{"id":180858,"date":"2023-05-15T16:38:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?p=180858"},"modified":"2023-05-15T16:38:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:38:26","slug":"happenings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/publications\/aboard-gso\/happenings-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Aboard GSO,<\/em>  Spring 2023<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-150201\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-1024x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-1024x212.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-768x159.png 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-364x76.png 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-500x104.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title-1000x208.png 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Happenings-OTW-title.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-180858 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_storytelling.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"view from back of darkened auditorium\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-180868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_storytelling.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_storytelling-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_storytelling-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_storytelling-364x218.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_storytelling-500x299.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_storytelling-1000x599.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-180868'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Oceans Tell Stories Through People&#8221; was presented in the Coastal Institute auditorium.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_KamalaHarris.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Harris speaks with women processing fish\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-180864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_KamalaHarris.jpg 856w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_KamalaHarris-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_KamalaHarris-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_KamalaHarris-364x255.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_KamalaHarris-500x350.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-180864'>\n\t\t\t\tU.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris, visited the USAID-funded &#8220;Fish Right&#8221; project.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_BarredOwl.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Owl perched on south side of Horn Labs\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-180863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_BarredOwl.jpg 870w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_BarredOwl-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_BarredOwl-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_BarredOwl-364x251.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_BarredOwl-500x345.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-180863'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Barred Owl that perched around the Narragansett Bay Campus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_AfricAmerHist.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"people seated at round tables in Mosby\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-180862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_AfricAmerHist.jpg 842w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_AfricAmerHist-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_AfricAmerHist-100x72.jpg 100w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_AfricAmerHist-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_AfricAmerHist-364x259.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_AfricAmerHist-500x356.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-180862'>\n\t\t\t\tObserving Black History Month in Mosby Center\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_Mendenhall.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"woman lectures\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-180865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_Mendenhall.jpg 753w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_Mendenhall-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_Mendenhall-364x290.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_Mendenhall-500x398.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-180865'>\n\t\t\t\tProfessor Mendenhall lectures at the auditorium in the Coastal Institute building.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_NarraDawn.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Transon of ship with bare steel\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-180866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_NarraDawn.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_NarraDawn-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_NarraDawn-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_NarraDawn-364x218.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_NarraDawn-500x299.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/AGSO-S23_Happs_NarraDawn-1000x599.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1002px) 100vw, 1002px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-180866'>\n\t\t\t\tConstruction continues on R\/V <em>Narragansett Dawn<\/em>. She is expected in Narragansett in 2024.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h1>2022<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150246 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Nov-e1569438736582.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<p>It is reported that, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, GSO received <strong>$30.1 million in research funding<\/strong>\u2014roughly half of that total ($14.6 million) is the annual incremental funding to the NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 30th anniversary<\/strong> of an ongoing project directed by GSO professor Tom Rossby, with co-PIs Charlie Flagg (Stony Brook U.) and Sandy Fontana is observed. The freighter <em>Oleander<\/em> has been carrying an acoustic Doppler profiler on board to profile currents while underway.<\/p>\n<p>The USAID Fish Right Program, a Coastal Resources Center project, receives a special visit from <strong>U.S. Vice President, Kamala Harris,<\/strong> who was visiting the Philippines on a three-day tour to reinforce relations with the archipelagic nation of more than 100 million people.