Led by CRC, the USAID Ocean Riake project focuses on marine conservation, spatial planning, and sustainable livelihoods of coastal communities.
Continue reading "URI Coastal Resources Center Receives $13 Million for Marine Conservation in Madagascar through USAID Initiative"
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
Continue reading "Department of Energy Awards URI Team Funding for Carbon Capture Analysis"
GSO’s Kenna Rubin Kenna Rubin was part of an international research team that succeeded in obtaining a rare, high-resolution continuous record of environmental data from shallow-water corals off the coast of Hawaii by coring fossil coral reefs.
Continue reading "Understanding how reefs have changed over time, to plan for the future"
GSO professor J.P. Walsh co-PI a new NSF grant to bridge international expertise and communities around mangrove/seagrass ecosystems.
Continue reading "URI researchers develop plan for Global Center focused on Blue Climate Solutions"
Propeller Ventures announced four new partnerships with leading ocean science institutions, Oregon State University, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, University of California San Diego and University of Rhode Island.
Continue reading "University of Rhode Island & leading ocean science institutions partner with Propeller Ventures"
J.P. Walsh, director of URI’s Coastal Resources Center and professor at GSO, recently traveled to Mauritius as part of the Fulbright Specialist Program.
Continue reading "GSO professor and Fulbright Specialist collaborates with NGO in Mauritius on coastal sustainability"
GSO researchers Pam Rubinoff and JP Walsh are among 21 scientists who will help develop a coastal resilience hub for New England.
Continue reading "URI researchers part of NSF-funded team working to address impacts of a warming planet on coastal communities"
With hurricane season just starting, RI has a new storm modeling system. The Rhode Island Coastal Hazards, Analysis, Modeling, and Prediction (RI-CHAMP) system, developed by GSO’s Isaac Ginis.
Continue reading "URI oceanography professor’s computer modeling system to help keep R.I. officials ahead of strong storms"