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inside this issue of Research & Innovation

The Impact of URI Funded Research on the Rhode Island Economy in Fiscal Year 2009 page 4

Self-Defense Against Obesity page 20

It’s a Big Ocean...Fish...Coral...Seaweed...Antibiotics page 22

Nanotechnology Solving Big Problems in Health, Energy and the Environment page 6

Archaeology & “Religiosity” page 23

Multidisciplinary Research page 7

A Decade of Making a Difference Against Hunger in Rhode Island page 24

Everyone Benefits from the Merging of Art and Science page 8 $20 Million Grant Reveals Small State Rich in Brain Power page 10

The Big Business of Social Networking page 26

Pioneers of the Deep Biosphere page 28

Leaving Love Notes for the Elderly to Exercise page 30

Climate Change Collaborative page 11

Underwater Landscapes page 31

How Do Such Tiny Organisms Have Such a Big Impact on the Environment? page 12

Sustainability: It’s Not Just About Energy Anymore page 32

Effecting Change to Do Something Big page 14

URI Faculty Book Publications 2010 page 34

Pioneer in the Cyber Mapping Field page 15

URI Research Honors & Awards 2009-2010 page 36

Tsunamigenic Submarine Landslides page 16

URI Research Enterprise at a Glance page 38

Maybe it’s Not the Junk Food Making Us Fat page 18

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