A grid of photos features scientists and journalists working together at an oyster hatchery, small farms, and in the field planting trees, along with journalists working in the classroom and on the road for assignments and workshops. Text in the center reads: Metcalf Alumni: We want to hear from you! Share your articles, news, and career updates by filling out our new form.
Calling all Metcalf alumni: we want to share your news and celebrate your accomplishments! Fill out this handy form (as many times as you'd like!) to tell us what’s new in your world, from new jobs to impactful projects.
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A photo of Ayurella and her book, Devoured, with the quote: "Metcalf's fellowship gave me the tools I needed to bolster my research for the book, which required a thorough understanding of the world of scientific research and academia as I dug into questions like: How much land is covered by kudzu in the U.S.? How much money has been invested in mitigating it? And when it comes to tracking the growth, economic impact, and management of invasive species, who is responsible for what? The impact of this fellowship on my book development process, and broader climate journalism career, is difficult to overstate.”
Congrats Metcalf alum Ayurella Horn-Muller! Her book, Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South, received a James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Awards honorable mention from the American Botanical Council @lsupress.bsky.social
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A graphic describing Metcalf Institute's Climate Ready Newsrooms fellowship, which begins Fall 2025, with up to 10 New England newsrooms chosen. The fellowship includes a $1,000 stipend, and the deadline is August 15.
Beginning this fall, the second cohort of the Metcalf Institute's Climate Ready Newsrooms fellowship aims to prepare local newsrooms – not just individuals – to report on the science of climate and environmental change!
Apply by August 15 ➡️ web.uri.edu/metcalf/loca...
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Los Angeles Times reporter and Metcalf alum Tony Briscoe shares, “I can't say enough about how Metcalf Institute helped mold me into a better environmental journalist. The program helped me break down and decipher dense, scientific studies and technical reports. And that's exactly what we needed with our soil testing story. We scoured the methodologies of other government-led soil testing efforts in California and used these as templates to craft our own sampling initiative.”
After federal agencies skipped standard testing for toxic metals in the soil of burned homes following the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, Metcalf alum and @latimes.com reporter Tony Briscoe led a team to collect soil samples and report on the alarming findings.
🎙️: www.youtube.com/watch?v=omXa...
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If you're a climate journalist and feeling overwhelmed, tune in TOMORROW, July 15, for the free virtual C.A.R.E.S. Climate and Mental Health Training. This collab between Metcalf and @soljourno.bsky.social features speakers @yessfun.com and Rebecca Weston.
Sign up: uri-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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![A photo of Ashley Miznazi, AWJ 2025 Alum, and of a farmer harvesting lychee fruit. A quote from Ashley explains how the Metcalf fellowship inspired a story she pursued for the Miami Herald: "During the Metcalf Fellowship we visited Newport Vineyards and heard how sensitive the grapes were to weather changes from the owner and vineyard manager, Paul Nunes. It's what gave me the idea to ask farmers how the lychee, which are more relevant to [South Florida] than grapes, were doing. I learned grapes and lychees actually share something in common: they both produce fruits with a branched cluster of flowers that bloom in a pyramid shape.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sf7sfo6nnzai3mav4l5gsuql/bafkreieicspfo5nfdry4u6pjfjmttwdwnmhab4yd2uipe4l66uywwhz5hq@jpeg)
A photo of Ashley Miznazi, AWJ 2025 Alum, and of a farmer harvesting lychee fruit. A quote from Ashley explains how the Metcalf fellowship inspired a story she pursued for the Miami Herald: "During the Metcalf Fellowship we visited Newport Vineyards and heard how sensitive the grapes were to weather changes from the owner and vineyard manager, Paul Nunes. It's what gave me the idea to ask farmers how the lychee, which are more relevant to [South Florida] than grapes, were doing. I learned grapes and lychees actually share something in common: they both produce fruits with a branched cluster of flowers that bloom in a pyramid shape.”
In this week’s alumni spotlight: Ashley Miznazi! Ashley was part of our 2025 AWJ fellowship, which focused on food systems. Motivated by a science immersion here in RI, she checked in with lychee growers in South Florida for @miamiherald.com
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
📸: Ashley Miznazi
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Participants listen to researchers present on their work during a science translation training session with Metcalf Institute and Ocean Nexus last Wednesday
MONA fellows (front to back): Luis Joel Méndez González, Rachel Ramirez, and Eva Tesfaye
Ocean Nexus Director Yoshi Ota (right) and Deputy Director Wilf Swartz
MONA fellows (left to right) Eva Tesfaye and Rachel Ramirez
With the help of Ocean Nexus researchers and the Metcalf team, last week MONA fellows @mjoel17.bsky.social, @rachelreports.bsky.social, and Eva Tesfaye identified new stories to pursue with science translation training and expanded content knowledge on ocean equity!
@uprootproject.bsky.social
08.07.2025 15:08 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
We're teaming up with @soljourno.bsky.social to offer the C.A.R.E.S. Climate and Mental Health Training July 15, exploring what happens inside our bodies when we’re exposed to bad news and strategies for climate journalists, with @yessfun.com and Rebecca Weston. Sign up online!
