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Prof. Bidwell and Public Viewpoint on Tidal Energy

The Town of Edgartown holds a permit that would allow the development of tidal energy in Muskeget Channel, which runs between Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. This summer, Marine Affairs faculty member, Dr. David Bidwell, is meeting will small groups of island residents to explore their viewpoints on tidal energy.  https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2016/06/29/tidal-energy-project-gains-fresh-momentum

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MAF has strong presence at TRB conference at the National Academies

  Eric Kretsch, Austin Becker, Duncan McIntosh (left to right) Prof. Austin Becker and graduate students Duncan McIntosh (PhD student) and Eric Kretsch (Masters student) all presented their work at the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on the Marine Transportation System conference at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. A link to the conference […]

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2015 MAMA alumna Anna S. Antonova recently published an article in Marine Policy based on research conducted for her Masters’ thesis at URI

2015 MAMA alumna Anna S. Antonova recently published an article in Marine Policy based on research conducted for her Masters’ thesis at URI. The article, which you can read here http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1Sz1W,714MRPEr, entitled ‘The rhetoric of ‘responsible fishing’: Notions of human rights and sustainability in the European Union’s bilateral fishing agreements with developing states’, explores the […]

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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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