The Department of Marine Affairs is excited to welcome a new Asst. Prof. of Fisheries Policy and Management to the department this fall! Dr. Mateja Nenadovic is an interdisciplinary scientist with a keen interest in understanding the fisheries governance arrangements that lead to sustainable and resilient social and ecological outcomes, as well as the conditions […]
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MAF students & faculty featured in “Diverse Stories” event
URI Marine Affairs program, Tall Ships America forge new partnership
MAF Alum Susan Forcier appointed to lead RI Environmental Protection Bureau
Forcier earned an MMA from URI and a JD from Roger Williams University through our joint degree program in 2005.
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The award is given to significant, ethnographically rich, and beautifully written books that address the urgent issues of our time the discipline of Anthropology.
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Becker team’s RICHAMP project featured on GSO site
MAF Welcomes Prof. Jesse Reiblich!
The Marine Affairs Department welcomes new Assistant Professor, Jesse Reiblich, JD, LLM. Jesse is an attorney and expert in coastal and marine law and policy. He has published on many topics, including coastal access and equity, climate change policy, the public trust doctrine, water law, coastal adaptation, the California Coastal Act, and surf break protection. […]
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Nikol Damato was recently awarded The Next Swell Scholarship which is awarded to exceptional undergraduate and graduate student candidates in pursuit of degrees in the associated fields of marine biology and marine conservation.
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MAF PhD Student, Captain David Ostwind, U.S. Navy, hosted FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell in his U.S. Naval Academy course, Politics of Homeland Security. Administrator Criswell spoke about her vision for FEMA and challenges facing the nation, including the effects of climate change.
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