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JUSTICE , EQUITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES: MAKING HEADWAY IN THE ADMINISTRATION, THE CLASSROOM AND IN RESEARCH Building an inclusive community takes work. The University of Rhode Island (URI) faculty and staff are tackling the issue from different angles grounded by current and historical research. THE AGE -FRIENDLY UNIVERSITY: PROMOTING LIFELONG LEARNING AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AT URI Professor Phillip Clark and his colleagues are proposing a new university environment with interdisciplinary research focusing on promoting a healthier old age, which can become a cornerstone of what’s called an Age-Friendly University. SPROUT AND S.T.E .M. : COLLEGE STUDENTS SUPPORTING DISADVANTAGED SCHOOL SYSTEMS When a 2019 review by the Johns Hopkins School of Education painted a disappointing picture of the Providence public schools, two URI students saw an opportunity to intervene to support historically disadvantaged school systems with college students tutoring and mentoring high school students. 50 YEARS OF EMPOWERING COASTAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH APPLIED SCIENCE For 50 years, the URI Coastal Resources Center has been helping communities from Providence, RI, to the Philippines, and Galilee to Ghana to become more effective stewards of their coastal and marine resources. SCIENCE DRIVEN POLICY: URI ’S COASTAL RESOURCES CENTER COLLABORATING WITH GHANA TO IMPROVE LOCAL FISHERIES Sixty percent of Ghana’s animal protein diet comes from fish, but that has faced a severe decline for more than a decade. URI’s CRC was chosen to lead the international project to rebuild fish stocks through adoption of sustainable practices. BUILDING A RESILIENT COASTLINE As the climate changes, so too, will Rhode Island’s coastline due to erosion and flooding. URI’s Coastal Resources Center aims to make sure the Ocean State, its infrastructure, and its residents are well prepared.

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Marc B. Parlange, Ph.D. President, URI Peter J. Snyder, Ph.D. Vice President URI Division of Research and Economic Development Editorial Board Melissa McCarthy ‘99, Editor-in-Chief Chris Barrett ‘08 Amy Dunkle Allison Farrelly ‘16 Peter J. Snyder, Ph.D.

Contributing Writers Chris Barrett ‘08

Theresa Brown ‘21 Bethany DeLoof ‘21 Allison Farrelly ‘16 Laine Fischer ‘23 Clea Harrelson ‘20

Hugh Markey Todd McLeish Diane Sterrett

Layout & Design: DesignRoom.co Photography: Beau Jones ACKNOWLEDGE ENTS

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Momentum: Research & Innovation is published by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development with editorial, graphic design, and production by the Office of University Research External Relations. For more information contact: Melissa McCarthy ‘99, Editor-in-Chief Director, University Research External Relations University of Rhode Island

75 Lower College Road Kingston, RI 02881 USA Telephone: 401.874.2599 E-mail: melissa@uri.edu Website: web.uri.edu/research

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