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Warren Project to Build Coastal and Flood Resilience
An NSF-funded project to study Warren’s groundwater, flooding, and related issues and propose mitigation efforts got underway in August.
The Space in Between: The Overlooked Role of Inland and Coastal Waters in Shaping the Global Nitrogen Cycle
Sea Grant-supported research has found that Inland and coastal waters fix 15% of global nitrogen—about 88 billion pounds yearly—despite covering less than 10% of Earth’s surface, revealing their outsized role in ecosystem productivity.
An Armchair Tour of Oakland Beach
Pavement has been removed, stormwater is being filtered, and native plants are thriving, but flooding still poses a challenge at Oakland Beach.
Sea Grant Investment Spurs Cutting-Edge Technology for Plastic Pollution Research
Rhode Island Sea Grant-funded research investigating microplastics in Narragansett Bay helped attract funding for new tools, like URI’s advanced LDIR spectrometer, to support ongoing research.
From Narragansett Bay to Washington, D.C.: Celebrating the 100th Birthday of John A. Knauss
Dr. John A. Knauss—oceanographer, NOAA Administrator, Sea Grant visionary—understood that ocean health is inseparable from human well-being. His legacy continues to shape ocean science and policy.
Rising Sea Squeezes Conimicut Point
Conimicut Point walk highlights resilience efforts, remaining challenges for this Warwick community.
Sea Grant’s Vital Role in Advancing Rhode Island’s Coastal Hazard Resilience
Rhode Island Sea Grant helps communities prepare for coastal hazards with advanced modeling and mapping tools—now used statewide to support emergency response, planning, and resilience to rising seas and stronger storms.
Sea Grant Law Clinic Examines Who Owns the Shoreline as Coastal Change Shifts Property Boundaries
Sea Grant Law Fellows spent the summer researching how Rhode Island could interpret avulsion to determine future property ownership along the coast.
Behind the Scenes of Flood Buyouts in Rhode Island
Property owners seek information, consolation even as voluntary flood buyout programs promise relief.