by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 13, 2023 | Summer/Fall 2023
Cape Verdean Museum Opens in Pawtucket Celebrating an Island Nation's Culture By Sarah Francis| Photographs by Jesse Burke Joe DaMoura, president of the Cape Verdean Museum. Pawtucket’s new neighbor is getting a last-minute primping before its grand weekend opening....
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 13, 2023 | Summer/Fall 2023
Imagination Powers “Blue” Education Fostering Ocean Leaders By Marybeth Reilly-McGreen| Photographs courtesy of the URI Graduate School of Oceanography The six seventh graders at frank e. thompson Middle School (TMS) in Newport gathered in teacher Taylor...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 13, 2023 | Summer/Fall 2023
Whirlwind II: Evolution of a Boat Celebrating Maritime Heritage By Elaine Lembo| Photographs by Alison Langley What leads a man raised far from the sea to salt water, sailing, boats, and an uncharted destiny? “Dreams and fantasies,” says soft-spoken Yarrow Thorne as...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 13, 2023 | Summer/Fall 2023
Catching Waves for Heath The power of surf therapy By Meredith Haas Gnome Surf instructor Ivan Tripp assists a young athlete during a lesson. Photograph courtesy of Gnome Surf. Although the days are getting warmer, the ocean has yet to catch up. But on this afternoon,...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 13, 2023 | Summer/Fall 2023
Seeing Yourself in Science After-school STEM programs offer students skills, role models, and community By Ellen Liberman | Photographs by Jesse Burke The team started with no name; some of its members had never met. But once they wrapped their minds around the...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 13, 2023 | Summer/Fall 2023
Cooking with Confidence Preparing Rhode Island Seafood at Home By Annie Sherman Chef Youji Iwakura of Washoku Renaissance in Boston teaches how to prepare local seafood. Portrait by Dana Smith. Have you ever prepared locally sourced sushi? Me either. I certainly...
