URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography is one of the world’s premier academic institutions of oceanography and ocean exploration. An anchor of the blue economy.https://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mvbavsjqas2k🌊 Check out the length of this deep-sea sponge! Spotted by the ROVs aboard E/V Nautilus more than 4,700 meters below the surface in the southwest region of the Wake Island EEZ, this Caulophacus glass sponge is home to several deep-sea associates. 🦑 🧪11 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbavsjqas2khttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mvawfx7hid2p#Throwback to #URIGSO's first boat burning, September 1964! ⛵️🔥 M.S. student Donald Gordon owned an old sailboat, the Osprey, which was beyond repair. He offered it to the #URIGSO Chowder and Marching Society for a bonfire at a picnic they were hosting to welcome new students.11 Sep 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvawfx7hid2phttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mv4fvhhtjg2lThe 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 Sep 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4fvhhtjg2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3muzohct6xe2l🌊 #URIGSO marine researcher Mary Klimaszewski and Professor J.P. Walsh are proud to support @Orchard and the NOAA Marine Debris Program with the first nationwide marine debris survey! ➡️ Learn more about the survey here: buff.ly/atrwaDu08 Sep 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzohct6xe2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3muozj5xg4u2lFriday check-in! 🦀 On a scale of seafloor invertebrates, how are you feeling today? Drop your number below 👇 📸 Photo credit: NOAA Digital Archives04 Sep 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muozj5xg4u2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mun2elp7w22v🌊 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 #URIGSO, URI CELS, and WHOI. Read more: buff.ly/gCp2IB103 Sep 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun2elp7w22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3muklbcnxlu2s🌾 Pairing Louisiana’s deltaic wetlands with Rhode Island’s salt marshes, a new project seeks to compare wetland resilience across the two states. URI recently received a $4 million NSF grant to co-lead a collaboration with LSU to improve coastal wetland management in both states.02 Sep 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muklbcnxlu2shttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mufq6lyss52n#URIGSO hosted an exciting youth advocacy training workshop with Sea Youth & World Ocean Day! Young RI ocean leaders from The Ocean Project's inaugural Ocean State Rising Youth Advisory Board gathered on the Bay Campus to learn effective communication strategies & how to engage with decision-makers.31 Aug 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufq6lyss52nhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mu5n4yby5l2oThe 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.28 Aug 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5n4yby5l2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mtwlqho3ku2q🌊 From the Bay Campus to the middle of the Pacific! The URI Undergraduate 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.25 Aug 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwlqho3ku2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mtlxoxsdfz2s🐟 Mystery catch! Can you name this rare species, caught this week during #URIGSO’s Fish Trawl Survey? For 60 years, GSO researchers have trawled Narragansett Bay to track the seasonal occurrences of migratory fish populations, and every once in a while, a warm-water visitor like this one turns up.21 Aug 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlxoxsdfz2shttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mtjq3j3gs22w🌊🏊 A Bay Campus tradition lives on: The 47th Dutch Island Swim! On Tuesday, 70 #URIGSO graduates, faculty, staff, students, & friends took to the water, setting out from the beach at the bottom of South Ferry Road for a 1-mile swim across the West Passage of Narragansett Bay to Dutch Island.20 Aug 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjq3j3gs22whttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mth33tpwrs27Researchers have identified the source of oxygen sustaining deep-sea life in the North Atlantic: the churning waters of the Labrador Sea. Led by Una Miller, former #URIGSO postdoc and URI's @jaimepalter.bsky.social, the study reveals the region's critical role in transporting O₂ into the deep ocean. https://buff.ly/2Vqe1jq19 Aug 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth33tpwrs27https://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mterwfxrqd2fAcross the URI Bay Campus, scientists & artists are collaborating to create new ways to connect people with ocean research. Not only do these projects broaden the audience outside those who are reading a scientific journal, but the collaborative creative process changes the collaborators, too. 🌊18 Aug 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mterwfxrqd2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mt2fj7tnua2yOcean science doesn’t happen in isolation. 