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 URI
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. […]
Continue reading "Prof. Mendedhall Talks about Sea Level Rise in TEDx"MAF faculty, students, and colleagues present at NOAA’s Social Coast Forum 2018
Professors Dr. Tracey Dalton, Dr. David Bidwell, Dr. Amelia Moore and students Talya ten Brink (PhD ’20), Kaytee Cainfield (PhD ’20), Ivy Serwaa Gyimah Akuoko (MAMA ’18), Rennie Meyers (MAMA ’18), and Aislyne Calianos (BA ’18) traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to present their research in oral presentations. At the session on “Planning for Offshore […]
Continue reading "MAF faculty, students, and colleagues present at NOAA’s Social Coast Forum 2018"Vanessa Anderson (MMA 2018) Presents to Providence Harbor Commission on Green Ports
Vanessa Anderson (MMA 2018) presented her research on ‘Green Ports’ to the Harbor Management Commission (HMC) at Providence City Hall on Wednesday, February 7th. The Harbor Management Commission enforces provisions of the Harbor Management plan for the City of Providence and serves as the regulatory body for the Port of Providence. The ‘Green Port Initiatives: […]
Continue reading "Vanessa Anderson (MMA 2018) Presents to Providence Harbor Commission on Green Ports"Bobby Witkop (MAMA ’17) and Nelle D’Aversa (MAMA & MESM ‘17) Present at AGU Fall Meeting
Bobby Witkop (MAMA ’17) and Nelle D’Aversa (MAMA & MESM ’17) traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting; the largest earth and space science meeting in the world. Bobby and Nelle presented their research at the late breaking session on Hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Irma. Bobby explained how to […]
Continue reading "Bobby Witkop (MAMA ’17) and Nelle D’Aversa (MAMA & MESM ‘17) Present at AGU Fall Meeting"Becker and Bove present at UNCTAD workshop in Barbados
Dr. Austin Becker and Gerald Bove (MAMA ’18) attended an UNCTAD sponsored workshop entitled “Climate change impacts and adaptation for coastal transport infrastructure in the Caribbean” held in Barbados December 5-8. The two went as scientific advisors to the meeting attended by representatives from 21 countries and territories in the Caribbean. They facilitated a breakout […]
Continue reading "Becker and Bove present at UNCTAD workshop in Barbados "MAF Represented Well at CERF 2017
Nelle D’Aversa (MAMA ’17), TalyorWitkin (MAMA ’18), and Jessica Vandenberg (PhD ’20) presented at the 24th Biennial Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) November 6-9th. D’Aversa gave a traditional oral presentation on her master’s thesis research entitled “Perspectives on Emerging Water Quality Monitoring Technologies: Understanding Factors that Affect Technology Adoption in Coastal Management” during the […]
Continue reading "MAF Represented Well at CERF 2017"TCS, URI Chapter, Participates in 2016 International Coastal Cleanup at Scarborough Beach
On September 16th, 2017 the Coastal Society’s URI Chapter participated in the 32nd annual International Coastal Cleanup at Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett. URI students from a number of departments gathered to collect over 80 pounds of plastic bottles, discarded clothes, fishing line, cigarette butts, and more. In order to contribute to the Ocean Conservancy’s 2017 […]
Continue reading "TCS, URI Chapter, Participates in 2016 International Coastal Cleanup at Scarborough Beach"Becker and Mclean publish paper on Cost and Materials Required to Retrofit US Seaports in Response to Sea Level Rise: A Thought Exercise for Climate Response
Available free (open access) at this link: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/5/3/44 Cost and Materials Required to Retrofit US Seaports in Response to Sea Level Rise: A Thought Exercise for Climate Response Austin Becker 1,* Ariel Hippe 2 and Elizabeth L. Mclean 1 1 Department of Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA 2DOWL, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA Climate […]
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