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The Rynearson lab studies phytoplankton, tracking how climate change affects these vital creatures & the fisheries that depend on them.

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GSO’s Paola Román Morales is is studying PFAS bioaccumulation in mangrove oysters.

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Members of GSO’s Ocean Carbon Lab tested if kelp farming can help buffer the impacts of local ocean acidification.

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Marine life finds new home at base of wind turbines - URI graduate student, Emmanuel Oyewole, studies how wind farm structures affect Jonah crabs
Celebrating GSO’s Spring 2026 graduates - University of Rhode Island Commencement Weekend will be held May 15–17, 2026 on the Kingston Campus.
Commencement 2026: Oceanography student learns about outsized impact - Margaret Bernish will earn her Ph.D. in oceanography from GSO after studying the physiology of phytoplankton.
URI creates Blue Fellows program to support graduate students with $954,000 NSF grant - Award will help the University recruit six doctoral fellows to develop future Blue Economy workforce