By Lauren Thacker Changing marine habitats and populations, the economics of commercial fishing, and the livelihood and tradition of fishing communities: this is a present-day story of the relationship between the ocean and the people who live and work by its waters, and the efforts to make that relationship sustainable. A huge aspect of those […]
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A New Challenge
Meet (again) Rob Pockalny as he assumes the duties of associate dean By Alexander Castro It’s 1975, and Steven Spielberg’s Jaws has inaugurated a shark trend with gallons of fresh blood. Like many a middle-schooler, Rob Pockalny is fascinated by the fearsome fish, and opts for sharks as the subject for his term paper. Pockalny […]
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By Alexander Castro “Surfing the web” may seem like a quaint phrase in 2023, but in the premillennial era, it spoke to a vastness shared between the oceanic and the online. Back then it was thrilling that the internet couldn’t be exhausted. Today that prospect is more exhausting than exhilarating. Thanks to GSO’s newest program […]
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By Veronica M. Berounsky, Ph.D. ’90 A loud boom reverberated back to shore on April 18, 2006. Explosives placed along the old Jamestown Bridge, which had connected Conanicut Island to North Kingstown for 66 years, were detonated and the span collapsed into the West Passage of Narragansett Bay. To many it was a historic and […]
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With support from the National Science Foundation, a multidisciplinary collaboration that includes GSO associate professor Melissa Omand is working to bring biodegradable plastics to the ocean, and to market. By Hugh Markey When Associate Professor Melissa Omand came to GSO in 2015, collecting data on ocean currents meant deploying large numbers of instruments. It also […]
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A Fleet of Miniboats
It’s been a big year for small boats. GSO graduate students and staff guided Central Falls, R.I. students in building two ocean-going miniboats. The 5-foot long boats, driven by wind and currents and equipped with sensors powered by the sun, served as platforms for students to learn how to build a seaworthy vessel. The elementary school students built the boats using kits from nonprofit Educational Passages and learned several ocean science lessons along the way. The hard work paid off, as both boats crossed the Atlantic and were recovered, one off of the Azores and the other on a beach in the U.K. Best of all is that the journey isn’t over yet, both boats will soon be relaunched.
Alumni News and Notes
Updates by and for former graduates of the School
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Memorable moments from across the Bay Campus
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Candidate Presentation Dr. Joshua Kelly, Cal State — Los Angeles “A Satellite’s Perspective of Shifting Sand and Snow” ABSTRACT: Studying the effects of a changing climate on coastal and glacial landscapes often requires the use of satellite remote sensing due to the logistical hurdles presented by traveling to and working in such environments. An important […]
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May, 2023 What impacts can be expected? Please anticipate normal construction activities which produce noise, dust, and large loud trucks and heavy equipment. Campus impacts will include utility outages where buildings may lose power, gas, and or water. There will also be changes to traffic circulation and parking. Please observe all safety signs and traffic […]
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