GSO graduate students launch free talks about ocean science topics

Important research is going on at GSO, and students there are ready to explain it to you and answer your questions during free monthly talks. “The Bay Informed Discussion Series” kicked off last month with a talk about climate change in the ocean and its influence on Narragansett Bay and will continue July 20 to […]

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Ocean remote sensing and tsunami detection topic of URI Vetlesen lecture, April 5

Charles-Antoine Guérin, a French scientist who is a Distinguished Visiting International Scholar at the University of Rhode Island, will give a lecture next month about detecting tsunamis with radars. His presentation Wednesday, April 5 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Graduate School of Oceanography is part of the University’s annual Vetlesen Distinguished Speaker Series. The event, free […]

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URI Scientist Plays Key Role in Hurricane Forecasting

The Atlantic hurricane season is upon us, and thanks to a University of Rhode Island scientist we’ll know more about what to expect when the winds howl. Isaac Ginis, an internationally renowned hurricane expert, was the first scientist to show the role the ocean plays in the path and intensity of hurricanes. Improvements made by […]

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