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From ship to shore: students navigate URI Online’s oceanography program - Meet some of our students and recent grads to see where the online M.O. can take you.
State leaders tout successes, investment in ‘Rhode Island’s university’ during URI Day at the State House - GSO showcased underwater robots, Rhode Island Teachers at Sea and ocean sediment cores that are provided to researchers around the world.
GTKGSO: ALBEX - Meet ALBEX – the Autonomous Lander for Biological Experiments, built by the Marecotec Lab on University of Rhode Island's Bay Campus!
Alum Spotlight: Matt Horn (Ph.D., ’11) - Matt manages a team of expert scientists, engineers, and technical specialists who address questions about the potential environmental effects of large-scale energy and infrastructure projects
Media Coverage
- It doesn’t take much for microplastics to leach into food, researchers warn - April 3, 2025 - NBC News
- Meet the Bert - March 31, 2025 - URI Magazine
- Researchers with URI Ties Co-Author Report Emphasizing Investment Needs in Ocean Research - March 24, 2024 - ecoRI News
- A deep Earth layer may have primed the planet for plate tectonics - March 12, 2025 - Science
Recorded Events
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.