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150225 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Dec-e1569438604677.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"84\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<p>After a 9,000-mile journey across the Atlantic, the <strong>miniboat <em>Inspiration<\/em><\/strong>\u2014built by students from the Central Falls School District and GSO graduate students and staff, and launched from R\/V <em>Endeavor<\/em> in March\u2014makes landfall in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>In a <strong>JEDI professional development seminar,<\/strong> Dr. Kate Mulvaney, Dr. Michaela Cashman, and Dr. Kaytee Canfield of the EPA lead a discussion of environmental justice and water research. The seminars aim to provide pro\u00adfessional development for students, faculty, and staff around the topics of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in the ocean sciences. <\/p>\n<p><strong>A barred owl<\/strong> takes up residence on the Bay Campus and is spotted perched in curious locations, such as the south side of Horn Laboratories.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1>2023<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150231 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Jan-e1569438646397.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"83\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<p>Recipient of 2022\u2019s URI Distinguished Achievement Award, <strong>Catlina Martinez,<\/strong> \u201997, M.S. \u201900, M.M.A. \u201902, M.B.A.\u201914, equity advisor at NOAA Ocean Exploration, presents \u201cNavigating a Sea of Options, Opportunities, and Obstacles: My Circuitous Journey to a Career in Ocean Science\u201d in which she discusses her non-traditional career trajectory, and shared insights associated with the barriers and challenges to entry, persistence, advancement and success for people from marginalized and minoritized backgrounds in STEM.<\/p>\n<p>R\/V <em>Endeavor\u2019s<\/em> visit to Senesco Shipyard continues as a host of <strong>winter maintenance tasks<\/strong> prepare her for another year of ocean-research missions. <\/p>\n<p>In \u201cConfronting Ocean Pollution,\u201d an installment in the <strong>GSO Public Lecture Series,<\/strong> GSO professors J.P. Walsh and Rainer Lohmann discuss the dangers posed by marine pollution and \u201cforever chemicals,\u201d called PFAS, and what can be done to address them.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150228 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Feb-e1569438625466.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<p>URI President Marc B. Parlange delivers the <strong>State of the University Address<\/strong> and discusses the University\u2019s new, 10-year strategic plan with the audience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOceans Tell Stories Through People,\u201d<\/strong> an installment in the GSO Public Lecture Series, delivers interconnected narratives through an evening of art, music, imagery and storytelling. It immerses the audience in a series of narratives that recenter identity and emotion in our understanding of the world\u2019s ocean, told from a place of maritime culture, deep personal connection, perseverance, hope and concern.<\/p>\n<p>In the online roundtable discussion <strong>\u201cRobots, Drones and AUVs in Ocean Science,\u201d<\/strong> Drs. Martha McConnell and Art Spivack pose specific questions to professors Jaime Palter and Chris Roman about their ongoing work.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, GSO received <strong>$10.5 million in research funding.<\/strong> In addition, researchers submitted and\/or participated in almost $6 million in proposals during this quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The JEDI Professional Development Seminar Series covers <strong>\u201cDeveloping Codes of Conduct\u201d<\/strong> and discusses the value and process of developing Codes of Conduct from the laboratory to institutional level.<\/p>\n<p>A ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening is held for the <strong>new Student and Wellness Center<\/strong> in what had been the Aquarium Annex. Renovations and refurbishments give students a dedicated, on-campus space for downtime, activities and study.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate Black History Month, the Bay Campus <strong>community gathers at the Mosby Center<\/strong> for an evening of music, art, story-telling and traditional African American food.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150240 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Mar-e1569438700241.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeamwork in Academics\u201d is the second installment of the <strong>Spring Lecture Series<\/strong>\u2014developed especially for those who work and study on the Bay Campus. Thorr Bjorn, URI\u2019s Director of Athletics, and several URI coaches discuss leadership, motivating students and working within a team environment.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150219 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/OTW-Mnth-Apr-e1569438530403.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"29\"><\/p>\n<p>In <strong>\u201cEthics in Science,\u201d<\/strong> for the Spring Lecture Series, Kelly Kryc, M.S. \u201998, NOAA\u2019s Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries, explores the importance of scientific integrity and ethics at the nexus of policy, politics and decision making in the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Mendenhall, URI Assistant Professor of Marine Affairs, gives the lecture: <strong>\u201cWhat does the new ocean treaty mean for marine scientific research?\u201d<\/strong> She discusses the new international treaty to govern Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) and reviews the basics, focusing on the requirements, opportunities and critical needs for marine scientific research.<\/p>\n<p>The last of the concrete is poured for the <strong>new pier.<\/strong> Punch list items will be completed in the spring and summer, while the new seawater pump house is finished. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for May 5. <\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOcean View\u201d<\/strong> is presented by by GSO and the Professional Studies Arts and Culture Program at URI\u2019s Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education. The exhibit includes artworks in all media from 25 area professional artists and a youth art competition by K-12 students. 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