URI becomes one of eight leading research institutions to participate in NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region. The Institute will focus on ecosystem management to advance understanding of climate change.
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A shipyard ceremony attended by national, state, and academic VIPs marks start of construction on the Research Vessel Resolution. R.I. Governor, Gina Raimondo is the ship’s ceremonial sponsor.
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The University of Rhode Island community is extending a hearty “thank you” this morning to the more than 200,000 voters who said “yes” on Question 2, which means the University can proceed with upgrades to its Narragansett Bay Campus.
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The Providence Journal spoke with URI President David M. Dooley about how important the upcoming bond referendum on the Rhode Island ballot is to the URI Graduate School of Oceanography.
Continue reading "Question 2: $70M in campus upgrades sought for URI, RIC"URI President David M. Dooley and GSO Dean Bruce H. Corliss hosted over 50 URI alumni and friends at an evening reception aboard the E/V Nautilus while docked at the Embarcadero pier in San Francisco. The event highlighted the important partnership between URI and the Nautilus, which is advancing oceanographic research, exploration and education across […]
Continue reading "URI, GSO Leadership Meet with Alumni in San Francisco"Scholars from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana won the hearts—and hats—of University of Rhode Island professors during a visit this week to strengthen an academic collaboration between the two institutions. The five-day visit was part of a $24 million sustainable fisheries project led by the Coastal Resources Center at URI’s Graduate School of […]
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