WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 21st, 2018 – Promoting resilience for critical coastal transportation infrastructure. Last month, Gerald Bove (Jerry) and Elizabeth L. Mclean, both researchers in the University of Rhode Island’s Marine Affairs Department, presented at the Fifth Biennial Marine Transportation System Research and Technology Conference entitled “Transforming the Marine Transportation System through Multimodal […]
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Congratulations to Sea Grant Awardees
All of the graduate student travel funding provided by Rhode Island Sea Grant has been awarded for 2018. We view this as a very successful initiative, and we will continue to look for opportunities to fund grad student travel. Here is the list of awardees. The work of these students demonstrates the terrific breadth […]
Continue reading "Congratulations to Sea Grant Awardees"Vanessa Anderson (MMA 2018) awarded Propeller Club scholarship
A recent Master of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island, Vanessa Anderson was recognized as the recipient of the ‘William J. Torpey Memorial Scholarship’ awarded by the Propeller Club of Narragansett Bay. The scholarship was founded to assist students who are pursuing careers related to the Maritime Industry. The $1,500 award was presented […]
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A hearty congratulations to all of our 2018 MAF Graduates! You’ve worked so hard and done amazing things in your time here at URI. The Department wishes you best of luck in whatever is next for you! MMAVanessa J AndersonEdwison Setya FirmanaAlison B HoffmanWonbae KimDavid W StuttFery SutyawanPHDAlanna R CaseyRobert “Duncan” McIntoshMAMAIvy Serwaa Gyimah AkuokoRosina […]
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Marine Affairs Student Organized a beach Cleanup on Earth Day
On April 22nd, 2018, students, faculty and alumni from the University of Rhode Island gathered at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown, RI to clean the shoreline and hiking trails in honor of Earth Day. After one hour, over 20 pounds of debris was collected and properly disposed of. The group of volunteers ended the evening […]
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Heva Yumi, Rennie Meyers, Amelia Moore, Jessica Vandenberg, and Kaytee Canfield at the Pratt Institute On March 31st, Dr. Moore and four Marine Affairs graduate students presented together on a panel at the Archipelagos and Aquapelagos conference in New York City. Generously hosted by Pratt Institute’s Global South Center in Brooklyn, the conference highlighted the concept of […]
Continue reading "MAF Graduate Students Take New York"Marine Affairs Professor considers the meaning of the ‘Ocean State’ on NPR
Rhode Islanders think of themselves as residents of the Ocean State for good reason. We’re surrounded. Maybe not literally surrounded at every border, but certainly by any objective measure water pervades our rich culture.
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Plastic Ocean Event in URIOn Thursday, April 5th, 2018 A screening of “A Plastic Ocean” was held at the University of Rhode Island, through a partnership with Matunuck Elementary School’s Junior Girl Scout Troop #560 and URI’s Coastal Society Chapter. This groundbreaking film revealed the causes and consequences of plastic pollution and shared potential working […]
Continue reading "Plastic Ocean Event in URI"Prof. Mendedhall Talks about Sea Level Rise in TEDx
The theme of TEDxURI was ‘A View to the Future,’ and in this TEDx talk Professor Mendenhall considers the emerging legal and political challenges associated with global sea level rise. She describes how current international law assumes that coastlines are static, and explains why increasing coastal dynamism will unsettle claims over maritime territory and resources. […]
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