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Magazine University Of UNIVERSITY OF RHODESUMMER 2019 ISLANDMAGAZINE BLUE MINDSURI scientists answer the powerful call of the ocean by making it their workplace, playground, and sacred space. Aperture THE ENDLESS BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD Matthew Palasciano ’20 A young macaque clings to its mother at the local watering hole in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, where Palasciano studied ALL THE WATER RETURNS TO HALL biodiversity, hydrology, and water Yeqiao Wang, Professor of Natural resource management. He and two Resources Science other students studied deforestation This rural village home in southern and illegal logging in Indonesia to China is designed to collect rain- understand the destruction these water from all directions through a activities cause for wildlife and its rectangular opening in its sloped habitat. Palasciano is studying roof. The water is stored in a stone geological oceanography and plans cellar underneath the central hall. This to pursue a master’s degree in coastal photograph showcases the wisdom of geology and business administration. a sustainable rural routine presented He hopes to work in cultural resource by this 100-year-old eco-friendly management and as a professional house. Professor Wang is leading and shark diver in the Bahamas. Palasciano engaging more than 300 scholars and is from Thomaston, Connecticut. practitioners from URI and around the His photo won first place in URI's world to develop a multivolume book Research and Scholarship Photo series entitled The Handbook of Contest this spring. Natural Resources. This photo was taken during one of his field trips for the series. Professor Wang is originally from China. His photo won second place in URI's Research and Scholar- ship Photo Contest this spring. YELLOW WARBLER Stephen Brenner ’18 Taken in Manitoba, Canada, this photo depicts research with URI‘s McWilliams Lab in Biological and Environmental Sciences monitoring the demo- graphics, breeding success, and growth rates of long- distance migratory birds at the far northern reaches of their range in shifting habitats and climate. Brenner is from Buffalo, New York. These photos by FUNGI GUTTATION Brenner, Kirk, and Riley Kirk, Ph.D. ’23 Jaacks received This photograph shows a frost bolete mushroom that is experiencing a rapid growth phase. The yellow honorable mentions droplets on the pores are not dew, but the result of a in URI's Research process known as guttation: when a mushroom exudes fluid during high metabolic times. After this and Scholarship photo was taken in the Great Swamp Management Photo Contest Area in West Kingston, Rhode Island, the mushroom this spring. was collected and brought back to the laboratory for extraction and isolation experiments. Kirk, who is pursuing a doctoral degree in natural product chemistry, is from Charlestown, Rhode Island. RAINING SPARKS Laird French ’21 This image of burning steel wool being spun on a rope was taken using an 8-second shutter speed as part of a project for ART 214, or Photography 1, for a long- exposure photo assignment. French is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in marketing with an REEF MANTA expected minor in fine arts Jason Jaacks, Assistant Professor of Journalism and plans to move to Hawaii Jaacks captured this image while free diving in Raja and become a professional Ampat, Indonesia. The reef manta was cruising photographer/videographer through a cloud of plankton. Jaacks was working on a after graduation. French is from short film about sustainable fisheries practices in Kingston, Rhode Island. His Indonesia, as part of a multiyear visual study of the photo won third place in URI's biodiversity of the Coral Triangle region of the South Research and Scholarship Pacific. Jaacks is originally from Denver, Colorado. Photo Contest this spring. UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND MAGAZINE 3 Inside UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND MAGAZINE • VOL. 1, NO. 3 • SUMMER 2019 CURRENTS FEATURES NETWORK 10 18 46 In Brief COVER STORY: Class Notes URI news to keep you Blue Minds in-the-know. What is blue mind? 52 We’ll explain. And we’ll Field Notes 11 introduce you to some Advice and insights from Why I Teach of URI’s bluest minds— Cortney Nicolato ’01, Pharmacy professor a group of scientists president and CEO of Erica Estus helps future who call the ocean their United Way, Rhode pharmacists develop home, their workplace, Island. empathy. their playground, and their sacred space. 53 12 Close Up Bay and Beyond 30 Bill Eigen ’90 learned Learn to eat what’s plentiful Surf First to invest by flipping in local waters. Here’s a Peter Panagiotis ’71 is muscle cars in college. summer recipe to help you a legend among surfers. Now, he applies the same get started. He started URI’s surf hands-on principles to club and he’s still in bond trading. 