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New URI study finds extensive microplastics in Narragansett Bay - Two GSO researchers estimate that the top 5 centimeters (2 inches) of the floor of Narragansett Bay now contain more than 1,000 tons of microplastics.
Explorations in Translation - GSO's Thomas Rossby has recently contributed two translations, one from Norwegian and the other from Swedish, to the GSO website.
GSO Ph.D. candidate among fifteen URI students to receive Black Scholar Awards for outstanding achievement - GSO's Asta Habtemichael was awarded the Donald Cunnigen Award for Excellence in Graudate Studies.
URI researchers part of NSF-funded team working to address impacts of a warming planet on coastal communities - GSO researchers Pam Rubinoff and JP Walsh are among 21 scientists who will help develop a coastal resilience hub for New England.

Dr. Tiara Moore: Eutrophic Estuaries and Racist Systems, a Love Story - On April 13, Dr. Tiara Moore, Founder and CEO of Black In Marine Science, and the BIMS Program Lead at The Nature Conservancy, presented a lecture at the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus.
GSO Public Lecture Series: Women in Ocean Science - To kick off Women’s History Month, GSO explored the diverse experiences of women in ocean science with Katy Croff Bell (Ph.D.’11) and GSO professors Fenix Garcia Tigreros & Rebecca Robinson.
GSO Public Lecture Series: Oceans Tell Stories Through People - In an evening of art, music, imagery and storytelling, speakers presented an interconnected series of narratives that recenter identity & emotion in our understanding of the world’s ocean.

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