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"
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.
Continue reading "‘Forever chemicals’ are flowing between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, study finds"
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 the new COP28 agreement and how it can help curb our dependence on fossil fuels.
Continue reading "GSO professor Jaime Palter discusses U.N. climate change agreement to transition away from fossil fuels"
GSO’s Asta Zerue Habtemichael has been named to a list of Emerging Coastal Leaders by URI’s Coastal Institute.
Continue reading "URI Coastal Institute announces 2023 Emerging Coastal Leaders"
On Saturday, December 16 the Graduate School degrees will be conferred during the Graduate School Commencement Ceremony held in the Ryan Center.
Continue reading "Celebrating the Fall 2023 GSO graduates"
The GSO community will present its research at AGU 23, the most influential event in the world dedicated to the advancement of Earth and space sciences.
Continue reading "GSO at the 2023 AGU Fall Meeting"
Propeller Ventures announced four new partnerships with leading ocean science institutions, Oregon State University, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, University of California San Diego and University of Rhode Island.
Continue reading "University of Rhode Island & leading ocean science institutions partner with Propeller Ventures"
J.P. Walsh, director of URI’s Coastal Resources Center and professor at GSO, recently traveled to Mauritius as part of the Fulbright Specialist Program.
Continue reading "GSO professor and Fulbright Specialist collaborates with NGO in Mauritius on coastal sustainability"
Helen Czerski will share stories of history, culture and animals to illustrate the mechanisms behind the Earth’s ocean.
Continue reading "How the ocean works — Author and scientist Helen Czerski to deliver lecture on Earth’s “blue machine”"