September 2, 2023 – Providence Journal
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New study finds more than 1,000 tons of microplastics in Narragansett Bay
August 31, 2023 – Boston Globe
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August 24, 2023 – Rhody Today
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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.
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June 8, 2023 – Providence Journal
Continue reading "Unpredictable killers: Rip currents tear along RI beaches. Here’s how to stay safe"Recent Indonesia visit affirms a half-century of connection
Several URI community members traveled to Indonesia to celebrate a half century of partnership and knowledge exchange in a number of fields, including oceanography.
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January 23, 2023 – URI Today
Continue reading "URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography to present ocean pollution lecture Tuesday, Jan. 24"URI experts discuss the price of convenience: plastics and forever chemicals
University of Rhode Island Professors J.P. Walsh and Rainer Lohmann discussed the wide-ranging impacts of ocean plastics and PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in a recent public lecture at the URI Narragansett Bay Campus.
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Watch the first of GSO’s Public Lecture Series, featuring Coastal Resources Center director and GSO professor J.P. Walsh and GSO professor Rainer Lohmann. They discussed the dangers posed by marine pollution and “forever chemicals” called PFAS, and what we need to do to address them.
Continue reading "GSO Public Lecture Series: Confronting Ocean Polluion"GSO student Victoria Fulfer awarded Fulbright grant
Victoria Fulfer, a Ph.D. student at the URI Graduate school of Oceanography, has been awarded a 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Award to fund her work in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
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