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
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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URI Press release
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Momentum, URI Research & Innovation Magazine, Fall 2015 Article about Chris Kincaid’s research, page 4
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The Graveyard in Providence Harbor
Quadangles Winter 2015 – 2016 GSO researcher David Robinson featured
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Quadangles Winter 2015- 2016 Rhode Island Sea Grant mentioned
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Quadangles Winter 2015- 2016 GSO researcher David Robinson featured
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