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Kyle Alvanas (MAF BS ’18) is Sailing to Remote Islands in the Pacific Ocean to Study Climate Change Effects on Coral Reefs

SSV Robert C. Seamans. Photo courtesy of Sea Education Association. Kyle Alvanas, who will graduate next year with a BS degree in Marine Affairs, is making a voyage to the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) with Sea Education Association, or SEA Semester, an internationally recognized program that combines classroom learning on shore at Woods Hole, […]

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New article by Emily Patrolia (MAMA ’16) examines weather impacts on recreational uses in RI

Emily Patrolia (MAMA ’16) and her colleagues recently published an article in the Marine Policy journal titled, The influence of weather on the recreational uses of coastal lagoons in Rhode Island, USA. Through direct observations of human activities on RI’s coastal lagoons, the study assesses the sensitivity of coastal recreational uses to changes in weather […]

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Dr. Becker and Bobby Witkop (MAMA 2018) attend workshops on “Climate change impacts on coastal transport infrastructure in the Caribbean: Enhancing the adaptive capacity of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)”

In June, Dr. Becker participated in a UN Development Account project on “Climate change impacts on coastal transport infrastructure in the Caribbean: Enhancing the adaptive capacity of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)”, which is being implemented by UNCTAD and also benefits from collaboration with UNEP, UNECLAC and UNDP. He spent three days in St. Lucia […]

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Mike Jarbeau, MAF ’11, Hired as the New Narragansett Baykeeper with Save The Bay

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – April 14, 2017 – Save The Bay is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Jarbeau as its new Narragansett Baykeeper. Jarbeau, who began his new position on March 21, becomes Save The Bay’s fourth Baykeeper since 1992. As Baykeeper, he will be the public face of Save The Bay on the […]

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Floodplain Program Operated by Shannon Jarbeau, MAF ’12, Receives National Award

Shannon Jarbeau, MAF ’12, granted award from the Association of State Floodplain Managers Barnstable County’s regional CRS program is the first of its kind in the country, made possible through funding from Woods Hole Sea Grant that shared the cost of outreach efforts for the first few years. The CRS is a program within the […]

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