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Dr. Becker briefs congressional staff on infrastructure resilience
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 […]
Continue reading "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)”"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 […]
Continue reading "Mike Jarbeau, MAF ’11, Hired as the New Narragansett Baykeeper with Save The Bay"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 […]
Continue reading "Floodplain Program Operated by Shannon Jarbeau, MAF ’12, Receives National Award"Aislyne Calianos (MAF Major) Wins First Place in the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) and the CMA Education Foundation’s Student Research Competition
Calianos with the sponsor of the award, Lorenzo D’Amico (of D’Amico Shipping) Aislyne Calianos, a Junior Marine Affairs & Spanish Major, recently presented on research she conducted as part of her URI/US Maritime Resources Center Fellowship during the summer of 2016. Calianos was invited to present her research at the Connecticut Maritime Association’s (CMA) 2017 […]
Continue reading "Aislyne Calianos (MAF Major) Wins First Place in the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) and the CMA Education Foundation’s Student Research Competition"Recently completed thesis research focuses on beach litter, marine sanctuaries, and aquaculture
Sara Benson, Katie Denman and Heather Kinney defended and passed their thesis research this April. All three graduate students will be receiving their Masters of Arts in Marine Affairs this May. Benson, under major professor Dr. David Bidwell, defended her thesis research titled “Investigating Rhode Island Town Beach Litter Policies.” Benson defended her research on […]
Continue reading "Recently completed thesis research focuses on beach litter, marine sanctuaries, and aquaculture"MAF Professor Nixon co-hosts launch of the RI Shellfish Initiative
MAF Professor and RI Sea Grant Director Dennis Nixon co-hosted the launch of the RI Shellfish Initiative on Monday April 24. Members of Rhode Island’s congressional delegation, Gov. Gina Raimondo, two university presidents, and many agency officials, researchers, and industry representatives were in attendance at the event at the University of Rhode Island. The Rhode […]
Continue reading "MAF Professor Nixon co-hosts launch of the RI Shellfish Initiative"Marine Affairs Welcomes New Assistant Professor in International Ocean Governance & Law
Prof. Mendenhall is a political scientist working on the challenges of global governance in non-terrestrial domains, especially the ocean. Her research focuses on the intersections between Earth system science and international policy-making, especially the relationship between scientific uncertainty and the politicization of scientific concepts and theories. Her work considers the implications of scientific knowledge accumulation […]
Continue reading "Marine Affairs Welcomes New Assistant Professor in International Ocean Governance & Law"CELS PhD student inspires next generation of women in marine science
As a young marine scientist and doctoral student at the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS), Alexa Sterling is already making big waves in the field of ocean science. Her steadfast determination combined with invaluable mentorship throughout her academic studies has earned Sterling impressive achievements early on in her career. But if you […]
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