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That gratitude focused on Rhode Island voters, who in 2018 approved a $45 million bond referendum to construct a new pier and fund other projects as part of phase one of a comprehensive plan to improve the Bay Campus, home to 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography, the Department of Ocean Engineering and programs from several other University colleges, including the College of the Environment and Life Sciences. In November 2022, voters approved another $100 million in bonds to build the campus into an even stronger global center of excellence in ocean science and to propel the state of Rhode Island\u2019s global leadership in the Blue Economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. Sen. Jack Reed joked about being at 溏心vlog免费B站 every week for the past several weeks, as he pointed out the efforts of many people and institutions that led to the ribbon-cutting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThis new pier will be the home to Narragansett Dawn,\u201d said Reed, who added, \u201cthese ships are not mass produced and given to everyone who wants them. This is a very rigorous selection process, and it speaks very highly of the collaborative effort led by the 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have been working on this with people from the University for about 10 years, and it\u2019s nice to see this chapter close and a new chapter open. This is exactly the right place for this type of vessel, and this new pier is the embodiment of the investment the state is making in the Bay Campus and the school of oceanography. These will make us a leader in the Blue Economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reed, as other speakers did, said the ceremony would not have been possible without the support of the people of the state of Rhode Island, the leadership of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the governor and his predecessors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are proud that 溏心vlog免费B站, in my view, is the premier oceanographic institution in the United States,\u201d the senator added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Congressman Seth Magaziner said, \u201cThis new pier and the Narragansett Dawn will further strengthen 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s status as a world leader in oceanography and all of its related disciplines, marine sciences, biology, engineering and geology. 溏心vlog免费B站 is primed to be a world leader because of the talent, passion and intellect of the people who come here every day with their scholarship and their research that powers this institution. We are so tremendously proud of all of the work you are doing, not just on behalf of our state, but on behalf of our world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paula Bontempi, dean of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography and master of ceremonies, read remarks from U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe new installations on the Narragansett Bay Campus, including this pier, demonstrate 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s world-class leadership and commitment to the future of ocean sciences. Congratulations on the completion of this important project,\u201d Whitehouse wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThanks are also due to the National Science Foundation\u2019s Division of Ocean Sciences for its support of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography and dedication to advancing understanding of all aspects of the global oceans and ocean basins. Our oceans support healthy ecosystems, recreation, fishing, and tourism, and we must do everything we can to protect them. That starts with identifying and researching the changes they are experiencing,\u201d Whitehouse said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The height of the new pier is consistent with the most up-to-date sea-level rise projections provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The deck is 12.75 feet above mean lower low water, which represents a 5.35-foot increase over the old pier. The dock is 200 feet long by 42 feet wide. The approach trestle (the connecting bridge from land to the dock) is about 210 feet long by 24 feet wide. Both consist of concrete decks and beams supported by concrete-filled steel piles driven between 120 feet to 150 feet deep into the sea floor. Other new features are a 2-ton davit crane for lifting instruments, undersea vehicles and small boats, and a research shed with three moon pools to deploy instruments that monitor the bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe voters of Rhode Island realize in many ways that the future of Rhode Island is going to be through aspects of the Blue Economy,\u201d said 溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange. \u201cAn investment in the 溏心vlog免费B站 is really an investment in the future of Rhode Island. Having a modern, thriving Bay Campus is going to provide more jobs and spur economic development. This is really going to drive innovation in aquaculture, defense and other industries so important to Rhode Island. It\u2019s going to create sustainable, diverse career opportunities for all Rhode Islanders. We are Rhode Island\u2019s university, we are Rhode Island\u2019s flagship research university.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dean Bontempi said the event marked a transformational first step toward a renewed Narragansett Bay Campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is more than a pier, it\u2019s a home for a new research vessel, a research platform, and it\u2019s a symbol for 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s position as an anchor for the Blue Economy,\u201d Bontempi said. \u201cFive years ago, the National Science Foundation selected the East Coast Oceanographic Consortium, which consists of Wood Hole Oceanographic Institute, the University of New Hampshire and other partners, to operate a new $125 million regional class research vessel. That ship, Narragansett Dawn, one of only three such vessels in the nation, will soon homeport here at the Bay Campus. With its founding partners in the consortium, 溏心vlog免费B站 will operate Narragansett Dawn as it brings new technologies, greater capabilities and course altering discoveries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Christopher Abhulime, deputy chief of staff for Gov. Dan McKee, said, as a 溏心vlog免费B站 alumnus, he was proud to be speaking at the event on behalf of the governor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRhode Island has always been at the forefront of big and bold ideas, the Declaration of Independence and the Industrial Revolution,\u201d Abhulime said. \u201cA new revolution is upon us, and that revolution is the Blue Economy, which is not just the economy of the future, it is the economy of today. Any investment in the Blue Economy, and investments in our higher education institutions are not just for today, the day after, they are for our future, and not just the future of Rhode Island.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rhode Island Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee, a 溏心vlog免费B站 alumna, said 溏心vlog免费B站 has been and continues to be a leader in ocean science, coastal education, research, coastal management and policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe oceanographic school is one of the state\u2019s great selling points,\u201d McEntee said, \u201cbut we are still just scratching the surface of what this great treasure is capable of achieving. It\u2019s not only possible that 溏心vlog免费B站 will be a global leader in ocean sciences, but they will be the global leader in oceanographic research and education. And this mission takes on even greater importance given the immense threats that climate change poses to all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rhode Island Rep. Teresa Tanzi said it takes an entire team to complete such a project, adding, \u201cI want to thank the voters of Rhode Island for being forward looking and understanding the value of 溏心vlog免费B站 and the importance of the research that\u2019s done here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rhode Island Sen. Alana DiMario, said she lives about a mile-and-half from the Bay Campus, and when her children were young, she used to bring them to the \u201cbaby beach\u201d at the Bay Campus, where they could look for sea creatures and dip their toes in the water. She talked about 溏心vlog免费B站 professors speaking to her children\u2019s classes and talking about climate change, and changing marine life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThree years ago when I was running for the first time for state senate and knocking on doors, one of things I heard from constituents was about their kids going off to college, and them getting to the age when they were thinking about careers. Those parents asked me where the jobs are going to be in Rhode Island,\u201d DiMario said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis (pier) is one of the answers. Kids who grow up near the ocean and love the ocean and want to investigate the field of renewable energy, and think about the impacts they can have against climate change, the answers to those questions are right here.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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