Since stepping into the dean’s role in 2020, Dr. Bontempi has guided GSO through transformational growth — from Bay Campus renewal to innovative academic programs and a deep commitment to community building and engagement.
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Each summer, GSO partners with RIDEM to monitor areas vulnerable to hypoxia—dangerously low oxygen levels that can trigger fish kills—and to support water quality assessments required under the Clean Water Act.
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Meet ALBEX – the Autonomous Lander for Biological Experiments, built by the Marecotec Lab on University of Rhode Island’s Bay Campus!
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This innovative tool is making deep-sea shark research more accessible by allowing scientists to collect footage without the need for complex infrastructure.
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One of the world’s foremost oil spill scientists, GSO alum Chris Reddy (Ph.D. ‘98) visited the URI Bay Campus to discuss communicating science in a crisis. His recent book, Science Communication in a Crisis: An Insider’s Guide, was created from Reddy’s commitment to make the science behind his work accessible and meaningful to the public.
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This year’s Fish Lecture on November 2nd was a fascinating look into Charlie Enright’s racing experience & observations on the health of our ocean planet, with help from GSO scientists.
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URI Distinguished Achievement Award winner and GSO alum Lynne Zeitlin Hale, M.S. ’76, spoke about coastal and ocean conservation in a special lecture on the Bay Campus.
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On April 13, Dr. Tiara Moore, Founder and CEO of Black In Marine Science, and the BIMS Program Lead at The Nature Conservancy, presented a lecture at the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus.
Continue reading "Dr. Tiara Moore: Eutrophic Estuaries and Racist Systems, a Love Story"To kick off Women’s History Month, GSO explored the diverse experiences of women in ocean science with Katy Croff Bell (Ph.D.’11) and GSO professors Fenix Garcia Tigreros & Rebecca Robinson.
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In an evening of art, music, imagery and storytelling, speakers presented an interconnected series of narratives that recenter identity & emotion in our understanding of the world’s ocean.
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