Upcoming Events
Latest Stories
Entries of URI’s ‘Ocean View’ youth art competition to be displayed at Pawtucket gallery - About 300 Rhode Island K-12 students entered GSO's third biennial “Ocean View” student art competition.
Alum Spotlight: Steven Tadros (M.O., ’17) - Steven Tadros completed his M.O. from GSO in 2017 and now serves as the Manager of Public Affairs at Avangrid, a U.S. renewable energy developer.
GTKGSO: Baited Remote Underwater Video System - This innovative tool is making deep-sea shark research more accessible by allowing scientists to collect footage without the need for complex infrastructure.
Researchers with URI ties co-author report on the next decade of ocean science - James Yoder, URI professor emeritus of oceanography, co-chaired the committee responsible for writing the Forecasting the Ocean: The 2025-2035 Decade of Ocean Science report.v
Media Coverage
- What’s the ‘blue economy’? RI turns to the ocean for next wave of economic development - February 10, 2025 - Providence Journal
- ‘Walking’ coral moves like jellyfish toward blue light, new study finds - January 31, 2025 - CNN
- An Upgraded Alvin Puts New Ocean Depths Within Reach - January 31, 2025 - Eos
- Plankton decline poses threat to marine ecosystems - January 30, 2025 - National Fisherman
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.