KINGSTON, R.I., Sept. 1 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, R.I. - September 1, 2026 - Ying Zhang, professor of cell and molecular biology at the University of Rhode Island, recently received a $4 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to co-lead a collaboration with Louisiana State University to improve coastal wetland management in both states.
A computational biologist, Zhang, of South Kingstown, brings to the project a background that includes computer science and expertise in microbial diversity and molecular ecology. Now she'll bring that interdisciplinary background to lead this new project at URI, with Hui Zhou in URI's Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Eco...