The Newport Mansions, Narragansett Beach, Taylor Swift's Ocean State dwelling and the Tennis Hall of Fame are a couple popular tourist destinations Rhode Island has to offer.
Botanists are scientists who study plants. Ethnobotanists study plants of a specific region, focusing on the cultural meanings and traditional uses of plants. For a semester, my ethnobotany students delved deep into ethnobotany, taking field trips and engaging in hands-on learning thanks to funding provided by the RIC Foundation, facilitated by RIC Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Carolyn Masters and Assistant to the Provost of Academic Affairs Alexis Rogel.
If taking a 40-minute ferry ride in the middle of winter to get from Providence to Bristol wasn’t on your Christmas list it seems like you have lots of company. This past Thursday, …