Alanna Casey awarded URI Center for the Humanities Graduate Research Grant

The URI Center for Humanities awarded Marine Affairs Doctoral Candidate, Alanna Casey, a Graduate Research Grant to support her dissertation research. The award will enable Alanna to conduct research at various archives in California, Florida, and Virginia during the summer and fall of 2016. When informing Alanna of the award, Center for the Humanities Director, […]

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Samantha Mackiewicz (MAF Undergraduate Senior) advances ocean conservation by working for The Ocean Project

Samantha Mackiewicz (MAF Undergraduate Senior) advances ocean conservation by working for The Ocean Project  This semester, Marine Affairs undergraduate student, Sam Mackiewicz interned with The Ocean Project. The Ocean Project is a non-profit organization that advances ocean conservation in partnership with zoos, aquariums, museums, and other visitor serving organizations around the world. The Ocean Project also coordinates World […]

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Prof. Amelia Moore first American to receive a Fulbright to travel to The Bahamas in over a decade

Dr. Amelia Moore, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Coastal Tourism and Recreation in the Department of Marine Affairs, is currently in The Bahamas for the Spring of 2016.   She will be conducting research and teaching at the College of The Bahamas with a Fulbright Scholar Award from the U.S. State Department.  Because of a long program […]

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Kristen Ounanian – 2nd Runner-up in Society for Applied Anthropology Student Paper Competition

URI Marine Affairs PhD Candidate, Kristen Ounanian Awarded 2nd Runner-up in Society for Applied Anthropology Student Paper Competition URI Marine Affairs PhD Candidate, Kristen Ounanian, placed 2nd runner-up in the Tourism and Heritage Student Paper Competition sponsored by the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA). Based on an open call for extended abstracts, Kristen was invited […]

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