URI Graduate School of Oceanography

09/09/2026

The fall 2026 semester is officially underway🐏 🌊 💙

Happy first day of classes! We’re excited for another year of learning, research, and community on the URI Bay Campus. 🌊

09/08/2026

🌊 marine researcher Mary Klimaszewski and Professor J.P. Walsh are proud to support and the NOAA Marine Debris Program with the first nationwide marine debris survey!

Scientists are surveying hundreds of shorelines across the U.S. and its territories to track the amount, types, and distribution of marine debris over time. The data will help communities identify debris hotspots and target cleanup and prevention efforts.

➡️ Learn more about the survey here: https://buff.ly/atrwaDu

09/04/2026

Friday check-in! 🦀
On a scale of seafloor invertebrates, how are you feeling today?
Drop your number in the comments 👇

📸 Photo credit: NOAA Digital Archives

09/03/2026

🌊 The Synergy Project returns to Studio Blue at the URI Narragansett Bay Campus with Environmental Currents: Art and Science Explore Our Changing World. The new exhibition brings together artwork inspired by research from , College of the Environment and Life Sciences, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).

Since 2020, The Synergy Project with Art League RI has paired artists and scientists to find creative ways to share ocean research with wider audiences. The result is a collection of works that invite us to see our changing world—and the science behind it—in new ways.

🎨 Environmental Currents opens Sept. 10 and runs through Nov. 18, with special programming on Sept. 26 during Science Saturday!

Read the story to learn more about the artists, scientists, and research behind the exhibition: https://buff.ly/gCp2IB1

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(1) Ocean Tunnels by artist Barbara Danzi and scientist Cora Hersh, Ph.D., Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
(2) AMOC by artist Ewa Romaszewicz, faculty at URI and CCRI, and scientist Assistant Professor Ambarish Karmalkar, Ph.D., URI College of Environment and Life Sciences
(3) Denizens by artist Marilu Swett and scientist Alyssa Tsukada, Ph.D. candidate, URI Graduate School of Oceanography

09/02/2026

🌾 Pairing Louisiana’s deltaic wetlands with Rhode Island’s salt marshes, a new project co-led by URI seeks to compare wetland resilience across the two states.

University of Rhode Island recently received a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to co-lead a collaboration with LSU focused on improving coastal wetland management in both states.

Ying Zhang, professor of cell and molecular biology at URI, is the project’s lead principal investigator. Co-PIs include Erin Peck of , Julia Wyman of Roger Williams University, Hui Zhou of URI’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences, and alum Kenneth Raposa ’93, ’97, ’00 of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

➡️ Read more, from bay to bayou: https://buff.ly/A5kxO8s

09/02/2026

08/31/2026

Last Saturday, hosted an exciting youth advocacy training workshop with Sea Youth Rise Up and World Ocean Day! Rhode Island ocean leaders aged 16-21 from The Ocean Project's inaugural Ocean State Rising Youth Advisory Board gathered on the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus to learn effective communication strategies and how to engage with decision-makers. We're proud to support these local ocean champions as they work to make a difference!

08/28/2026

The best part of Science Saturday? Ocean science in action! 🌊🧪🐙

Meet the researchers studying our ocean and coasts, see the equipment they use, and learn about marine exploration, discovery, science, and management through interactive activities and exhibits.

➡️ Join us for a free, family-friendly day of discovery along the shores of Narragansett Bay on September 26!

Learn more and register: https://web.uri.edu/gso/science-saturday/

08/26/2026

🌊 The tidal sensor on the URI Narragansett Bay Campus pier is part of NEST, a statewide real-time environmental monitoring network led by Brown University.

The sensor tracks tides and water levels in Narragansett Bay, providing data that can be used by researchers, emergency managers, and the public.

NEST is part of the Rhode Island Natural Hazards Tools Collaborative, a partnership among URI — University of Rhode Island, Brown University and Rhode Island Sea Grant that brings together real-time environmental data and modeling to help communities prepare for storms, flooding and sea-level rise.

➡️ Explore the data from the Bay Campus sensor and other NEST sensors around Rhode Island: https://dashboard.nest.brown.edu/

08/25/2026

🌊 From the Bay Campus to the middle of the Pacific!

The University of Rhode Island Admission team recently visited the Bay Campus and got a firsthand glimpse of what it’s like to do ocean science at sea through a special ship-to-shore interaction hosted by the URI Inner Space Center.

The team connected with Rob Pockalny, our Acting Associate Dean of Academic & Student Affairs at and Lead Scientist aboard the E/V Nautilus Live during its expedition. Rob shared his experience as a URI faculty member conducting research at sea, how students can get involved in ocean exploration, and what's happening aboard the ship. High school teacher Rikki Lee Marzan, also onboard, shared her experience as a Science Communication Fellow during the expedition!

The E/V Nautilus is currently exploring the waters around remote Wake Island, one of the least-surveyed regions of seafloor under U.S. jurisdiction. The team is using advanced mapping technology, the , and telepresence to explore deep-sea habitats, seamounts, and potential maritime heritage sites.

A great opportunity for our admissions colleagues to see the kinds of experiences and opportunities that await future students at GSO! 🚢🌊