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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URI landscape architecture, environmental science and management, marine affairs students propose projects for Port of Galilee
MAF professor Becker aims to strengthen our nation’s ports
MAF’s Austin Becker highlighted in CELS Big Thinker series.
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Great interview with Rear Admiral Robert P. Girrier, M.M.A. 1990 – URI 2015 DAA President’s Award Recipient
Continue reading "Rear Admiral Robert P. Girrier, M.M.A.(1990) – URI 2015 DAA President’s Award Recipient"Thesis research of MAMA Student Joe Dwyer featured in Block Island Times
Joe Dwyer with Coastal Fellow Natasha Wilcox Joe Dwyer, 24, is writing his masters thesis project about the public engagement process associated with the construction of the Block Island Wind Farm, the first commercial offshore wind project in the United States. He has been studying the societal impact of the offshore wind farm and hopes […]
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Lohmann presented her research, stating that, “The key to resilience is adaptive capacity.” To celebrate the release of its latest publication series Research and Ideas entitled Climate Change in the Dominican Republic: Impact on Coastal Resources and Communities, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) hosted Fellow Hilary Lohmann (and MAMA grad) for a special […]
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A Tribute to Professor Tim Hennessey From MAF Dept. Chair, Rob Thompson On October 8th, Professor Emeritus Tim Hennessey died unexpectedly. While Tim’s primary appointment was in Political Science, he had a joint appointment in Marine Affairs and he made great contributions to the Department of Marine Affairs and the field of Marine Affairs. When […]
Continue reading "A Tribute to Professor Tim Hennessey"Kristine Beran pilots value chain improvements in the Gambian Sole Fishery
A pilot fisherman in The Gambia using ice and an ice box for sole fishing September 17, The Gambia- Kristine Beran, a first year Ph.D. student in Marine Affairs (M.M.A., 2014) focusing on value chain improvements in small-scale fisheries, traveled to the Gambia in August and September through the Coastal Resources Center at the University of Rhode […]
Continue reading "Kristine Beran pilots value chain improvements in the Gambian Sole Fishery"Eric Kretsch and Prof. Austin Becker Present at ASCE COPRI Costal Structures & Solutions to Coastal Disasters Joint Conference
Eric Kretsch and Prof. Austin Becker Present at ASCE COPRI Costal Structures & Solutions to Coastal Disasters Joint Conference Boston, MA – September 10th, 2015 – Eric Kretsch, a Master’s of Arts in Marine Affairs Student and Marine Affairs Professor Austin Becker spent the start of the Fall 2015 semester presenting at the American Society […]
Continue reading "Eric Kretsch and Prof. Austin Becker Present at ASCE COPRI Costal Structures & Solutions to Coastal Disasters Joint Conference"Prof. Pollnac reports from Thailand
Pollnac went to Thailand for 3 weeks in May and June 2015 to develop a research proposal with Professor Suvaluck Sathumanusphan (Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand). They visited numerous landing sites along the coast of Rayong Province collecting information on which to base a research proposal focusing on ecological (human and […]
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