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URI student integrates modern environmental science with generations of Indigenous knowledge - Earning Switzer Environmental Fellowship enables oceanography student to continue research while honoring Indigenous heritage
New autonomous vehicle helps advance understanding of the deep sea and its critical minerals - Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute, Orpheus Ocean, and Federal agencies partner on new deep sea technology
Alum Spotlight: Raul A. Gutierrez, M.S. ’23 - Raul Gutierrez’s graduate research at GSO, focused on DNA extraction and probe design, prepared him well for his current role as a Senior Environmental Laboratory Scientist at the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH).
URI students discover historic shipwrecks - A team of eight students, scientists, and engineers from the University of Rhode Island recently returned from the first survey of known shipwrecks in the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary.
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- Advocating for fisheries in Washington, DC - June 24, 2025 - Warwick Beacon
- URI oceanographer says Trump cuts to science will cause long-term harm. Here’s why - June 24, 2025 - The Providence Journal
- 6 Ways You Can Control Microplastics From Getting Into Your Food - June 9, 2025 - Huffington Post
- NK High chemistry teacher Richard Sweetman climbs aboard one of final rides of University of Rhode Island research vessel - June 5, 2025 - South County Independent
- New phase of deep-sea research on fragile organisms using novel technology begins for URI professor - June 2, 2025 - Rhody Today