{"id":114853,"date":"2017-12-06T18:41:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T23:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=114853"},"modified":"2025-07-01T10:27:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:27:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/about\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

About GSO<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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Major advances in knowledge of the oceans arise from GSO research, education, and public service. These advances result from strong investigator-driven research and a uniquely dynamic and integrative curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Administration<\/h2>

The Dean\u2019s Office and GSO Administration<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Learn more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Advisory Council<\/h2>

Distinguished leaders from a wide range of fields<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Learn more<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/h2>

Bay campus map, visitor information, and key contacts for GSO<\/p><\/div><\/div>

contact us<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Campus Renewal<\/h2>

A decade-long series of infrastructure projects.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

On course for new frontiers<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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GSO History<\/h2>

We have a long and proud history of innovative research.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

An illustrated timeline<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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1000+<\/span>GSO alums<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
$70M<\/span>per year of Federal research funding<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
100+<\/span>Current graduate students<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
50<\/span>Faculty and research scientists<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As one of the nation\u2019s premier academic oceanographic institutions, the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) educates marine scientists, students, policymakers, business leaders and citizens and helps develop the knowledge and skills necessary to address present and future marine challenges. This mission is accomplished through an integrated program of research, education and public outreach. Field and ship-based observations, including time-series studies coupled with laboratory work and modeling, provide a comprehensive approach to studying coastal and blue water oceans throughout the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1M+<\/span>Nautical Miles of Research on R\/V Endeavor<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
325K<\/span>Square feet of research and educational space on Bay Campus<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
150<\/span>Professional, technical, and research staff<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
700+<\/span>Research missions enabled by R\/V Endeavor<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The University of Rhode Island\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography strives to conduct fundamental and applied research to understand the changing ocean planet. Major advances in knowledge of the oceans will arise from GSO research, education and public service. These advances will result from strong investigator-driven research and a uniquely dynamic and integrative educational curriculum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Find out more about the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography – our leadership, our facilities, and our Bay Campus Master Plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1726,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-114853","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114853"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":190260,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/114853\/revisions\/190260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}