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Fall 2015

From the Division of Research and Economic Development

Welcome to the latest issue of Momentum: Research and Innovation , the magazine of research, scholarly activity and economic development of the University of Rhode Island. The magazine is designed to include broad areas of scholarly activity of the University to help our readers understand the scope and excellence of the scholarly activities of the University of Rhode Island. We are very proud of the scholarly achievements of our students, faculty and staff, and we want to share those accomplishments with you. I hope that you will enjoy this issue of our magazine and look forward with us to future issues of Momentum: Research and Innovation .

Sincerely,

Gerald Sonnenfeld, Ph.D. Vice President for Research and Economic Development

Momentum: Research & Innovation