Course participants represent diverse backgrounds, but common interest in aquaculture April 17, 2025 The University of Rhode Island Coastal Resources Center’s new spring course tailored to those with basic ocean farming knowledge wanting to learn about the business practices of aquaculture drew interest from around the globe. The inaugural 12-week course, “Beyond the Basics for […]
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From ship to shore: students navigate URI Online’s oceanography program
Meet some of our students and recent grads to see where the online M.O. can take you.
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GSO showcased underwater robots, Rhode Island Teachers at Sea and ocean sediment cores that are provided to researchers around the world.
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Meet ALBEX – the Autonomous Lander for Biological Experiments, built by the Marecotec Lab on University of Rhode Island’s Bay Campus!
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Matt manages a team of expert scientists, engineers, and technical specialists who address questions about the potential environmental effects of large-scale energy and infrastructure projects
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About 300 Rhode Island K-12 students entered GSO’s third biennial “Ocean View” student art competition.
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Steven Tadros completed his M.O. from GSO in 2017 and now serves as the Manager of Public Affairs at Avangrid, a U.S. renewable energy developer.
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This innovative tool is making deep-sea shark research more accessible by allowing scientists to collect footage without the need for complex infrastructure.
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James Yoder, URI professor emeritus of oceanography, co-chaired the committee responsible for writing the Forecasting the Ocean: The 2025-2035 Decade of Ocean Science report.v
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The Carnegie Classification distinction places URI among the nation’s top research institutions.
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