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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hilary Lohmann, who received a Master’s degree in Marine Affairs from URI in 2015, earned a Fulbright research grant to conduct research at a marine protected area in Barbados. Lohmann has spent the last two years in the U.S. Virgin Islands as a Coral Reef Management Fellow for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, studying […]

This semester’s Port Planning and Policy class, led by Professor Austin Becker and R. Duncan McIntosh, has delved deep into the working waterfronts in New York City and Boston. Students discussed topics including the future role of ports, their development, and their current operational constraints with local port officials and workers. The course is designed […]