September 9, 2026 By Veronica M. Berounsky. Ph.D.’90 “I spent a lot of time listening earlier in my career, and now whether it’s on the phone or at the dock or in wheelhouse, it’s still important to just listen and learn.” – Anna Mercer, Ph.D.’15 When she started looking at graduate programs all over the […]
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The Synergy Project returns to Studio Blue at Narragansett Bay Campus.
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URI is co-leading a collaboration with Louisiana State University to improve coastal wetland management in both states.
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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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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.
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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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