GSO’s J.P. Walsh will join the panel to discuss how plastic pollution effects water bodies and marine life.
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URI’s Sea Grant program featured in Oceanography Society magazine
While there is growing interest and investment in promoting such a multi-use approach in ocean spaces the world over, definitions and visions for the approach vary.
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Efficiency projects at the Narragansett Bay Campus were also recognized.
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The project, funded by Schmidt Sciences, is expected to receive $3.46M in funding over five years.
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M.S. Malachy McCaffrey will start his master’s in oceanography at URI this fall under Kris Lewis.
Continue reading "GSO student awarded research fellowship from National Science Foundation"URI Coastal Resources Center Receives $13 Million for Marine Conservation in Madagascar through USAID Initiative
Led by CRC, the USAID Ocean Riake project focuses on marine conservation, spatial planning, and sustainable livelihoods of coastal communities.
Continue reading "URI Coastal Resources Center Receives $13 Million for Marine Conservation in Madagascar through USAID Initiative"GSO’s Victoria Fulfer awarded the University of Rhode Island Graduate School Outstanding Doctoral Research Award
GSO is pleased to announce the recognition of two outstanding graduate students for their significant achievements as they graduate with doctoral degrees.
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URI researchers estimate that in Narragansett Bay, the level of tiny plantlike creatures called phytoplankton has dropped by half in the last half century.
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Research led by GSO’s Roxanne Beinart and supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has unveiled catastrophic effects on seafloor life from the 2022 Hunga volcanic eruption in Tonga.
Continue reading "Seafloor life devastated near explosive volcanic eruption in Pacific, URI research shows"Celebrating the Spring 2024 GSO graduates
Join us in celebrating the Spring 2024 GSO graduates on Friday, May 17 and Sunday, May 19.
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