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Graduate School of Oceanography Inner Space Center to visit Pawtucket middle school Nov. 17

Mockup of a Nautilus Live interaction, featuring Inner Space Center Director Dwight Coleman on deck.

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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GSO’s Matt Wei wins prestigious NSF early career grant

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 […]

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2017 State of Narragansett Bay and its Watershed Summary Report

Photo of Narragansett Bay as seen from GSO.

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 […]

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