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![Ice road photos by Jesse Winter and a photo of Cloe Logan and a quote on producing "Vanishing Lifelines" for Canada's National Observer: “One of the most valuable [Metcalf] workshops I participated in focused on decoding academic research. It included talking directly to researchers, figuring out what questions to ask, and learning how to identify where the most important nuggets of information are in a paper. That helped me gain a deeper understanding of statistics and language often present in climate research, but also made me think differently about the data I seek out for my stories.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sf7sfo6nnzai3mav4l5gsuql/bafkreibvlyshhe3yrb7jdj7vtsvf64h6l6pq4z44z3zxf6kvrtqclxrczy@jpeg)
Ice road photos by Jesse Winter and a photo of Cloe Logan and a quote on producing "Vanishing Lifelines" for Canada's National Observer: “One of the most valuable [Metcalf] workshops I participated in focused on decoding academic research. It included talking directly to researchers, figuring out what questions to ask, and learning how to identify where the most important nuggets of information are in a paper. That helped me gain a deeper understanding of statistics and language often present in climate research, but also made me think differently about the data I seek out for my stories.”
Metcalf alum @cloelogan.bsky.social hit the road – the ice road – to uncover how climate change, especially increased temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels, affects these important transportation routes in northern Canada.
Read the series online: ow.ly/7uom50WjoOH
📸 by Jesse Winter
02.07.2025 17:17 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
HUMAN FOOTPRINT Season 2 Premieres June 25, 2025 on PBS
The Emmy-nominated series HUMAN FOOTPRINT returns for a second season on PBS.
Season 2 of Human Footprint premiered on PBS – and there's a lot of Metcalf alumni talent behind it! David Hutchinson (who was part of #AWJ2025), Rick Smith, and Elliott Kennerson were all involved. We love to see the variety of work our alumni pursue!
www.pbs.org/about/about-...
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Join us in welcoming @mjoel17.bsky.social, an award-winning reporter for Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism, and MONA fellow! Created by Metcalf in collaboration with Ocean Nexus and @uprootproject.bsky.social, the workshop kicks off next week!
web.uri.edu/metcalf/metc...
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Dr. Julian Agyeman
Metcalf Executive Director Fara Warner
Audience members
URI President Marc B. Parlange
Metcalf's annual Leeson Lecture took place June 10, presenting @julianagyeman.bsky.social. His talk, “Just Sustainabilities in Policy, Planning and Practice,” elaborated on urban planning concepts that emphasize spatial and food justice.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/ZgL3UxZqt4s
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26.06.2025 16:35 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Meet @rachelreports.bsky.social, an independent journalist covering climate change and environment, and former climate writer at CNN. She’s one of our fellows for the new MONA program convening next week to explore our intertwined relationships with the oceans! 🌊
web.uri.edu/metcalf/metc...
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We’re excited to welcome 3 fellows for the first-ever Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA)! Eva Tesfaye, of WWNO’s Coastal Desk, is among the cohort of journalists joining us for this unique program advancing transformative changes at the nexus of ocean and social justice.
web.uri.edu/metcalf/metc...
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Metcalf Institute AWJ fellows picking out a lobster to measure and check for shell disease
Marine Science Research Facility manager Ed Baker
PhD student Riley Secor
Fellows learning about bivalves with Ed Baker
The #AWJ2025 fellows visited the aquarium at @urigso.bsky.social to dive deeper into their investigation of the effects of climate change on underwater life with experts Ed Baker and Riley Secor. Undeterred by claws, the fellows weighed lobsters and checked for shell disease! 🦞
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AWJ fellows aboard the Cap'n Bert trawl
AWJ fellow holding a fish
Dawn and Cassius Spears of Ashawaug Farm
Cassius Spears with tomato plants
By water and by land, the fellows had a busy first day of #AWJ2025 aboard URI's coastal research vessel Cap'n Bert in the morning, lunch with scientists, and then a visit to Ashawaug Farm to learn about Indigenous agricultural practices! 🐟🔬🍅
10.06.2025 13:49 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Group photo of Metcalf Institute's 10 fellows joining us for the Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists
Give a warm welcome to Metcalf's #AWJ2025 fellows! Follow along this week as these environmental journalists dive into food systems and climate change through a social justice lens, bringing what they learn in the field to their science reporting! 🦞🌱🦪🐄🌽 #SciComm
09.06.2025 14:08 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
A photo of Dr. Julian Agyeman and the text: Just Sustainabilities in Policy, Planning & Practice. The Leeson Lecture, The University of Rhode Island, Metcalf. June 10, 3:30pm at the URI Bay Campus
The Metcalf Institute's Leeson Lecture is this Tuesday! @julianagyeman.bsky.social presents “Just Sustainabilities in Policy, Planning and Practice,” a can’t-miss talk for anyone engaged in urban planning and food justice. ⬇️
June 10 @ 3:30pm
URI Bay Campus
web.uri.edu/metcalf/crit...
08.06.2025 19:02 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
The Metcalf Institute is now on BlueSky!
Follow this space for public events and lectures, alumni and newsroom spotlights, program updates, and more #SciComm content! 🔬📰
02.06.2025 17:45 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
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