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URI representatives showcase University’s research, academic prowess, and statewide impact “Rhody, Rhody, Rhody! Rams, Rams, Rams!,” echoed through the Rhode Island State House rotunda as University of Rhode Island cheerleaders…

KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb.15, 2024 – Ecosystems and communities bordered by mangroves and seagrass meadows are critical to coastal protection and support economies in many parts of the world but are threatened by human activity and global…

KINGSTON, R.I. – Feb. 28, 2024 – In 2022, it was the summer’s intense heat that affected water quality in ponds, lakes, rivers and streams throughout Rhode Island, as well at sites in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. But 2023…

Professor Kendall Moore and GSO’s Inner Space Center selected to deliver opening presentation Feb. 15, 2024 The world’s premier gathering of oceanographers will begin next week in Louisiana with a little bit of a different…

The entire state of Texas experienced icy temperatures amid widespread power outages. TEXAS, US, February 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On a day like today but three years ago, in the middle of February 2021, Texas was caught in…

Photo courtesy of Paula Bontempi As a young doctoral student at the University of Rhode Island, Paula Bontempi never imagined her passion for the sea would launch a career among the stars. After a brief turn in academia, the professional…

KINGSTON, R.I. — Despite the Arctic Ocean’s distance from most people, the “forever chemicals” swimming there have reached the Northeast, and research led by University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography professor Rainer…

Jan. 23, 2024 A trip to the deep floor of the ocean is somewhat akin to going to the moon. Like the landers on the moon, a benthic lander can make it happen, just a little closer to home. At URI GSO, a fleet of these observational…

A University effort to fund science-and-outreach projects addressing real-life issues challenging Rhode Island seafood industries drew dozens to a recent event that provided the community the opportunity to engage with URI PRESS…

Multi-institution team uses quantitative imaging technology, innovative robotic device to capture tissue in minutes, preserve for advanced genomic study Jan. 17, 2024  A University of Rhode Island professor of Ocean Engineering and…