34 the flow. 13 The Internationalists 54 Go Rhody URI students are immersing Big finishes for women's 34 Annotations The themselves in the study of language track and field and rowing. Vikki Warner ’98 shares and culture and tackling some of Internationalists delightful, surprising the world’s toughest problems. 14 URI students are excerpts from her book, Above, Cynthia Malambi ’20 in 54 Syllabus immersing themselves Tenemental. Shanghai. Annotations Can Game of Thrones in the study of Make You Smarter? language and culture 56 Vikki Warner ’98, modern and tackling some of Caption This landlady and author, shares 14 the world’s toughest Stroll down Memory delightful, surprising excerpts problems. Rhode Taken Lane, check out the from her book, Tenemental. winners from the last Nursing alumna Bintou 40 Marong seized every issue, and send us your opportunity to forge a Fins, Flippers, best caption for the successful path. and Finding a summer photo caption Dream Job contest. 16 URI alumni are well Quad Angles represented at Mystic Sunshine Menezes, Aquarium, where many executive director of URI's have landed dream jobs Metcalf Institute, makes a and all are dedicated to case for embracing the marine education and limits of objectivity. conservation. 17 Underwater archaeologist Bridget Buxton Ask Our Big Thinkers (far right), an associate professor in URI’s It’s tick season. Tips Department of History, scans an ancient from URI’s TickGuy, Roman shipwreck in Croatia using a Tom Mather. prototype University of Girona 3DVR camera system. COVER PHOTO OF ALEXANDRA MOEN: NORA LEWIS PHOTOS, THIS PAGE: JACOB SHARVIT; COURTESY CYNTHIA MALAMBI; NORA LEWIS 4 SUMMER 2019 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND MAGAZINE 5 FROM THE PRESIDENT New Chapters We are shaped by our rich oceanographic heritage, our dynamic global spirit, and our shared values and vision. These themes will carry URI into new chapters in our extraordinary history. IN THE PAST DECADE, URI of U.S. ocean territory, the insti- has continuously challenged the tute will play a crucial role in notion that universities are slow improving understanding of the to change, as we keep thinking deep sea and will strengthen the big about our future, even while “blue economy,” which is expected honoring our proud past. With to more than double its contribu- the recent merger of the URI tion to the U.S. economy and Alumni Association and the URI employ 40 million people by 2030. Foundation, we have taken the The NOAA grant announce- logical next step in our amazing ment was well timed, as we were institutional trajectory. As URI has just laying the keel of the R/V advanced—with record enrollment, Resolution, a new $125 million expanded faculty, and a renewed research ship that will have a focus on research—these two great home at our Narragansett Bay organizations have united around Campus as of 2022. The keel- their shared vision and values. laying ceremony, celebrating The merger could not be hap- the start of construction of the pening at a more auspicious time. Resolution, took place in May The effort was led by Tom Ryan ’75, President David M. Dooley, Rhode Island Governor Gina 2019 at Gulf Island Shipyards in Raimondo, Rhode Island Council on Postsecondary Education Hon. ’99, chairman of the URI Houma, Louisiana. I was honored Chair Timothy DelGiudice, and Graduate School of Foundation Board of Directors, Oceanography Dean Bruce Corliss celebrate the keel-laying to participate in the ceremony, and Dan Lowney ’75, former for the R/V Resolution. along with Rhode Island Governor president of the URI Alumni Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island Association Executive Board. Going Even as we globalize, we remain true Council on Postsecondary Education forward, alumni will experience the to our evolving mission as a land and sea Chair Timothy DelGiudice, Graduate dynamism that URI has to offer in grant institution. So it makes sense that School of Oceanography Dean Bruce new and meaningful ways. we’re taking a deep dive—pun intended— Corliss, and members of URI’s research That dynamism is palpable in this issue into our cover story, “Blue Minds,” which vessel crew. of the University of Rhode Island Magazine. will introduce you to a group of URI sci- These two exciting developments The winning photo (inside front cover) entists whose work and play keeps them herald a new chapter in the rich history in our annual Research and Scholarship deeply connected and committed to the of oceanographic research and education Photo Contest, “The Endless Bond ocean. Alexandra Moen ’15 earned her at URI, building on a legacy of excellence. Between Mother and Child,” depicts a undergraduate degree from URI in Speaking of a legacy of excellence, in baby macaque clinging to its mother at marine biology. Now, as a dive instructor our fall issue, we’ll sit down with Tom the local watering hole in Ubud, Bali, here, she is keenly aware that she is teach- Ryan to talk about his life, work, values, Indonesia.
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