A guest post from URI GSO alum Diana Fontaine, Ph.D. ’24, who recently finished her year as a NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellow.
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Student success, state investment celebrated at annual URI Day at the State House
Representing GSO, members of J.P. Walsh’s COAST Lab shared research on microplastics and long-term beach monitoring.
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Reimagined online “Blue MBA” will elevate global leadership in ocean innovation.
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GSO scientists found that 8.5 million residents live in coastal areas experiencing subsidence greater than 5 millimeters per year.
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URI researcher’s findings inform strategies for removing atmospheric carbon dioxide
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URI students, faculty, and staff share what it takes to get research published
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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, […]
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URI researchers determine how much hurricane-driven ocean currents modify surface waves and why it happens
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Each year, the EC50 recognizes fifty extraordinary people advancing science, exploration, and conservation across the globe.
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URI’s CHAMP tool and expertise highlighted in series, “20 years after Hurricane Katrina: Lessons learned and implemented in flood risk management”
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