GSO researchers have pinpointed the source of oxygen that sustains deep sea life in the North Atlantic Ocean: the churning waters in the Labrador Sea.
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An Invitation to Look: Art and Science at URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography
Across the Narragansett Bay Campus, scientists and artists are building work that reaches people a journal article never will. Along the way, it is changing the scientists, too.
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Join the New England PO community for presentations from students and postdocs, connecting with other researchers, and science discussions about a wide range of physical oceanography topics.
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Collaboration includes the Commercial Fisheries Center of Rhode Island (CFCRI), the Ocean Tech Hub, Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, Rhode Island Sea Grant, and the University of Rhode Island.
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The University of Rhode Island celebrated a major milestone in the $300 million, multi-phase revitalization of the Narragansett Bay Campus with a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Ocean Robotics Laboratory on June 25.
Continue reading "Underwater ribbon cutting ushers in new URI Ocean Robotics Laboratory"GSO hosts Air-Sea Interaction: A Symposium in Honor of Isaac Ginis and Tetsu Hara
The symposium brought together colleagues, collaborators, students, and alumni to highlight advances in air-sea interaction research and recognize the lasting impact of Ginis and Hara’s work in oceanography and atmospheric science.
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New phase of Fish Right Program expands research, student opportunities, and international partnerships
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University’s Asian and Pacific Islander communities join for annual celebration to build understanding and interest and celebrate Asian/Pacific cultures at URI
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Data will help support conservation and sustainable management of deep-sea ecosystems.
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Two new URI studies will decode over a century of coastal change on one of New England’s most treasured islands
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