Statewide Gardening Information and Soil Testing ScheduleFrom March through October, our URI Master Gardener volunteers offer free soil pH testing to Rhode Island residents, helping you understand your soil's health and providing recommendations for improvement. Bring a soil sample to the event and our experts will determine its pH levels and texture, offering guidance on achieving optimal soil conditions for your gardening needs.Additionally, explore our Gardening Information and Soil Testing (GIST) booth, where you can ask gardening questions and access a wealth of resources to support your horticultural goals.Learn how to take a soil sample and access the statewide schedule by visiting: uri.edu/coopext/services/gist

Need a hand with technology? Drop by our Zoom room whenever you have questions or run into tech issues. We're happy to help the URI community. Join Zoom Meeting https://uri-edu.zoom.us/j/92392122265 Meeting ID: 923 9212 2265 --- Join by SIP • 92392122265@zoomcrc.com Join instructions https://uri-edu.zoom.us/meetings/92392122265/invitations?signature=ZngZeV9tmaiA8OVEsWo32KPSG3NIptDRUaoraRdRMbk

Join us in our efforts to clean up Narragansett Town Beach! Cleanups will be held twice per month in September and October, and then drop to once a month in the colder months.Visit URInvolved for complete event details.

American College Health Association Survey will help us learn about key health issues affecting URI students.WIN PRIZES, air pods, an Amazon fire tablet, t shirts and sweatshirts.Check your email on October 5th to participate. Participants are randomly selected.Contact jessica.greene@uri.edu with any questionsVisit URInvolved for complete event details.

URI Department of Art and Art History presentsREVELATIONS! Education: Behind The Curtain – In Words and Images Exhibition September 15- December 11Join us for a reception and art conversations on September 17 4:30-7 in Lippitt Hall 401What is it like being in the classroom? What challenges do educator’s face? What restrictions are there preventing education from occurring? Are the requirements, expectations and limitations changing the way Educators function? What are the successes - giving students the opportunity to find their expressive voice?This exhibit will include the artwork and voices of a group of area educators from public, private and independent educational settings on all levels. The artist/educators will share their creative voices in various forms of expression as they also reflect on the challenges and celebrations they experience in and out of the classroom.Among the more than twenty artists are: Mary Jane Andreozzi, Deanna Camputaro, Ruth Clegg, Raff Diaz, Raphael Diaz, Tamara Diaz, Melanie Ducharme, Adam Ferbert, Susan Garland, Melissa Guillet, Catherine Davis-Hayes, Chris Kelley, Susan Kolenda, Jason Robert LaClair, Don Mays, Kerry Murphy, Sam Peck, Lisa Marie Ricci-Russo, Monique Rolle-Johnson, Jade Sisti, Janice Lee Strain, John Tedeschi, Katie Walck.On exhibit in URI Lippitt Hall (3rd & 4th floor), Green Hall and The Higgins Welcome CenterOpen To Monday – Friday 7:30-4:30, closed weekends and holidaysFor information: (401)286-4620/ spennell@uri.eduVisit URInvolved for complete event details.