URI_Research_Magazine_Momentum_Fall_2018_Melissa-McCarthy

What’s inside

The Un i vers i ty of Rhode I sland {momentum: Research & I nnovat i on}

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Exports Oceanographic Campaign

26

Developing Natural Products into New Drug Therapies

34 38 42 46

Building digital literacy

Caring for an Aging Population

The Play’s the Thing: But Not Without the Production

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

“I intend to ensure that our University meets its mission of advancing scholarship and pushing the boundaries of knowledge – that we further translate our advancements into the services, products, therapeutics, policies, arts and perspectives that will benefit the citizens of our state and broader communities.” - Peter J. Snyder. Ph.D.