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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URI scientists create model to simulate changing food web in Narragansett Bay
URI GSO scientists are creating a series of computer models of the food web of Narragansett Bay to predict how fish abundance will change as water temperatures rise, nutrient inputs vary, and fishing pressure fluctuates.
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GSO Profile of GSO Graduate Christine Gardiner whose research was on PFAS in Narragansett Bay.
Continue reading "GSO Profiles – GSO Graduate Christine L. Gardiner"After voters said ‘Yes on 2,’ URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography earns private support
In the year after Rhode Island voters approved a 2018 bond referendum, GSO has secured a number of private gifts to build on public funding and further revitalize its facilities.
Continue reading "After voters said ‘Yes on 2,’ URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography earns private support"Vote YES ON 2: Ocean Science for the Ocean State
Since its founding in 1961, GSO has been a leader in the study and exploration of the world’s oceans and has garnered significant national and international recognition of Rhode Island as a leader in oceanography and marine science. GSO has also focused on coastal environments that are so important to Rhode Island and the nation. […]
Continue reading "Vote YES ON 2: Ocean Science for the Ocean State"URI scientists to deploy Narragansett Bay Observatory for monitoring health of changing bay
Oceanographers, engineers and other marine scientists from URI are preparing to deploy an array of instruments in Narragansett Bay to monitor and predict the Bay’s health in the face of environmental changes.
Continue reading "URI scientists to deploy Narragansett Bay Observatory for monitoring health of changing bay"Bay Campus (B)log: Candace Oviatt, Ph.D. – She’s Keeping an Eye on Narragansett Bay
Dr. Candace Oviatt has been carrying out crucial research in Narragansett Bay for decades and shows no signs of stopping.
Continue reading "Bay Campus (B)log: Candace Oviatt, Ph.D. – She’s Keeping an Eye on Narragansett Bay"A vision for GSO (or why we must have a ship, why we can’t forget about coastal waters, and why we should celebrate April 27)
When URI President Francis H. Horn hired John A. Knauss as the founding dean of the newly established Graduate School of Oceanography, they definitely believed in “Think Big, We Do”, transforming the Narragansett Marine Lab by bringing in an ocean-going ship in addition to expanding the coastal programs. And it started on April 27, 1961.
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Welcome to the Bay Campus (B)log. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a blog is “a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors”. But why (B)log? Also according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a log is […]
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