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MARITiMES<\/em> is a monthly collection of highlights from GSO, sent to your inbox, ready for exploration at your convenience!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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July 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n

Ocean Robotics Lab <\/h1>

URI celebrated a major milestone in the $300 million, multi-phase revitalization of the Narragansett Bay Campus with an underwater ribbon cutting ceremony for the new\u00a0Ocean Robotics Laboratory<\/strong>\u00a0on June 25. <\/p>Read our top story<\/a><\/div><\/div>

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Sand replenishment on Rhode Island’s eroding beaches<\/h2>

GSO alum\u00a0Emily Hall, M.S. ’23<\/strong>, a coastal geologist for the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, shared how communities are investing in projects to restore shorelines, protect infrastructure and build coastal resilience.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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GSO lab maps icebergs with ocean robots in Newfoundland<\/h2>

With NSF support, GSO prof.\u00a0Mingxi Zhou<\/strong>\u00a0and members of his Smart Ocean Systems Lab deployed technology developed through the Robotic Iceberg Sentinel (RISE) project to map icebergs and collect ocean data.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Our Marine Operations team makes science at sea possible<\/h2>

Our “People of R\/V\u00a0Endeavor<\/em>\u201d series highlights just a few of the captains, engineers, technicians, and crew members who spent years (and often decades) supporting research at sea aboard this iconic vessel.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Research Highlight<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

GSO doctoral student MC Cicenia<\/strong> recently wrapped up the first field season of the SIMCoast (Socio-Ecological Impacts of Microplastics in Coastal Ecosystems) project. This multidisciplinary initiative brings together researchers from URI, Rhode Island College, Brown University, and Roger Williams University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cicenia\u2019s research helps establish a baseline presence of microplastics by sampling a variety of environmental compartments (including water, sediments, and marine organisms) across freshwater, shoreline, and bay habitats. Sampling will continue twice a year for the next two years, helping researchers better understand how microplastics move through coastal ecosystems over time.
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