Jainey Bavishi will explore how local leadership and civic collaboration are reshaping climate action at Fish Lecture.

URI is taking a multi-pronged approach in its efforts to work toward net-zero carbon emissions, including looking to sources of renewable energy.

Developed and managed by the NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI), the B2OE program arranges for CCRI students to work on OECI research projects alongside URI graduate students, professors, and industry professionals at URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus.

The URI GSO community will present its research at AGU25, from December 15-19 in New Orleans.

Microplastics in Narragansett Bay are the topic of an online discussion on Nov. 13, sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant. (URI Photo / Michael Salerno)

In an effort to predict volcanic eruptions sooner and more accurately, students from GSO are studying the rift zones of two of the most active volcanoes in the world, Hawaii’s Kilauea and Mauna Loa.

Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists list is considered the most prestigious in the world

These changes are designed to strengthen collaboration, amplify impact, and honor the legacy of these extraordinary units.

The most recent ranking, released Monday, also places the institution as the 34th-best public university nationally.