🌊 At #URIGSO, our research centers bring together scientists, engineers, educators, students, and partners to advance ocean exploration, coastal resilience, marine technology, and environmental solutions.14 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2fj7tnua2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3msvpkj77pr2aWant to tour the only operating nuclear reactor in Rhode Island during Science Saturday on Sept. 26? ☢️ MARITiMES subscribers are the first to sign up for special RI Nuclear Science Center tour before registration opens to the public. 📧 Next newsletter lands in your inbox tomorrow: buff.ly/jZ2TyyX12 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvpkj77pr2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3msq6mtzfjl2oTrawling for marine life aboard the Cap’n Bert = best camp day ever. 🦀🌊🐙 Is there anywhere more fun than GSO Oceanography Explorers Camp? We don’t think so.10 Aug 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq6mtzfjl2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3msgfwwnxvk2q☢️ Ever wanted to tour the only operating nuclear reactor in Rhode Island? Join us for Science Saturday on Sept. 26 & explore the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center. MARITiMES e-blast subscribers get early access to reserve these limited-capacity tours before registration opens to the public.06 Aug 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgfwwnxvk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3ms75esgw262t🌊 Did you know University of Rhode Island was one of the first four Sea Grant Colleges in the U.S.? Thanks to the vision of #URIGSO's founding Dean John A. Knauss & Senator Claiborne Pell, who recognized that strong science, education, & community partnerships are essential to healthy oceans/coasts.03 Aug 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms75esgw262thttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mrd6af6njc24🌊 Save the Date! Science Saturday returns to the URI Bay Campus on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Discover the fascinating world of ocean science through interactive exhibits, hands-on activities, & conversations with the researchers shaping our understanding of the ocean. https://web.uri.edu/gso/science-saturday/23 Jul 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd6af6njc24https://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mr6lssdx6m2w🌊🐟 The University of Rhode Island and regional partners have secured a $15 million National Science Foundation award to launch the NSF Seafood Engine. This initiative will strengthen fisheries, aquaculture, and seafood innovation across the region. Learn more: buff.ly/V87k2aJ21 Jul 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6lssdx6m2whttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mquh54gvr22lDid you catch #URIGSO's Emmanuel Oyewole on @wpri12.bsky.social this week? 📺 Working in the McMahon Ocean Ecogeochemistry Lab, he is studying how offshore wind projects may influence Jonah crab populations & what that could mean for Rhode Island's fisheries. @leahbcrowley.bsky.social 🌊 🦑 🐠17 Jul 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquh54gvr22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mqrt3v4dkk2l🌊 Come along with us for water quality sampling at South Ferry Beach! Every week during the summer, volunteers from the Bay Campus collect water samples that are analyzed by the URI Watershed Watch Laboratory for enterococci & fecal coliform. We want to make sure our favorite beach is safe to enjoy!16 Jul 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrt3v4dkk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mqml6b6wa22l🦈 🌊 A recently documented juvenile great white shark feeding on a humpback whale carcass just a few miles off Block Island is a reminder that Rhode Island's coastal waters are part of a dynamic marine ecosystem! #SharkAwarenessDay 🦑 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqml6b6wa22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mqjws4yiwx2kTiny organisms, massive impact. 🌊🔬 #URIGSO Professor Tatiana Rynearson and the students in her lab study phytoplankton, the microscopic organisms that produce half the world's oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide, and form the foundation of marine food webs. ➡️ Read more buff.ly/qKdc6v2 🧪 🦑13 Jul 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjws4yiwx2khttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mq7zhdrwtc2lThere’s nothing quite like the summer in New England 🌊☀️🏖️🪻✨ Enjoy 30 seconds of sights and sounds from URI's Narragansett Bay Campus!09 Jul 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7zhdrwtc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mpqukypx7427🌾🌊 #FieldworkFriday: What does a baseline presence of microplastics in Narragansett Bay look like? #URIGSO Ph.D. student MC Cicenia recently wrapped up the first field season of the SIMCoast (Socio-Ecological Impacts of Microplastics in Coastal Ecosystems) project. ➡️ buff.ly/FSIzlc003 Jul 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqukypx7427https://bsky.app/profile/urigso.bsky.social/post/3mph4jw2mqu2yFrom PFAS in New Jersey rivers to black carbon in Atlantic Ocean sediments to hydrothermal vents nearly 13,000 feet below the sea surface, #URIGSO alum Sam Katz, M.S. '21, Ph.D. '24, has followed his curiosity wherever it leads. ➡️ : buff.ly/8aWAm9G29 Jun 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:spm665nyeaigaw47oatxjuo2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mph4jw2mqu2y