URI students, faculty, and staff share what it takes to get research published
Continue reading "Getting published for the first time is challenging; finding support is important"Category: Stories
How to build climate resilience ‘From the Ground Up’
Climate adaptation and resiliency expert to speak at GSO’s Fish Lecture February 26, 2026 URI GSO will welcome Jainey Bavishi, an expert on climate adaptation and resilience, as the guest speaker for the Charles and Marie Fish Lecture on Tuesday, March 10, at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the URI Narragansett Bay Campus, […]
Continue reading "How to build climate resilience ‘From the Ground Up’"Computer simulations show strong ocean currents reduce size of surface waves
URI researchers determine how much hurricane-driven ocean currents modify surface waves and why it happens
Continue reading "Computer simulations show strong ocean currents reduce size of surface waves"The Explorers Club honors URI’s Kenna Rubin
Each year, the EC50 recognizes fifty extraordinary people advancing science, exploration, and conservation across the globe.
Continue reading "The Explorers Club honors URI’s Kenna Rubin"Functional forecasting: URI team uses Homeland Security exercises to evaluate storm decision support tool as part of Katrina lookback issue
URI’s CHAMP tool and expertise highlighted in series, “20 years after Hurricane Katrina: Lessons learned and implemented in flood risk management”
Continue reading "Functional forecasting: URI team uses Homeland Security exercises to evaluate storm decision support tool as part of Katrina lookback issue"URI study identifies long-term source of PFAS contamination to Pawcatuck River
Provides foundation for decision-making around remediation for sites previously identified by researchers as PFAS ‘hotspots’
Continue reading "URI study identifies long-term source of PFAS contamination to Pawcatuck River"GSO at the 2026 OSM Meeting
The URI GSO community will present its research at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) in Glasgow, Scotland during the week of February 22-27, 2026. #OSM26, the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community, convenes every two years to connect scientists from around the world, allow them to share their findings, […]
Continue reading "GSO at the 2026 OSM Meeting"How oysters are impacted by environmental conditions and farming practices
M.S. student Jacqueline Rosa spent 18 months conducting field work on how water quality and farming practices impact eastern oysters
Continue reading "How oysters are impacted by environmental conditions and farming practices"‘The Cigarette Surfboard’ documentary draws attention to dangers of beach litter
“The Cigarette Surfboard” will make its Rhode Island premiere at URI GSO on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Corless Auditorium.
Continue reading "‘The Cigarette Surfboard’ documentary draws attention to dangers of beach litter"Aquaculture training course to cover best practices and business strategies
For the second year, Rhode Island Sea Grant will offer an intermediate-level aquaculture training course titled “Beyond the Basics for Businesses and Practitioners.”
Continue reading "Aquaculture training course to cover best practices and business strategies "