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• URI study identifies long-term source of PFAS contamination to Pawcatuck River - Provides foundation for decision-making around remediation for sites previously identified by researchers as PFAS ‘hotspots’
• GSO at the 2026 OSM Meeting - The URI GSO community will present its research at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) in Glasglow, Scotland during the week of February 22-27, 2026. #OSM26, the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community, convenes every two years to connect scientists from around the world, allow them to share their findings, […]
• How oysters are impacted by environmental conditions and farming practices - M.S. student Jacqueline Rosa spent 18 months conducting field work on how water quality and farming practices impact eastern oysters
• ‘The Cigarette Surfboard’ documentary draws attention to dangers of beach litter - “The Cigarette Surfboard" will make its Rhode Island premiere at URI GSO on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in Corless Auditorium.

Media Coverage

• Rhode Island Sea Grant’s Aquaculture Business Course Covers Industry from ‘Soup to Nuts’ - December 4, 2025 - ecoRI News
• North Allegheny graduate travels to Hawaii as part of effort to better predict severity, timing of volcanic eruptions - December 4, 2025 - TribLive
• URI taps geothermal energy for climate control for new Bay Campus labs - December 4, 2025 - The Providence Journal
• URI Researchers Find Smaller Amounts of Microplastics in Southern Narragansett Bay - November 24, 2025 - ecoRI News
• EPA Proposing New Pesticide on Crops Raises Alarm - November 14, 2025 - Newsweek

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