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GSO’s Top Moments 2024 - From far-away expeditions to research and construction right here on the Bay Campus, your likes, shares, and clicks told us what inspired, educated, and connected you to our changing ocean planet.
URI Coastal Institute announces 2024 Emerging Coastal Leaders - Awards recognize two graduate leaders from the Graduate School of Oceanography.
Celebrating the Fall 2024 GSO graduates - Congratulations to the Fall Class of 2024! Commencement is Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10 a.m.
URI inducts GSO’s Jane Miner into Lifetime Service Society - 11 retired faculty and staff members were honored for 40 years or more of service to the University.

Alum Chris Reddy (Ph.D. ’98): Communicating Science in a Crisis - 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.
2023 Charles and Marie Fish Lecture: Six Months Across the Ocean - 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.
URI Distinguished Achievement Award Recipient Lecture with GSO Alum Lynne Zeitlin Hale - 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.