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Coastal Geography – A Study in History

Geography faculty member Jennifer Bonin ’04 is a GIS specialist and disaster analyst. Her classes take place in the classroom and in the field.

Merson Researches Effects of Toxins on Marine Animals

Associate Professor of Biology Rebeka Merson and her lab students Keya Thakkar and Timothy Bock Jr.

Secret Life of Plants Leads Student to Field of Research

RIC biology major Bruno Ramos on a research expedition in South Africa.

CiMRF and Sea Squirts

Rhode Island College Impact

RIC biology major Megan Warburton

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Erin Scott

After her six-year-old son Zackary died as the result of a rare form of cancer, Erin Scott became a champion for children with cancer and their families. Through volunteer and paid executive positions, she has been tireless in addressing the needs of these families. For her achievements, she was awarded RIC’s Anthony E. Ricci Social Work Practice Award.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Holly Cekala

Rhode Island College Impact

“I found my calling, or it found me, through my own addiction,” says Holly Cekala, who has been in recovery for 12 years. Today she is is one of the state’s leading advocates in the field of addiction recovery and executive director of RICARES.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Justin MacDonald

Rhode Island College Impact

MacDonald likes working with his hands, particularly when it comes to digging up the past.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Shoi Parker

Rhode Island College Impact

Shoi Parker traded a career in financial services for a career in healing.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Bruno Ramos

Rhode Island College Impact

Born in Portugal and raised by his mother in Cape Verde, Bruno Ramos settled in the United States at age 16 to live with his father and pursue a degree in medicine. Awarded a STEM Scholarship for high scholastic achievement at Rhode Island College, the future doctor also discovered the field of research.