The Metcalf team has been following a strategic plan for the past year, and now it’s time to make it public! This plan takes us through 2028 when we will celebrate 30 years of bringing scientists and journalists together. Read online: web.uri.edu/metcalf/metc... 📸: Therese Iacono

Applications open TODAY! Don't miss the opportunity to spend a week in June with us during the 28th Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists (AWJ)! This year's theme: Pollution, Plastics and PFAS. Apply by Feb. 16! @urigso.bsky.social web.uri.edu/metcalf/awj/

📣We just launched the first edition of our monthly Alumni Newsletter! Whether you're an alum or interested in keeping up to date on science and climate journalism and career opportunities, this newsletter is for you! Find it on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/build-relati...

As we head into 2026, we reflect on this past year of change, challenges, and growth. Thanks to all of you for being a part of our story, whether you support with a donation, participate in a training, or share on social media! 📖Read our Impact Report: ow.ly/W0cF50XQ4w2 ➡️Donate: ow.ly/OQr350XQ4w3

As we gear up for the first edition of our monthly alumni newsletter on LinkedIn – starting Jan. 8 – we’re excited to share one of many exciting alumni accomplishments! In this week’s spotlight: @ambarish.bsky.social of URI in @us.theconversation.com theconversation.com/sea-level-do...

Tune into Phases and Stages: The Texas Energy Story, a narrative podcast by Andy Uhler! The AWJ alum uses his training to discuss climate change, energy innovation, and more. energy.utexas.edu/phases-stage... 📣Metcalf alumni, share your updates for our new newsletter! form.asana.com?k=j6tAPErgXQ...

Metcalf works with journalists and scientists to ensure scientific information is accessible to communities across the country. This #GivingTuesday – at a time when science and journalism are under attack – we’re asking for your support. ➡️https://give.uri.edu/campaigns/71977/donations/new?a=11421608

Save the date! On Dec. 3, Metcalf Institute and @soljourno.bsky.social offer a webinar on the Synergy Project, a collab between Art League RI, @whoi.edu, and the @universityofri.bsky.social, which seeks to create a common language for science communication. uri-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

In case you missed last month's fall lecture, "Equity on the Table: A Conversation about Public Health, Food Access, and Climate Change," you can watch the full panel on our YouTube channel! 📸: Therese Iacono www.youtube.com/live/vD3Nmwx...

Join Ocean Nexus for the Communicating Environmental Justice and Social Equity in the Ocean Context webinar on 11/19/25 at 1 PM ET to hear from the MONA Fellows and the Directors of The Uproot Project, the @metcalfuri.bsky.social, and Ocean Nexus! oceannexus.org/webinar/

Read about URI geosciences professor @ambarish.bsky.social's research in Rhody Today! He is a Metcalf alum and climate scientist, who was part of our panel last month, Equity on the Table: A Conversation about Public Health, Food Access, and Climate Change www.uri.edu/news/2025/11...

Metcalf network: if you’re a journalist or newsroom leader concerned about safety, join @penamerica.bsky.social and the Coalition Against Online Violence's free webinar, Leading the Way: Building Safer Newsrooms, on Nov. 13th at 12 PM ET. pen.org/event/buildi...

This final Climate Ready Newsrooms spotlight features 3 organizations close to home: Beacon Media, @ctmirror.org (@ericaephillips.bsky.social), and @thepvdeye.bsky.social! We’re excited to work with all 10 newsrooms over the next several months! Learn more online: ow.ly/Q9jZ50Xj5eR

ICYMI: Metcalf Institute hosted Equity on the Table: A Conversation about Public Health, Food Access, and Climate Change last Thursday. @colleen-cronin.bsky.social covered the panel for @ecorinews.bsky.social - read the article online! ecori.org/interdiscipl...

This week we’re highlighting three Massachusetts-based organizations in the new Climate Ready Newsroom cohort: @dailyhampgazette.bsky.social, @newbedfordlight.bsky.social, and @wbztv.bsky.social! @terrywbz.bsky.social @brookekushwaha.bsky.social web.uri.edu/metcalf/loca...

Don’t miss our Fall Lecture TOMORROW, October 23! RSVP for the free, open-to-the-public panel on public health, food access, and climate change at URI’s Kingston campus, featuring 3 experts, including climate scientist and URI professor @ambarish.bsky.social! web.uri.edu/metcalf/2025...

I first had the opportunity to study how climate change is impacting (read: increasing) vector-borne illnesses by expanding the range of ticks, mosquitoes etc via @metcalfuri.bsky.social in 2020 and I think about that unit more often than I’d like to

Don't miss this @climatecentral.org webinar with Metcalf Institute alum Ana Bueno!

For #WorldFoodDay today, Metcalf Institute is gearing up for our Fall Lecture next Thursday — Equity on the Table: A Conversation about Public Health, Food Access, and Climate Change! We checked in with panelist @rogerfigphd.bsky.social of @cornelluniversity.bsky.social www.uri.edu/news/2025/10...

