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URI's POSITION PAPER

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (URI) IS LAUNCHING AN INSTITUTION- WIDE SIGNATURE RESEARCH INITIATIVE to align capacity and capabilities across all of URI’s colleges to address the environmental, societal and health impacts of land-to-sea plastics pollutants. This initiative will support bold new research and creative activities that draw on the diverse array of specialties and expertise, and encourage collaboration with non-profit, corporate, government and academic peers. URI aims to establish these collaborations to address this complex and global issue with the goal of accelerating the development of scalable and innovative solutions.

URI Initiative Plastics: Land to Sea SPRING | 2021 Page 7