An ocean-going, wind-powered Saildrone will soon be gathering oceanic and atmospheric observations as its follows the Gulf Stream to support a GSO study.
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Modelling the Anak Krakatau volcano, tsunami to better prepare U.S. for future tsunamis
Last month’s eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano in Indonesia, and the deadly tsunami that followed, caused URI Ocean Engineering and GSO scientists to spring to action.
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Researchers from the URI Graduate School of Oceanography were awarded a $2 million grant as part of a long-term research campaign to help improve understanding and prediction of the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current.
Continue reading "URI oceanographers awarded grant to study Gulf of Mexico Loop Current"GSO researchers: Small changes in oxygen levels have big implications for ocean life
GSO researchers have found that even slight levels of ocean oxygen loss have big consequences for tiny marine organisms called zooplankton.
Continue reading "GSO researchers: Small changes in oxygen levels have big implications for ocean life"Bay Campus (B)log: The Once and Future Heart of the Bay Campus
Just as one’s heart isn’t centered but is on the left side of one’s body, the Mosby Center is on the left side of South Ferry Road. The last building on the road that leads visitors to the Bay Campus, the small, unassuming “North Lab” as it was originally called, is the oldest building on […]
Continue reading "Bay Campus (B)log: The Once and Future Heart of the Bay Campus"URI faculty emeritus and an alumnus are named 2018 Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has elected GSO professor emeritus James Yoder and alumnus Richard Kerr as 2018 Fellows.
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Dean Bruce Corliss gave his annual State of GSO Address on November 9th, 2018. The presentation is available to download.
Continue reading "State of GSO – November 9, 2018"Bay Campus (B)log: Ocean Scientists for the Ocean State – Voting for Rhode Island with their Feet
A large number of GSO graduates choose to stay in the Ocean State, and Rhode Island reaps the benefits. Not only does the state get their expertise, but these alums contribute directly to the state’s economy.
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The University of Rhode Island community is extending a hearty “thank you” this morning to the more than 200,000 voters who said “yes” on Question 2, which means the University can proceed with upgrades to its Narragansett Bay Campus.
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For the next three years, researchers from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, the University of Rhode Island and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will look into the ocean to help improve the quality of data collected by satellites more than 500 miles above.
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