training, and attend weekly industry trainings in the summer to network and learn all about the environmental management field. Apply today for a program that starts in January 2026!Who should apply?CCRI and URI students with a passion for sustainability and an interest in careers in environmental science, climate change resilence, land and water resource management, sustainable development, policy and more should apply. Students enrolled in any academic major through December of the fellowship year are eligible.Deadline to apply: Friday, October 24th, early submissions encouraged!Learn more and apply: uri.edu/coopext/emfpQuestions: Sejal Lanterman, sejal@uri.edu

Are you a student at URI? Do you want to gain experience working with professionals in the clean energy sector, and get paid for it!?What is the URI Energy Fellows Program (EFP)?The EFP is a yearlong, PAID experience for URI students interested in clean energy-related careers. Students who apply and are accepted are placed with a professional mentor to work on real-world projects. Students also earn 3 academic credits for professional development, leadership and inclusive science communication training, and attend weekly industry trainings in the summer to network and learn all about the energy sector. Apply today for a program that starts in January 2026!Who should apply?Motivated undergraduate or graduate students with an interest in sustainability, energy and the environment. Students enrolled in any academic major through December of the program year are eligible.Deadline to apply: Friday, October 24th, early submissions encouraged!Learn more and apply: uri.edu/coopext/programs/energy/efpQuestions: Kevin Drumm kevin_drumm@uri.edu

Come to the Women’s Center to decorate a pumpkin for Halloween and enjoy some seasonal beverages and treats!Reserve your pumpkin today - limited Quantity, First come, first serve!Must use this google form to reserve your pumpkin, date and time.See you soon.Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

Come and join us on the 10TH ANNIVERSARY of the URI Guitar and Mandolin Festival! Witness our week-long event featuring an array of extremely talented guitar and mandolin players, including Tommy Emmanuel, Meng Su, the Texas Guitar Quartet, Duo Mantar (of which our very own Adam Levin is a part of!), and many more! This is an event you don't want to miss!This event will kick off with a DAY-LONG Concert on Sunday, Oct 19, and will have many more performances along the week! Adam Levin, coordinator.

Speaker: Dr. Ben Santer, Honorary Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich,Title: "When could we have first known that humans were changing global climate?”Abstract: When could scientists have first known that fossil fuel burning was significantly altering global climate? We attempt to answer this question by performing a thought experiment with model simulations of historical climate change. We assume that the capability to monitor global-scale changes in atmospheric temperature existed as early as 1860 and that the instruments available in this hypothetical world had the same accuracy as today’s satellite-borne microwave radiometers. We then apply a pattern-based “fingerprint” method to disentangle human and natural effects on climate. A human-caused stratospheric cooling signal would have been identifiable by approximately 1885, before the advent of gas-powered cars. Our results suggest that a discernible human influence on atmospheric temperature has likely existed for over 130 years.