An international group of scientists is proposing a global intergovernmental science-policy body for informing policymakers and the public on chemicals and waste.
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Regional Class Research Vessel Project Update
RCRV-2 Construction – Interim Report, February 2021 By GSO Dean Emeritus Bruce Corliss The RCRV project continues to move forward with construction of the R/V Taani, RCRV-2 (Hull 6097), and the R/V Gilbert R. Mason by the Gulf Island Shipyard (GIS) in Houma, La. Last week, a virtual Quarterly Management Review took place with GIS, […]
Continue reading "Regional Class Research Vessel Project Update"GSO community proposes ambitious “Ocean-Shots” for the Ocean Decade
On February 3-4, 2021, the Ocean Decade U.S. National Committee will host a virtual event featuring Ocean-Shots, and several members of the GSO community will share their innovative proposals.
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Adam Soule is not only a new professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, he is set to lead one of the largest research initiatives in the University’s history.
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GSO professor Jeremy Collie published a new book to illuminate the connections between ecology and fishery science.
Continue reading "GSO professor publishes book on ecosystem-based fisheries management"URI scientists create model to simulate changing food web in Narragansett Bay
URI GSO scientists are creating a series of computer models of the food web of Narragansett Bay to predict how fish abundance will change as water temperatures rise, nutrient inputs vary, and fishing pressure fluctuates.
Continue reading "URI scientists create model to simulate changing food web in Narragansett Bay"Researchers discover life in deep ocean sediments at or above water’s boiling point
An international research team that included three scientists GSO has discovered single-celled microorganisms in a location where they didn’t expect to find them.
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A number of URI GSO faculty, staff and students will present their research at the 2020 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. See our meeting guide for details.
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Joyce Downey, Coordinator for Library Services at Pell Marine Library. has been there for 21 years and she knows that library very well.
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For the first time, researchers have mapped the biological diversity of marine sediment, one of Earth’s largest global biomes.
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