Professor Kendall Moore and GSO’s Inner Space Center selected to deliver opening presentation Feb. 15, 2024 The world’s premier gathering of oceanographers will begin next week in Louisiana with a little bit of a different opening, thanks to the University of Rhode Island. The throng of scientists will quickly get to the science but first, […]
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Deep-sea study fleet taking shape at URI
With support from NOAA and OECI, URI GSO’s Andy Davies is building a fleet of unmanned benthic landers to explore the long-term recovery of deep-sea habitats affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Continue reading "Deep-sea study fleet taking shape at URI"URI PRESS: Science & Outreach Collaborations for Sustainable Seafood event brings together members of seafood industry, researchers
A University effort to fund science-and-outreach projects addressing real-life issues challenging Rhode Island seafood industries drew dozens to a recent event at the Bay Campus.
Continue reading "URI PRESS: Science & Outreach Collaborations for Sustainable Seafood event brings together members of seafood industry, researchers"Inaugural Faculty Fellows announced in 401 Tech Bridge program promoting innovation and entrepreneurship across campus
The first cohort of RISE-UP Innovation & Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows at URI includes two Bay Campus faculty members, Brice Loose and Brennan Phillips.
Continue reading "Inaugural Faculty Fellows announced in 401 Tech Bridge program promoting innovation and entrepreneurship across campus"URI professor leads effort demonstrating success of new technology in conducting deep-sea research on fragile organisms
Innovative new research led by URI ocean engineering professor Brennan Phillips may shave years from the process of confirming the discovery of new or rare species in the deep sea.
Continue reading "URI professor leads effort demonstrating success of new technology in conducting deep-sea research on fragile organisms"‘Forever chemicals’ are flowing between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, study finds
GSO’s Rainer Lohmann and his co-authors report the Arctic Ocean potentially exports as many PFAS to the North Atlantic Ocean as enters it, circulating the compounds around the world.
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Four members of the GSO community were honored into URI’s Lifetime Service Society for serving the University for at least 40 years.
Continue reading "URI inducts 13 retirees into Lifetime Service Society"GSO professor Jaime Palter discusses U.N. climate change agreement to transition away from fossil fuels
GSO professor Jaime Palter discusses the new COP28 agreement and how it can help curb our dependence on fossil fuels.
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GSO’s Asta Zerue Habtemichael has been named to a list of Emerging Coastal Leaders by URI’s Coastal Institute.
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On Saturday, December 16 the Graduate School degrees will be conferred during the Graduate School Commencement Ceremony held in the Ryan Center.
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