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📣 Apply by June 14! If you're a journalist and a member of The Uproot Project based outside of the U.S., check out the Ocean Nexus International Fellowship, created by Ocean Nexus in collaboration with @uproot_project https://t.co/IgYTn3LOFV

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The second year of The Open Newsroom kicked off last week, and we're thrilled to have five undergraduates from RI colleges and universities participating in the 12-week summer fellowship!
📰 Learn more about the fellows: https://t.co/V0SRrPyyww

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From Poland to Providence, the next 2 AWJ fellows come from near and far! @BudzinskaNikola is a freelance journalist based in Warsaw, Poland, and Eric Halvarson is the City News Reporter for The Providence Eye. #AWJ2026
https://t.co/UT9YRkHAAp

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Save the date! Next up in Metcalf's Annual Lecture Series is the Leeson Lecture on June 23, featuring a screening of Rosanna Xia's award-winning documentary, “Out of Plain Sight."
Learn more and register for the free event:
https://t.co/13B60JCEbX

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We’re only five weeks out from AWJ! In anticipation of their arrival, we’re counting down to June 21 by highlighting two fellows each week. First up: @IssamAhmed and @Ellevarela! #AWJ2026
Read more about the fellows:
https://t.co/3sYUp19HtJ

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If you're interested in learning more about navigating the harms and uses of AI in journalism, sign up for a free training this Thursday, presented by Metcalf and Solutions Journalism Network, and led by Yumi Wilson. Sign up: https://t.co/ZZqe5Mz9nP

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For anyone feeling anger, depression, or powerlessness during this time of climate crisis and global unrest, climate psychologists Debra Borys and Nikyta Palmisani host "From Moral Injury to Moral Alignment":
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https://t.co/pX7aKLIOXI

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Thank you to everyone who donated during URI Day of Giving last week – and to everyone who stopped by our table on the Quad during the End of Semester Celebration! It was great connecting with students and sharing Metcalf's mission in our community!

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Generative AI is embedded in the workflows of major newsrooms, while data centers consume roughly 1.5% of world electricity. How should journalists approach it? Join us May 21 for a training with @Yumiwilson and @soljourno
https://t.co/myXGkTsR7K

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Today is #URIDayofGiving! Until midnight, April 28, any donations made to Metcalf will help us reach $5,000, which will be matched by our Advisory Council! Select “RhodyNow: Metcalf Institute”. @AlumniURI
https://t.co/BiGOXkDVqs

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Are you participating in #URIDayofGiving tomorrow? At this important time, we hope you consider making a gift to Metcalf to help us reach $5,000, which our Advisory Council will match! Donate before 11:59 p.m. ET April 28:
https://t.co/tbOtbROkzw

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Metcalf's Ethan Brown moderated a panel at the @sejorg conference in Chicago last week, featuring Television Jamaica reporter and Metcalf alum Kelesha Williams and meteorologists Shel Winkley and David Yeomans. Thank you #SEJ2026 for having us!

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Why give to Metcalf on #URIDayofGiving? With climate science under attack, journalists must be able to communicate environmental research to their communities – Metcalf helps make this happen. @AlumniURI
Donate today:
https://t.co/pim20iKlMC

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Congrats to the 10 fellows selected for the 2026 cohort of our Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists! Follow along to hear about these fellows as we spotlight them in the weeks leading up to AWJ!
📰 Learn more: https://t.co/gdUEOlffat

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Our friends at the URI DWELL Lab are hosting a Spring Peeper Hike at North Woods Friday, April 17, at 6 PM, sponsored by the Rita Allen Civic Science Media Grant. A short hike will take participants to a vernal pool to see and listen for frogs! 🌳🐸

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Thank you Meera Subramanian and Elizabeth Rush for a great discussion last Thursday! Meera shared how she and Danica Novgorodoff collaborated on A Better World Is Possible to tell a story of hope amidst climate grief.
📹: https://t.co/bdziyJcGk5

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Metcalf's Spring Lecture is this Thursday! Author and alum Meera Subramanian offers a preview of what's in store. Sign up for the free, open-to-the-public lecture on April 2 at 5:30 PM at the URI Kingston Campus:
https://t.co/guGjEaXB78

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Metcalf Institute has continued its driving tour of New England for the Climate Ready Newsrooms fellowship with visits to @DailyHampGaz, @CTMirror, @NewBedfordLight, and @ThePVDEye.
➡️ Learn more: https://t.co/6Au1PzzT6n

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We're so excited to kick off our Annual Public Lecture Series with next Thursday's Spring Lecture featuring Meera Subramanian and Elizabeth Rush! Join us for a lively talk and book signing: April 2, URI Kingston Campus
https://t.co/HFygWGJsLp

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Congrats to the three fellows chosen for the 2026 Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA)! We're excited to welcome @gaeacabico @jgasspoore and NaBeela Washington to the URI campus in Kingston, May 4-6. 🌊
https://t.co/N18W5JMdJe