RI researchers yield new clues in harmful seaweed blooms

Much like the sudden onslaught of weeds overtaking your garden, algal blooms can transform seemingly out of nowhere from coastal nuisance to massive ecosystem threat. Groundbreaking research from a Rhode Island team of scientists now reveals critical new details about the life cycle of these macroalgal blooms that will aid in better management and protection […]

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RI EPSCoR researcher honored for her work

Professor Susanne Menden-Deuer, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO), recently was named to the inaugural class of ASLO Fellows. “This is a tremendous honor for Susanne and her work reflects very highly on GSO,” the graduate school notes. The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Fellows program was initiated in 2015 to honor ASLO […]

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STAC 2016 Projects and Awardees

In January, nine interdisciplinary research teams were selected to receive funding, totaling $797,772, from the Rhode Island Science & Technology Advisory Council (STAC). Research projects directly address the Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR proposed program themes of Assessment and Impacts, Visualization and Imaging, and Forecasting and Management. The 2016 teams and projects are: Genetic Sensors for ecosystem […]

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