GSO professor Art Spivack is playing a key role in the NASA Astrobiology Science Conference next week.
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2024 Spotlight on Faculty Innovation in General Education
GSO Professor Kathy Donohue is recognized for her course, OCG 200G: Extreme Weather, Graduate School of Oceanography
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Professors Reza Hashemi and Brice Loose will conduct an in-depth analysis to determine the best locations for installation of an electrochemical CO2 removal system
Continue reading "Department of Energy Awards URI Team Funding for Carbon Capture Analysis"GSO Professor Roxanne Beinart awarded international research grant to investigate symbiotic relationships among microorganisms
Her study will focus on examining the molecular nature of symbiotic relationships in eukaryotic (plants, animals, fungi) microorganisms, shedding light on the physical interactions and exchange of nutrients between cells.
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URI Graduate School of Oceanography student Katherine Thompson has been selected as the recipient of The Nature Conservancy’s Global Marine Initiative URI student research program grant for 2024.
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A new study led by researchers at GSO and the Institut de Ciències del Mar in Barcelona finds that UCYN-A, a species of cyanobacteria, may be evolving organelle-like characteristics.
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One of the world’s foremost oil spill scientists, Reddy will speak at the URI Bay Campus and sign copies of his book on Thursday, March 28th, 3:30-4:45pm
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Last week, GSO participated in a showcase of the work and impact of the state’s flagship research institution during URI Day at the State House.
Continue reading "State leaders express support for ‘Rhode Island’s university’ during URI Day at State House"Understanding how reefs have changed over time, to plan for the future
GSO’s Kenna Rubin Kenna Rubin was part of an international research team that succeeded in obtaining a rare, high-resolution continuous record of environmental data from shallow-water corals off the coast of Hawaii by coring fossil coral reefs.
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From late March through April, the science team will board the RV Roger Revelle for a research cruise to these islands, where they will study the seafloor and measure properties of the ocean crust.
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