For over a decade, the Marine Biology Program has sponsored Friday afternoon lectures (4 pm) and other events that cover timely and interesting topics in marine biology, oceanography, and marine conservation, and opportunities for students.

Everyone is encouraged to attend these exciting talks!!!  

Send suggestions for speakers and events to Dr. Webb.

Fall 2021

• Callie Veelenturf (MBio, Class of 2014), 1st Annual Stan Cobb Lecture in Marine Biology – “Making a Difference for Nature, One Sea Turtle at a Time“

Fall 2020 (all remote)

• URI Post-Doctoral Fellows Research Showcase
• Dr. Theresa Ruger (Boston Univ.) “New insights into the social behavior of coral reef fishes: the importance of integrating long term field work, molecular methods and theory”  
• SEA Education Association – Drs. Heather Page and Mark Long
• Dr Corinna Breusing (URI) “Ecology and evolution of animal-microbe symbioses from deep-sea hydrothermal vents”
• “I know what you might have done last summer!” – Student presentations –
• Shoals Marine Laboratory – Dr Liz Craig and Dr David Buck “Shoals Marine Laboratory: Summer Courses and Research Opportunities in the Gulf of Maine”
• Dr. Rosanna Milligan (Nova Southeastern) “Deep sea fishes”
• Dr. Gareth Williams (Bangor University, UK) “Tropical coral reefs in the most remote places on earth”

Fall 2019  

• Dr. Kelton McMahon (URI GSO), presentation on stable isotopes and student opportunities in his laboratory.
• Dr. Andrew Davies (URI Marine Biology) “Join me on a journey to the deepest darkest depths of our planet”.
• 3rd Annual “What I Did Over My Summer Vacation” –  lightening talk session (5 minute talks) presented by 5 Marine Biology majors who discussed their research internships and the other adventures in Summer 2019. Part of URI Alumni/Family Weekend. 
• Dr. Justin Richard (URI Fisheries, Aquaculture and Vetinary Sciences), presentation on Beluga whales and how to get involved with whale research.
• Shoals Marine Laboratory (www.shoalsmarinelaboratory.org), presentation about Summer 2020 courses, internships, apprenticeships (Dr. Elizabeth Craig)
• State of the Bay, annual lecture by Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, covering their research and management programmes for Black Sea Bass and Lobster (Drs. Conor McManus and Jason McNamee).
• Sea Education Association, visits from SEA about their upcoming semesters, benefits of experiential learning and how you can get involved (Drs. Mark Long and Jan Whitting).

Fall 2018  

• Dr. Janet Duffy-Anderson (NMFS/NOAA Program Manager – Recruitment Process, NOAA Western Regional Center, Seattle)  “Little Fish and Big Decisions: How fish early life studies can be used to tackle complex problems in fisheries, advance ecosystem-based fishery management practices, and affect real world solutions“
• 2nd Annual “What I Did Over My Summer Vacation” –  lightening talk session (5 minute talks) presented by 10 Marine Biology majors who discussed their research internships and the other adventures in Summer 2018. Part of URI Alumni/Family Weekend. 
• Shoals Marine Laboratory (www.shoalsmarinelaboratory.org), presentation about Summer 2019 courses, internships, apprenticeships (Dr. Elizabeth Craig, Dr. David Buck)

Spring 2018

• Dr. Elizabeth Craig (Academic Coordinator, Shoals Marine Lab, University of New Hampshire) – Summer 2018 Opportunities at the Shoals Marine Laboratory.
• Dr. Ross Cunning, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Miami, RSMAS. “The Emergent Biology of Reef Corals Under Global Climate Change”

Fall 2017

• “What I Did Over My Summer Vacation” – our first annual lightening talk session (5 minute talks) presented by 10 Marine Biology majors who discussed their internships and the other adventures they had in Summer 2017. Part of URI Alumni/Family Weekend. 
• Sean Duffey, Steve Tadros (MBio Class of 2016)  – “Navigating the Real World After Graduation” –  Two MBio alums talked about their new jobs in the real world of marine and environmental sciences after finishing their Masters in Oceanography (5th year BS/MO program).

Spring 2017

• Dr. Hollie Putnam (Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences) – “Climate Change in the Ocean: How Can Corals Cope?
• Dr. Elizabeth Craig (Academic Coordinator, Shoals Marine Lab, University of New Hampshire) – Summer 2017 Opportunities at the Shoals Marine Laboratory.
• David Dawson II (Three Seas Program/Northeastern University) – Presentation on the Three Seas Program

Fall 2016

• Ashley Marranzino (MS Student, Webb Lab and NSF Graduate Research Fellow) – “Exploring the Deep Sea in the Lab and at Sea”. Ashley talked about her recent discoveries on the sensory biology of deep-sea fishes and her month-long experience as an Intern on the EEV Nautilus off the California coast.
• Dr. Jim Coyer (Shoals Marine Laboratory) – “Summer 2017 Courses and Internships at the Shoals Marine Laboratory”; two URI students who took courses at the Shoals Lab last summer also offered their perspectives on their experiences.
• Dr. Justin Richard (PhD student, Sartini lab and now a Post-Doctoral Fellow, FAVS) – “Learning from Whale Snot: Investigating Beluga Whale Reproduction with Minimally Invasive Techniques” – Dr. Richard talked about his remarkable research with the belugas at the Mystic Aquarium.
• Alexandra Moen – URI Diving Program Information Session – Dec. 2, 2016

Fall 2015

• Dr. Sophie Van Parijs (NMFS, Woods Hole) – Marine mammal acoustics (SEE: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/acoustics/psbAcousticsPeople)

Fall 2014

• Alexandra Moen (MBio, Class of 2015, senior).”Swimming with Nemo or … How I Learned to Love Nitrogen”. Alex reported on her extraordinary internship at Walt Disney World where she combined her love of diving with management of large tank systems and training all sorts of fish. NOTE: Alex is now the Assistant Dive Safety Officer at URI. 
• Dr. Brad Seibel (BioSci, now at U. South Florida) – “Mother Courage & Her Children – Egg Development & Parental Care in the Deep-Sea” – Dr. Seibel talked about his recent discoveries of extreme reproductive strategies in cephalopods.
• Todd McLeish (URI Communications Office) – “Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World”- Todd talked about his trips to the Arctic to study Narwhals, which resulted in the publication of his new book of the same title.

Fall 2013

• Visit of the SSV Corwith Cramer (Sea Education Association) – Open Ship event at the GSO dock.
• Dr. Ted Durbin (GSO) – “What’s it like to go on an Antarctic Cruise?” – Panel discussion including GSO grad students and two Marine Biology undergraduates who participated in the 2013 cruise.

Fall 2010

• Dr. Malcolm Spaulding (OCE/GSO) – Timing, technological, and oceanographic issues concerning the Deep Water Horizon – Gulf of Mexico oil spill in May 2010.
• Dr. John Hare (NOAA/NMFS, Narragansett) – Biological effects of the Deep Water Horizon – Gulf of Mexico oil spill in May 2010.

Other annual events sponsored by the Marine Biology Program

• NOAA Hollings Scholarship Information Sessions
• “How to Apply to Graduate School” Sessions