“She keeps working hard, she keeps calculating primary production, she keeps writing and publishing papers, and she keeps mentoring graduate students and summer interns.”
Meet GSO alum (Ph.D. 1967) and professor Candace Oviatt, a member of the first class of GSO students, who’s recognized worldwide as an expert on Narragansett Bay.
Marine explorer and GSO professor Robert Ballard is looking back at his 50-year career of discovery by publishing a memoir, Into the Deep, recounting the backstories of many of his greatest adventures.
Continue reading "URI marine explorer Ballard publishes memoir, reveals dyslexia"
Read the first in a series of posts from GSO Ph.D. candidate Diana Fontaine who’s reporting from the North Atlantic about her experience working on the NASA EXPORTS project.
Continue reading "Pursuing ocean science in the midst of a global pandemic"
“I want to make sure that policymakers know what science has to offer so they can try to make better and informed decisions for the environment.”
Nina Santos (M.S. 2020), who recently started her doctorate in ecological sciences, wants to explore the connections between science and policy.
“In 1984, together with professor Lewis Alexander from the University of Rhode Island, Sherman came up with the concept of ‘large marine ecosystems.’”
Ken Sherman (M.S. 1959) retired from NOAA Fisheries in 2019 after 60 years of service, and received many career honors for his contributions to fisheries science.
“The fundamental passion for me is facilitating equitable access to scientific information.”
Sunshine Menezes (Ph.D. 2005) is the Executive Director of the Metcalf Institute
and frequently lectures and conducts workshops about the importance of equitable science communication, working with the news media, and how to become a more effective and inclusive science communicator.
Meet recent GSO graduate Nina Santos, whose research examines the competition between two important fisheries species in Narragansett Bay and southern Rhode Island — black sea bass the Atlantic cod.
Continue reading "Nina Santos makes a difference by combining lifelong love for oceanography, passion for the environment"The Northwest Passage Project, based at the URI Graduate School of Oceanography, is pleased to announce the documentary film “Frozen Obsession” is being broadcast and streamed on PBS.
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A northward shift in Gulf Stream preceded rapid warming of the Northwest Atlantic Shelf according to new research led by URIGSO scientists.
Continue reading "URI oceanographers reveal links between migrating Gulf Stream and warming ocean waters"
April 22 is Earth Day! Check out the list that GSO has compiled of different ways you can take part in this year’s celebration.
Continue reading "Earth Week 2021 with GSO"