Oceanographers from the University of Rhode Island will once again present their research and posters during an international Earth science meeting this month. Faculty, staff and students at the Graduate School of Oceanography are among the thousands of scientists attending the 50th annual gathering of the American Geophysical Union, or AGU, Dec. 11 through 15 […]
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Graduate School of Oceanography Inner Space Center to visit Pawtucket middle school Nov. 17
From URI Today Posted on November 14, 2017 WHO: The URI Graduate School of Oceanography’s Inner Space Center, which is a national facility that supports ocean exploration and education. WHERE: Samuel Slater Middle School, 281 Mineral Spring Ave., Pawtucket, RI. WHEN: Nov. 17, from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. WHY: The event will provide a unique […]
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We all know our planet spins, but did you also know it is constantly changing. Earth’s outer crust moves in pieces over melted rock, coming together and spreading apart to reshape the geological landscape. Those interactions—called the theory of plate tectonics—can cause natural disasters, including earthquakes, which are especially destructive. It’s crucial, then, that scientists […]
Continue reading "GSO’s Matt Wei wins prestigious NSF early career grant"2017 State of Narragansett Bay and its Watershed Summary Report
The Graduate School of Oceanography is delighted to announce the release of the ‘2017 State of Narragansett Bay and its Watershed Summary Report’. This report was developed in partnership between the Narragansett Bay Estuary Project, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission. Numerous faculty and alumni from the Graduate […]
Continue reading "2017 State of Narragansett Bay and its Watershed Summary Report"State of GSO – October 18th, 2017
On October 18th, 2017, GSO Dean Bruce Corliss gave his annual State of GSO Address. Dean Corliss discussed the accomplishments over the past year and detailed the priorities for GSO moving forward. Download the State of GSO presentation here.
Continue reading "State of GSO – October 18th, 2017"Vetlesen Speaker Series: Exploring deep coral reef ecosystems
Coral reefs are beautiful to behold, but they also play an important role in marine ecosystems by providing habitats and shelter for marine organisms. Reefs also protect coastlines from damaging storms. An oceanographer at Florida Atlantic University will discuss one of the deepest coral reefs in the United States—Pulley Ridge—during the next Vetlesen lecture at […]
Continue reading "Vetlesen Speaker Series: Exploring deep coral reef ecosystems"Vetlesen Speaker Series: Climate change and Antarctic marine ecosystems
The effects of climate change on marine ecosystems in Antarctica is the next topic of the annual Vetlesen lecture series at the University of Rhode Island. Patricia Yager, a professor in the marine sciences department at the University of Georgia, will present her research at 4 p.m., Wednesday, October 18 in the Coastal Institute Auditorium […]
Continue reading "Vetlesen Speaker Series: Climate change and Antarctic marine ecosystems"NSF awards URI $19 million to establish statewide coastal ecology research consortium; GSO’s Rothstein to co-lead
The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Rhode Island a $19 million grant to establish a statewide research consortium to study the effects of climate variability on coastal ecosystems. The funding builds on more than $30 million of previous NSF funding through its Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which aims to […]
Continue reading "NSF awards URI $19 million to establish statewide coastal ecology research consortium; GSO’s Rothstein to co-lead"Vetlesen Speaker Series: Measuring ocean warming — Sept. 27
Knowing how much and where the ocean is warming is important to understand how fast the atmosphere will warm and how much seas will rise. Gregory C. Johnson, an oceanographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, is an expert on measuring ocean warming—and now he’ll share his research during a […]
Continue reading "Vetlesen Speaker Series: Measuring ocean warming — Sept. 27"GSO MO student Sean Duffey wins NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship
Sean Duffey, URI master’s of oceanography (MO) candidate, has been awarded a 2017 NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship. Duffey was one of only five students selected nationally for the fellowship, out of 44 applicants from around the country. Duffey, a Watervliet, N.Y., native, will spend two years working in the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management on a […]
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