During the 2025 spring semester, more than a dozen URI Narragansett Bay Campus students, faculty, staff and alumni shared their artistry at Studio Blue. The space showcased works of pottery, tapestry, woodblock print, photography, painting, mixed media, and more. See the photos below.
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Tiny Diamonds of the Sea
By Bill Ibelle They are stunningly beautiful with intricate patterns as diverse as snowflakes. When seen through a microscope, they look like jewels laid out in a display case. But that’s not why GSO Professor Tatiana Rynearson studies phytoplankton. The reason she’s devoted her career to these microscopic creatures is that they produce 50 percent […]
Continue reading "Tiny Diamonds of the Sea"Luck Favors the Prepared Scientist
By Veronica M. Berounsky, Ph.D. ’90 Growing up on the coast of Maine, being an avid sailor, and interested in science, it’s not surprising that Katz gravitated to a career in oceanography. But how that eventually resulted in deep sea research is a story that might not have happened without the influence of URI’s Graduate […]
Continue reading "Luck Favors the Prepared Scientist"New Funded research Q2 of FY26
In the second quarter of FY 2026, GSO received $1.7 million in research funding. In addition, GSO researchers submitted and/or participated in over $27.7 million in proposals during this quarter. This table shows individual new awards made to GSO in Q2:
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GSO receives $900,000 gift from Hoffman Estate
Continue reading "Chemical Bonds Continue"GSO, Central Falls students find a little boat can go a long way
The miniboat Inspiration, a joint project of GSO and students in Central Falls, R.I., navigated its way for 9,300 miles across the Atlantic and was recovered on the coast of southern England.
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Use this schedule to connect with the GSO community at the 2022 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in Chicago, Ill.
Continue reading "GSO at the 2022 AGU Fall Meeting"New study encourages harvesting, consuming wider variety of fish
With the goal of balancing sustainable fisheries with a diverse seafood market, new research measured the composition of species offered in the marketplace compared to what was available in the local ecosystem.
Continue reading "New study encourages harvesting, consuming wider variety of fish"Rhode Islanders strongly answer ‘yes’ on Question 1 for improvements to URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus
Rhode Island voters strongly said they want the URI Narragansett Bay Campus to continue being a global center of excellence in ocean science by approving a $100 million bond referendum.
Continue reading "Rhode Islanders strongly answer ‘yes’ on Question 1 for improvements to URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus"URI seeks student artists for Ocean View exhibition and competition
School-aged artists in Rhode Island have the chance to see their ocean-themed creations line the walls of a gallery and compete for prizes next spring.
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