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Department of Energy Awards URI Team Funding for Carbon Capture Analysis - Professors Reza Hashemi and Brice Loose will conduct an in-depth analysis to determine the best locations for installation of an electrochemical CO2 removal system
GSO Professor Roxanne Beinart awarded international research grant to investigate symbiotic relationships among microorganisms - Her study will focus on examining the molecular nature of symbiotic relationships in eukaryotic (plants, animals, fungi) microorganisms, shedding light on the physical interactions and exchange of nutrients between cells.
GSO Ph.D. student Katherine Thompson Awarded TNC Grant for Water Quality Research - URI Graduate School of Oceanography student Katherine Thompson has been selected as the recipient of The Nature Conservancy's Global Marine Initiative URI student research program grant for 2024.
Evolution in action? New study finds possibility of nitrogen-fixing organelles - A new study led by researchers at GSO and the Institut de Ciències del Mar in Barcelona finds that UCYN-A, a species of cyanobacteria, may be evolving organelle-like characteristics.

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.