60th Anniversary Events

Black and white headshot of Anthony Geffen standing with film equipment.

March 29
The Future of Immersive Storytelling with Anthony Geffen


Join Anthony Geffen, one of the world's leading documentary filmmakers and a pioneer in Immersive Storytelling, for a talk about the rapid evolution of immersive technologies and their potential within the oceanographic community.

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Detail of a modern, indoor sculpture depicting a school of fish.

April 5 - 29
Ocean View Art Competition & Exhibition


Ocean View includes artworks in all media from 25 area professional artists and a youth art competition with more than 250 artworks by Rhode Island K-12 students exploring the many ways in which we are all connected to the ocean.

Art + Science

April 22
Student-Alum Networking Series: Sarah Fuller


In this third installment of the series, students and recent graduates will hear from GSO alum Sarah Fuller (M.S. '15) about her work and career path in a talk titled “Field Work to Field Support—A Career in Supporting Academia

Alum stories

May 24
Student-Alum Networking Series: Jamie Maughan


In this fourth installment of the series, students and recent graduates will hear from GSO alum Jamie Maughan (Ph.D. '86) about his work and career path in a talk titled “How GSO Research led to Environmental Consulting which led to a Multifaceted Environmental Advocacy, Academic, and Policy career.

Alum stories

June 28
Student-Alum Networking Series: Yackar Mauzole


In this fifth installment of the series, students and recent graduates will hear from GSO alum Yackar Mauzole (M.S. '14, Ph.D. '17) about her her path throughout higher education and as an early career researcher in a talk titled “A Journey to Become an Oceanographer: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Alum stories

July 1
Ocean Classroom (Live!)

Join the last episode of the second season of Ocean Classroom (Live!) as we discuss the past and future of GSO and ocean science, featuring four GSO faculty members: Veronique Oldham, Candace Oviatt, Rebecca Robinson and Tom Rossby.

Looking back, looking forward

July 23
Immersive Storytelling Strategies and Techniques for Science Communication

Join a virtual talk with award-winning multimedia journalist Sonia Narang to explore how immersive storytelling can be used to bring audiences closer to the science.

SciComm Strategies

September 18
GSO Science Saturday

Mark your calendars: GSO is inviting the public to visit the URI Bay Campus to tour our facilities, participate in hands-on activities with our scientists, and learn from world-renowned researchers about their latest discoveries. Details available soon!

Explore the Bay Campus

October 27
Charles and Marie Fish Lecture

Join us for the 2021 Charles and Marie Fish Lecture, an annual public lecture endowed by the family of Drs. Charles and Marie Fish. Details available soon.

An annual tradition