Next up in our Climate Ready Newsroom spotlight: @nhpr.org (Kate Dario and @tischrissyp.bsky.social) and Vermont Community Newspaper Group (Tommy Gardner)! We're excited to work with 10 New England newsrooms on their climate-ready goals! web.uri.edu/metcalf/loca...

Our Fall Lecture 2 weeks away! We’re excited to bring a panel of 3 scientists in seemingly disconnected fields to illuminate the intersection of climate change, public health, and food equity. Today we’re spotlighting Christine Ekenga of @emoryuniversity.bsky.social web.uri.edu/metcalf/2025...

Our team is excited to get started working with 10 New England newsrooms to coach them on their science and environmental journalism goals! Among this cohort of Climate Ready Newsrooms are two in Maine: @weru-fm.bsky.social and West End News🎙️📰🌎 @amyfrommaine.bsky.social web.uri.edu/metcalf/loca...

If you're a Rhode Island writer with a passion for science and the outdoors, this event is for you! The URI Department of Public and Professional Writing and @dwell-lab.bsky.social are hosting a local Write Out Oct. 16 & 17, 8 AM-5 PM, at North Woods! #uri #writeout web.uri.edu/dwell/write-...

Congratulations to the 10 New England newsrooms chosen for the second cohort of Metcalf Institute’s Climate Ready Newsrooms fellowship! We're excited to help them work toward their climate journalism goals! #ClimateWeek

The #ClimateMatters spotlight continues with reporting on warming trends from @colleen-cronin.bsky.social, a Metcalf alum writing for @ecorinews.bsky.social! Read about temp rise in RI: As They Become More Common, Heat Waves Will Also Be More Destructive @climatecentral.org ecori.org/as-they-beco...

For #ClimateWeek we're highlighting important journalism from our Metcalf network, with today's focus on extreme weather coverage. AWJ 2025 alum @alereports.bsky.social covered the deadly 4th of July floods for the @texastribune.org: ow.ly/Egkn50X0j0v #ClimateMatters @climatecentral.org

Solutions journalism is often rooted in optimism, but how do you tell hopeful stories without glossing over challenges? We’re offering a training with @soljourno.bsky.social on covering marine carbon dioxide removal with @davidho.bsky.social and Jaime Palter Oct. 7! uri-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Our Assistant Director Erin Edmonds was published alongside the URI @dwell-lab.bsky.social team! The North Woods Project is a blend of AR, GIS mapping, web technologies, and field‑based methods showcasing the area as a vibrant site for learning and SciComm! kairos.technorhetoric.net/30.1/topoi/j...

It’s not too late to sign up! If you’re attending #ONA2025, grab a spot for Metcalf Institute’s workshop: Is Your News Organization Climate-Ready? This hands-on session helps newsrooms map out a plan for covering the climate crisis. @journalists.org 📆 Sept. 13. 10 AM - 1 PM tally.so/r/3N9BeN

We’re looking forward to connecting with our network at #ONA25 September 10-13! Don’t miss sessions with Metcalf staff – see the schedule for details on our Taking Care panel and Attribution Science workshop next Thursday and Friday! @journalists.org ow.ly/zefN50WPASJ

The inaugural Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy (MONA) took place this summer! Watch the video for a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what the fellows learned during the experience! 🌊 @uprootproject.bsky.social @rachelreports.bsky.social @mjoel17.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhTo...

If you’re attending the Online News Association's annual conference in New Orleans, sign up for Metcalf Institute’s workshop – Is Your News Organization Climate-Ready? – on Saturday, September 13 (10 AM–2 PM CDT)! #ONA2025 @journalists.org tally.so/r/3N9BeN

Congrats to Metcalf alum, @mstarling.bsky.social, whose story for @deseret.com.web.brid.gy, “Consider the Condor,” won second place in the @spj-posts.bsky.social 2025 Top of the Rockies excellence in journalism awards for feature writing! 📰: www.deseret.com/magazine/202... 📸: The Peregrine Fund

Looking to interview experts on environmental topics? This is the resource for you! The team behind the SciComm Identities Project (SCIP) created a source book of experts for journalists covering climate and environmental topics. 🌎📖 web.uri.edu/metcalf/look...

This summer, Metcalf partnered with RI NSF EPSCoR to launch a new undergraduate fellowship, The Open Newsroom. Join us Monday, August 18, 5-7 PM at the Providence Public Library for a culminating showcase of students’ work! web.uri.edu/rinsfepscor/...

Deadline extended! New England newsrooms now have until Tuesday, August 19 to apply for Metcalf Institute's second cohort of the Climate Ready Newsrooms fellowship! 📰🌎 Learn more and apply online: web.uri.edu/metcalf/loca...

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. ✍️ form.asana.com?k=j6tAPErgXQ...

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 lsupress.org/978080718239...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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! ow.ly/Bat850WkAlH

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

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-...

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...

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 📸 Therese Iacono

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...

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...